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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
 

15.
Commitments and Contingencies
Credit Agreement
On June 18, 2014, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), as amended and restated on May 28, 2019, and further, amended on November 27, 2019 and on February 9, 2021 (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a $60.0 million principal amount senior secured revolving credit facility that is guaranteed by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Credit Facility”) and matures on June 1, 2022. The Company may borrow, repay and reborrow amounts under the Credit Facility until its maturity date, at which time all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility must be repaid in full. Upon the expiration of the use of the LIBOR as a benchmark, the benchmark will be replaced with the SOFR plus a spread adjustment.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are available for general corporate purposes and working capital. The Credit Facility includes a
$10.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit of which $533,000 was utilized at December 31, 2021. Borrowings under the Credit
Facility will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either (i) a fluctuating rate per annum 2.00% below the Base Rate (defined as the highest of
(a) the Bank’s prime rate,
(b) one-month
LIBOR plus 1.50%, and (c) the federal funds rate plus 1.50%), or (ii) at a fixed rate per annum determined by
Bank to be between 0.875% to 1.125% above LIBOR. In connection with the amendments of the Credit Agreement, the Company paid bank fees and other expenses, which are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement. The Company pays a commitment fee of up to 0.1% per annum, payable quarterly, based on the amount of unutilized commitments under the Credit Facility. The amortization and commitment fee is included
in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of net and comprehensive income and was $87,000, $93,000 and $94,000 during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under the Credit
Agreement.
The Credit Facility contains customary covenants, including financial and other covenant reporting requirements and events of default. Financial covenants require the Company, on a combined basis with its guarantors, to maintain (i) an EBITDAR Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 1.25:1.0 as of each quarter end, determined on a rolling four-quarter basis, and (ii) total funded debt to EBITDA not greater than 1.5:1.0 as of each quarter end, determined on a rolling four-quarter basis, and also limits investments in foreign entities and certain other loans. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all assets of the Company, including pledges of 100% of the stock or other equity interest of each subsidiary except for the capital stock of a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code), in which case no such pledge is required. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all financial and
non-financial
covenants and has not experienced any limitation in its operations as a result of the covenants.
Strategic Alliance
The Company, in connection with the strategic alliance with M&T Realty Capital Corporation (“M&T Realty Capital”), has agreed to provide loan opportunities that may be funded through M&T Realty Capital’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Agreement with Fannie Mae. M&T Realty Capital’s agreement with Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) requires M&T Realty Capital to guarantee a portion of each funded loan. On a
loan-by-loan
basis, the Company, at its option, can agree to assume a portion of M&T Realty’s guarantee obligation of loan opportunities presented to and closed by M&T Realty Capital. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not agreed to any guarantee obligations for loan opportunities presented to M&T Realty Capital.
 
Other

In connection with certain agreements with investment sales and financing professionals, the Company may agree to advance amounts to such professionals upon reaching certain time and performance goals. Such commitments as of December 31, 2021 aggregated $18.2 million.