SoFi Technologies Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 24, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 24, 2025
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
We strive to maintain access to diverse funding sources and ample liquidity to fund our operating requirements, to pursue strategic growth initiatives and to meet our legal and regulatory requirements. Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, including cash from operations, and investments in other highly liquid assets.
We maintain Treasury risk policies which outline specific requirements relating to the oversight of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) capital planning, financial planning and forecasting, liquidity risk management, contingency funding planning, interest rate risk management, cash management and financial operations, among other activities. Oversight of these activities is the responsibility of our ALCO. The ALCO is a management committee comprised of a cross-functional leadership team that is responsible for managing our use of capital, liquidity, sources and uses of funding, and sensitivities to various market risks, by identifying key risks and exposures, monitoring them appropriately, establishing tolerances and limits, mitigating risks where appropriate, and facilitating timely responses to changes in the macroeconomic environment and liquidity events to work to ensure the Company has the ability to meet its obligations.
The following table summarizes our total liquidity reserves:
| December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount Available | Amount Borrowed / Utilized | Remaining Available Capacity | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $2,538,293 | n/a | $2,538,293 |
| Investments in AFS debt securities(1) | 1,661,449 | n/a | 1,661,449 |
| Warehouse facilities(2) | 6,798,750 | 1,256,883 | 5,541,867 |
| Revolving credit facility(3) | 645,000 | 498,300 | 146,700 |
| FHLB advances(4) | 170,391 | 25,200 | 145,191 |
| Other lines of credit(5) | 50,000 | — | 50,000 |
| Total liquidity | $11,863,883 | $1,780,383 | $10,083,500 |
(1)Excludes investments in AFS debt securities which are pledged as collateral to the FHLB.
(2)Includes personal loan, student loan and risk retention warehouse facilities. For risk retention facilities, we only include capacity amounts wherein we can pledge additional asset-backed bonds and residual investments as of the date indicated. As of December 31, 2024, warehouse facility maturity dates ranged from January 2025 through November 2027. See Note 12. Debt to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(3)As of December 31, 2024, the amount utilized under the revolving credit facility includes $12.3 million utilized to secure letters of credit. See Note 12. Debt to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(4)As of December 31, 2024, we had $142.6 million of investments in AFS debt securities and $51.2 million of loans pledged as collateral to the FHLB to secure undrawn borrowing capacity of $170.4 million, of which $25.2 million was utilized to secure letters of credit.
(5)Borrowing capacity with a correspondent bank, which is an unsecured committed Federal funds line.
We believe our existing liquidity will be sufficient to meet our existing working capital and capital expenditure needs, as well as our planned growth for at least the next 12 months.
Sources of Funding
Our primary funding sources include SoFi Bank deposits, warehouse funding, common equity capital, convertible debt, corporate revolving credit facility, securitizations, and other financings.
We offer deposit accounts (checking and savings accounts) to our members through SoFi Bank. We also source brokered and non-brokered wholesale deposits, which include certificates of deposit. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, time deposit balances due in less than one year totaled $814.7 million and $2.6 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amount of uninsured deposits totaled $544.3 million and $348.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 98% of our total deposits were insured.
The following table presents uninsured time deposits as of December 31, 2024 by remaining time to maturity:
| ($ in thousands) | December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|
| 3 months or less | $3,164 |
| Over 3 months through 6 months | 9,205 |
| Over 6 months through 12 months | 6,350 |
| Over 12 months | 1,586 |
| Total uninsured time deposits | $20,305 |
Uses of Funding
Our primary uses of funds include loan originations, investments in our business, such as technology and product investments, as well as sales and marketing initiatives. In addition, our Financial Services segment has historically generated losses, and achieved contribution profit for the first time during the third quarter of 2023. Our capital expenditures have historically been less significant relative to our operating and financing cash flows, and we expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future.
As of December 31, 2024, we had debt obligations and common stock outstanding.
Borrowings
Our borrowings primarily included our loan and risk retention warehouse facilities, asset-backed securitization debt, revolving credit facility and convertible notes. The amount of financing actually advanced on each individual loan under our loan warehouse facilities, as determined by agreed-upon advance rates, may be less than the stated advance rate depending, in part, on changes in underlying loan characteristics of the loans securing the financings. Each of our loan warehouse facilities allows the lender providing the funds to evaluate the market value of the loans that are serving as collateral for the borrowings or advances being made. The amount owed and outstanding on our loan warehouse facilities fluctuates significantly based on our origination volume, sales volume, the amount of time we strategically hold loans on our balance sheet, and the amount of loans being funded with our cash or member deposits.
Refer to Note 12. Debt to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our borrowing arrangements and the capped call transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of our convertible notes.
Covenants
We have various affirmative and negative financial covenants, as well as non-financial covenants, related to our warehouse debt and revolving credit facility. Additionally, we have compliance requirements associated with our convertible notes, and certain provisions of the arrangement could change in the event of a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change”, as defined in the indenture governing such convertible notes.
The availability of funds under our warehouse facilities and revolving credit facility is subject to, among other conditions, our continued compliance with the covenants. These financial covenants include, but are not limited to, maintaining: (i) a certain minimum tangible net worth, (ii) minimum unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, (iii) a maximum leverage ratio of total debt to tangible net worth, and (iv) minimum risk-based capital and leverage ratios. A breach of these covenants can result in an event of default under these facilities and allows the lenders to pursue certain remedies. See Note 12. Debt to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Our subsidiaries are restricted in the amount that can be distributed to SoFi only to the extent that such distributions would cause the financial covenants to not be met.
We were in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2024.
Capital Management
SoFi Technologies, a bank holding company, and SoFi Bank, a nationally chartered association, are required to comply with regulatory capital rules issued by the Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking regulators, including the OCC and FDIC. From time to time, we may contribute capital to SoFi Bank. We are required to manage our capital position to maintain sufficient capital to satisfy these regulatory rules and support our business activities, including the requirement to maintain minimum regulatory capital ratios in accordance with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision standardized approach for U.S. banking organizations (U.S. Basel III). If the Federal Reserve finds that we are not “well-capitalized” or “well-managed”, we would be required to take remedial action, which may contain additional limitations or conditions relating to our activities.
These requirements establish required minimum ratios for CET1 risk-based capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital and a Tier 1 leverage ratio; set risk-weighting for assets and certain other items for purposes of the risk-based capital ratios; and define what qualifies as capital for purposes of meeting the capital requirements.
As of December 31, 2024, our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the thresholds required to be regarded as a well-capitalized institution, and meet all capital adequacy requirements to which we are subject. There have been no events or conditions since December 31, 2024 that management believes would change the categorization. See Note 21. Regulatory Capital to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the risk- and leverage-based capital ratios and amounts for SoFi Bank and SoFi Technologies.
Cash Requirements from Known Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments
The following table summarizes our cash requirements from known contractual obligations and other commitments as of December 31, 2024:
| Payments Due by Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | Total | Less than 1 Year | 1 – 3 Years | 3 – 5 Years | More than 5 Years |
| Warehouse debt(1) | $1,261,094 | $197,553 | $1,063,541 | $— | $— |
| Revolving credit facility(2) | 583,231 | — | — | 583,231 | — |
| Convertible notes(3) | 1,339,038 | — | 428,022 | 911,016 | — |
| Operating lease obligations | 117,411 | 25,473 | 41,804 | 29,282 | 20,852 |
| Sponsorship, advertising, and cloud computing agreements(4) | 685,630 | 99,419 | 133,202 | 94,531 | 358,478 |
| Total contractual obligations(5) | $3,986,404 | $322,445 | $1,666,569 | $1,618,060 | $379,330 |
(1)The amounts reported exclude future interest expense, other than interest accrued as of December 31, 2024, as it is difficult to predict the amount of interest we will incur due to the variability of the utilization of our warehouse debt and timing of collateral cash flows. As such, only principal commitments and the aforementioned accrued interest are included herein. See Note 12. Debt to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our warehouse debt.
(2)Includes principal balance and variable interest on our revolving credit facility. The estimated interest payments assume that our borrowings under the revolving credit facility (i) remain unchanged, (ii) are held to maturity, and (iii) incur interest at the rate for standard withdrawals in effect as of December 31, 2024 through its maturity. See Note 12. Debt to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our revolving credit facility.
(3)The convertible notes will mature October 2026 and March 2029, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Includes principal balance for the 2026 convertible notes and 2029 convertible notes, and future interest expense on our 2029 convertible notes. The estimated interest payments assume that our borrowings under the 2029 convertible notes (i) remain unchanged, (ii) are held to maturity, and (iii) incur interest at the rate in effect as of December 31, 2024 through maturity. See “Borrowings” for additional information on the provisions of our convertible notes.
(4)See Note 18. Commitments, Guarantees, Concentrations and Contingencies to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these financial commitments.
(5)Contractual obligations exclude residual interests classified as debt that result from transfers of assets that are accounted for as secured financings. Similarly, contractual obligations exclude securitization debt, as the maturity of the notes issued by the various trusts occurs upon either the maturity of the loan collateral or full payment of the loan collateral held in the trusts, the timing of which cannot be reasonably estimated. Additionally, our own liquidity resources are not required to make any contractual payments on these borrowings, except in limited instances associated with our guarantee arrangements. Our maturity date represents the legal maturity of the last class of maturing notes. See Note 18. Commitments, Guarantees, Concentrations and Contingencies to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our guarantees. Finally, contractual obligations exclude the impact of uncertain tax positions, as we are not able to reasonably estimate the timing of such future cash flows. See Note 17. Income Taxes to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on income taxes and unrecognized tax benefits.
Guarantees
We may require liquidity resources associated with our guarantee arrangements. As a component of our loan sale agreements, we make certain representations to third parties that purchased our previously held loans. We have a three-year obligation to GSEs on loans that we sell to GSEs, to repurchase any originated loans that do not meet certain GSE guidelines, and we are required to pay the full initial purchase price back to the GSEs. In addition, we make standard representations and warranties related to personal, student and home loan transfers, as well as limited credit-related repurchase guarantees on certain such transfers. If realized, any of the repurchases would require the use of cash. See Note 18. Commitments, Guarantees, Concentrations and Contingencies to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on these and other guarantee obligations. We believe we have adequate liquidity to meet these expected obligations.
Factors Affecting Liquidity
The activities of our lending business are a key factor affecting our liquidity, in particular our origination volume, the holding period of our loans, loan sale execution and the timing of loan repayments. Our ability to have adequate liquidity to fund our balance sheet is impacted by our ability to access new deposits, and retain and grow existing deposits, along with our ability to access whole loan buyers, sell our loans on favorable terms, maintain adequate warehouse capacity at favorable terms, and to strategically manage our continuing financial interest in securitization-related transfers. Our ability to attract and maintain deposits can be impacted by, among other things, general economic conditions, competition from other financial services firms, idiosyncratic events and the interest rates we offer, which can impact our liquidity from deposits. In 2023, we began to provide our members with access to expanded FDIC insurance coverage through a network of participating banks in our Insured Deposit Program. We continued to have strong deposit contribution through 2024.
There is no guarantee that we will be able to execute on our strategy as it relates to the timing and pricing of securitization-related transfers. Therefore, we may hold securitization interests for longer than planned or be forced to liquidate at suboptimal prices. Securitization transfers are also negatively impacted during recessionary periods, wherein purchasers may be more risk averse.
Further, future uncertainties around the demand for our personal loans, home loans and around the student loan refinance market in general, including as a result of worsening macroeconomic conditions or market disruptions, should be considered when assessing our future liquidity and solvency prospects. In the future, our loan origination volume and our resulting loan balances, and any positive cash flows thereof, could also be lower based on strategic decisions to tighten our credit standards.
In addition to our ability to pledge unencumbered loans against available warehouse capacity, we have relationships with whole loan buyers who have historically demonstrated strong demand for our loans. Securitization markets can also generate additional liquidity; however, financing through the securitization market could result in worse execution as compared to whole loans sales depending on market conditions and, in certain cases, we are required to maintain a minimum investment due to securitization risk retention rules.
Additionally, our securitization transactions require us to maintain a continuing financial interest in the form of securitization investments when we deconsolidate the SPE or in consolidation of the SPE when we have a significant financial interest. In either instance, the continuing financial interest requires us to maintain capital in the SPE that would otherwise be available to us if we had sold loans through a different channel. As it relates to our securitization debt, the maturity of the notes issued by the various trusts occurs upon either the maturity of the loan collateral or full payment of the loan collateral held in the trusts, the timing of which cannot be reasonably estimated. Our own liquidity resources are not required to make any contractual payments on our securitization borrowings.
Our cash flows from operations have also historically been impacted by material net losses. While we achieved net income profitability for the first time during the fourth quarter of 2023, changing business, macroeconomic or other conditions could potentially lead us, in the future, to raise additional capital in the form of equity or debt, which may not be at favorable terms when compared to previous financing transactions.
Our long-term liquidity strategy includes continuing to grow our deposit base, maintaining adequate warehouse capacity, maintaining corporate debt and other sources of financing, as well as effectively managing the capital raised through debt and equity transactions. Although our goal is to increase our cash flow from operations, there can be no assurance that our future operating plans will lead to improved operating cash flows.
The FDIA and FDIC regulations generally limit the ability of an insured depository institution to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposit unless the institution’s capital category is “well capitalized” or, with the FDIC’s approval, “adequately capitalized.” See Part I, Item 1.“Government Supervision and Regulation—Brokered Deposits” for additional information. As of December 31, 2024, our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the thresholds required to be regarded as a well-capitalized institution, and meet all capital adequacy requirements to which we are subject.
Cash Flow and Liquidity Analysis
The following table provides a summary of cash flow data:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Net cash used in operating activities | $(1,119,807) | $(7,227,139) | $(7,255,858) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (4,820,990) | (1,889,864) | (106,333) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 5,034,577 | 10,885,602 | 8,439,485 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities of $1.1 billion stemmed from net income of $498.7 million, an unfavorable change in our operating assets net of operating liabilities of $1.6 billion, and a negative adjustment for non-cash items of $5.6 million. The change in operating assets net of operating liabilities was primarily a result of our loan origination and sales activities. We originated loans of $19.4 billion during the year and also purchased loans of $170 million. These cash uses were partially offset by principal payments on loans of $9.5 billion and principal proceeds from loan sales of $8.5 billion.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in operating activities of $7.2 billion stemmed from a net loss of $300.7 million and an unfavorable change in our operating assets net of operating liabilities of $7.6 billion, partially offset by a positive adjustment for non-cash items of $706.8 million. The change in operating assets net of operating liabilities was primarily a result of our loan origination and sales activities. We originated loans of $17.4 billion during the year and also purchased loans of $198.7 million. These cash uses were partially offset by principal payments on loans of $7.2 billion and proceeds from loan sales of $2.1 billion.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities of $7.3 billion stemmed from a net loss of $320.4 million and an unfavorable change in our operating assets net of operating liabilities of $7.5 billion, partially offset by a positive adjustment for non-cash items of $560.1 million. The change in operating assets net of operating liabilities was primarily a result of our loan origination and sales activities. We originated loans of $13.0 billion during the year and also purchased loans of $2.5 billion. These cash uses were largely offset by principal payments on loans of $3.1 billion and proceeds from loan sales of $4.9 billion.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities of $4.8 billion was primarily attributable to $3.5 billion related to loan activities. Changes in loans held for investment was primarily a result of loan originations during the period of $7.5 billion, partially offset by principal payments on loans of $3.3 billion and proceeds from loan sales of $677.6 million. Other cash uses included net purchases of $1.2 billion related to our investments in AFS debt securities, $154.3 million for purchases of property, equipment and software, which primarily included internally-developed software and purchased software, and $37.8 million related to purchases of non-securitization investments, primarily FRB stock and FHLB stock. These uses were partially offset by proceeds of $79.8 million from our securitization investments.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities of $1.9 billion was primarily attributable to $1.4 billion related to loan activities, primarily driven by student loans, secured loans and credit cards, net purchases of $381.0 million related to our investments in AFS debt securities, $111.4 million for purchases of property, equipment and software, which primarily included internally-developed software and purchased software, $72.3 million related to business combinations, net of cash acquired, which includes our acquisition of Wyndham and settlements of vested employee performance awards associated with the Technisys Merger, and $66.6 million related to purchases of non-securitization investments, primarily FRB stock and FHLB stock. These uses were partially offset by proceeds of $108.3 million from our securitization investments.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities of $106.3 million was primarily attributable to proceeds of $118.8 million from our securitization investments and the aggregate net cash acquired from the Technisys Merger and Bank Merger of $58.5 million. These sources were more than offset by net cash uses of $173.7 million related to loan activities, primarily driven by credit cards, $93.2 million for purchases of property, equipment and software, which primarily included internally-developed software and purchased software, as well as $10.5 million related to costs incurred in the development and enhancement of software to be sold, leased or marketed.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities of $5.0 billion was primarily attributable to net cash sources from our SoFi Bank deposits of $7.0 billion and proceeds from the issuance of our 2029 convertible notes of $845.3 million. This was partially offset by our net change in debt facilities of $2.0 billion related to our warehouses, and debt repayments of $352.8 million. Our payments of debt issuance costs were in the normal course of business and reflective of our recurring debt warehouse facility activity, which involves securing new warehouse facilities and extending existing warehouse facilities. In addition, we had an outflow of $323.4 million related to the redemption of our Series 1 preferred stock in May 2024.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities of $10.9 billion was primarily attributable to net cash sources from our SoFi Bank deposits of $11.2 billion. This was partially offset by debt repayments of $799.9 million which exceeded our proceeds from debt financing activity of $520.5 million, which were primarily related to our warehouse facilities. Our payments of debt issuance costs were in the normal course of business and reflective of our recurring debt warehouse facility activity, which involves securing new warehouse facilities and extending existing warehouse facilities.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities of $8.4 billion was primarily attributable to net cash sources from our SoFi Bank deposits of $7.2 billion. Additionally, our proceeds from debt financing activities of $1.9 billion exceeded our debt repayments of $516.4 million, which were primarily related to our warehouse facilities. Our payments of debt issuance costs were in the normal course of business and reflective of our recurring debt warehouse facility activity, which involves securing new warehouse facilities and extending existing warehouse facilities. Finally, we paid redeemable preferred stock dividends of $40.4 million and taxes related to RSU vesting of $9.0 million.
Other Arrangements
We enter into arrangements in which we originate loans, establish an SPE and transfer loans to the SPE, which has historically served as an important source of liquidity. We also retain the servicing rights of the underlying loans and hold additional interests in the SPE. When an SPE is determined not to be a VIE or when an SPE is determined to be a VIE but we are not the primary beneficiary, the SPE is not consolidated. In addition, a significant change to the pertinent rights of other parties or our pertinent rights, or a significant change to the ranges of possible financial performance outcomes used in our assessment of the variability of cash flows due to us, could impact the determination of whether or not a VIE is consolidated. VIE consolidation and deconsolidation may lead to increased volatility in our financial results and impact period-over-period comparability. See Note 1. Organization, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and New Accounting Standards to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for our VIE consolidation policy.
Historically, we have established personal loan trusts and student loan trusts that were created and designed to transfer credit and interest rate risk associated with the underlying loans through the issuance of collateralized notes and residual certificates. We hold a variable interest in the trusts through our ownership of collateralized notes in the form of asset-backed bonds and residual certificates. The residual certificates absorb variability and represent the equity ownership interest in the equity portion of the personal loan and student loan trusts.
We are also the servicer for all trusts in which we hold a financial interest. As servicer, we may have the power to perform the activities which most impact the economic performance of the VIE, but since either we hold an insignificant financial interest in the trusts or rights held by other variable interest holders convey power, we are not the primary beneficiary. Further, we do not provide financial support beyond our initial equity investment, and our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with nonconsolidated VIEs is limited to that initial investment. For a more detailed discussion of nonconsolidated VIEs, including related activity during the year, see Note 7. Securitization and Variable Interest Entities to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Financial Condition Summary
Changes in the composition and balance of our assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023 were principally attributed to the following:
a decrease of $906.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. See“Cash Flow and Liquidity Analysis”for further discussion of our cash flow activity;
an increase in loans held for investment of $2.3 billion, which was primarily related to longer loan holding periods on student loans and secured loans;
an increase in loans held for sale of $2.3 billion, which was primarily related to personal loan originations;
an increase in other assets of $1.2 billion, which was primarily related to an increase in accounts receivable, derivative instruments, and deferred tax assets. See Note 10. Other Assets and Other Liabilities to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information;
an increase in investments in AFS debt securities portfolio of $1.2 billion. Our portfolio primarily consists of U.S. Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities of high credit quality, utilized in our ongoing asset-liability management activities;
an increase in deposits of $7.4 billion, which was primarily related to increased savings deposits from members; and
a decrease of $2.0 billion in gross warehouse and risk retention facility debt as we continue to use our consumer deposit growth to replace higher cost of funding sources.
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