WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING INC
10QSB, 1996-05-15
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB


(Mark One)
[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996

                                       OR

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

         For the transition period from          to 
                                       ---------    --------
                         Commission File Number 0-27156

                         WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC.
        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

                      Colorado                        84-1148454
  (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
   incorporation or organization)

   4704 Harlan Street, Suite 260
          Denver, Colorado                                 80212
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


                                 (303) 477-8404
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

     Check  whether  the issuer (1) filed all  reports  required  to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the  registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

            Yes [X]     No  [ ]

     State the number of shares of outstanding  of each of the issuer's  classes
of common equity, as of the latest practical date: As of May 3, 1996, there were
2,637,500 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.




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                         WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC.

                                   FORM 10-QSB

                                      INDEX

                                                                          Page
PART I.     Financial Information:                                         No.

        Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1996
              and December 31, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1

        Consolidated Statements of Operations - three months
              ended March 31, 1996 and 1995  . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .      2

        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - three months
              ended March 31, 1996 and 1995  . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .      3

        Notes to Financial Statements  . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .      4

        Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
             Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      5

PART II.    Other Information:

        Signature   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      8


























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                  WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                           Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                       March 31,      December 31,
                                                         1996             1995
                                                       ---------      ------------
                               Assets                 [Unaudited]

<S>                                                  <C>             <C>         

Cash .............................................   $    660,223    $    480,838
Restricted cash ..................................      1,001,726         891,065
Finance receivables - net ........................     16,943,350      21,319,223
Vehicles held for sale ...........................      1,558,162         982,156
Other assets .....................................      1,652,797       1,440,601
                                                     ------------    ------------
                                                       21,816,258      25,113,883
                                                     ============    ============

                      Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts payable .................................        330,045       3,147,430
Accrued liabilities ..............................        549,922         445,572
Note payable - related party .....................         11,000          11,000
Notes payable - insurance companies ..............     11,048,868      10,769,160
Master notes .....................................      3,989,993       4,157,993
Notes payable ....................................      1,016,837       1,772,946
                                                     ------------    ------------
                                                       16,946,665      20,304,101
                                                     ------------    ------------

                              Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock;  2,000,000 shares authorized 
  Series A, 10% convertible, $.0001
  par value;  400,000 shares  designated,
  328,540 shares issued and outstanding
  (liquidation preference of $1,642,700) .........             33              33
Common Stock, $.0001 par value; 10,000,000
  shares authorized, 2,637,500 shares issued
  and outstanding ................................            264             264
Additional paid-in capital .......................      5,983,119       5,983,119
Accumulated deficit ..............................     (1,113,823)     (1,173,634)
                                                     ------------    ------------
                                                        4,869,593       4,809,782
                                                     ------------    ------------
                                                      $21,816,258    $ 25,113,883
                                                     ============    ============
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                  WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                        Three months ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         1996           1995
<S>                                                  <C>            <C>        

Revenue
  Interest and fee income ........................   $ 1,178,891    $   435,608
  Gain on sales of retail contracts ..............       461,131        175,165
  Other income ...................................       120,672         32,425
                                                     -----------    -----------
      Total revenues .............................     1,760,694        643,198
                                                     -----------    -----------

Expenses
  Interest and loan commission expense ...........       673,316        356,908
  Provision for credit losses ....................        40,157         71,618
  Salaries and employee benefits .................       501,255        217,761
  Other expenses .................................       445,093        259,728
                                                     -----------    -----------
      Total expenses .............................     1,659,821        906,015
                                                     -----------    -----------

Net income (loss) ................................       100,873       (262,817)

Preferred stock dividends ........................       (41,062)          --
                                                     -----------    -----------

Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders  $    59,811    $  (262,817)
                                                     ===========    ===========

Net income (loss) per common share ...............   $      0.02    $     (0.15)
                                                     ===========    ===========

Weighted average common shares outstanding .......     2,637,500      1,750,000
                                                     ===========    ===========
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                  WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)
                               
                                                              Three months ended
                                                                  March 31,
                                                            ------------------------
                                                               1996          1995
                                                               ----          ----
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>         

Cash flows from operating activities
 Net income (loss) ....................................   $    59,811    $  (262,817)
                                                          -----------    -----------
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used)
 by operating activities
   Depreciation and amortization ......................       102,514         14,754
   Provision for credit losses ........................        40,157         71,618
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities -
     Vehicles held for sale ...........................      (576,006)      (264,855)
     Restricted cash ..................................      (110,661)        85,188
     Prepaid expenses .................................      (103,955)       (44,174)
     Other assets .....................................      (170,793)         8,346
     Accounts payable .................................    (2,817,385)       300,203
     Accrued liabilities ..............................       104,350         85,808
                                                          -----------    -----------
                                                           (3,531,779)       256,888
                                                          -----------    -----------
        Net cash (used) by operating activities .......    (3,471,968)        (5,929)
                                                          -----------    -----------

Cash flows from investing activities
 Contracts originated or purchased ....................    (2,971,226)    (2,594,261)
 Contracts repaid .....................................     1,141,103        592,588
 Contracts sold .......................................     6,327,926      1,134,924
 Purchases of fixed assets ............................       (31,351)          (604)
                                                          -----------    -----------
       Net cash provided (used) by investing activities     4,466,452       (867,353)
                                                          -----------    -----------

Cash flows from financing activities
 Expenditures for loan acquisition fees ...............      (170,697)        (5,169)
 Proceeds from notes payable - insurance companies ....     1,023,223           --
 Payments on notes payable - insurance companies ......      (743,516)      (103.958)
 Proceeds from issuance of master notes ...............          --          877,062
 Payments on master notes .............................      (168,000)          --
 Proceeds from notes payable ..........................          --          378,772
 Payments on notes payable ............................      (756,109)      (243,168)
                                                          -----------    -----------
     Net cash (used) provided by financing activities .      (815,099)       903,539
                                                          -----------    -----------

Increase in cash for the period .......................       179,385         30,257
Beginning cash balance ................................       480,838         46,120
                                                          -----------    -----------
Ending cash balance ...................................   $   660,223    $    76,377
                                                          ===========    ===========
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Cash paid for  interest  was  $443,689  and  $272,706 for the three months ended
March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.



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                  WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1 - General

The interim  financial  statements  included  herein are unaudited and have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial   reporting  and   Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   rules  and
regulations.  Certain information and footnote  disclosures normally included in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles   have  been  condensed  or  omitted   pursuant  to  such  rules  and
regulations.  In the opinion of  management,  the interim  financial  statements
reflect  all  adjustments  (all of which are of a normal and  recurring  nature)
which  are  necessary  in order to make the  interim  financial  statements  not
misleading.  These financial  statements  should be read in conjunction with the
annual report of Western Fidelity  Funding,  Inc. ("the Company") on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended December 31, 1995 (the "1995 Form  10-KSB").  The results for
the three months ended March 31, 1996,  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 1996.

Note 2 - Debt

In the first quarter of 1996, the Company entered into note arrangements with an
insurance company. The principal amount borrowed of $1,023,223 bears interest at
9.85% per annum and is repayable in monthly installments over approximately four
years.

























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            Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

Liquidity and Capital Resources

            The components of the Company's cash flow are summarized below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Three months ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                       1996             1995

<S>                                                 <C>             <C>         

Cash (Used) by Operating Activities ............    $(3,471,968)    $    (5,929)
Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities ...      4,466,452        (867,353)
Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities ...       (815,099)        903,539
                                                    -----------     -----------
Net Increase in Cash ...........................    $   179,385     $    30,257
                                                    ===========     ===========
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Total cash used by operating  activities was  $(3,471,968)  for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 as compared to $(5,929)  for the three  months  ended March
31, 1995. The decreased cash flows from operating  activities resulted primarily
from a decrease in accounts  payable  related to Contract  purchases  in 1996 as
opposed to 1995,  offset  partially  by net income  from  operations  in 1996 as
opposed to a net loss in 1995.

Total cash provided by investing  activities was $4,466,452 for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 as opposed to cash used of  $(867,353)  for the same period
in 1995.  The cash flows from sales of Contracts  increased by  $5,193,002  from
$1,134,924  for the three months ended March 31, 1995 to $6,327,926 for the same
period in 1996.

Total cash used by  financing  activities  was  $(815,099)  for the three months
ended March 31, 1996.  Cash of $903,539 was provided by financing  activities in
the same period in 1995.  The  variance  is due  primarily  to larger  principal
payments made in accordance with terms of outstanding debt arrangements.

As  disclosed  in  Item  6,  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  or Plan of
Operation in the Company's 1995 Form 10-KSB, the Company  anticipated  arranging
the  availability of a $20 million credit facility with a financial  institution
by year end,  1995.  Because this credit  facility was not obtained by year end,
the Company substantially  decreased its Contract purchases in the first quarter
of 1996.  The Company  received a  commitment  for the credit  facility in March
1996. The credit  facility,  subject to certain  contingencies,  is scheduled to
close no later than June 1, 1996.

The  Company has begun  preparing  to sell  interests  in  securitized  pools of
Contracts owned by the Company.  Management  expects the initial  securitization
will occur in late 1996 or early 1997. In February,  1996,  the Company  entered
into an agreement with a financial  institution giving the institution the first
right of refusal to purchase any Contracts offered for sale by the Company up to
a total of $50,000,000. Through May 10, 1996, the Company has sold approximately
$9,300,000 Contracts under this agreement.





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The Company continues to pursue additional  sources of funds,  including but not
limited  to  various  forms of debt and  equity.  Failure  to obtain  additional
funding  sources  will  materially   restrict  the  Company's   future  business
activities.

Results of Operations

Net income  applicable  to common  shareholders  for the quarter ended March 31,
1996 was $59,811 as opposed to a loss of ($262,817) for the same period in 1995.
Primary factors contributing to the variance were:

Interest Income. Interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, increased
by $743,283 to $1,178,891  from $435,608 for the same period ended in 1995. This
increase is a result of the volume of Contract purchases by the Company.

Interest  and Loan  Commission  Expense.  Interest and loan  commission  expense
increased from $356,908 during the three months ended March 31, 1995 to $673,316
during the same period in 1996. Interest expense consists of interest on capital
and  operating  loans.  This  increase  resulted  primarily  from an increase in
borrowings.  Such  increased  borrowings  were  used to fund the  growth  of the
Company's Contract portfolio and the Company's operations.

Provision for Credit Losses.  The provision for credit losses decreased  $31,461
from  $71,618 in the quarter  ended March 31, 1995 to $40,157 in the same period
in 1996. This decrease was due primarily to changes in estimates of average loss
per repossession and sales of contracts in 1996 without recourse.

Gain on Sale. The gain on sale of Contracts  increased $285,966 from $175,165 in
the quarter  ended March 31, 1995 to $461,131 in the same  quarter in 1996.  The
Company sold  approximately  $7,100,000  of Contracts in the quarter ended March
31, 1996 at 88 to 90% of the principal  balance at the date of sale. In the same
period in 1995,  the Company sold about  $1,200,000 of Contracts at 96% of their
principal balance, plus interest over the life of the loans.

Employee  Compensation.  Employee  compensation  and related  costs and benefits
increased  for the quarter  ended  March 31,  1996 by $283,494 to $501,255  from
$217,761 for the quarter  ended March 31, 1995.  This increase was primarily due
to an increase in sales and  operations  staff  necessary  to handle  growth and
anticipated future growth of the Company's operations.

Other Expenses.  Other expenses increased $185,365 from $259,728 for the quarter
ended March 31, 1995 to $445,093  for the  quarter  ended March 31,  1996.  This
increase was primarily due to increases in accounting and legal costs as well as
increase in rent and utilities as a result of additional  office space  utilized
by the Company.

Preferred Stock Dividends. Dividends in the amount of $41,062 on the outstanding
Series A Preferred  Stock have been accrued in the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
No preferred  stock  dividends were accrued in the quarter ended March 31, 1995,
because the Series A Preferred Stock was not issued until July and August, 1995.





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The  Company's  portfolio  decreased in the first quarter of 1996 as a result of
the decrease in Contract  purchases and Contract sales.  Subsequent to March 31,
1996, the Company sold approximately  $5,000,000 of additional  Contracts.  As a
result, the Company  anticipates that revenues from interest and fee income will
be adversely impacted in the quarter ending June 30, 1996.

During the second half of 1996,  the Company  anticipates  that,  if the Company
closes the $20 million credit facility by June 1, 1996, the Company will be able
to return to the  Contract  purchase  levels it  experienced  in late 1995,  and
expand into additional  geographic  markets as well as pursue  additional dealer
relationships in existing markets.

The foregoing discussion contains certain forward-looking  statements within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. These statements
include the plans and objectives of management for future operations,  including
plans and objectives relating to the development of the business of the Company.
The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations
that  involve  numerous  risks and  uncertainties.  Assumptions  relating to the
foregoing  involve  judgments  with  respect  to,  among  other  things,  future
economic,  competitive and market conditions and future business decisions,  all
of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are
beyond the  control of the  Company.  Although  the  Company  believes  that the
assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the
assumptions could be inaccurate and,  therefore,  there can be no assurance that
the forward-looking  statements included in this quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in
the   forward-looking   statements   included  herein,  the  inclusion  of  such
information  should not be  regarded as a  representation  by the Company or any
other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.

























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                                    SIGNATURE

In accordance with the  requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant  caused
this  report to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.


                                       WESTERN FIDELITY FUNDING, INC.


Date:  May 14, 1996                    By: /s/ Gene E. Osborn
                                           -------------------------------
                                           Gene E. Osborn, President,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and Director




Date:  May 14, 1996                    By: /s/ Philip J. Bogema
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Philip J. Bogema
                                           Chief Financial Officer





























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<S>                             <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996             DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1996             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996             MAR-31-1995
<CASH>                                       1,661,949                       0
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                               20,024,750                       0
<ALLOWANCES>                               (3,081,400)                       0
<INVENTORY>                                  1,558,162                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             3,220,111                       0
<PP&E>                                         156,832                       0
<DEPRECIATION>                                (43,589)                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              21,816,258                       0
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          890,967                       0
<BONDS>                                              0                       0
                                0                       0
                                         33                       0
<COMMON>                                           264                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                   4,869,296                       0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                21,816,258                       0
<SALES>                                              0                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,760,694                 643,198
<CGS>                                                0                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  673,316                 356,908
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               946,348                 477,489
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                40,157                  71,618
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0                       0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                100,873               (262,817)
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0                       0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            100,873               (262,817)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                   100,873               (262,817)
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