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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
 
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
OR
 
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
 
ACT OF 1934 for the Transition Period from to
 
 
Commission file number: 001-16781

CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Oregon
 
91-1758621
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
 
 

5300 Meadows Rd, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, Oregon
 
97035
(Address of Principal Executive
 
(Zip Code)
Offices)
 
 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): 503-419-3505

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o     
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer   o       
Smaller reporting company x
                                                                                                                                                            
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o  No x
 
Shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 2011 were:
 
Class A
    2,590,787  
Class B
    8,010,092  
Total
    10,600,879  
 
 
 

 
 
CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Quarter Ended September 30, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
Page
 
 
PART I.   Financial Information
2
 
 
ITEM 1.   Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
Condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
2
Condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
3
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
4
Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
5
   
ITEM 2.   Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations
20
   
ITEM 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
25
   
ITEM 4.   Controls And Procedures
25
   
PART II.   Other Information
26
   
ITEM 1.   Legal Proceedings
26
   
ITEM 6.   Exhibits
27
   
SIGNATURES
27
 
 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — UNAUDITED

CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
(UNAUDITED)

   
2011
   
2010
 
Assets
 
 
       
Current Assets:
 
 
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 226,857     $ 555,975  
Related party receivables
    383,933       28,616  
Prepaid expenses
    100,064       40,215  
Total current assets
    710,854       624,806  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    886,069       472,960  
Intangible assets, net
    8,918,975       9,227,637  
Deposits
    36,100       17,100  
Goodwill
    13,335       13,335  
                 
Total assets
  $ 10,565,333     $ 10,355,838  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 940,675     $ 1,216,916  
Accrued interest
    457,780       423,210  
Related party liabilities
    43,139       67,429  
Accrued liabilities
    281,812       85,483  
Current maturities of notes payable
    577,743       577,743  
Total current liabilities
    2,301,149       2,370,781  
Line of credit
    1,631,000       --  
                 
Other liabilities
    65,286       --  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, Series D, no par value: 1,200,000 shares authorized, 1,200,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, net of discount of $10,684,217 and $10,966,545 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, liquidation preference of $12,000,000 at September 30, 2011
    1,315,783       1,033,455  
Total liabilities
    5,313,218       3,404,236  
                 
Shareholders' Equity:
               
CarePayment Technologies, Inc. shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, Series E, no par value:  250,000 shares authorized, 97,500 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
    136,500       136,500  
Common stock, no par value: Class A, 65,000,000 shares authorized, 2,590,787 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, Class B, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 8,010,092 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and 6,510,092 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010
    19,589,151       18,089,151  
Additional paid-in-capital
    21,871,090       21,857,507  
Accumulated deficit
    (36,321,274 )     (33,127,616 )
Total CarePayment Technologies, Inc. shareholders' equity
    5,275,467       6,955,542  
Noncontrolling interest
    (23,352 )     (3,940 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,252,115       6,951,602  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 10,565,333     $ 10,355,838  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Service fees revenue
  $ 1,551,154     $ 1,576,695     $ 4,681,182     $ 4,415,940  
Implementation services
    30,000       30,000       110,000       30,000  
Other
    --       5,426       500,000       5,426  
Total  revenue
    1,581,154       1,612,121       5,291,182       4,451,366  
Cost of revenue
    1,195,614       1,337,510       3,605,157       3,579,152  
Gross margin
    385,540       274,611       1,686,025       872,214  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Sales, general and administrative
    1,699,140       1,132,807       4,568,849       3,074,658  
                                 
Loss from operations
    (1,313,600 )     (858,196 )     (2,882,824 )     (2,202,444 )
                                 
Other income (expense):
                               
Other income
    13       17,697       798       37,115  
Loss reimbursement
    --       --       --       1,241,912  
Interest expense:
                               
Interest expense
    (11,650 )     (5,577 )     (34,570 )     (143,090 )
Accretion of preferred stock discount
    (103,709 )     (72,744 )     (282,328 )     (220,521 )
Total interest expense
    (115,359 )     (78,321 )     (316,898 )     (363,611 )
Other income (expense), net
    (115,346 )     (60,624 )     (316,100 )     915,416  
                                 
Net loss before income tax
    (1,428,946 )     (918,820 )     (3,198,924 )     (1,287,028 )
Income tax expense
    2,386       150       14,146       483  
                                 
Net loss
    (1,431,332 )     (918,970 )     (3,213,070 )     (1,287,511 )
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
    (9,857 )     (4,114 )     (19,412 )     1,262  
Net loss attributable to CarePayment Technologies, Inc.
  $ (1,421,475 )   $ (914,856 )   $ (3,193,658 )   $ (1,288,773 )
                                 
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.12 )   $ (0.32 )   $ (0.23 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
    10,600,879       7,900,708       10,106,374       5,704,951  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (3,213,070 )   $ (1,287,511 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    468,126       417,408  
Accretion of preferred stock discount
    282,328       220,521  
Stock-based compensation
    13,583       26,781  
Change in assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease (increase) in assets:
               
Related party receivables
    (355,317 )     (42,177 )
Prepaid expenses
    (59,849 )     (55,828 )
Deposits
    (19,000 )     --  
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    (276,241 )     493,694  
Accrued interest
    34,570       87,478  
Accrued and other liabilities
    261,615       94,138  
Related party liabilities
    (24,290 )     --  
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (2,887,545 )     (45,496 )
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (572,573 )     (7,200 )
Investment in loans receivable
    (57,936 )     (28,272 )
Proceeds from payments received on loans receivable
    --       21,797  
Proceeds from sale of loans receivable
    57,936       --  
Cash acquired in purchase of Vitality Financial, Inc.
    --       100,842  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (572,573 )     87,167  
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
               
Payments on notes payable
    --       (694,190 )
Proceeds from collection of related party note receivable
    --       2,000,000  
Net proceeds from line of credit
    1,631,000       --  
Proceeds from sale of Class B Common Stock
    1,500,000       --  
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
    --       65,360  
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    3,131,000       1,371,170  
                 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    (329,118 )     1,412,841  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    555,975       69,097  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 226,857     $ 1,481,938  
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ --     $ 55,612  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 16,046     $ 483  
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Financing Activities:
               
Fair value of preferred stock issued to acquire Vitality Financial, Inc.
    --     $ 136,500  
Fair value of preferred stock sold in exchange for a note receivable
    --     $ 825,499  
Beneficial conversion feature issued with preferred stock sold in exchanged for a note receivable
    --     $ 245,145  
Fair value of warrants issued with preferred stock sold in exchange for a note receivable
    --     $ 929,356  
Beneficial conversion feature recorded for amendment to preferred stock certificate of designation
    --     $ 8,896,486  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.  Business Activity

Overview
 
CarePayment Technologies, Inc. ("we," "us," "our," "CarePayment" or the "Company”) was incorporated as an Oregon corporation in 1991.  From inception until September 28, 2007, we manufactured custom cable assemblies and mechanical assemblies for the medical and commercial original equipment manufacturer (OEM) markets.  We were experiencing considerable competition by late 2006 as our customers aggressively outsourced competing products from offshore suppliers.  In the first quarter of 2007, a customer that accounted for over 30% of our revenues experienced a recall of one of its major products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  As a result the customer cancelled its orders with us, leaving us with large amounts of inventory on hand and significantly reduced revenue.

On May 31, 2007 we informed our three secured creditors, BFI Business Finance, VenCore Solution, LLC and MH Financial Associates, LLC ("MH Financial"), that we were unable to continue business operations due to continuing operating losses and a lack of working capital.  At that time we voluntarily surrendered our assets to these secured creditors, following which we and our wholly owned subsidiary, Moore Electronics, Inc. ("Moore"), operated for the benefit of the secured creditors until September 2007, when we ceased manufacturing operations and became a shell company.  MH Financial was at that time an affiliate of ours.  See Note 7.

Following September 2007 and continuing until December 31, 2009, we had no operations.  Our Board of Directors, however, decided to maintain us as a shell company to seek opportunities to acquire a business or assets sufficient to operate a business.  To help facilitate our search for suitable business acquisition opportunities, among other goals, on June 27, 2008 we entered into an advisory services agreement with Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. (“Aequitas”) to provide us with strategy development, strategic planning, marketing, corporate development and other advisory services.

Effective at the end of December 2009, we acquired certain assets and rights that enabled us to begin building a business that services accounts receivable for other parties.  The assets and rights we acquired had been previously developed by Aequitas and its affiliate, CarePayment, LLC, under the CarePayment® brand for servicing accounts receivable generated by healthcare providers in connection with providing healthcare services to their patients.  The assets and rights we acquired included the exclusive right to administer, service and collect patient accounts receivable generated by healthcare providers and purchased by CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates, and a proprietary software product that is used to manage the servicing.  Typically CarePayment, LLC or one of its affiliates purchase patient accounts receivables from hospitals and then we administer, service and collect them on behalf of CarePayment, LLC, or one of its affiliates, for a fee.  Although we intend to grow our business to include servicing of accounts receivable on behalf of other parties, currently CarePayment, LLC is our only customer.

To facilitate building the business, on December 30, 2009 we, Aequitas and CarePayment, LLC formed an Oregon limited liability company called CP Technologies LLC ("CP Technologies").  We contributed shares of our newly authorized Series D Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series D Preferred") and warrants to purchase shares of our Class B Common Stock to CP Technologies.  Aequitas and CarePayment, LLC contributed to CP Technologies the CarePayment® assets and rights described in the foregoing paragraph.  CP Technologies then distributed the shares of Series D Preferred to Aequitas and CarePayment, LLC, and the warrants to purchase shares of Class B Common to CarePayment, LLC, to redeem all but half of one membership unit (a "Unit") held by each of them.  Following these transactions, we own 99% of CP Technologies, and Aequitas and CarePayment, LLC each own 0.5% of CP Technologies.

 
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The Healthcare Receivables Servicing Industry and Our Business

On January 1, 2010 and as a result of the transactions described above, CP Technologies began building a business to service hospital patient receivables for an affiliate of the Company, CarePayment, LLC.

Generally, the majority of an account receivable that a hospital generates in connection with providing healthcare services is paid by private medical insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.  The balance of an account receivable that is not paid by those sources is due directly from the patient.  Often, hospitals do not prioritize collecting that balance as a result of the effort and expense required to collect directly from a patient.

Our affiliate, CarePayment, LLC, offers healthcare providers a receivables servicing alternative.  CarePayment, LLC, either alone or through an affiliate, purchases from healthcare providers the balance of their accounts receivable that are due directly from patients.  A patient whose healthcare receivable is acquired by CarePayment, LLC is offered the CarePayment program with a loyalty card and a line of credit and, if they accept the terms of the offer, becomes a CarePayment® customer.  The patient's CarePayment® card has an initial outstanding balance equal to the account receivable CarePayment purchased from the healthcare provider.  Balances due on the CarePayment® card are generally payable over up to 25 months with no interest.

On December 31, 2009, CP Technologies entered into a Servicing Agreement (the "Servicing Agreement") with CarePayment, LLC under which CP Technologies has the exclusive right to collect, administer and service all accounts receivable purchased or controlled by CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates.  CarePayment, LLC also appointed CP Technologies as a non-exclusive originator of receivables purchased or controlled by CarePayment, LLC, including the right to negotiate with hospitals on behalf of CarePayment, LLC with respect to collecting, administering and servicing receivables purchased by CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates from hospitals.  While CP Technologies services the accounts receivable, CarePayment, LLC retains ownership of them.  In addition to servicing receivables on behalf of CarePayment, LLC, CP Technologies also analyzes potential receivable acquisitions for CarePayment, LLC and recommends a course of action when it determines that collection efforts for existing receivables are no longer effective.

In exchange for its services, CarePayment, LLC pays CP Technologies origination fees at the time CarePayment, LLC purchases and delivers receivables to CP Technologies for servicing, a monthly servicing fee based on the total principal amount of receivables that CP Technologies is servicing, and a quarterly fee based upon a percentage of CarePayment, LLC's quarterly net income, adjusted for certain items.

On July 30, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Vitality Financial, Inc. (“Vitality”) pursuant to which Vitality became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the stockholders of Vitality received, collectively, 97,500 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company in consideration for all the outstanding stock of Vitality.

Vitality purchases healthcare receivables from hospitals on a non-recourse basis, then services the receivables after they are sold to an affiliate.  Vitality has developed a proprietary healthcare credit scoring process to evaluate healthcare non-recourse loans prior to purchase.  Upon credit approval, customers are offered a line of credit.  When the customer accepts the terms of the line of credit, Vitality purchases the customer's hospital receivable balance at a discount which it then sells to an affiliate.  Interest rates charged to the consumer on these loans are generally less than traditional credit card rates.  Payment terms are generally up to 24 months.

Liquidity

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue and cash receipts are generated from the servicing contract with CarePayment, LLC.  Origination and servicing revenues are generated based upon the volume of receivables that CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates purchase.

During 2010 and the first nine months in 2011, the Company added headcount, trained staff and hired a software development firm to develop additional systems to manage the servicing operation in preparation for the projected receivables volume increases.  New volume from existing CarePayment, LLC customers has been on schedule, but servicing volumes from new CarePayment, LLC customers has been less than projected.  Although the Company expects the fourth quarter 2011 volume of serviced receivables will increase over the third quarter of 2011, the Company expects it will use cash for operations during the fourth quarter of 2011.
 
 
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On March 31, 2011, Aequitas Holdings LLC (“Holdings”) purchased an additional 1.5 million shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock for $1.00 per share.  Holdings, an affiliate of Aequitas, now owns 7,910,092 shares of Class B Common Stock, which equates to 94% of the voting shares of the Company.  On September 29, 2011, the Company entered into a $3 million Business Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (“Business Loan”) with Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC (“ACF”), an affiliate of Aequitas, which expires on December 31, 2012.  At September 30, 2011, the Company had taken an initial advance on the Business Loan of $1,631,000.  Should the equity infusion and the Business Loan be insufficient to meet the Company’s liquidity needs over the next year or until such time as the Company has positive cash flow, Holdings has advised the Company that it is prepared to provide additional liquidity, either in the form of an additional equity infusion or an additional line of credit.

2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of consolidation:
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Moore and Vitality, and its 99% owned subsidiary, CP Technologies LLC. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
 
Reclassifications and restatements:
 
On March 31, 2010, at the annual meeting of the shareholders, the Company's shareholders voted to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “First Restated Articles”), to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company's Common Stock. Pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split, each ten shares of Common Stock held by a shareholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were combined and reclassified as one share of fully paid and nonassessable Common Stock.  The consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect share and per share data related to such Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
 
Estimates and assumptions:
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Concentration of credit risk:
 
Loans receivable — Loans receivable are with consumers who may be affected by the current economic environment.  The Company believes it has adequately provided for potential credit losses.  The Company has no loans receivable outstanding at September 30, 2011.

Revenue from one source — The Company currently generates substantially all its revenue through one servicing agreement with a related party.

Cash and investments The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts; at times, the balances in these accounts may exceed federally insured limits.  The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and has taken measures to limit exposure to any significant risk.
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and include investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition.  Cash and cash equivalents consist of bank deposits.
 
 
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Accounts receivable:
 
Accounts receivable are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts.  The Company makes ongoing estimates of the collectability of accounts receivable and maintains an allowance for estimated losses.  The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 at September 30, 2011.
 
Loans receivable and provision for credit losses:
 
The Company purchases consumer healthcare receivables at a discount from hospitals which are recorded as loans receivable.  The discounted price ranges from 12% to 60% of face value depending on the credit worthiness of the consumer.  These healthcare receivables are purchased under Vitality’s lender’s license, and then become consumer loans; the Company then sells the receivables, which are backed by the consumer loans, to an affiliate at the net book value of the consumer loans and the Company continues to service the loans.

Loans receivable are stated at unpaid principal balances, less a provision for credit losses.  Discounts are recorded as deferred revenue; deferred revenue is recognized as revenue over the estimated life of each loan receivable using the interest method.

The provision for loan losses is maintained at a level which, in management’s judgment, is adequate to absorb credit losses inherent in the Company’s outstanding loans.  The amount of the provision is based on management’s evaluation of the collectability of the loans, trends in historical loss experience, specific impaired receivables, economic conditions and other inherent risks.

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were no loan receivable balances outstanding, although the Company was servicing $61,000 and $81,000 of loans receivable, respectively, which have been sold to an affiliate.
 
Property and equipment:
 
Property and equipment is comprised of servicing software and computer equipment, which are stated at original estimated fair value, and office equipment and leasehold improvements, which are stated at cost, net of accumulated amortization and depreciation.  Additionally, the Company has construction in progress for capitalizable software.  Internal and external costs incurred to develop internal use computer software during the application development stage are capitalized in accordance with ASC 350.  Depreciation and amortization expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets beginning at the time the asset is placed in service. The estimated useful life of the software and the software licenses is three years, the estimated useful life of the office furniture is five years and the estimated useful life of used computer equipment is two years.  Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the lease which is five years.  The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
 
Intangible assets:
 
Servicing rights:
 
Servicing rights represent the fair value of the identifiable intangible asset associated with the acquisition of certain business assets on December 31, 2009.  Effective January 1, 2010, the cost associated with this asset is being amortized on a straight line basis over an estimated useful life of 25 years, which is based on the term of the Servicing Agreement that expires in 2034.
 
Other intangible assets:
 
Intangible assets acquired as part of the Vitality acquisition include loan processing software, a proprietary credit scoring algorithm and customer lists, which are being amortized over the estimated useful lives of 1.5 to 5 years.  Additionally the lender’s licenses are considered to have an indefinite life and are not subject to amortization.  See Note 3.
 
Amortization expense was $102,887 and $100,425 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $308,662 and $291,425 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Goodwill
 
Goodwill is recorded at historical cost and is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired.  We did not recognize impairment losses on goodwill for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Revenue recognition:
 
Receivable servicing:
 
The Company recognizes revenue in conjunction with the Servicing Agreement with CarePayment, LLC.  The Company receives a servicing fee equal to 5% annually of total funded receivables being serviced and an origination fee equal to 6% of the original balance of newly generated funded receivables.  The Servicing Agreement also provides that the Company receives 25% of CarePayment, LLC’s quarterly net income, adjusted for certain items.  The Company recognizes revenue related to this agreement, which is evidence of an arrangement, at the time the services are rendered; the servicing fee is recognized as revenue monthly at 1/12 of the annual percent of the funded receivables being serviced for the month; the origination fee is recognized as revenue at the time CarePayment, LLC funds its purchased receivables and the Company assumes the responsibility for servicing these receivables; the 25% of CarePayment, LLC’s net income is recognized as revenue in the quarter that CarePayment, LLC records the net income.  The collectability of the revenue recognized from these related party transactions is considered reasonably assured.
 
Installation services:
 
The Company provides software implementation services to hospitals on behalf of CarePayment, LLC.  Implementation fees received from CarePayment, LLC are recognized as revenue when CarePayment, LLC accepts the implementation, which is at the time the hospital can successfully transmit data to CarePayment, LLC.
 
Loans receivable:
 
The Company purchases consumer healthcare receivables at a discount from hospitals.  The discount is recorded as deferred revenue on the balance sheet and is recognized as revenue over the estimated life of each receivable using the interest method.  Interest income is not recognized on specific impaired receivables unless the likelihood of further loss is remote; interest income on these receivables is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received.
 
Cost of revenue:
 
Cost of revenue is comprised primarily of compensation and benefit costs for servicing employees, costs associated with outsourcing billing, collections and payment processing services, amortization of servicing rights and servicing software and underwriting costs related to loans.
 
Advertising expense:
 
 
Advertising costs are expensed in the period incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Total advertising expense was $4,736 and $1,103 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $18,549 and $12,176 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
Income taxes:
 
The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities that are determined based on the differences between the financial statement bases and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates.  A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce a deferred tax asset to that portion of the deferred tax asset that is expected to more likely than not be realized.

The Company reports a liability, if any, for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return.  Estimated interest and penalties, if any, are recorded as a component of interest expense and other expense, respectively.
 
Stock-based compensation:
 
Stock-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair value and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period using the straight-line attribution method.  Stock-based compensation for stock options granted is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
 
 
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Warrants to purchase the Company’s stock:
 
The fair value of warrants to purchase the Company’s stock issued for services or in exchange for assets is estimated at the issue date using the Black-Scholes model.
 
Earnings (loss) per common share:
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Fully diluted EPS assumes the conversion of all potentially dilutive securities and is calculated by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average number of shares of common outstanding plus potentially dilutive securities determined using the treasury stock method.  Dilutive loss per share does not consider the impact of potentially dilutive securities in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potentially dilutive securities would have an anti-dilutive effect.
 
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
The Company has no components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and, accordingly, no statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) is included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Operating segments and reporting units:
 
The Company operates as a single business segment and reporting unit.
 
Recently adopted accounting standards:
 
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires additional disclosures of transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers and information on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of the assets and liabilities measured under Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2011.  As this guidance only requires expanded disclosures, the adoption did not and will not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
 
In October 2009, the FASB issued new standards that revised the guidance for revenue recognition with multiple deliverables.  These new standards impact the determination of when the individual deliverables included in a multiple-element arrangement may be treated as separate units of accounting.  Additionally, these new standards modify the manner in which the transaction consideration is allocated across the separate identified deliverables by no longer permitting the residual method of allocating arrangement consideration.  These new standards are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2011.  The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
 
3.  Acquisition of Vitality Financial, Inc.
 
On July 30, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Vitality pursuant to which Vitality became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the stockholders of Vitality received, collectively, 97,500 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company in consideration for all the outstanding stock of Vitality. See Note 9.

Vitality purchases consumer health care receivables from hospitals for patients’ uninsured portion of their hospital bill on a non-recourse basis.  Vitality has developed a proprietary credit scoring process to evaluate healthcare non-recourse loans prior to purchase.  As a result of the acquisition, the Company uses Vitality’s assembled workforce expertise, proprietary healthcare credit scoring system, and customer contacts to expand into the non-recourse financing market.

The goodwill of $13,335 arising from the acquisition consists primarily of the assembled workforce with non-recourse healthcare loan experience.

None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the consideration paid for Vitality and the amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date:

Consideration
Series E Preferred Stock, 97,500 shares. See Note 9. (a)
  $ 136,500  
Fair value of total consideration transferred
  $ 136,500  

Recognized amount of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash
  $ 100,842  
Loans receivable (b)
    67,516  
Prepaid expense
    2,232  
Equipment
    4,600  
Identifiable intangible assets (c)
    71,950  
Financial liabilities
    (123,975 )
Total identifiable net assets
    123,165  
Goodwill
    13,335  
    $ 136,500  
 
 
(a)
The fair value of the 97,500 shares of Series E Preferred Stock issued as consideration for all of Vitality’s outstanding stock was determined on the basis of the closing market price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the most recent date with a market trade prior to the acquisition date, as the Series E Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into Class A Common Stock eighteen months after issuance and is mandatorily convertible into Class A Common Stock thirty six months after issuance, in each case at a defined conversion rate.  The conversion rate on the acquisition date was ten shares of Class A Common Stock for each share of Series E Preferred Stock. See Note 9.
 
 
(b)
The gross loan balances due under the contracts are $70,716, of which $3,200 is expected to be uncollectible.
 
 
(c)
Identifiable intangible assets include a software program to manage the loans receivable ($7,250), proprietary credit scoring algorithm for evaluating non-recourse loans ($20,000), customer lists ($34,700) and lenders licenses ($10,000).

The amounts of Vitality’s revenue and losses included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and the revenue and losses of the combined entity had the acquisition date been January 1, 2010 are:
 
   
Revenue
   
Losses
 
Actual from January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011
  $ 2,405     $ (90,003 )
Actual from January 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010
  $ 5,426     $ (37,577 )
Supplemental pro forma from January 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010
  $ 4,464,717     $ (1,604,823 )

 
4.  Related Party Note Receivable

On April 15, 2010, the Company sold 200,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred”) to Aequitas CarePayment Founders Fund, LLC (“Founders Fund”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share.  The Company received a promissory note from Founders Fund for $2,000,000 which bears interest at 5% per annum and was due April 15, 2011. See Notes 8 and 9.  The note was repaid on September 3, 2010.

 
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5.  Property and Equipment

A summary of the Company's property and equipment as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

   
2011
   
2010
 
Servicing software
  $ 507,200     $ 507,200  
Office furniture and equipment
    46,967       4,600  
Leasehold improvements
    195,548       --  
Assets not yet in service – software
    464,643       129,985  
Total fixed assets
    1,214,358       641,785  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (328,289 )     (168,825 )
Property and equipment, net
  $ 886,069     $ 472,960  

Depreciation and amortization expense was $54,885 and $42,650 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $159,464 and $125,983 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

6.  Line of Credit

On September 29, 2011, the Company entered into a $3 million Business Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (“Business Loan”) with ACF, an affiliate of Aequitas; the principal balance outstanding and all accrued but unpaid interest is due and payable on December 31, 2012 and is collateralized by substantially all the Company’s assets.  Interest on the Business Loan is 11% per annum payable monthly.  At September 30, 2011, the Company had taken an initial advance on the line of $1,631,000.

7.  Notes Payable

A summary of the Company's note payable as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

   
2011
   
2010
 
MH Financial Loan Participants
  $ 577,743     $ 577,743  
Current maturities
    (577,743 )     (577,743 )
Notes payable, less current maturities
  $ --     $ --  

On June 27, 2008, the Company refinanced a promissory note payable to MH Financial by issuing a note payable (the “MH Note”) in the amount of $977,743.  On December 31, 2009, the Company was granted a note extension to December 31, 2011, at which time all unpaid interest and principal are due.  In addition, the interest rate on the principal amount outstanding under the MH Note decreased from 20% to 8% per annum after the Company made total principal payments of $400,000 during 2010.  As of December 31, 2010, MH Financial was dissolved and it distributed its interest in the MH Note to its members.  Each of the members has designated Aequitas as its agent to perform the obligations of the loan originator. The MH Note continues to be secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.  Interest expense was $11,650 and $5,577 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $34,570 and $128,849 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
On December 31, 2008, the Company entered into a multiple advance promissory note payable to Aequitas.  In February 2010, the Company repaid $200,000 on the promissory note payable to Aequitas and in June 2010, the Company repaid the remaining balance of $94,190.  Interest expense was $3,349 and $14,045 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
 
On January 15, 2010, CarePayment entered into agreements pursuant to which it could borrow up to a maximum of $500,000 from Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC (“ACF”), an affiliate of Aequitas.  The Company was advanced $31,000 on January 14, 2010, which was repaid on February 12, 2010.  As of September 30, 2010, there are no outstanding advances under these agreements with ACF.  These agreements expired on March 31, 2010.  Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $0 and $196, respectively.
 
 
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8.  Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

On December 30, 2009, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred in connection with the transactions described in Note 1.  On April 15, 2010, the Company sold 200,000 shares of Series D Preferred to Founders Fund for a purchase price of $10.00 per share pursuant to a note receivable in the original principal amount of $2,000,000 and, for no additional consideration, the Company issued a warrant to Founders Fund to purchase up to 1,200,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. See Notes 4 and 9.

Holders of the Series D Preferred receive a preferred dividend of $0.50 per share per annum, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors, and a liquidation preference of $10 per share, plus cumulative unpaid dividends.  The Company may redeem all of the Series D Preferred at any time upon 30 days prior written notice, and is required to redeem all of the Series D Preferred in January 2013 at a purchase price equal to the liquidation preference in effect on January 1, 2013.  If the Company is unable to redeem the Series D Preferred with cash or other immediately available funds for any reason, the holders of Series D Preferred will have the right to exchange all shares of Series D Preferred for an aggregate 99% ownership interest in CP Technologies.
 
The fair value of the Series D Preferred was determined using a dividend discount model assuming a 9% discount rate and that the cumulative dividends of $0.50 per share will be accrued and received at the mandatory redemption date (Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy). The resulting fair value of the 1,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred issued on December 30, 2009 was $8,805,140.  As of April 1, 2010, the Company amended the Certificate of Designation for Series D Preferred such that the Series D Preferred is convertible into Class A Common Stock. See Note 9.  The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature resulting from this amendment is $23,052,396; since the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature is greater than the fair value determined at issuance plus the accretion as of April 1, 2010, the amount of the discount assigned to the beneficial conversion was the fair value of the Series D Preferred on April 1, 2010 of $8,896,486.
 
The $2,000,000 of proceeds from the April 15, 2010 sale of the Series D Preferred was allocated to the debt and warrants based on the relative fair values of each instrument at the time of issuance; the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature at issuance was $245,145.  The proceeds from the sale of the Series D Preferred were allocated as follows:  $929,356 to fair value of warrants, $825,499 to the liability for mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, and $245,145 to the beneficial conversion feature.

The difference between the fair value of the Series D Preferred and the redemption value of $12,000,000 will be accreted to interest expense over the period to redemption in January 2013 using the level yield method.  The carrying value at September 30, 2011 is $1,315,783.
 
9.  Shareholders’ Equity
 
Preferred Stock:
 
As of April 1, 2010, the Company's Certificate of Designation for Series D Preferred was amended by adding a provision allowing for the conversion of the Series D Preferred at any time after one year after its issuance.  Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company as is determined by dividing the amount of $10.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) by the Conversion Price (defined in the following sentence) applicable to such share in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion.  The Conversion Price per share of Series D Preferred is 80% of the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock; provided, however, that in no event will the Conversion Price be less than $1.00 per share.

On July 29, 2010, the Company amended its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Second Restated Articles”), by filing a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation designating 250,000 shares of its Preferred Stock as Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series E Preferred”).  Each share of Series E Preferred Stock is convertible into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company as is determined by dividing the amount of $10.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) by the Conversion Price (defined in the following sentence) applicable to such share in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion.  The Conversion Price per share of Series E Preferred is 80% of the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock; provided, however, that in no event will the Conversion Price be less than $1.00 per share. Series E Preferred may be converted at the option of the holder thereof into Class A Common stock 18 months after issuance and is mandatorily convertible to Class A Common Stock 36 months after issuance.  A total of 97,500 shares were issued in connection with the acquisition of Vitality on July 30, 2010.  See Note 3.
 
 
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Stock Warrants:
 
As of September 30, 2011, the Company had warrants outstanding to purchase 3,750 shares of Class A Common Stock which are exercisable as follows:
 
Warrants
 
Exercise Price
Per Share
Expiration Date
  3,189  
 
$
37.50
 
April 2015
  487  
 
$
72.00
 
June 2016
  74  
 
$
4,077.00
 
March 2012

On April 15, 2010, the Company sold 200,000 shares of Series D Preferred to Founders Fund for a purchase price of $10.00 per share. See Note 4.  In connection with the sale of the Series D Preferred, on April 15, 2010, and for no additional consideration, the Company issued a warrant to Founders Fund to purchase up to 1,200,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share.  The warrant was exercised on December 16, 2010.

The fair value of the warrant was calculated using the Black-Scholes model using the following assumptions:

Expected life (in years)
 
 
5
 
Expected volatility
 
 
40.42
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
2.57
%
Expected dividend
 
 
 
 
The fair value of the warrant was determined by allocating the $2,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the mandatorily redeemable Series D Preferred to the debt and warrants based on the relative fair values of each instrument at the time of issuance.  The resulting fair value of the warrant issued on April 15, 2010 to purchase 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock was $929,356.

Warrants for 7,330 shares of Class A Common Stock were exercised on March 11, 2010, resulting in $260 proceeds to the Company.

Warrants for 6,510,092 shares of Class B Common Stock were exercised on April 2, 2010, resulting in $65,100 proceeds to the Company.

Warrants for 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were exercised on December 16, 2010, resulting in $1,200 proceeds to the Company.
 
Common Stock:
 
At the annual meeting of the shareholders held on March 31, 2010, the Company's shareholders voted to amend the Company’s First Restated Articles to effect the Reverse Stock Split of the Company's common stock. Pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split, each ten shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were combined and reclassified as one share of fully paid and nonassessable common stock.

At the same annual meeting of the shareholders, the Company's shareholders also voted to amend the Company’s First Restated Articles to create two classes of common stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.  The Articles authorize 75 million shares of common stock of which 65 million shares are designated as Class A Common Stock and 10 million shares are designated as Class B Common Stock.  Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, and holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, on any matter submitted to the shareholders.  Effective immediately after the Reverse Stock Split, each share of common stock outstanding was automatically converted into one share of Class A Common Stock.
 
 
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The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively restated to reflect the Reverse Stock Split and such conversion for all periods presented.

On March 31, 2011, Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Holdings purchased 1,500,000 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock at $1.00 per share for aggregate consideration of $1,500,000.

10.  Loss Reimbursement
 
The Servicing Agreement with CarePayment, LLC provides for CarePayment, LLC to pay additional  compensation equal to the Company’s actual monthly losses for the first quarter of 2010 and an amount equal to 50% of actual monthly losses for the second quarter of 2010.  This additional compensation was intended to reimburse the Company for transition costs that were not specifically identifiable.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded a loss reimbursement of $368,541 and $1,241,912, respectively, as other income.
 
11.  Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

The shares used in the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted loss per common share are reconciled as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30
   
Nine Months Ended
June 30
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
    10,600,879       7,900,708       10,106,374       5,704,951  
Dilutive effect of convertible preferred stock (a) (b)
    --       --       --       --  
Dilutive effect of warrants (a) (b)
    --       --       --       --  
Dilutive effect of employee stock options (a) (b)
    --       --       --       --  
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (a) (b)
    10,600,879       7,900,708       10,106,374       5,704,951  
________________
 
(a)   Common stock equivalents outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 excluded in the computation of diluted EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive as a result of applying the treasury stock method are:  warrants to purchase 3,750 shares of Class A Common Stock, 1,200,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 97,500 shares of Series E Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock based on the conversion calculation described in Note 9, and stock options to purchase 897,950 shares of Class A Common Stock.
 
(b)   Common stock equivalents outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 excluded in the computation of diluted EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive as a result of applying the treasury stock method are:  warrants to purchase 6,510,092 shares of Class B Common Stock, warrants to purchase 4,417 shares of Class A Common Stock, 1 million shares of Series D Preferred Stock convertible into 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, and stock options to purchase 787,030 shares of Class A Common Stock.

 
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12.  Employee Benefit Plans
 
Stock Incentive Plan
 
In February 2010, the Company adopted the 2010 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which the Company may grant restricted stock and stock options for the benefit of selected employees and directors.  The Plan was amended in September 2010 to increase authorized grants up to a total of 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.  Grants are issued at prices equal to the estimated fair market value of the stock as defined in the plan on the date of the grant, vest over various terms (generally three years), and expire ten years from the date of the grant.  The Plan allows vesting based upon performance criteria; all current grants outstanding are time-based vesting instruments.  Certain option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control of the Company (as defined in the Plan).  The fair value of share based options granted is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Company uses original issuance shares to satisfy share-based payments.  A total of 102,050 shares of Class A Common Stock remains reserved for issuance under the Plan at September 30, 2011.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation by estimating the fair value of options granted using a Black-Scholes option valuation model.  The Company recognizes the expense for grants of stock options on a straight-line basis in the statements of operations as operating expense based on their fair value over the requisite service period.

For stock options issued in February 2010, the following assumptions were used:

Expected life (in years)
    5.5  
Expected volatility
    40.90 %
Risk-free interest rate
    2.58 %
Expected dividend
     
Weighted average fair value per share
  $ 0.061  

For stock options issued in July 2010, the following assumptions were used:

Expected life (in years)
    6.0  
Expected volatility
    39.65 %
Risk-free interest rate
    1.95 %
Expected dividend
     
Weighted average fair value per share
  $ 0.057  

Expected volatilities are based on historic volatilities from traded shares of a selected publicly traded peer group. Historic volatility has been calculated using the previous two years’ daily share closing price of the index companies. The Company has no historical data to estimate forfeitures. The expected term of options granted is the safe harbor period approved by the SEC using the vesting period and the contract life as factors. The risk-free rate for periods matching the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

A summary of option activity under the Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is presented below:
 
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life (years)
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010
    897,950     $ 0.19       9.1     $ --  
Forfeited
    (84,910 )     0.19                  
Exercised
    --                          
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011
    813,040     $ 0.19       8.4     $ --  
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011
    543,173     $ 0.19       8.4     $ --  
 
 
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The Company recorded compensation expense for the estimated fair value of options issued of $4,527 and $4,352 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $13,583 and $26,781 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $9,441 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. The unamortized cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.7 years.
 
401(k) Savings Plan
 
Employees of the Company are eligible to participate in a 401(k) Savings Plan.  The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of eligible compensation and 50% of the next 2% of eligible compensation that employees contribute to the plan; the Company’s matching contributions vest immediately.  The Company recorded expense of $31,447 and $13,225 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $74,992 and $37,552 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

13.  Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases:
 
The Company and its subsidiaries lease office space and personal property used in their operations from Aequitas, an affiliate.  Beginning in 2011, the Company and its subsidiary also lease space in San Francisco, California.  At September 30, 2011, the Company's aggregate future minimum payments for operating leases having initial or non-cancelable lease terms greater than one year are payable as follows:

Year
 
Required Minimum Payment
 
2011
  $ 81,633  
2012
  $ 336,018  
2013
  $ 346,572  
2014
  $ 315,306  
2015
  $ 108,585  
2016
  $ 18,240  
 
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred rent expense of $88,925 and $243,464, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, rent expense was $56,059 and $168,176, respectively
 
Litigation:
 
From time to time the Company may become involved in ordinary, routine or regulatory legal proceedings incidental to the Company’s business.  In July 2010, a former employee of Vitality filed a complaint in Orange County, California, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation against Vitality and its officers.  The plaintiff sought damages relating to unexercised stock option grants and other matters related to the sale of Vitality to the Company. See Note 3.  This claim was settled, and the related complaint dismissed with prejudice, on July 15, 2011.  The settlement amount and legal fees associated with the claim were paid by the Company’s insurance carrier; the Company incurred no expense related to the claim.
 
 
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14.  Fair Value Measures

Fair Value:
 
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  It establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity's own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
 
Level 1 –
 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
 
Level 3 –
Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
The carrying value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, related party receivables, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the relatively short maturities of those instruments.

The fair value of the Company’s mandatorily redeemable convertible Series D Preferred issued on December 30, 2009 and April 15, 2010 was determined using a dividend discount model; for the April 15, 2010 sale of the Series D Preferred, the proceeds from the sale were allocated to the debt and attached warrant based on the relative fair values of each instrument at the time of issuance; the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature was computed and recorded as a discount to the Series D Preferred and Additional Paid-In Capital.  The assumptions used in the fair value calculation at December 31, 2010 would be the same at September 30, 2011.  The difference between the fair value at issue date and the redemption value is being accreted into expense over the period to redemption in January 2013 using the level yield method.  The fair value of the Series D Preferred at September 30, 2011 is $12,295,000 based on a discounted cash flow model.

The fair value of the notes payable and the line of credit was calculated using our estimated borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Company’s estimated borrowing rates has not changed; therefore, the carrying amounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheets for notes payable approximate fair value.
 
15.  Related-Party Transactions

Effective January 1, 2010, Aequitas began providing CP Technologies certain management support services such as accounting, financial, human resources and information technology services, under the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement dated December 31, 2009.  The total fee for the services was approximately $65,100 per month for 2010.  For 2011, the fee is $46,200 per month based upon reduced services to be provided in 2011.  Both parties may change the services (including terminating a particular service) upon 180 days prior written notice to the other party, and the Administrative Services Agreement is terminable by either party on 180 days notice.  The Company paid fees under the Administrative Services Agreement to Aequitas of $138,576 and $195,300 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $415,728 and $585,900 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which are included in sales, general and administrative expense.
 
Under the terms of the Sublease dated December 31, 2009 between CP Technologies and Aequitas, CP Technologies leases certain office space and personal property from Aequitas.  The rent for the real property was $12,424 per month in 2010, and increases by 3% each year beginning January 1, 2011; the rent for 2011 is $13,115 per month.  The rent for the personal property was $6,262 per month in 2010 and is $6,116 per month in 2011, and CP Technologies also pays all personal property taxes related to the personal property it uses under the Sublease.  The Company paid fees under the Sublease to Aequitas of $57,693 and $56,059 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $173,079 and $168,176 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which are included in sales, general and administrative expense.
 
Effective on December 31, 2009, the Company and Aequitas entered into an amended and restated Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, Aequitas provides services to the Company relating to strategy development, strategic planning, marketing, corporate development and such other advisory services as the Company reasonably requests from time to time.  The Company pays Aequitas a monthly fee of $15,000 for such services.  In addition, Aequitas will receive a success fee in the event of certain transactions entered into by the Company.  The Company paid fees under the Advisory Agreement to Aequitas of $45,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and $135,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 which are included in sales, general and administrative expense.  Additionally, the Company paid Aequitas $50,000 for legal compliance work performed by Aequitas’ in-house legal team for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and a $50,000 success fee related to the Vitality acquisition for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. See Note 3.
 
 
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Effective December 31, 2009, a Royalty Agreement was entered into between CP Technologies and Aequitas, whereby CP Technologies pays Aequitas a royalty based on new products (the "Products") developed by CP Technologies or its affiliates or co-developed by CP Technologies or its affiliates and Aequitas or its affiliates and that are based on or use the Software.  The royalty is equal to (i) 1.0% of the net revenue received by CP Technologies or its affiliates and generated by the Products that utilize funding provided by Aequitas or its affiliates, and (ii) 7.0% of the face amount, or such other percentage as the parties may agree, of receivables serviced by CP Technologies or its affiliates that do not utilize such funding.  The Royalty Agreement was amended effective June 29, 2011 whereby Aequitas agreed to pay a total of $500,000 to CP Technologies by June 30, 2011 for improvements to the existing CarePayment® program platform to accommodate additional portfolio management capability and efficiency.  No fees were paid under the Royalty Agreement to Aequitas in 2011 or 2010; the Company recorded consulting revenue of $500,000 received from Aequitas under the amendment to the Royalty Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Beginning January 1, 2010, the Company recognized revenue in conjunction with the Servicing Agreement with CarePayment, LLC.  CarePayment, LLC pays the Company a servicing fee based on the total funded receivables being serviced, an origination fee on newly generated funded receivables, and a “back-end fee” based on  CarePayment, LLC’s quarterly net income, adjusted for certain items.  The Company received fee revenue under this agreement of $1,550,424 and $4,678,777 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $1,576,695 and $4,415,940 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.  Additionally the Company recorded implementation revenue of $30,000 and $110,000 for implementation services provided to CarePayment, LLC for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $30,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The Company also recorded revenue of $730 and $2,405 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, for servicing non-recourse receivables for an affiliate of Aequitas.

CarePayment, LLC also paid the Company additional compensation equal to the Company’s actual monthly losses for the two quarter of 2010. See Note 10.  The Company received $1,241,912 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The Company issued a note payable to MH Financial, as described in Note 7.  The Company recorded interest expense on the note payable of $11,650 and $5,577 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $34,570 and $128,849 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Company recorded interest expense on a note payable to Aequitas of $14,045 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010; the note was repaid in June 2010.

The Company paid $0 and $196 of interest expense to Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC, an affiliate of Aequitas, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The Company had a receivable of $382,605 and $28,616 due from CarePayment, LLC for servicing fees as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and $1,328 due from an Aequitas affiliate for servicing fees as of September 30, 2011.  The Company had accrued interest payable of $457,780 and $423,210 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, payable to former members of MH Financial who received interests in the MH Note in connection with the dissolution of MH Financial. See Note 7.  At September 30, 2011, the Company had a $1,631,000 advance on its Business Loan with ACF, an Aequitas Affiliate. See Note 6. Additionally, the Company has an advance payment from CarePayment, LLC in the amount of $43,139 and $47,442 and a deposit $0 and $19,987 on the purchase of loans receivable from an Aequitas affiliate as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, both of which are recorded as related party liabilities in the consolidated financial statements.

 
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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company's operations and financial condition.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) and accompanying notes contained in this Report.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect management's current view and estimates of future economic and market circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our future results to differ materially from the results discussed herein.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this filing.

Overview

CarePayment Technologies, Inc. ("we", "us", "our" or the "Company") was incorporated as an Oregon corporation in 1991.  All references in this Report to the Company includes our 99% owned subsidiary, CP Technologies LLC ("CP Technologies"), which was organized as an Oregon limited liability company in 2009.  The remaining 1% of CP Technologies is owned by Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. ("Aequitas") and CarePayment, LLC, each of which are affiliates of ours.  For additional information on the formation of CP Technologies, see Note 1 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Beginning in January 2010, we commenced operating a receivables servicing business through CP Technologies.  Although we intend to grow our business to include servicing accounts receivable on behalf of other parties and in other industries, we currently service only healthcare accounts receivable and are dependent on a single customer, CarePayment, LLC.

CarePayment, LLC, or one of its affiliates, purchases from hospitals the portion of their accounts receivable that are due directly from patients.  We then administer, service, and collect those receivables on behalf of CarePayment, LLC for a fee.
 
The Healthcare Receivables Servicing Industry and Our Business

Generally, the majority of an account receivable that a hospital generates in connection with providing health care services is paid by private medical insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.  The balance of an account receivable that is not paid by those sources is due directly from the patient.  Often, hospitals do not prioritize collecting that balance as a result of the effort and expense required to collect directly from a patient.

Our affiliate, CarePayment, LLC, offers health care providers a receivables servicing alternative.  CarePayment, LLC, either alone or through an affiliate, purchases from healthcare providers the balance of their accounts receivable that are due directly from patients.  A patient whose healthcare receivable is acquired by CarePayment, LLC is offered the CarePayment program with a loyalty card and a line of credit and, if they accept the terms of the offer, becomes a CarePayment® customer.  The patient's CarePayment® card has an initial outstanding balance equal to the account receivable CarePayment purchased from the healthcare provider.  Balances due on the CarePayment® card are generally payable over up to 25 months with no interest.

On December 31, 2009, CP Technologies entered into a Servicing Agreement (the "Servicing Agreement") with CarePayment, LLC under which CP Technologies has the exclusive right to collect, administer and service all accounts receivable purchased or controlled by CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates.  CarePayment, LLC also appointed CP Technologies as a non-exclusive originator of receivables purchased or controlled by CarePayment, LLC, including the right to negotiate with hospitals on behalf of CarePayment, LLC with respect to collecting, administering and servicing receivables purchased by CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates from hospitals.  While CP Technologies services the accounts receivable, CarePayment, LLC retains ownership of them.  In addition to servicing receivables on behalf of CarePayment, LLC, CP Technologies also analyzes potential receivable acquisitions for CarePayment, LLC and recommends a course of action when it determines that collection efforts for existing receivables are no longer effective.
 
 
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In exchange for its services, CarePayment, LLC pays CP Technologies origination fees at the time CarePayment, LLC purchases and delivers receivables to CP Technologies for servicing, a monthly servicing fee based on the total principal amount of receivables that CP Technologies is servicing, and a quarterly fee based upon a percentage of CarePayment, LLC's quarterly net income, adjusted for certain items.

On July 30, 2010, we completed our acquisition of Vitality Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Vitality"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Vitality Acquisition").  Vitality, headquartered in San Francisco, California, purchases consumer health care receivables on a non-recourse basis.  As of December 31, 2010, Vitality sells these receivables to an affiliate.  Vitality has developed a proprietary healthcare credit score process to evaluate non-recourse loans prior to purchase.  Upon credit approval, customers are offered a pre-approved line of credit.  When the customer accepts the terms of the line of credit, the Vitality purchases the customer’s hospital receivable balance at a discount and then sells the receivable to an affiliate.  Interest rates charged the consumer on these loans are generally less than traditional credit card rates.

In connection with the Vitality Acquisition, we issued 97,500 shares of our Series E Convertible Preferred Stock to certain of Vitality's former stockholders as consideration for the Vitality Acquisition.  CP Technologies entered into employment agreements with two former executives of Vitality.

Other

Currently, shares of our Class A Common Stock trade on the OTC Pink, an over-the-counter market, under the symbol CPYT. Our shares of Class A Common Stock were registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 effective October 4, 2011.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company based the estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which formed the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

The Company believes the critical accounting policy and related judgments and estimates identified in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) contained in this Report affect the preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following discussion should be read in the context of the above overview and the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) contained in this Report.
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010
 
Revenue:
 
As of January 1, 2010, the Company began recognizing revenue in conjunction with the Servicing Agreement with its affiliate, CarePayment, LLC.  CarePayment, LLC pays the Company a servicing fee equal to 5%  annually of total funded receivables being serviced, an origination fee equal to 6% of the original balance of newly generated funded receivables, and a “back-end fee” based on 25% of CarePayment, LLC’s quarterly net income, adjusted for certain items.  The Company recorded fee revenues in conjunction with the servicing contract of $1,550,424 and $1,576,695 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, which were comprised of $499,828 of servicing fees, $1,050,596 of origination fees and no “back-end fees” for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $487,490 of servicing fees and $1,089,205 of origination fees and no “back-end fees” for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  Additionally, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded implementation revenue of $30,000 for implementation services provided to CarePayment, LLC.  The Company also recorded revenue of $730 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 for servicing non-recourse receivables for an affiliate of Aequitas.  For the three months ended September 30, 2011, service fees increased $12,338 and origination fees decreased $38,609 over the same period in 2010.
 
Cost of Revenue:
 
Cost of revenue is comprised primarily of compensation and benefit costs for servicing employees, costs associated with outsourcing billing, collection and payment processing servicing, and the amortization of the servicing rights and servicing software.  For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the total cost of revenue was $1,195,614 as compared to $1,337,510 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 which was an 11% decrease over the same period in 2010.  Cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was comprised of compensation expense of $364,748, outsourced processing and collections services of $677,791, amortization expense of $139,946 and other expense of $13,130.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010, cost of revenue was comprised of compensation expense of $318,445, outsourced processing and collections services of $844,837, and amortization expense of $139,220 and other expense of $35,008.  Outsourced services from four primary vendors include hosting and maintenance of cardholder accounts including all customer transaction processing, collection and mailing services, card processing and customer service administration.  The $141,896 decrease in the cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2011 over the same period in 2010 is primarily related to a $167,046 decrease in the cost of outsourced services which decreased 20% primarily related to renegotiation of vendor contracts in 2011 and process improvements.
 
Operating Expenses:
 
Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $1,699,140 as compared to $1,132,807 for the same period in 2010, an increase of $566,333.

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were comprised of the following:  sales and marketing expense of approximately $250,000, legal, consulting and other professional fees of approximately $80,000, compensation of $572,000, related party agreements with Aequitas for rent of $58,000, accounting and administrative services of $139,000, advisory services of $45,000, travel and entertainment of $172,000, non-capitalizable software development and network expense of $349,000, and general office expense of approximately $34,000.

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were comprised of the following:  sales and marketing expense of approximately $344,000, legal, consulting and other professional fees of approximately $140,000, compensation of approximately $143,000, related party agreements with Aequitas for rent of $56,000, accounting and administrative services of $195,000, advisory services of $95,000, travel and entertainment of $123,000 and general office expense of approximately $37,000.

The increases in operating expenses in 2011 over 2010 were comprised primarily of an increase in compensation expense of $429,000 and an increase in non-capitalizable software and network costs of $349,000 offset in part by decreases in sales and marketing and related travel expense of $49,000, related party service agreement of $104,000 and legal and professional fees of $60,000.
 
 
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The $429,000 increase in compensation was the result of $213,000 of severance accruals for the departure of two officers with the remaining increase relating primarily to a headcount increase of nine, including the addition of two officers as part of the Vitality acquisition.  The $349,000 increase in technology costs were primarily for network hosting and subscription services to establish on-line portals in which client hospitals are able to manage their patient self-pay receivables, and patients can manage their individual accounts.
 
Interest Expense:
 
Interest expense of $115,359 and $78,321 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, includes $103,709 and $72,744 of the accreted discount for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, on the Series D Preferred; see Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) contained in this Report.  The interest rate on the MH Note decreased from 20% during the three months ended September 30, 2010 to 8% per annum for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as discussed in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) contained in this Report.
 
Net Loss:
 
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $1,431,332,  a $512,362 increase over the net loss of $918,970 for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  As discussed above the primary factors in this increased loss are headcount adds and technology costs.
 
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010
 
Revenue:
 
As of January 1, 2010, the Company began recognizing revenue in conjunction with the Servicing Agreement with its affiliate, CarePayment, LLC.  CarePayment, LLC pays the Company a servicing fee equal to 5%  annually of total funded receivables being serviced, an origination fee equal to 6% of the original balance of newly generated funded receivables, and a “back-end fee” based on 25% of CarePayment, LLC’s quarterly net income, adjusted for certain items.  The Company recorded fee revenues in conjunction with the servicing contract of $4,678,777 and $4,415,940 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, which were comprised of $1,425,537 of servicing fees, $3,253,240 of origination fees and no “back-end fees” for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and $1,329,836 of servicing fees and $3,086,104 of origination fees and no “back-end fees” for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded implementation revenue of $110,000 and 30,000, respectively, for implementation services provided to CarePayment, LLC,  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company also recorded $500,000 of consulting revenue from Aequitas under the amendment to the Royalty Agreement for improvements to the existing CarePayment program platform to accommodate additional portfolio management capability and efficiency.  The Company also recorded revenue of $2,405 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 for servicing non-recourse receivables for an affiliate of Aequitas.
 
Cost of Revenue:
 
Cost of revenue is comprised primarily of compensation and benefit costs for servicing employees, costs associated with outsourcing billing, collection and payment processing servicing, and the amortization of the servicing rights and servicing software.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the total cost of revenue increased by $26,005 to $3,605,157 as compared to $3,579,152 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was comprised of compensation expense of $1,022,615, outsourced processing and collections services of $2,079,320, amortization expense of $419,838 and other expense of $83,384.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, cost of revenue was comprised of compensation expense of $914,704, outsourced processing and collections services of $2,155,314, amortization expense of $413,353 and $95,581 of other expense.  Outsourced services from four primary vendors include hosting and maintenance of cardholder accounts including all customer transaction processing, collection and mailing services, card processing and customer service administration.  The cost of revenue increased by $26,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 as compare to the same period in 2010.  This increase is comprised primarily of a $108,000 increase in compensation resulting from adding servicing head count of 4 employees over same period in 2010, offset by a decrease of $76,000 related to outsourced services resulting from renegotiated vendor contracts and process improvements.
 
 
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Operating Expenses:
 
Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $4,568,849 as compared to $3,074,658 for the same period in 2010, an increase of $1,494,191.

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were comprised of the following:  sales and marketing expense of approximately $861,000, legal, consulting and other professional fees of approximately $380,000, compensation of approximately $1,153,000, related party agreements with Aequitas for rent of $173,000, accounting and administrative services of $416,000, advisory services of $135,000, travel and entertainment of $464,000, non-capitalizable software development and network expense of $799,000, office rent of $67,000, and general office expense of approximately $121,000.

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were comprised of the following:  sales and marketing expense of approximately $902,000, legal, consulting and other professional fees of approximately $455,000, compensation of approximately $390,000, related party agreements with Aequitas for rent of $168,000, accounting and administrative services of $586,000, advisory services of $185,000, travel and entertainment of $294,000 and general office expense of approximately $95,000.

The increase in operating expenses in 2011 over 2010 were comprised primarily of increases in compensation of $763,000, non-capitalizable software and network costs of $799,000, travel and entertainment expense of $170,000, and additional rent and office expense of $128,000 for the San Francisco office opened in February 2011. The increases in operating expenses were offset in part by decreases in the related party management services agreement of $215,000 and professional services, travel and office expense of $23,000.

The $763,000 increase in compensation was the result of $213,000 of severance accruals for the departure of two officers with the remaining increase relating primarily to a headcount increase of six, including the addition of two officers as part of the Vitality acquisition.  The $799,000 increase in technology costs were primarily for network hosting and subscription services to establish on-line portals in which client hospitals are able to manage their patient self-pay receivables, and patients can manage their individual accounts.
 
Interest Expense:
 
Interest expense of $316,898 and $363,611 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, includes $282,328 and $220,521 of the accreted discount for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, on the Series D Preferred; see Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) contained in this Report.  The interest rate on the MH Note decreased from 20% during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to 8% per annum for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as discussed in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) contained in this Report.  Additionally, the average balance outstanding under the MH Note during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 declined approximately $300,000 from the same period in the prior year.
 
Net Loss:
 
Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $3,213,070.  The net loss was $1,287,511 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as the result of the loss reimbursement agreement whereby CarePayment, LLC reimbursed the Company for its losses of $1,241,912 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, which is recorded as other income.  This additional compensation was intended to reimburse the Company for transition costs that were not specifically identifiable.

 
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $226,857 of cash and cash equivalents as compared to $555,975 at December 31, 2010.  Cash of $2,887,545 was used in operating activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $45,496 in the same period in 2010.  Cash used in operating activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 included a net loss of $3,213,070 and the net use of cash for operating assets and liabilities of $438,512, offset by non-cash activity of $764,037.  The non-cash activity, comprised of depreciation, amortization and accretion of preferred stock discount for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $664,710.  The net change in operating assets in 2011 of $438,512 is primarily attributable to increases in related party receivables.  The use of cash and the increase in the use of cash in 2011 over the same period in 2010 is primarily related to the loss in 2011.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company used $572,573 for investing activities compared to $87,167 of cash provided by investing activities for the same period in 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, cash was used for the purchase of office furniture and equipment for the San Francisco office which opened in February 2011 and capitalized software additions.  Cash provided for the same period in 2010 related to the acquisition of Vitality Financial, Inc. in July 2010.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the sale of 1,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to Aequitas Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”) for $1,500,000 and a $1,631,000 draw on the line of credit with Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC (“ACF”), provided cash from financing activities of $3,131,000 as compared to $1,371,170 of cash received during the same period in 2010 relating to the collection of a $2,000,000 receivable reduced by $694,190 of payments on debt.

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue and cash receipts are generated from the servicing agreement with CarePayment, LLC.  Origination and servicing revenues are generated based upon the volume of receivables that CarePayment, LLC or its affiliates purchase.

During 2010 and the first nine months in 2011, the Company added headcount, trained staff and hired a software development firm to develop additional systems to manage the servicing operation in preparation for the projected receivables volume increases.  New volume from existing CarePayment, LLC’s customers has been on schedule, but servicing volumes from new CarePayment, LLC customers continue to be less than projected.  Although the Company expects the fourth quarter 2011 volume of serviced receivables will increase over the third quarter of 2011, the Company expects it will use cash for operations during the fourth quarter of 2011.

On March 31, 2011, Holdings purchased an additional 1.5 million shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock for $1.00 per share.  Holdings now owns 7,910,092 shares of Class B Common Stock, which equates to 94% of the voting shares of the Company.  On September 29, 2011, the Company entered into a $3 million Business Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (“Business Loan”) with Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC (“ACF”), an affiliate of Aequitas, which expires on December 31, 2012.  At September 30, 2011, the Company had taken an initial advance on the Business Loan of $1,631,000.  Should the equity infusion and the Business Loan be insufficient to meet the Company’s liquidity needs over the next year or until such time as the Company has positive cash flow, Holdings has advised the Company that it is prepared to provide additional liquidity, either in the form of an additional equity infusion or an additional line of credit.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Not applicable

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are certifications (the "Certifications") of the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, which are required pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act.  This Item 4 includes information concerning the controls and controls evaluation referenced in the Certifications.  This Item 4 should be read in conjunction with the Certifications for a more complete understanding of the matters presented.
 
 
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The Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of its “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), have concluded that, subject to the inherent limitations noted below, as of September 30, 2011, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the existence of a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting, as discussed below.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

The Company’s management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the Company's disclosure controls or its internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additional controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Material Weakness Identified

In connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, management identified a material weakness resulting from:

 
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Insufficient corporate governance policies. Although the Company does have a code of ethics which provides broad guidelines for corporate governance, its corporate governance activities and processes are not always formally documented.

Plan for Remediation of Material Weaknesses

The Company restarted operations on January 1, 2010 and has not had sufficient time or financial resources to design and implement adequate disclosure controls and procedures.  The Company is in the process of doing so, and anticipates that it will complete these activities during  2011.  Specifically, during 2011, the Company plans to expand its Board of Directors and formally document corporate governance policies and processes.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information set forth in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits:
 
31.1(1)
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2(1)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1(1)
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2(1)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

   
(1)  
Filed herewith.
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

   
CAREPAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
Dated:  November 8, 2011
 
(Registrant)
 
       
   
/s/ PATRICIA J. BROWN
 
   
Patricia J. Brown
 
   
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
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