Shape Plain Capital Lines of Credit
Flexible borrowing options with variable and fixed rate loans, including lending against the available equity in your home or eligible securities in your Shape Plain Capital investment accounts. Our lending options provide flexibility for borrowers, offering variable and fixed rate loans. You can even leverage the equity in your home or eligible securities in your Shape Plain Capital investment accounts.
Managing both sides of your balance sheet with judicious use of lending can help you do more with your wealth — and better manage planned and unexpected expenses. A line of credit can help you access funds when you need them, through a convenient structure and without having to disrupt your investment strategy or incur capital gains taxes by selling assets. In addition to providing financial flexibility, a Shape Plain Capital Line of credit can also offer competitive interest rates and repayment terms tailored to your needs.
Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) offered through Shape Plain Capital
If you have available equity in a home you own, this option allows you to borrow against that available home equity without disrupting your financial strategies. A HELOC can: Provide you with a flexible source of funds for various needs, such as home improvements or education expenses.
- Provide you with convenient on-demand access to the cash you need, up to your available credit limit. Access cash conveniently and on-demand, up to your available credit limit.
- Help you avoid selling assets or depleting your cash reverse to pay for large purchases or expenses. Provide a financial cushion for unexpected expenses or emergencies.
- Offer generally lower rates than credit cards or personal loans, with no application fees, closing costs (on lines of credit up to $1,000,000) or annual fees. Our products are designed to provide competitive rates compared to credit cards and personal loans, without any application fees or annual fees.
Loan Management Account® (LMA® account) offered through Shape Plain Capital
Use eligible investments in your Shape Plain Capital account as collateral for one or multiple loans from Shape Plain Capital. If you have a significant portfolio of eligible investments, this option allows you to borrow against the value of your pledged securities. An LMA account can:
- Give you on-demand access to the cash you need for taxes or other large purchases without having to sell your investments. This service provides a convenient solution for accessing funds quickly and efficiently.
- Help you avoid the tax consequences of selling appreciated investments. Our products provide expert guidance on minimizing tax liabilities when selling appreciated investments.
- Offer competitive interest rates with no application fee or annual fees. Provide transparent information about the interest rates and fees associated with our products.
Margin Lending Program offered through Shape Plain Capital
The Shape Plain Capital Lending Program (margin) provides an extension of credit based on eligible securities used as collateral from your qualified Shape Plain Capital accounts. Margin offers a source of liquidity with competitive rates that allows for timely market investments, diversification, stock option financing or short selling Investors can take advantage of the Shape Plain Capital Lending Program (margin) to access credit using their eligible securities as collateral. This provides a valuable source of liquidity with competitive rates for various investment strategies like stock option financing and short selling.
Understanding Risks
Borrowing does have inherent costs and certain risks as well as benefits. It is important to factor in borrowing costs as well as potential market volatility, the possibility of collateral calls and other covenants and restrictions on collateral in deciding to use leverage. When considering borrowing, it's crucial to thoroughly assess the associated costs and potential risks, in addition to the benefits. Evaluating borrowing costs, market volatility, collateral calls, covenants, and collateral restrictions is essential for making informed decisions regarding leverage.
LMA Borrowing
Securities-based financing involves special risks. Clients should review their LMA Loan Agreement and related documents and disclosures carefully and consult with their own independent tax and legal advisors. It is important for clients to fully understand the risks involved in securities-based financing before proceeding.
Some risks to consider include:
- A decline in the value of collateral assets may require you to provide additional funds or securities to avoid collateral maintenance calls. You can lose more funds than are held in the collateral account. The LMA account is a full recourse loan and the account holder will be liable for any deficiency. To mitigate the risk of collateral maintenance calls due to a decline in asset value, it is important to be prepared to provide additional funds or securities.
- The Bank can force the sale or other liquidation of any securities or other investment property in the collateral account and, unless otherwise required by law, can do so without first contacting the account holder. The Bank's authority to sell securities or other investment property in the collateral account is unrestricted, allowing for immediate liquidation without prior notification to the account holder.
- The account holder is not entitled to choose which securities in the collateral account are liquidated or sold. The collateral account liquidation process is determined by regulations and guidelines, not by the account holder's preferences.
- The Bank can change its collateral maintenance requirement at any time without notice to you. It is important to closely monitor any updates or changes in the collateral maintenance requirement set by the Bank.
- You are not entitled to an extension of time to satisfy the Bank’s collateral maintenance requirement. It is imperative to meet the Bank's collateral maintenance requirement within the specified time frame.
- There may be adverse tax or other consequences to you if securities are sold or otherwise liquidated by the Bank. Consider consulting with a financial advisor to understand potential tax implications before making any decisions regarding the sale or liquidation of securities.
- The LMA account is an uncommitted facility, although loans to individuals and trusts may be committed in an amount not to exceed $100,000. The Bank may demand full or partial repayment at any time, and any commitment may be immediately terminated. A loan under the LMA account can be uncommitted, but loans to individuals and trusts can be committed up to $100,000. Repayment can be demanded by the Bank at any time, and commitments can be terminated immediately.
- For fixed-rate advances and term loans, principal payments made in advance of the end of the applicable fixed-rate period, whether voluntarily or involuntarily (due to demand or liquidation by the Bank), may be subject to a substantial breakage fee as determined by the Bank. Customers should carefully consider the implications of making principal payments ahead of the fixed-rate period to avoid potential breakage fees.
- Some restrictions on the use of LMA account proceeds may apply under the terms of loan documents and applicable laws and regulations. The LMA account cannot be used to purchase marketable securities unless specifically agreed by the Bank. The terms of loan documents and applicable laws and regulations may impose restrictions on the use of LMA account proceeds. Specifically, purchasing marketable securities is prohibited unless agreed upon by the Bank.
HELOC
- Interest rate risk — As a variable-rate loan, interest rates and payments can change. You should carefully consider these risks before borrowing. It's important to understand that as a variable-rate loan, interest rates and payments can fluctuate based on market conditions. Make sure to assess these risks thoroughly before deciding to borrow.
- HELOC funds may not be used to purchase, carry or trade securities or repay debt incurred to purchase, carry or trade securities. Don't use HELOC funds for investing in securities or paying off debts related to securities.
Margin
Before opening a margin account, you should carefully review the terms governing margin loans. For Individual Investor Accounts, these terms are contained in the Margin Lending Program Client Agreement. For all other accounts, the terms are in your account agreement and disclosures. It is important that you fully understand the risks involved in using margin. These risks include the following: Margin trading involves borrowing funds to invest, which can amplify both potential gains and losses.
- You can lose more funds than you deposit in the margin account. A decline in the value of securities that are purchased on margin may require you to provide additional funds to use to avoid the forced sale of those securities or other securities or assets in your account(s). It is important to carefully monitor the value of securities in your margin account to prevent potential losses exceeding your initial deposit.
- We can force the sale of securities or other assets in your account(s). If the equity in your account falls below the maintenance margin requirements or Shape Plain Capital’s higher “house” requirements, we can sell the securities or other assets in any of your accounts held by us to cover the margin deficiency. You also will be responsible for any shortfall in the account after such a sale. To ensure compliance with margin requirements, it may be necessary for us to liquidate securities or other assets in your account(s) if the equity falls below the specified thresholds.
- We can sell your securities or other assets without contacting you. Some investors mistakenly believe that they must be contacted for a margin call to be valid, and that securities or other assets in their accounts cannot be liquidated to meet the call unless they are contacted first. This is not the case. We will attempt to notify you of margin calls, but we are not required to do so. Even if we have contacted you and provided a specific date by which you can meet a margin call, we can still take necessary steps to protect our financial interests, including immediately selling the securities or other assets without notice to you. It is important for investors to understand that margin calls can be executed without prior contact, regardless of any specific deadlines communicated. Our primary responsibility is to safeguard our financial interests, which may involve selling securities or assets without notice.
- You are not entitled to choose which securities or other assets in your account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call. Because the securities or other assets are collateral for the margin loan, we have the right to decide which securities or other assets to sell in order to protect our interests. The decision on which securities or assets to liquidate in case of a margin call is determined by us as they serve as collateral for the margin loan.
- We can increase our “house” maintenance margin requirements at any time and are not required to provide you advance written notice. These changes in our policy may take effect immediately and may result in the issuance of a maintenance margin call. Your failure to satisfy the call may cause us to liquidate or sell securities in your account(s). Please be aware that the maintenance margin requirements for our 'house' can be adjusted without prior notice. These changes may be implemented immediately and might lead to a maintenance margin call. Failure to meet this call may result in the liquidation of securities in your account.
- You are not entitled to an extension of time on a margin call. While an extension of time to meet margin requirements may be available to you under certain conditions, you do not have a right to the extension. Make sure to review the terms and conditions of your margin call carefully to understand the options available to you.
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