NERDWALLET, INC.NRDS
NERDWALLET, INC. Debt Disclosure
Debt
Credit Facility—NerdWallet, Inc. and three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries maintain a credit agreement, entered into on September 26, 2023 and which over time has been amended (as amended, the Credit Agreement) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. as Administrative Agent, and a syndicate of lenders. The Credit Agreement provides for a $125.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility), with the option to increase up to an additional $75.0 million, and is available to be used by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. The Credit Agreement includes a letter of credit sub-facility in the aggregate amount of $10.0 million and a swingline sub-facility in the aggregate amount of $10.0 million. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company and each of its material domestic subsidiaries is a guarantor of all of the obligations under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility matures on September 26, 2028.
The Company is charged a commitment fee of between 0.25% and 0.35% of the total facility commitments, depending on the Company’s total net leverage ratio.
Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a floating rate and may be maintained as alternate base rate loans (tied to the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, the overnight bank funding rate plus 0.50%, or the adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) for a one-month period plus 1.00%) or as term benchmark loans tied to adjusted term SOFR plus 0.10%, in each case plus a margin of 2.25% to 2.75% depending on the Company’s total net leverage ratio.
There was no outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement at December 31, 2025 or 2024. The available amount to borrow under the Credit Facility was $124.5 million and $123.9 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which was equal to the available amount under the agreement of $125.0 million net of letters of credit of $0.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
The Credit Agreement requires the Company to comply with maximum total net leverage and minimum fixed charge coverage ratios. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains other standard affirmative and negative covenants such as those which (subject to certain thresholds) limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, incur liens, engage in mergers, consolidations, liquidations or acquisitions, enter into new lines of business not related to the Company’s current lines of business, make certain investments, make distributions on or repurchase its equity securities, engage in transactions with affiliates, or enter into certain hedging obligations. Events of default under the Credit Agreement include, among other things, payment defaults, breaches of representations, warranties or covenants, defaults under material indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, judgment defaults, certain defaults or events relating to employee benefit plans or a change in control of the Company. The events of default would permit the lenders to terminate commitments and accelerate the maturity of borrowings under the Credit Facility if not cured within applicable grace periods. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Warehouse Line of Credit—NDL maintains a $15.0 million warehouse line of credit, which may be increased to $18.75 million for up to 90 days subject to certain requirements, to provide NDL short-term funding for mortgage loans originated for sale. Borrowings under the warehouse line of credit bear interest at the interest rate of the underlying mortgage loans held for sale, subject to a 5.25% minimum rate, and are secured by the underlying promissory notes of the mortgage loans held for sale, as well as NDL’s other assets. The warehouse line of credit matures on February 1, 2027. NDL had $6.9 million and $2.5 million outstanding under the warehouse line of credit with a weighted-average interest rate of 6.27% and 6.77% as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The warehouse line of credit requires NDL to comply with minimum tangible net worth, liquidity and insurance requirements. NDL was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 23, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 24, 2022 | |
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