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SEC settles action against Travel + Leisure over timeshare loan portfolio disclosure omissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled civil action in the Southern District of Florida against timeshare operator Travel + Leisure Co. over undisclosed loan rescission projects. The SEC alleges that between 2019 and 2021 the company removed more than 2,900 delinquent and defaulted timeshare loans totaling about $77 million to meet its loan loss provision guidance. Without admitting the allegations, Travel + Leisure agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty, subject to court approval.
Filing (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida) → · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg Law, TradingView
Key points
- The SEC filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under case number 26-cv-62760.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- The company removed more than 2,900 delinquent loans totaling about $77 million, including $34 million in defaults, through two undisclosed rescission projects.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaBloomberg Law
- Travel + Leisure set internal rescission targets to meet publicly issued guidance for its loan loss provision percentage without disclosing the projects.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- On earnings calls, company executives credited customer-care initiatives, stricter underwriting, and operational improvements rather than loan removals for portfolio metrics.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaBloomberg Law
- Without admitting or denying liability, Travel + Leisure consented to a permanent injunction and agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty.U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionTradingView
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