MoneyGram International
Annual Report 2014

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MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 03/03/15 for the Period Ending 12/31/14 Address Telephone CIK 2828 N. HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR DALLAS, TX 75201 2149997640 0001273931 Symbol MGI SIC Code 7389 - Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry Misc. Financial Services Sector Fiscal Year Financial 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2015, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ———————— Form 10-K (Mark One) Commission File Number: 001-31950 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (214) 999-7552 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ———————— Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:1) No (cid:3) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes (cid:1) No (cid:3) 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. 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See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer (cid:1) Accelerated filer (cid:3) Non-accelerated filer (cid:1) Smaller reporting company (cid:1) (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes (cid:1) No (cid:3) The aggregate market value of voting and nonvoting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the last sales price as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as of June 30, 2014, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $584.2 million . 53,188,905 shares of common stock were outstanding as of March 2, 2015 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information required by Part III of this report is incorporated by reference from the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. (cid:3) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. (cid:1) Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to . Delaware 16-1690064 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 2828 N. Harwood St., 15th Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $0.01 par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC  Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Page PART I. Item 1. Business 3 Overview 3 History and Development 4 2014 Events 4 Our Segments 5 Global Funds Transfer Segment 6 Financial Paper Products Segment 8 Regulation 9 Clearing and Cash Management Bank Relationships 11 Intellectual Property 11 Employees 11 Executive Officers of the Registrant 11 Available Information 13 Item 1A. Risk Factors 13 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 25 Item 2. Properties 25 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 26 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 27 PART II. Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 28 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 30 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 31 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 54 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 58 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 58 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 58 Item 9B. Other Information 58 PART III. Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 59 Item 11. Executive Compensation 59 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 59 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 59 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 59 PART IV. Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 59 Signatures 60 Exhibit Index 61 Table of Contents PART I Item 1. BUSINESS Overview MoneyGram International, Inc. (together with our subsidiaries, “MoneyGram,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a leading global money transfer and payment services company. We provide convenient, affordable and reliable money transfer and payment services. Our primary customers are persons who may not be fully served by other financial institutions, which we refer to as unbanked or underbanked consumers. Unbanked consumers do not have a relationship with a traditional financial institution. Underbanked consumers are not fully served by traditional financial institutions. The World Bank, a key source of industry analysis for cross-border remittance data, estimates that roughly half of the world's adult population, or 2.5 billion people, are unbanked. As an alternative financial services provider, we provide these consumers with essential services to help them meet the financial demands of their daily lives. Many of our customers utilize traditional banking services but prefer to use our services based on convenience, cost or to make urgent payments or transfers. Our offerings include money transfers, bill payment services, money order services and official check processing. Our money transfer services are our primary revenue driver. Money transfers are movements of funds between consumers from the origination or "send" location and the designated "receive" location. MoneyGram earns revenue from the fees paid by the consumers sending the funds and from the management of currency exchange spreads on money transfer transactions involving different “send” and “receive” currencies. We share a significant portion of that fee with both the sending and receiving agents. We also earn bill payment services revenues primarily from transaction fees charged to consumers for each transaction completed. Additionally, we earn revenue from the sale of our money order and official check products and generate revenue from the investment of funds underlying outstanding official checks and money orders. Our money transfer services enable our consumers to send and receive funds around the world through our extensive global network of locations primarily operated by third-party businesses ("agents"), and Company-operated retail locations. Operating in more than 200 countries and territories, we have nearly doubled our network since 2009 to approximately 350,000 locations. Historically, we operated one primary customer care center in the U.S., with regional support centers providing ancillary services and additional call center services in various countries. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we began transitioning the primary customer care center to Warsaw, Poland. We provide call center services 24 hours per day, 365 days per year and provide customer service in 27 languages. The MoneyGram ® brand is recognized throughout the world. We use various trademarks and service marks in our business, including, but not limited, to MoneyGram, the Globe design logo, MoneyGram Bringing You Closer, ExpressPayment, MoneyGram xpress , Moneygrado, FormFree, AgentWorks, Agent Connect, Delta, PrimeLink and MGiAlloy, some of which are registered in the U.S. and other countries. This document also contains trademarks and service marks of other businesses that are the property of their respective holders and are used herein solely for identification purposes. We have omitted the ® and TM designations, as applicable, for the trademarks we reference. The Company utilizes specific terms related to our business throughout this document, including the following: Corridor — With regard to a money transfer transaction, the originating "send" location and the designated "receive" location are referred to as a corridor. Corridor mix — The relative impact of increases or decreases in money transfer transactions in each available corridor versus the comparative prior period. Face value — The principal amount of each completed transaction, excluding any fees related to the transaction. Foreign currency — The impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations is typically calculated as the difference between current period activity translated using the current period’s currency exchange rates and the comparable prior-year period’s currency exchange rates. We use this method to calculate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates for all countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. 3 Table of Contents History and Development We conduct our business primarily through our wholly-owned subsidiary, MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. ("MPSI") under the MoneyGram brand. The Company was incorporated in Delaware on December 18, 2003 in connection with the June 30, 2004 spin-off from our former parent company, Viad Corporation. Through the Company's predecessors, we have been in operation for over 70 years. Our principal executive offices are located at 2828 N. Harwood Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas 75201 and our telephone number is (214) 999-7552 . Our website address is corporate.moneygram.com . The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In March 2008, we completed a recapitalization pursuant to which we received an infusion of $1.5 billion of gross equity and debt capital, referred to herein as the 2008 Recapitalization. The equity component consisted of the sale to affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL"), and affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") (collectively with THL, the "Investors") in a private placement of Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the "B Stock"), and Series B-1 Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the "B-1 Stock") and collectively with the B Stock (the "Series B Stock") for an aggregate purchase price of $760.0 million . We also paid Goldman Sachs an investment banking advisory fee equal to $7.5 million in the form of additional shares of the B-1 Stock. In May 2011, we completed a second recapitalization, referred to herein as the 2011 Recapitalization. Pursuant to the 2011 Recapitalization, (i) THL, as the holder of all of the B Stock, converted all of the shares of B Stock into shares of our common stock in accordance with the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of MoneyGram International, Inc., (ii) Goldman Sachs, as the holder of all of the B-1 Stock, converted all of the shares of B-1 Stock into shares of Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the "D Stock") in accordance with the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B-1 Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of MoneyGram International, Inc., and (iii) THL received approximately 3.5 million additional shares of our common stock and $140.8 million in cash, and Goldman Sachs received 15,503 additional shares of D Stock and $77.5 million in cash. On November 14, 2011, we filed a certificate of amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a reverse stock split ratio of 1-for-8 and to decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock from 1,300,000,000 to 162,500,000 . As the par value of common stock was not affected, $3.5 million was transferred from common stock to additional paid-in capital. In connection with the reverse stock split, the conversion ratio of the D Stock to common stock decreased from 1,000 to 1 to 125 to 1 . All share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split with the exception of our treasury stock, which was not a part of the reverse stock split. 2014 Events Global Transformation Program — In the first quarter of 2014 , the Company announced the 2014 Global Transformation Program, which consists of three key components: our compliance enhancement program, our reorganization and restructuring program and growth in self-service revenue. Our compliance enhancement program is focused on creating industry-leading compliance platforms, processes and systems for consumers and completing the programs required under our settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ("MDPA") and the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice ("U.S. DOJ") (collectively with MDPA, "MDPA/U.S. DOJ"). At the beginning of 2014, the Company announced that it expects to make investments totaling $80.0 million to $90.0 million related to the compliance enhancement program through 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2014 , we incurred $49.0 million of compliance enhancement program expenditures primarily related to hardware and software additions as well as independent contractor and consultant expense for systems and process redesign. Our reorganization and restructuring activities are focused on facilities and headcount rationalization, system efficiencies and headcount right-shoring and outsourcing. For the year ended December 31, 2014 , we did not early terminate any leases. See our "Properties" section in Item 2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to our leases. The Company projects that these activities will be concluded at the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The following figures include Company estimates and are subject to change as the proposed reorganization and restructuring program continues to be implemented. The Company is estimating to incur $40.0 million in expenditures through 2015 and generate an annual estimated pre-tax savings of $20.0 million exiting fiscal year 2015 . For the year ended December 31, 2014 , the Company recorded total reorganization and restructuring expenses of $30.5 million . We believe that our investment in innovative products and services, particularly self-service solutions such as MoneyGram Online, mobile, account deposit and kiosk-based services, positions the Company to enhance revenue growth and diversify our product offerings. For the year ended December 31, 2014 , the self-service channel accounted for eight percent of money transfer fee and other revenue and 10 percent of total money transfer transactions. 4 Table of Contents 2014 Incremental Agreement and Secondary Public Offering — On April 2, 2014, the Company, as borrower, entered into a First Incremental Amendment and Joinder Agreement (the "Incremental Agreement") with Bank of America, N.A. ("BOA"), as administrative agent, and various lenders. The Incremental Agreement provided for (a) a tranche under the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $130.0 million (the "Tranche B-1 Term Loan Facility") to be made available to the Company under the 2013 Credit Agreement, (b) an increase in the senior secured five-year revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") under the 2013 Credit Agreement from $125.0 million to $150.0 million and (c) certain other amendments to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which the Company entered into with BOA and various other lenders in March 2013 (the "2013 Credit Agreement") including, without limitation, (i) amendments to certain of the conditions precedent with respect to these incremental borrowings, (ii) an increase in the maximum secured leverage ratio with which the Company is required to comply as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, and (iii) amendments to permit the Company to borrow up to $300.0 million under the facility for share repurchases exclusively from THL and Goldman Sachs. The Company borrowed $130.0 million under the Tranche B-1 Term Loan Facility on April 2, 2014, and the proceeds were used to fund a portion of the share repurchases from THL, discussed below, reducing the remaining limit for such purchases to $170.0 million . On April 2, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten secondary public offering by affiliates and co-investors of the Investors of an aggregate of 9,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As part of the transaction, the affiliates of Goldman Sachs converted an aggregate of 37,957 shares of D Stock to 4,744,696 shares of common stock, which were sold as part of the transaction. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds from the offering. Also on April 2, 2014, the Company completed the repurchase of 8,185,092 shares of common stock from the THL selling stockholders at a price of $16.25 per share. Business Acquisitions — During 2014, the Company acquired the assets of Nexxo Financial Corporation ("Nexxo"), which included kiosk and point-of-entry developed technology. Additionally, the Company acquired MTI Money Transfer Ltd ("MTI"), whose primary assets included agent contractual relationships. See Note 4 — Acquisitions of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure related to the acquisitions. Competition — On April 17, 2014, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Walmart”) announced the launch of the Walmart white label money transfer service, a program operated by a competitor of MoneyGram, that allows consumers to transfer money between its U.S. store locations. This program limits consumer transfers to $900 per transaction. We are unable to determine the overall extent of the long-term negative impact of this program to our business. However, the Company's Walmart U.S. to U.S. transactions declined 37 percent for the year ended December 31, 2014 . On October 31, 2014 , we introduced lower prices for our money transfer product in the U.S. to U.S. market and, as a result, have seen improvements including a reduction in the decline of transactions over $50 and an increase in principal per transaction. Our Segments We manage our business primarily through two reporting segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products. The following table presents the components of our consolidated revenue associated with our reporting segments for the years ended December 31 : See Note 16 — Segment Information of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional financial information about our segments and geographic areas. During 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , our 10 largest agents accounted for 39 percent , 43 percent and 44 percent , respectively, of our total company fee and investment revenue and 41 percent , 44 percent and 46 percent , respectively, of the fee and investment revenue of our Global Funds Transfer segment. Walmart is our only agent that accounts for more than 10 percent of our total company fee and investment revenue. In 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , Walmart accounted for 22 percent , 27 percent and 28 percent , respectively, of our total company fee and investment revenue, and 23 percent , 28 percent and 30 percent , respectively, of the fee and investment revenue of our Global Funds Transfer segment. 5 2014 2013 2012 Global Funds Transfer Money transfer 87.6 % 87.3 % 85.7 % Bill payment 6.9 % 6.9 % 7.9 % Financial Paper Products Money order 3.7 % 3.7 % 4.3 % Official check 1.8 % 2.0 % 2.0 % Other —% 0.1 % 0.1 % Total revenue 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % Table of Contents Global Funds Transfer Segment The Global Funds Transfer segment is our primary revenue driver, providing money transfer services and bill payment services primarily to unbanked and underbanked consumers. We utilize a variety of proprietary point-of-sale platforms, including AgentConnect, which is integrated into an agent’s point-of-sale system, DeltaWorks and Delta T3, which are separate software and stand-alone device platforms, and MoneyGram Online. We continue to focus on the growth of our Global Funds Transfer segment outside of the U.S. During 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , sends originated outside of the U.S. generated 41 percent , 40 percent and 38 percent , respectively, of our total company revenue, and 43 percent , 42 percent and 41 percent , respectively, of our total Global Funds Transfer segment revenue. In 2014 , our Global Funds Transfer segment had total revenue of $1,374.6 million . Money Transfer — We earn our money transfer revenues primarily from consumer transaction fees and the management of currency exchange spreads on money transfer transactions involving different “send” and “receive” currencies. We have corridor pricing capabilities that provide us flexibility when establishing consumer fees and foreign exchange rates for our money transfer services, which allow us to remain competitive in all locations. In a cash-to-cash money transfer transaction, both the agent initiating the transaction and the receiving agent earn a commission that is generally based on a percentage of the fee charged to the consumer. When a money transfer transaction is initiated at a MoneyGram-owned store or full-service kiosk or via our online platform, typically only the receiving agent earns a commission. In certain countries, we have multi-currency technology that allows consumers to choose a currency when initiating or receiving a money transfer. The currency choice typically consists of local currency, U.S. dollars and/or euros. These capabilities allow consumers to know the amount that will be received in the selected currency. The majority of our remittances constitute transactions in which cash is collected by one of our agents and funds are available for pick-up at another agent location. Typically, the designated recipient may receive the transferred funds within 10 minutes at any MoneyGram agent location. In select countries, the designated recipient may also receive the transferred funds via a deposit to the recipient’s bank account, mobile phone account or prepaid card. Through our online product offerings, consumers can remit funds from a bank account, credit card or debit card. We offer a variety of services to provide the best consumer experience possible at our agent locations. We offer full-service and transaction-staging kiosks at select agent locations around the world. Through our FormFree service, consumers are directed to one of our customer care centers, and a representative collects transaction information, entering it directly via phone into our central data processing system. Our MoneyGram xpress product enables consumers to pay for money transfers at a MoneyGram agent location, and provide the information necessary to complete the money transfer when and where it is convenient for them, via phone or any internet-enabled device. We offer our money transfer services on the internet via our MoneyGram Online service in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany and through affiliate websites. Through our MoneyGram Online service, consumers have the ability to send money from the convenience of their home or internet-enabled mobile device to any of our agent locations worldwide through a debit or credit card or, in certain cases, funding with a U.S. checking account. MoneyGram Online money transfer transactions grew 34 percent and revenue grew 26 percent in 2014 over the prior year. We offer our money transfer services via virtual agents allowing our consumers to send international transfers conveniently from a website or their mobile phone in over 10 countries. We continue to expand our money transfer services to consumers through the addition of full-service and transaction-staging kiosks, ATMs, prepaid cards and direct-to-bank account products in various markets around the world. 6 Table of Contents In 2014 , we added nearly 14,000 locations, bringing our global money transfer agent network to approximately 350,000 locations. The following table is a summary of our money transfer agent locations by geographic area as of December 31 : Our agent network includes agents such as international post offices, formal and alternative financial institutions as well as large and small retailers. Additionally, we have Company-operated retail locations in the U.S. and Western Europe. Some of our agents outside the U.S. manage sub-agents. We refer to these agents as super-agents. Although these sub-agents are under contract with these super-agents, the sub-agent locations typically have access to similar technology and services as our other agent locations. Many of our agents have multiple locations, a large number of which operate in locations that are open outside of traditional banking hours, including nights and weekends. Our agents know the markets they serve and they work with our sales and marketing teams to develop business plans for their markets. This may include contributing financial resources to, or otherwise supporting, our efforts to market MoneyGram's services. Bill Payment Services — We earn our bill payment revenues primarily from fees charged to consumers for each transaction completed. Our primary bill payment service offering is our ExpressPayment service, which we offer at substantially all of our money transfer agent and Company-operated locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and at certain agent locations in select Caribbean and European countries. Through our bill payment services, consumers can complete urgent bill payments, pay routine bills, or load and reload prepaid debit cards with cash at an agent location or through MoneyGram Online with a credit or debit card. We offer consumers same-day and two or three day payment service options; the service option is dependent upon our agreement with the biller. We offer over 13,000 payment options to billers in key industries, including the ability to allow the consumer to load or reload funds to nearly 400 prepaid debit card programs. These industries include the credit card, mortgage, auto finance, telecommunications, corrections, health care, utilities, property management, prepaid card and collections industries. Marketing — We have global marketing and product management teams located in multiple geographical regions. We employ a strategy of developing products and marketing campaigns that are global, yet can be tailored to address our consumer base and local needs. A key component of our marketing efforts is our global branding. We use a marketing mix to support our brand, which includes traditional, digital and social media, point-of-sale materials, signage at our agent locations, targeted marketing campaigns, seasonal campaigns and sponsorships. Sales — Our sales teams are organized by geographic area, product and delivery channel. We have dedicated teams that focus on developing our agent and biller networks to enhance the reach of our money transfer and bill payment products. Our agent requirements vary depending upon the type of outlet, location and compliance and regulatory requirements. Our sales teams and strategic partnership teams continue to improve our agent relationships and overall network strength with a goal of providing the optimal agent and consumer experience. Competition — While the market for our money transfer and bill payment services continues to be very competitive, we remain the second largest global money transfer service company in the world based on total face value of remittances in 2014. The World Bank estimates that by 2015 cross-border remittances will exceed $600 billion. We generally compete for money transfer agents on the basis of value, service, quality, technical and operational differences, price, commission and marketing efforts. We compete for money transfer consumers on the basis of trust, convenience, availability of outlets, price, technology and brand recognition. 7 2014 2013 2014 vs 2013 2014 vs 2013 (growth) (%) Latin America, excluding Mexico 23,000 22,000 1,000 5 % Mexico 17,000 16,000 1,000 6 % U.S. and Canada 56,000 55,000 1,000 2 % Western Europe 47,000 49,000 (2,000 ) (4 )% Eastern Europe 65,000 64,000 1,000 2 % Indian subcontinent 66,000 60,000 6,000 10 % Asia Pacific 44,000 41,000 3,000 7 % Africa 26,000 23,000 3,000 13 % Middle East 6,000 6,000 — — % Total agent locations 350,000 336,000 14,000 4 % Table of Contents Our competitors include a small number of large money transfer and bill payment providers, financial institutions and banks, and a large number of small niche money transfer service providers that serve select regions. Our largest competitor in the money transfer industry is the Western Union Company ("Western Union") which also competes with our bill payment services and money order businesses. On April 17, 2014, Walmart announced the launch of the Walmart white label money transfer service, a program operated by a competitor of MoneyGram, that allows consumers to transfer money between its U.S. store locations. See our "Management's Discussion and Analysis - Overview" section in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional disclosure. We will encounter increasing competition as new technologies emerge that allow consumers to send and receive money through a variety of channels, but we continue to be an innovator in the industry by diversifying our core money transfer business through new channels, such as online, mobile, kiosk and other self-service offerings. Financial Paper Products Segment Our Financial Paper Products segment provides money orders to consumers through our retail agents and financial institutions located throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and provides official check outsourcing services for financial institutions across the U.S. In 2014 , our Financial Paper Products segment generated revenues of $80.3 million from fee and other revenue and investment revenue. We earn revenue from the investment of funds underlying outstanding official checks and money orders. We refer to our cash and cash equivalents, settlement cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing investments and available-for-sale investments collectively as our “investment portfolio.”Our investment portfolio primarily consists of low risk, highly liquid, short-term U.S. government securities and bank deposits that produce a low rate of return. Money Orders — Consumers use our money orders to make payments in lieu of cash or personal checks. We generate revenue from money orders by charging per item and other fees, as well as from the investment of funds underlying outstanding money orders, which generally remain outstanding for fewer than eight days. We sell money orders under the MoneyGram brand and on a private label or co-branded basis with certain large retail and financial institution agents in the U.S. As of December 31, 2014 , we issued money orders through our network of approximately 50,000 agent and financial institution locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Official Check Outsourcing Services — Official checks are used by consumers where a payee requires a check drawn on a bank. Financial institutions also use official checks to pay their own obligations. As with money orders, we generate revenue from our official check outsourcing services for U.S. banks and credit unions by charging per item and other fees, as well as from the investment of funds underlying outstanding official checks, which generally remain outstanding for fewer than four days. As of December 31, 2014 , we provided official check outsourcing services through approximately 1,000 financial institutions at approximately 7,000 branch bank locations. Marketing — We employ a wide range of marketing methods. A key component of our marketing efforts is our global branding. We use a marketing mix to support our brand, which includes traditional, digital and social media, point of sale materials, signage at our agent locations and targeted marketing campaigns. Official checks are financial institution branded, and therefore, all marketing to this segment is business to business. Sales — Our sales teams are organized by product and delivery channel. We have dedicated teams that focus on developing our agent and financial institution networks to enhance the reach of our official check and money order products. Our agent requirements vary depending upon the type of outlet or location, and our sales teams continue to improve and strengthen our agent relationships with a goal of providing the optimal agent and consumer experience. Competition — Our money order competitors include a small number of large money order, regional and niche money order providers. Our largest competitors in the money order industry are Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service. We generally compete for money order agents on the basis of value, service, quality, technical and operational differences, price, commission and marketing efforts. We compete for money order consumers on the basis of trust, convenience, availability of outlets, price, technology and brand recognition. Official check competitors include financial institution solution providers, such as core data processors and corporate credit unions. We generally compete against a financial institution’s desire to perform these processes in-house with support from these types of organizations. We compete for official check customers on the basis of value, service, quality, technical and operational differences, price and commission. 8 Table of Contents Regulation Compliance with laws and regulations is a highly complex and integral part of our day-to-day operations. Our operations are subject to a wide range of laws and regulations of the U.S. and other countries, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations; financial services regulations; currency control regulations; anti-bribery laws; regulations of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"); money transfer and payment instrument licensing laws; escheatment laws; privacy, data protection and information security laws; and consumer disclosure and consumer protection laws. Regulators worldwide are exercising heightened supervision of money transfer providers and requiring increased efforts to ensure compliance. Failure to comply with any applicable laws and regulations could result in restrictions on our ability to provide our products and services, as well as the potential imposition of civil fines and possibly criminal penalties. See “ Risk Factors ” section in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion regarding potential impacts of failure to comply. We continually monitor and enhance our global compliance programs in light of the most recent legal and regulatory changes. We also launched the compliance enhancement program in 2014 to enhance our systems and processes. Deferred Prosecution Agreement — In November 2012, we announced that a settlement was reached with the MDPA, and the U.S. DOJ, relating to the previously disclosed investigation of transactions involving certain of our U.S. and Canadian agents, as well as fraud complaint data and the consumer anti-fraud program, during the period from 2003 to early 2009. In connection with this settlement, we entered into a deferred prosecution agreement ("DPA") with the MDPA and U.S. DOJ dated November 8, 2012. Under the DPA, we agreed to a forfeiture of $100.0 million that is available as restitution to victims of the consumer fraud scams perpetrated through MoneyGram agents. In the first quarter of 2013, Aaron Marcu, a litigation partner with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, LLP in New York and head of its global financial institutions litigation group, was selected as our compliance monitor pursuant to a requirement of our settlement with the MDPA and the U.S. DOJ. We have received two annual reports from the compliance monitor, and we continue to make investments in various areas related to our compliance systems and operations in order to comply with the requirements contained in the DPA and recommendations of the compliance monitor. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance — Our money transfer services are subject to anti-money laundering laws and regulations of the U.S., including the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, as well as state laws and regulations and the anti-money laundering laws and regulations in many of the countries in which we operate, particularly in the European Union. Countries in which we operate may require one or more of the following: Anti-money laundering regulations are constantly evolving and vary from country to country. We continuously monitor our compliance with anti-money laundering regulations and implement policies and procedures in light of the most current legal requirements. We offer our money transfer services primarily through third-party agents with whom we contract and do not directly control. As a money services business, we and our agents are required to establish anti-money laundering compliance programs that include: (i) internal policies and controls; (ii) designation of a compliance officer; (iii) ongoing employee training and (iv) an independent review function. We have developed an anti-money laundering training manual available in multiple languages and a program to assist with the education of our agents on the various rules and regulations. We also offer in-person and online training as part of our agent compliance training program and engage in various agent oversight activities. 9 • reporting of large cash transactions and suspicious activity; • screening of transactions against government watch-lists, including but not limited to, the watch-list maintained by OFAC; • prohibition of transactions in, to or from certain countries, governments, individuals and entities; • limitations on amounts that may be transferred by a consumer or from a jurisdiction at any one time or over specified periods of time, which require the aggregation of information over multiple transactions; • consumer information gathering and reporting requirements; • consumer disclosure requirements, including language requirements and foreign currency restrictions; • notification requirements as to the identity of contracting agents, governmental approval of contracting agents or requirements and limitations on contract terms with our agents; • registration or licensing of the Company or our agents with a state or federal agency in the U.S. or with the central bank or other proper authority in a foreign country; and • minimum capital or capital adequacy requirements. Table of Contents Money Transfer and Payment Instrument Licensing — Almost all states in the U.S., the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam require us to be licensed to conduct business within their jurisdictions. Our primary overseas operating subsidiary, MoneyGram International Ltd., is a licensed payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations adopted in the United Kingdom pursuant to the European Union Payment Services Directive. We are also subject to licensing or other regulatory requirements in various other jurisdictions. Licensing requirements may include minimum net worth, provision of surety bonds or letters of credit, compliance with operational procedures, agent oversight and the maintenance of reserves or “permissible investments” in an amount equivalent to outstanding payment obligations, as defined by our various regulators. The types of securities that are considered “permissible investments” vary across jurisdictions, but generally include cash and cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other highly rated debt instruments. Many regulators require us to file reports on a quarterly or more frequent basis to verify our compliance with their requirements. Many regulators also subject us to periodic examinations and require us and our agents to comply with anti-money laundering and other laws and regulations. Escheatment Regulations — Unclaimed property laws of every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands require that we track certain information on all of our payment instruments and money transfers and, if they are unclaimed at the end of an applicable statutory abandonment period, that we remit the proceeds of the unclaimed property to the appropriate jurisdiction. Statutory abandonment periods for payment instruments and money transfers range from three to seven years. Certain foreign jurisdictions also may have unclaimed property laws. These laws are evolving and are frequently unclear and inconsistent among various jurisdictions, making compliance challenging. We have an ongoing program designed to comply with escheatment laws as they apply to our business. Privacy Regulations and Data Sharing Requests — In the ordinary course of business we collect certain types of data that subject us to privacy laws in the U.S. and abroad. In the U.S., we are subject to various federal privacy laws, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which requires that financial institutions provide consumers with privacy notices and have in place policies and procedures regarding the safeguarding of personal information. We are also subject to privacy and data breach laws of various states. Outside the U.S., we are subject to privacy laws of numerous countries and jurisdictions, including laws adopted pursuant to the European Union’s Data Protection Directive. In some cases, these laws are more restrictive than the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and impose more stringent duties on companies. These laws generally restrict the collection, transfer, processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal information. We abide by the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce with respect to the transfer of personal data to the U.S. We also have confidentiality and information security standards and procedures in place for our business activities and with our third-party vendors and service providers. Privacy and information security laws, both domestically and internationally, evolve regularly, and conflicting laws in the various jurisdictions where we do business pose challenges. In connection with regulatory requirements to assist in the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and other illegal activities and pursuant to legal obligations and authorizations, the Company makes information available to certain U.S. federal and state, as well as certain foreign government agencies when required by law. In recent years, the Company has experienced increasing data sharing requests by these agencies, particularly in connection with efforts to prevent money laundering or terrorist financing or reduce the risk of identity theft. In certain cases, the Company is also required by government agencies to deny transactions that may be related to persons suspected of money laundering, terrorist financing or other illegal activities, and as a result the Company may inadvertently deny transactions from customers who are making legal money transfers, which could lead to liability or reputational damage. Responding to these agency requests will require increased operational costs. Dodd-Frank Act — The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") was signed into law in 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act imposes additional regulatory requirements and creates additional regulatory oversight for us. The Dodd-Frank Act created a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the "CFPB") which issues and enforces consumer protection initiatives governing financial products and services, including money transfer services, in the U.S. The CFPB’s Remittance Transfer Rule, which became effective on October 28, 2013, requirements include: a disclosure requirement to provide consumers sending funds internationally from the U.S. enhanced pre-transaction written disclosures, an obligation to resolve certain errors, including errors that may be outside our control and an obligation to cancel transactions that have not been completed at a customer's request. As a “larger participant” in the market for international money transfers, we are subject to direct examination and supervision by the CFPB. We have modified our systems and consumer disclosures in light of the requirements of the Remittance Transfer Rule. Foreign Exchange Regulation — Our money transfer services are subject to foreign currency exchange statutes of the U.S., as well as similar state laws and the laws of certain other countries in which we operate. Certain of these statutes require registration or licensure and reporting. Others may impose currency exchange restrictions with which we must comply. 10 Table of Contents Regulation of Prepaid Cards — We sell our MoneyGram-branded prepaid card in the U.S., in addition to loading prepaid cards of other card issuers through our ExpressPayment offering. Our prepaid cards and related loading services may be subject to federal and state laws and regulations, including laws related to consumer protection, licensing, unclaimed property, anti-money laundering and the payment of wages. Certain of these federal and state statutes prohibit or limit fees and expiration dates on and/or require specific consumer disclosures related to certain categories of prepaid cards. We continually monitor our prepaid cards and related loading services in light of developments in such statutes and regulations. Anti-Bribery Regulation — We are also subject to regulations imposed by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") in the U.S. and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions. We are subject to recordkeeping and other requirements imposed upon companies related to compliance with these laws. Clearing and Cash Management Bank Relationships Our business involves the movement of money on a global basis on behalf of our consumers, our agents and ourselves. We buy and sell a number of global currencies and maintain a network of settlement accounts to facilitate the funding of money transfers and foreign exchange trades to ensure that funds are received on a timely basis. Our relationships with the clearing, trading and cash management banks are critical to an efficient and reliable global funding network. In the U.S., we have agreements with six active clearing banks that provide clearing and processing functions for official checks, money orders and other draft instruments. We employ four banks to clear our official checks and three banks to clear our retail money orders. We believe that this network of banks provides sufficient capacity to handle the current and projected volumes of items for these services. We maintain significant relationships with major international banks which provide the capability to move money electronically as well as through domestic and international wire transfer networks. There are a limited number of banks that have the capabilities that are broad enough in scope to handle our volume and complexity. Consequently, we employ banks whose market is not limited to their own country or region, and have extensive systems capabilities and branch networks that can support settlement needs that are often unique to different countries around the world. In 2013 , we activated our participation in the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ("SWIFT") network for international wire transfers, which improves access to all banks in the world while lowering the cost of these funds transfers. Intellectual Property The MoneyGram brand is important to our business. We have registered our MoneyGram trademark in the U.S. and in a majority of the other countries where we do business. We maintain a portfolio of other trademarks that are material to our Company, which were previously discussed in the "Overview" section of Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, we maintain a portfolio of MoneyGram branded domain names. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark and copyright laws and trade secret protection and confidentiality or license agreements to protect our proprietary rights in products, services, know-how and information. We believe the intellectual property rights in processing equipment, computer systems, software and business processes held by us and our subsidiaries provide us with a competitive advantage. We take appropriate measures to protect our intellectual property to the extent such intellectual property can be protected. We own U.S. and foreign patents related to our money order and money transfer technologies. Our patents have in the past given us competitive advantages in the marketplace. We also have patent applications pending in the U.S. that relate to our money transfer, money order and bill payment technologies and business methods. We anticipate that these applications, if granted, could give us continued competitive advantages in the marketplace. Employees As of December 31, 2014 , we had 1,479 full-time employees in the U.S. and 1,248 full-time employees outside of the U.S. In addition, we engage independent contractors to support various aspects of our business. None of our employees in the U.S. are represented by a labor union. We consider our employee relations to be good. Executive Officers of the Registrant Pamela H. Patsley , age 58, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2009. From January to September 2009, she served as Executive Chairman of the Company. Prior to that, Ms. Patsley served as Senior Executive Vice President of First Data Corporation, a global payment processing company, from March 2000 to October 2007, and President of First Data International from May 2002 to October 2007. From 1991 to 2000, Ms. Patsley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Paymentech, Inc., prior to its acquisition by First Data Corporation. Ms. Patsley also served as Chief Financial Officer of First USA, Inc. She currently serves as a director of Texas Instruments, Inc., a semiconductor design and manufacturing company; and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., a beverage company. 11 Table of Contents Juan Agualimpia, age 52, has served as Executive Vice President, Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer since February 2015. Mr. Agualimpia previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer from February 2011 to February 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Agualimpia served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer from March 2010 to February 2011. From March 2009 to March 2010, Mr. Agualimpia engaged in marketing project consulting. From 2005 to March 2009, Mr. Agualimpia served as Vice President and General Manager for the Art & Coloring Global Business Unit of Newell Rubbermaid. Mr. Agualimpia has 20 years of leadership experience in marketing, brand management, customer relationship management and product development. Francis Aaron Henry , age 49, has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since August 2012 and previously served as interim General Counsel from July 2012 to August 2012. He joined the Company in January 2011 as Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Global Regulatory and Privacy Officer. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Henry was Assistant General Counsel at Western Union and from 2004 to 2008 Senior Counsel at Western Union. W. Alexander Hoffmann, age 43, has served as Executive Vice President, Business Development and Global Product since February 2015. Previously Mr. Hoffmann served as Executive Vice President, Global Product Management and Emerging Channels from February 2014 to February 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffmann served as Senior Vice President, Global Product Management and Emerging Channels from July 2013 to February 2014. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Hoffmann served in a variety of positions at PayPal, most recently as Senior Director of Europe, Middle East and Africa Consumer Growth. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffmann spent 12 years at McKinsey & Company in Brussels, Belgium, and Palo Alto, California, as an Associate Partner working with clients in the payments and telecommunications industries. W. Alexander Holmes , age 40, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer since February 2014 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2012. He joined the Company in 2009 as Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Holmes served in a variety of positions at First Data Corporation, including chief of staff to the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Investor Relations and Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing & Strategic Initiatives. From 2002 to 2003, he managed Western Union’s Benelux region from its offices in Amsterdam. Grant A. Lines, age 50, has served as the Executive Vice President, Business Development since February 2015. Mr. Lines previously served as Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific, South Asia and Middle East from February 2014 to February 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Lines served as Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific, South Asia and Middle East from February 2013 to February 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Lines served as General Manager of Black Label Solutions, a leading developer and supplier of computerized retail Point of Sale systems from May 2011 to December 2012. He served as Managing Director of First Data Corporation’s ANZ business, a global payment processing company, from September 2008 to February 2011. Mr. Lines served as Senior Vice President of First Data’s Strategic Business Development and General Manager ASEAN establishing Asian operations in Singapore from June 2004 to August 2008 and Senior Vice President with sales and marketing responsibilities in Australia and New Zealand from October 2000 to May 2004. Angela M. McQuien, age 43, has been Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since April 2014. From May 2013 to April 2014, she served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. From July 2012 to April 2013, she served in the role of Vice President and Corporate Controller. Ms. McQuien served as Chief Accounting Officer for Think Finance Inc. from December 2009 to July 2012. Prior to that, Ms. McQuien served as Director of Compliance and Controls at Dean Foods and she has held previous finance positions at Sabre Holdings. Ms. McQuien is a Certified Public Accountant and began her career at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Peter E. Ohser , age 47, has been Executive Vice President, Business Development since February 2015. Mr. Ohser previously served as Executive Vice President, U.S. and Canada from February 2014 to February 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Ohser served as Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada from February 2013 to February 2014. From June 2010 to January 2013, he served as Vice President, Independent Retail Channels & Outbound Corridors and from December 2007 to May 2010 he served as Director of Strategic Planning. He served as Director of Business Process and Organizational Readiness from November 2006 to November 2007, Senior Manager Global Risk from 2004 to 2006, Manager, Global Risk from 2003 to 2004 and Supervisor, Risk from September 2002 to 2003. Mr. Ohser joined the Company in January 2001 as a Senior Risk Analyst. Prior to that, Mr. Ohser served in various finance roles in the mortgage and consumer finance industries. Steven Piano, age 49, has served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources since August 2009. From January 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Piano served as Global Lead Human Resource Partner with National Grid, a multi-national utility company. From 1996 to January 2008, Mr. Piano held a variety of human resources positions with First Data Corporation, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of First Data International. From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Piano held human resources positions with Citibank, Dun & Bradstreet - Nielsen Media Research and Lehman Brothers. 12 Table of Contents Phyllis J. Skene-Stimac , age 55, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since December 2014. Ms. Skene-Stimac previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer from February 2011 to December 2014. From June 2008 to December 2010, Ms. Skene-Stimac served as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President Global Programs for Western Union and previously served as Vice President Compliance Operations from April 2004 to July 2005. From January 1999 to February 2003, Ms. Skene-Stimac served as the Director of Regulatory Affairs for First Data Corporation. Available Information We make our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, Section 16 reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5, and all amendments to those reports, available electronically free of charge in the Investor Relations section of our website ( ir.moneygram.com ) as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any materials filed with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE., Washington DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be found by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC which may be found at www.sec.gov . Item 1A. RISK FACTORS Various risks and uncertainties could affect our business. Any of the risks described below or elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or our other filings with the SEC could have a material impact on our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations. RISK FACTORS Risks Related to Our Business and Industry We face intense competition, and if we are unable to continue to compete effectively, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. The markets in which we compete are highly competitive, and we face a variety of competitors across our businesses. With respect to our money transfer, bill payment and money order businesses, our primary competitor is Western Union. In addition, new competitors or alliances among established companies may emerge. Further, some of our competitors have larger and more established consumer bases and substantially greater financial, marketing and other resources than we have. We cannot anticipate every effect that actions taken by our competitors will have on our business, or the money transfer and bill payment industry in general. If we fail to price our services appropriately relative to our competitors, consumers may not use our services, which could adversely affect our business and financial results. We have historically implemented and will likely continue to implement price adjustments from time to time in response to competition and other factors. For example, transaction volume where we face intense competition could be adversely affected by increasing pricing pressures between our money transfer services and those of some of our competitors, which could reduce margins and adversely affect our financial results. If we reduce prices in order to more effectively compete, such reductions could adversely affect our financial results in the short term and may also adversely affect our financial results in the long term if transaction volumes do not increase sufficiently. Money transfer, bill payment and money order services compete in a concentrated industry, with a small number of large competitors and a large number of small, niche competitors. We also compete with banks and niche person-to-person money transfer service providers. The electronic bill payment services within our Global Funds Transfer segment compete in a highly fragmented consumer-to-business payment industry. Competitors in the electronic payments area include financial institutions, third parties that host financial institution and bill payment services, third parties that offer payment services directly to consumers and billers offering their own bill payment services. Our official check business competes primarily with financial institutions that have developed internal processing capabilities or services similar to ours and do not outsource official check services. Financial institutions could also offer competing official check outsourcing services to our existing and prospective official check customers. 13 Table of Contents There can be no assurance that growth in consumer money transfer transactions will continue. If we are unable to continue to grow our existing products, while also growing newly developed and acquired products, we will be unable to compete effectively in the changing marketplace, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. If we lose key agents, our business with key agents is reduced or we are unable to maintain our agent network under terms consistent with those currently in place, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Most of our revenue is earned through our retail agent network. In addition, our international agents may have subagent relationships in which we are not directly involved. If agents or their subagents decide to leave our network, our revenue and profits could be adversely affected. Agent loss may occur for a number of reasons, including competition from other money transfer providers, an agent’s dissatisfaction with its relationship with us or the revenue derived from the relationship, or an agent’s unwillingness or inability to comply with our standards or legal requirements, including those related to compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, anti-fraud measures or agent monitoring. Agents may also generate fewer transactions or reduce locations for reasons unrelated to our relationship with them, including increased competition in their business, general economic conditions, regulatory costs or other reasons. In addition, we may not be able to maintain our agent network under terms consistent with those already in place. Larger agents may demand additional financial concessions or may not agree to enter into exclusive arrangements, which could increase competitive pressure. The inability to maintain our agent contracts on terms consistent with those already in place, including in respect of exclusivity rights, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. A substantial portion of our agent network locations, transaction volume and revenue is attributable to or generated by a limited number of key agents. During 2014 and 2013 , our ten largest agents accounted for 39 percent and 43 percent , respectively, of our total company fee and investment revenue. Our largest agent, Walmart, accounted for 22 percent and 27 percent of our total company fee and investment revenue in 2014 and 2013 , respectively. The current term of our contract with Walmart expires on March 31, 2016. If our contracts with our key agents, including Walmart, are not renewed or are terminated, or are renewed but on less favorable terms, or if such agents generate fewer transactions or reduce their locations, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. During 2014 , our transaction volume at Walmart locations was adversely affected by the introduction of its competing white label branded product for Walmart-to-Walmart money transfers in the U.S. The introduction of competitive products by Walmart or our other key agents could reduce our business with those key agents and intensify industry competition, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Consumer fraud could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities such as paper instrument counterfeiting, fraud and identity theft. As we make more of our services available over the internet and other digital media, we subject ourselves to new types of consumer fraud risk because requirements relating to consumer authentication are more complex with internet services. Certain former retail agents have also engaged in fraud against consumers, and existing agents could engage in fraud against consumers. We use a variety of tools to protect against fraud; however, these tools may not always be successful. Allegations of fraud may result in fines, settlements, litigation expenses and reputational damage. The industry is under increasing scrutiny from federal, state and local regulators in connection with the potential for consumer fraud. If consumer fraud levels involving our services were to rise, it could lead to regulatory intervention and reputational and financial damage. This, in turn, could lead to government enforcement actions and investigations, reduce the use and acceptance of our services or increase our compliance costs and thereby have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. MoneyGram and our agents are subject to numerous U.S. and international laws and regulations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in material settlements, fines or penalties and changes in these laws or regulations could result in increased operating costs or reduced demand for our products or services, all of which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We operate in a highly regulated environment, and our business is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. We are also subject to oversight by various governmental agencies, both in the U.S. and abroad. In light of the current conditions in the global financial markets and economy, lawmakers and regulators in the U.S. in particular have increased their focus on the regulation of the financial services industry. New or modified regulations and increased oversight may have unforeseen or unintended adverse effects on the financial services industry, which could affect our business and operations. 14 Table of Contents The money transfer business is subject to a variety of regulations aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorism. We are subject to U.S. federal anti-money laundering laws, including the Bank Secrecy Act and the requirements of OFAC, which prohibit us from transmitting money to specified countries or to or from prohibited individuals. Additionally, we are subject to anti-money laundering laws in many other countries where we operate, particularly in the European Union. We are also subject to financial services regulations, money transfer and payment instrument licensing regulations, consumer protection laws, currency control regulations, escheat laws and privacy and data protection laws. Many of these laws are constantly evolving, unclear and inconsistent across various jurisdictions, making compliance challenging. Subsequent legislation, regulation, litigation, court rulings or other events could expose us to increased program costs, liability and reputational damage. We are considered a Money Services Business in the U.S. under the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. As such, we are subject to reporting, recordkeeping and anti-money laundering provisions in the U.S as well as many other jurisdictions. During 2014 , there have been significant regulatory reviews and actions taken by U.S. and other regulators and law enforcement agencies against banks, Money Services Businesses and other financial institutions related to money laundering, and the trend appears to be greater scrutiny by regulators of potential money laundering activity through financial institutions. We are also subject to regulatory oversight and enforcement by The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN). Any determination that we have violated the anti-money-laundering laws could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The Dodd-Frank Act increases the regulation and oversight of the financial services industry. The Dodd-Frank Act addresses, among other things, systemic risk, capital adequacy, deposit insurance assessments, consumer financial protection, interchange fees, derivatives, lending limits, thrift charters and changes among the bank regulatory agencies. The Dodd-Frank Act requires enforcement by various governmental agencies, including the CFPB. Money transmitters such as the Company are subject to direct supervision by the CFPB and are required to provide additional consumer information and disclosures, adopt error resolution standards and adjust refund procedures for international transactions originating in the U.S. in a manner consistent with the Remittance Transfer Rule (a rule issued by the CFPB pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act). In addition, the CFPB may adopt other regulations governing consumer financial services, including regulations defining unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, and new model disclosures. The CFPB’s authority to change regulations adopted in the past by other regulators could increase our compliance costs and litigation exposure. Our litigation exposure may also be increased by the CFPB’s authority to limit or ban pre-dispute arbitration clauses. We may also be liable for failure of our agents to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. The legislation and implementation of regulations associated with the Dodd-Frank Act have increased our costs of compliance and required changes in the way we and our agents conduct business. In addition, we are subject to periodic examination by the CFPB. Our initial examination by the CFPB began in December 2014. The results of this examination may require us to change the way we conduct business or increase the costs of compliance. We are also subject to regulations imposed by the FCPA in the U.S. and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions. Because of the scope and nature of our global operations, we experience a higher risk associated with the FCPA and similar anti-bribery laws than many other companies. We are subject to recordkeeping and other requirements imposed upon companies related to compliance with these laws. The European Union’s Payment Services Directive ("PSD") imposes potential liability on us for the conduct of our agents and the commission of third party fraud utilizing our services. If we fail to comply with the PSD, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely impacted. Additionally, the U.S. and other countries periodically consider initiatives designed to lower costs of international remittances which, if implemented, may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we are subject to escheatment laws in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct business. These laws are evolving and are frequently unclear and inconsistent among various jurisdictions, making compliance challenging. We have an ongoing program designed to comply with escheatment laws as they apply to our business. In the United States, we are subject to the laws of various states which from time to time take inconsistent or conflicting positions regarding the requirements to escheat property to a particular state. In some instances, we escheat items to states pursuant to statutory requirements and then subsequently pay those items to consumers. For such amounts, we must file claims for reimbursement from the states. Furthermore, certain foreign jurisdictions do not have escheatment provisions which apply to our transactions. In these jurisdictions where there is not a requirement to escheat, and when, by utilizing historical data we determine that the likelihood is remote that the item will be paid out, we record a reduction to our payment service obligation and recognize an equivalent amount as a component of fee and other revenue. 15 Table of Contents Changes in laws, regulations or other industry practices and standards, or interpretations of legal or regulatory requirements, may reduce the market for or value of our products or services or render our products or services less profitable or obsolete. Changes in the laws affecting the kinds of entities that are permitted to act as money transfer agents (such as changes in requirements for capitalization or ownership) could adversely affect our ability to distribute our services and the cost of providing such services. Many of our agents are in the check cashing industry. Any regulatory action that negatively impacts check cashers could also cause this portion of our agent base to decline. If onerous regulatory requirements were imposed on our agents, the requirements could lead to a loss of agents, which, in turn, could lead to a loss of retail business. Any violation by us of the laws and regulations set forth above could lead to significant fines or penalties and could limit our ability to conduct business in some jurisdictions. Our systems, employees and processes may not be sufficient to detect and prevent violations of the laws and regulations set forth above by our agents, which could also lead to us being subject to significant fines or penalties. In addition to these fines and penalties, a failure by us or our agents to comply with applicable laws and regulations also could seriously damage our reputation and result in diminished revenue and profit and increase our operating costs and could result in, among other things, revocation of required licenses or registrations, loss of approved status, termination of contracts with banks or retail representatives, administrative enforcement actions and fines, class action lawsuits, cease and desist orders and civil and criminal liability. The occurrence of one or more of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Litigation or investigations involving us or our agents could result in material settlements, fines or penalties and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We have been, and in the future may be, subject to allegations and complaints that individuals or entities have used our money transfer services for fraud-induced money transfers, as well as certain money laundering activities, which may result in fines, penalties, judgments, settlements and litigation expenses. We also are the subject from time to time of litigation related to our business. The outcome of such allegations, complaints, claims and litigation cannot be predicted. Regulatory and judicial proceedings and potential adverse developments in connection with ongoing litigation may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There may also be adverse publicity associated with lawsuits and investigations that could decrease agent and consumer acceptance of our services. Additionally, our business has been in the past, and may be in the future, the subject of class action lawsuits, regulatory actions and investigations and other general litigation. The outcome of class action lawsuits, regulatory actions and investigations and other litigation is difficult to assess or quantify but may include substantial fines and expenses, as well as the revocation of required licenses or registrations or the loss of approved status, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations or consumers’ confidence in our business. Plaintiffs or regulatory agencies in these lawsuits, actions or investigations may seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts, and the magnitude of these actions may remain unknown for substantial periods of time. The cost to defend or settle future lawsuits or investigations may be significant. In addition, improper activities, lawsuits or investigations involving our agents may adversely impact our business operations or reputation even if we are not directly involved. We have received Civil Investigative Demands from a working group of nine state attorneys general who have initiated an investigation into whether we took adequate steps to prevent consumer fraud during the period from 2007 to 2014. The Civil Investigative Demands seek information and documents relating to our procedures designed to prevent fraudulent transfers and consumer complaint information. We continue to cooperate fully with the state attorneys general and have submitted the information and documents requested. No claims have been filed against MoneyGram at this time in connection with this investigation and the Company has denied any wrongful conduct. Taking into account our discussions with the attorneys general, at December 31, 2014, we recorded an $11.0 million accrued liability for estimated loss exposure in connection with such investigation. Any estimate of a loss contingency involves judgments based upon currently available information and assumptions believed to be reasonable and is subject to uncertainties. There may be an exposure to losses in excess of any amounts accrued, and any actual loss may vary from the current estimate, which could affect our financial condition and results of operations. Further, the outcome of these Civil Investigative Demands could include additional compliance costs and other expenses, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 16 Table of Contents We face possible uncertainties relating to compliance with and the impact of the deferred prosecution agreement entered into with the U.S. federal government. In November 2012, we announced that we had entered into a DPA with the MDPA/U.S. DOJ relating to the investigation of transactions involving certain of the Company’s U.S. and Canadian agents, as well as its fraud complaint data and consumer anti-fraud program, during the period from 2003 to early 2009. Under the DPA, the Company agreed to pay to the U.S. a $100.0 million forfeiture that is available to victims of the consumer fraud scams perpetrated through MoneyGram agents. Pursuant to the DPA, the MDPA/U.S. DOJ filed a two-count criminal Information in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The MDPA/U.S. DOJ will seek dismissal with prejudice of the Information if the Company has complied with its obligations during the five-year term of the DPA. Under the DPA, the Company has agreed, among other things, to retain an independent compliance monitor for a period of five years, subject to adjustment to a shorter period under certain circumstances. If the Company fails to make progress towards its compliance obligations under the DPA, the independent compliance monitor could issue an unfavorable report, which could lead to heightened scrutiny by the MDPA and the U.S. DOJ. If the Company fails to comply with the DPA, the MDPA/U.S. DOJ have the right to prosecute the Company. While the Company expects to be in compliance with the DPA, a failure to comply, and a prosecution of the Company by the MDPA/U.S. DOJ, could lead to a severe material adverse effect upon the Company’s ability to conduct its business. Additionally, the terms of the DPA impose additional costs upon the Company related to compliance and other required terms, and such additional compliance costs have been and continue to be substantial. Additional compliance obligations could also have an adverse impact on the Company's operations. Furthermore, this does not resolve all inquiries from other governmental agencies such as FinCEN, which could result in additional costs, expenses and fines. The Company does not anticipate material adverse consequences from entry into the DPA on the Company’s reputation and business, but there can be no assurance that such unanticipated consequences will not occur. Current and proposed regulation addressing consumer privacy and data use and security could increase our costs of operations, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are subject to requirements relating to privacy and data use and security under U.S. federal, state and foreign laws. For example, the United States Federal Trade Commission routinely investigates the privacy practices of companies and has commenced enforcement actions against many, resulting in multi-million dollar settlements and multi-year agreements governing the settling companies' privacy practices. Furthermore, certain industry groups require us to adhere to privacy requirements in addition to federal, state and foreign laws, and certain of our business relationships depend upon our compliance with these requirements. As the number of countries enacting privacy and related laws increases and the scope of these laws and enforcement efforts expands, we will increasingly become subject to new and varying requirements. Failure to comply with existing or future privacy and data use and security laws, regulations and requirements, including by reason of inadvertent disclosure of personal information, could result in fines, sanctions, penalties or other adverse consequences and loss of consumer confidence, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, in connection with regulatory requirements to assist in the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and pursuant to legal obligations and authorizations, the Company makes information available to certain United States federal and state, as well as certain foreign, government agencies when required by law. In recent years, the Company has experienced increasing data sharing requests by these agencies, particularly in connection with efforts to prevent terrorist financing or reduce the risk of identity theft. During the same period, there has also been increased public attention to the corporate use and disclosure of personal information, accompanied by legislation and regulations intended to strengthen data protection, information security and consumer privacy. These regulatory goals may conflict, and the law in these areas is not consistent or settled. While we believe that we are compliant with our regulatory responsibilities, the legal, political and business environments in these areas are rapidly changing, and subsequent legislation, regulation, litigation, court rulings or other events could expose us to increased program costs, liability and reputational damage that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 17 Table of Contents If we fail to successfully develop and timely introduce new and enhanced products and services or if we make substantial investments in an unsuccessful new product, service or infrastructure change, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Our future growth will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to develop and successfully introduce new and enhanced methods of providing money transfer, bill payment, money order, official check and related services that keep pace with competitive introductions, technological changes and the demands and preferences of our agents, financial institution customers and consumers. If alternative payment mechanisms become widely substituted for our current products and services, and we do not develop and offer similar alternative payment mechanisms successfully and on a timely basis, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. We may make future investments or enter into strategic alliances to develop new technologies and services or to implement infrastructure changes to further our strategic objectives, strengthen our existing businesses and remain competitive. Such investments and strategic alliances, however, are inherently risky, and we cannot guarantee that such investments or strategic alliances will be successful. If such investments and strategic alliances are not successful, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We conduct money transfer transactions through agents in some regions that are politically volatile or, in a limited number of cases, which are subject to certain OFAC restrictions. We conduct money transfer transactions through agents in some regions that are politically volatile or, in a limited number of cases, are subject to certain OFAC restrictions. It is possible that our money transfer services or other products could be used in contravention of applicable law or regulations. Such circumstances could result in increased compliance costs, regulatory inquiries, suspension or revocation of required licenses or registrations, seizure or forfeiture of assets and the imposition of civil and criminal fees and penalties. In addition to monetary fines or penalties that we could incur, we could be subject to reputational harm that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Changes in tax laws and unfavorable outcomes of tax positions we take could adversely affect our tax expense and liquidity. Our future tax rate could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, both domestically and internationally. From time to time, the U.S. and foreign, state and local governments consider legislation that could increase our effective tax rates. If changes to applicable tax laws are enacted, our results of operations could be negatively impacted. We file tax returns and take positions with respect to federal, state, local and international taxation, including positions that relate to our historical securities losses, and our tax returns and tax positions are subject to review and audit by taxing authorities. The Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") has issued Notices of Deficiency for 2005-2007 and 2009, and has also issued an Examination Report for 2008. The Notices of Deficiency disallow among other items approximately $900.0 million of deductions on securities losses in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tax returns. In 2013, the Company reached a partial settlement with the IRS allowing ordinary loss treatment on $186.9 million of deductions in dispute. In January 2015, the U.S. Tax Court granted the IRS's motion for summary judgment upholding the remaining adjustments in the Notices of Deficiency. The Company anticipates that cash payments in the second half of 2015 specific to this matter will be approximately $60.0 million for federal tax payments and associated interest. In addition, the IRS issued a Revenue Agent Report (“RAR”) for the tax years 2011 through 2013 that included disallowing $100 million of deductions related to payments the Company made to the U.S. government in connection with the DPA. While we expect to file a protest letter contesting this adjustment, we may not be successful in maintaining our original tax position. An unfavorable outcome in these audits or other tax reviews or audits could result in higher tax expense, including interest and penalties, which could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows. We establish reserves for material known tax exposures; however, there can be no assurance that an actual taxation event would not exceed our reserves. Our substantial debt service obligations, significant debt covenant requirements and our credit rating could impair our access to capital and financial condition and adversely affect our ability to operate and grow our business. We have substantial interest expense on our debt, and our ratings are below “investment grade.” This requires that we access capital markets that are subject to higher volatility than those that support higher rated companies. Since a significant portion of our cash flow from operations is dedicated to debt service, a reduction in cash flow could result in an event of default, or significantly restrict our access to capital. Our ratings below investment grade also create the potential for a cost of capital that is higher than other companies with which we compete. We are also subject to capital requirements imposed by various regulatory bodies throughout the world. We may need access to external capital to support these regulatory requirements in order to maintain our licenses and our ability to earn revenue in these jurisdictions. An interruption of our access to capital could impair our ability to conduct business if our regulatory capital falls below requirements. 18 Table of Contents Major bank failure or sustained financial market illiquidity, or illiquidity at our clearing, cash management and custodial financial institutions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We face certain risks in the event of a sustained deterioration of financial market liquidity, as well as in the event of sustained deterioration in the liquidity, or failure, of our clearing, cash management and custodial financial institutions. In particular: If financial liquidity deteriorates, there can be no assurance we will not experience an adverse effect, which may be material, on our ability to access capital and on our business, financial condition and results of operations. An inability by us or our agents to maintain adequate banking relationships may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We rely on domestic and international banks for international cash management, electronic funds transfer and wire transfer services to pay money transfers and settle with our agents. We also rely on domestic banks to provide clearing, processing and settlement functions for our paper-based instruments, including official checks and money orders. Our relationships with these banks are a critical component of our ability to conduct our official check, money order and money transfer businesses. An inability on our part to maintain existing or establish new banking relationships sufficient to enable us to conduct our official check, money order and money transfer businesses could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to establish and maintain adequate banking relationships. If we cannot maintain sufficient relationships with large international banks that provide these services, we would be required to establish a global network of local banks to provide us with these services. Relying on local banks in each country could alter the complexity of our treasury operations, degrade the level of automation, visibility and service we currently receive from banks and affect patterns of settlement with our agents. This could result in an increase in the amount of time it takes to concentrate agent remittances and to deliver agent payables, potentially adversely impacting our cash flow, working capital needs and exposure to local currency value fluctuations. 19 • We may be unable to access funds in our investment portfolio, deposit accounts and clearing accounts on a timely basis to settle our payment instruments, pay money transfers and make related settlements to agents. Any resulting need to access other sources of liquidity or short-term borrowing would increase our costs. Any delay or inability to settle our payment instruments, pay money transfers or make related settlements with our agents could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. • In the event of a major bank failure, we could face major risks to the recovery of our bank deposits used for the purpose of settling with our agents, and to the recovery of a significant portion of our investment portfolio. A substantial portion of our cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing deposits are either held at banks that are not subject to insurance protection against loss or exceed the deposit insurance limit. • Our revolving credit facility is one source of funding for our corporate transactions and liquidity needs. If any of the banks participating in our credit facility were unable or unwilling to fulfill its lending commitment to us, our short-term liquidity and ability to engage in corporate transactions, such as acquisitions, could be adversely affected. • We may be unable to borrow from financial institutions or institutional investors on favorable terms, which could adversely impact our ability to pursue our growth strategy and fund key strategic initiatives, such as product development and acquisitions. Table of Contents We and our agents are considered Money Service Businesses in the U.S. under the Bank Secrecy Act. U.S. regulators are increasingly taking the position that Money Service Businesses, as a class, are high risk businesses. In addition, the creation of anti-money laundering laws has created concern and awareness among banks of the negative implications of aiding and abetting money laundering activity. As a result, banks may choose not to provide banking services to Money Services Businesses in certain regions due to the risk of additional regulatory scrutiny and the cost of building and maintaining additional compliance functions. In addition, certain foreign banks have been forced to terminate relationships with Money Services Businesses by U.S. correspondent banks. As a result, we and certain of our agents have been denied access to retail banking services in certain markets regardless of the mitigating factors and controls in place to prevent anti-money laundering law violations. If we or our agents are unable to obtain sufficient banking relationships, we or they may not be able to offer our services in a particular region, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Concerns regarding the financial health of certain European countries, and the impact that these countries might have on the sustainability of the euro, could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financing. In the normal course of our business, we maintain significant euro denominated cash balances. In 2014 , the euro was our second largest currency position in the world following the U.S. dollar. The secession of a country from the euro, the demise of the use of the euro or a significant decline in the European economies could result in a sudden and substantial devaluation of the euro and other currencies against the U.S. dollar. Such a development could reduce the value of our euro-denominated deposits and adversely impact the profitability of our business in the Eurozone. In addition, our ability to generate fee revenue from our money transfer business could be impaired if the level of economic activity in the Eurozone were to decrease. A significant decline in European economies could also lead to financial market impairment and restricted bank liquidity. Our ability to fund our operations could be impaired if our access to our euro deposits were restricted, or if damage to the banking system were to result from a currency or an economic crisis. A breach of security in the systems on which we rely could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We rely on a variety of technologies to provide security for our systems. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other events or developments, including improper acts by third parties, may result in a compromise or breach of the security measures we use to protect our systems. We obtain, transmit and store confidential consumer, employer and agent information in connection with certain of our services. These activities are subject to laws and regulations in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. The requirements imposed by these laws and regulations, which often differ materially among the many jurisdictions, are designed to protect the privacy of personal information and to prevent that information from being inappropriately disclosed. Any security breaches in our computer networks, databases or facilities could lead to the inappropriate use or disclosure of personal information, which could harm our business and reputation, adversely affect consumers’ confidence in our or our agents' business, cause inquiries and fines or penalties from regulatory or governmental authorities, cause a loss of consumers, subject us to lawsuits and subject us to potential financial losses. In addition, we may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against these security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by these breaches. Our agents and third-party independent contractors may also experience security breaches involving the storage and transmission of our data as well as the ability to initiate unauthorized transactions. If users gain improper access to our, our agents' or our third-party independent contractors' computer networks or databases, they may be able to steal, publish, delete or modify confidential customer information or generate unauthorized money transfers. Such a breach could expose us to monetary liability, losses and legal proceedings, lead to reputational harm, cause a disruption in our operations, or make our consumers and agents less confident in our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Because our business is particularly dependent on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our information technology, computer network systems and data centers, disruptions to these systems and data centers could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our ability to provide reliable services largely depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer network systems and data centers. Our business involves the movement of large sums of money and the management of data necessary to do so. The success of our business particularly depends upon the efficient and error-free handling of transactions and data. We rely on the ability of our employees and our internal systems and processes to process these transactions in an efficient, uninterrupted and error-free manner. 20 Table of Contents In the event of a breakdown, catastrophic event (such as fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure or physical break-in), security breach, computer virus, improper operation, improper action by our employees, agents, consumers, financial institutions or third party vendors or any other event impacting our systems or processes or our agents' or vendors’ systems or processes, we could suffer financial loss, loss of consumers, regulatory sanctions, lawsuits and damage to our reputation or consumers’ confidence in our business. The measures we have enacted, such as the implementation of disaster recovery plans and redundant computer systems, may not be successful. We may also experience problems other than system failures, including software defects, development delays and installation difficulties, which would harm our business and reputation and expose us to potential liability and increased operating expenses. In addition, any work stoppages or other labor actions by employees who support our systems or perform any of our major functions could adversely affect our business. Certain of our agent contracts, including our contract with Walmart, contain service level standards pertaining to the operation of our system, and give the agent a right to collect damages or engage other providers and, in extreme situations, a right of termination for system downtime exceeding agreed upon service levels. If we experience significant system interruptions or system failures, our business interruption insurance may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses or damages that we may incur. In addition, our ability to continue to provide our services to a growing number of agents and consumers, as well as to enhance our existing services and offer new services, is dependent on our information technology systems. If we are unable to effectively manage the technology associated with our business, we could experience increased costs, reductions in system availability and loss of agents or consumers. Any failure of our systems in scalability, reliability and functionality could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. Continued weakness in economic conditions, in both the U.S. and global markets, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our money transfer business relies in part on the overall strength of global economic conditions as well as international migration patterns. Consumer money transfer transactions and international migration patterns are affected by, among other things, employment opportunities and overall economic conditions. Our consumers tend to be employed in industries such as construction, energy, manufacturing and retail that tend to be cyclical and more significantly impacted by weak economic conditions than other industries. This may result in reduced job opportunities for our customers in the U.S. or other countries that are important to our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, sustained weakness in the price of oil could adversely affect economic conditions and lead to reduced job opportunities in certain regions that constitute a significant portion of our total money transfer volume, which could result in a decrease in our transaction volume. In addition, increases in employment opportunities may lag other elements of any economic recovery. Our agents or billers may have reduced sales or business as a result of weak economic conditions. As a result, our agents could reduce their number of locations or hours of operation, or cease doing business altogether. Our billers may have fewer consumers making payments to them, particularly billers in those industries that may be more affected by an economic downturn such as the automobile, mortgage and retail industries. If general market conditions in the U.S. or international economies important to our business were to deteriorate, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted. Additionally, if our consumer transactions decline or international migration patterns shift due to deteriorating economic conditions, we may be unable to timely and effectively reduce our operating costs or take other actions in response, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 21 Table of Contents A significant change or disruption in international migration patterns could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our money transfer business relies in part on international migration patterns, as individuals move from their native countries to countries with greater economic opportunities or a more stable political environment. A significant portion of money transfer transactions are initiated by immigrants or refugees sending money back to their native countries. Changes in immigration laws that discourage international migration and political or other events (such as war, terrorism or health emergencies) that make it more difficult for individuals to migrate or work abroad could adversely affect our money transfer remittance volume or growth rate. Sustained weakness in global economic conditions could reduce economic opportunities for migrant workers and result in reduced or disrupted international migration patterns. Reduced or disrupted international migration patterns, particularly in the U.S. or Europe, are likely to reduce money transfer transaction volumes and therefore have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Furthermore, significant changes in international migration patterns could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We face credit risks from our retail agents and financial institution customers. The vast majority of our money transfer, bill payment and money order business is conducted through independent agents that provide our products and services to consumers at their business locations. Our agents receive the proceeds from the sale of our payment instruments and money transfers, and we must then collect these funds from the agents. If an agent becomes insolvent, files for bankruptcy, commits fraud or otherwise fails to remit payment instruments or money transfer proceeds to us, we must nonetheless pay the payment instrument or complete the money transfer on behalf of the consumer. Moreover, we have made, and may make in the future, secured or unsecured loans to retail agents under limited circumstances or allow agents to retain our funds for a period of time before remitting them to us. As of December 31, 2014 , we had credit exposure to our agents of $441.3 million in the aggregate spread across 12,240 agents. Our official check outsourcing business is conducted through banks and credit unions. Their customers issue official checks and money orders and remit to us the face amounts of those instruments the day after they are issued. We may be liable for payment on all of those instruments. As of December 31, 2014 , we had credit exposure to our official check financial institution customers of $288.2 million in the aggregate spread across 1,017 financial institutions. We monitor the creditworthiness of our agents and financial institution customers on an ongoing basis. There can be no assurance that the models and approaches we use to assess and monitor the creditworthiness of our agents and financial institution customers will be sufficiently predictive, and we may be unable to detect and take steps to timely mitigate an increased credit risk. In the event of an agent bankruptcy, we would generally be in the position of creditor, possibly with limited security or financial guarantees of performance, and we would therefore be at risk of a reduced recovery. We are not insured against credit losses, except in circumstances of agent theft or fraud. Significant credit losses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. There are a number of risks associated with our international sales and operations that could adversely affect our business. We provide money transfer services between and among more than 200 countries and territories and continue to expand in various international markets. Our ability to grow in international markets and our future results could be harmed by a number of factors, including: 22 • changes in political and economic conditions and potential instability in certain regions, including in particular the recent civil unrest, terrorism and political turmoil in Africa, the Middle East and other regions; • restrictions on money transfers to, from and between certain countries; • money control and repatriation issues; • changes in regulatory requirements or in foreign policy, including the adoption of domestic or foreign laws, regulations and interpretations detrimental to our business; • possible increased costs and additional regulatory burdens imposed on our business; • the implementation of U.S. sanctions, resulting in bank closures in certain countries and the ultimate freezing of our assets; • burdens of complying with a wide variety of laws and regulations; • possible fraud or theft losses, and lack of compliance by international representatives in foreign legal jurisdictions where collection and legal enforcement may be difficult or costly; • reduced protection of our intellectual property rights; • unfavorable tax rules or trade barriers; Table of Contents In particular, a portion of our revenue is generated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, we are subject to risks associated with changes in the value of our revenues denominated in foreign currencies. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could adversely affect our financial condition. See “ Enterprise Risk Management—Foreign Currency Risk ” in Item 7A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information. If we are unable to adequately protect our brand and the intellectual property rights related to our existing and any new or enhanced products and services, or if we infringe on the rights of others, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. The MoneyGram brand is important to our business. We utilize trademark registrations in various countries and other tools to protect our brand. Our business would be harmed if we were unable to adequately protect our brand and the value of our brand was to decrease as a result. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark and copyright laws, trade secret protection and confidentiality and license agreements to protect the intellectual property rights related to our products and services. We also investigate the intellectual property rights of third parties to prevent our infringement of those rights. We may be subject to third party claims alleging that we infringe their intellectual property rights or have misappropriated other proprietary rights. We may be required to spend resources to defend such claims or to protect and police our own rights. Some of our intellectual property rights may not be protected by intellectual property laws, particularly in foreign jurisdictions. The loss of our intellectual property protection, the inability to secure or enforce intellectual property protection or to successfully defend against claims of intellectual property infringement could harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operation. Failure to attract and retain key employees could have a material adverse impact on our business. Our success depends to a large extent upon our ability to attract and retain key employees. Qualified individuals with experience in our industry are in high demand. In addition, legal or enforcement actions against compliance and other personnel in the money transfer industry may affect our ability to attract and retain key employees. The lack of management continuity or the loss of one or more members of our executive management team could harm our business and future development. A failure to attract and retain key personnel could also have a material adverse impact on our business. The operation of retail locations and acquisition or start-up of businesses create risks and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We have Company-operated retail locations for the sale of our products and services. We may be subject to additional laws and regulations that are triggered by our ownership of retail locations and our employment of individuals who staff our retail locations. There are also certain risks inherent in operating any retail location, including theft, personal injury and property damage and long-term lease obligations. We may, from time to time, acquire or start-up businesses both inside and outside of the U.S. The acquisition and integration of businesses involve a number of risks. Such risks include, among others: Risks associated with acquiring or starting new businesses could result in increased costs and other operating inefficiencies, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may not be able to implement our 2014 Global Transformation Program as planned, the expected amount of costs associated with such program may exceed our forecasts and we may not be able to realize the full amount of estimated savings from such program. In 2014, we announced our Global Transformation Program and may implement additional initiatives in future periods. While our 2014 Global Transformation Program is designed to enhance compliance, fuel multi-channel growth and improve our cost structure, there can be no assurance that the anticipated savings will be realized. Further, the costs to implement such initiatives may be greater than expected. If we do not realize the anticipated savings from these initiatives, or if the costs to implement them are greater than expected, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. 23 • inability to secure, train or monitor international agents; and • failure to successfully manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates, in particular with respect to the euro. • risks in connection with acquisitions and start-ups and potential expenses that could be incurred in connection therewith; • risks related to the integration of new businesses, including integrating facilities, personnel, financial systems, accounting systems, distribution, operations and general operating procedures; • the diversion of capital and management’s attention from our core business; • the impact on our financial condition and results of operations due to the timing of the new business or the failure of the new business to meet operating expectations; and • the assumption of unknown liabilities relating to the new business. Table of Contents Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business. We are required to certify and report on our compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and a report by our independent registered public accounting firm addressing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. In order to achieve effective internal controls we may need to enhance our accounting systems or processes, which could increase our cost of doing business. Any failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment could have a material adverse effect on our business. Risks Related to Ownership of Our Stock THL owns a substantial percentage of our common stock, and its interests may differ from the interests of our other common stockholders. As of December 31, 2014 , THL held 44.7 percent of our outstanding common shares and 38.3 percent of our outstanding shares on a fully-converted basis, as if all of the outstanding shares of D Stock were converted to common shares, excluding treasury shares held by the Company. Additionally our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that as long as the Investors have a right to designate directors to our Board of Directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2008, among the Company and the several Investor parties named therein, THL has the right to designate two to four directors (such directors, the "THL Representatives"), who each have equal votes and who together have a total number of votes equal to the number of directors as is proportionate to the common stock ownership (on an as-converted basis) of the Investors (rounded to the nearest whole number), unlike the other members of our Board of Directors who have only one vote each. THL has appointed three of the nine members of our Board of Directors, each THL Representative currently has multiple votes, and the THL Representatives together currently hold a majority of the votes of our Board of Directors. We cannot provide assurance that the interests of THL will coincide with the interests of other holders of our common stock and THL’s substantial control over us could result in harm to the market price of our common stock by delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company; impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving our company; or entrenching our management and Board of Directors. We have significant overhang of salable common shares and D Stock held by the Investors relative to our outstanding common shares. As of December 31, 2014 , there were 53.1 million outstanding common shares, excluding treasury shares (or 62.0 million common shares if the outstanding D Stock were converted into common shares). In accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 25, 2008, among the Company and the Investor parties named therein, we have an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3, or the Registration Statement, that permits the offer and sale by the Investors of all of the common shares and D Stock currently held by the Investors, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, we are required to refile the Registration Statement upon its expiration. The Investors have sold 10.9 million common shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, and on April 2, 2014, THL has sold another 8.2 million common shares to the Company pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated March 26, 2014, between the Company and THL, leaving 32.7 million common shares (including common shares issuable upon conversion of the D Stock held by the Investors) that can still be sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement also permits us to offer and sell, from time to time, up to $500 million of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or any combination of these securities. Sales of a substantial number of common shares, or the perception that significant sales could occur (particularly if sales are concentrated in time or amount), may depress the trading price of our common stock. Our charter documents and Delaware law contain provisions that could delay or prevent an acquisition of the Company, which could inhibit your ability to receive a premium on your investment from a possible sale of the Company. Our charter documents contain provisions that may discourage third parties from seeking to acquire the Company. These provisions and specific provisions of Delaware law relating to business combinations with interested stockholders may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing certain business combinations, including a merger or change in control of the Company. Some of these provisions may discourage a future acquisition of the Company even if stockholders would receive an attractive value for their shares or if a significant number of our stockholders believed such a proposed transaction to be in their best interests. As a result, stockholders who desire to participate in such a transaction may not have the opportunity to do so. 24 Table of Contents Our bylaws designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees. Our bylaws provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or employees to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and such persons. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our bylaws inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our Board of Directors has the power to issue series of preferred stock and to designate the rights and preferences of those series, which could adversely affect the voting power, dividend, liquidation and other rights of holders of our common stock. Under our certificate of incorporation, our Board of Directors has the power to issue series of preferred stock and to designate the rights and preferences of those series. Therefore, our Board of Directors may designate a new series of preferred stock with the rights, preferences and privileges that the Board of Directors deems appropriate, including special dividend, liquidation and voting rights. The creation and designation of a new series of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power, dividend, liquidation and other rights of holders of our common stock and, possibly, any other class or series of stock that is then in existence. The market price of our common stock may be volatile. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond our control. These factors include the perceived prospects or actual operating results of our business; changes in estimates of our operating results by analysts, investors or our management; our actual operating results relative to such estimates or expectations; actions or announcements by us or our competitors; litigation and judicial decisions; legislative or regulatory actions; and changes in general economic or market conditions. In addition, the stock market in general has from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These market fluctuations could reduce the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to our operating performance. Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS None. Item 2. PROPERTIES The following table includes information concerning our material properties, all of which are leased, including location, use, area in square feet and lease terms as of December 31, 2014 : (1) Included is 52,879 square feet that has been sublet. 25 Location Use Segment(s) Using Space Square Feet Lease Expiration Minneapolis, MN Global Operations Center Both 90,550 12/31/2023 Minneapolis, MN (1) Global Operations Center Both 60,821 12/31/2015 Brooklyn Center, MN Global Operations Center Both 75,000 10/31/2015 Lakewood, CO Call Center Global Funds Transfer 68,165 3/31/2015 Dallas, TX Corporate Headquarters Both 54,956 6/30/2021 Dallas, TX Corporate Headquarters Both 22,921 12/31/2016 Frisco, TX Global Operations Center Both 63,150 6/30/2021 London, UK Global Operations Center Both 20,738 1/23/2016 Warsaw, Poland Global Operations Center Both 63,150 8/31/2022 Table of Contents We also have a number of small leased office locations in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, and additional small leased local support offices in 23 countries and territories around the world. We believe that our properties are sufficient to meet our current and projected needs. We periodically review our facility requirements and may acquire new facilities, or modify, consolidate, dispose of or sublet existing facilities, based on business needs. Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The matters set forth below are subject to uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable. The Company accrues for these matters as any resulting losses become probable and can be reasonably estimated. Further, the Company maintains insurance coverage for many claims and litigation alleged. Litigation Commenced Against the Company: The Company is involved in various claims and litigation that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. Management does not believe that after final disposition any of these matters is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Government Investigations: State Civil Investigative Demands — MoneyGram has received Civil Investigative Demands from a working group of nine state attorneys general who have initiated an investigation into whether the Company took adequate steps to prevent consumer fraud during the period from 2007 to 2014. The Civil Investigative Demands seek information and documents relating to the Company’s procedures designed to prevent fraudulent transfers and consumer complaint information. MoneyGram has cooperated fully with the attorneys general in this matter and submitted the information and documents requested. No claims have been filed against MoneyGram in connection with this investigation and the Company has denied any wrongful conduct. The Company is currently in discussions with the attorneys general to resolve any allegations that they might assert. Taking into account the Company's discussions with the attorneys general, at December 31, 2014, we accrued $11.0 million for estimated loss exposure in connection with such investigation. Any estimate of a loss contingency involves judgments based upon currently available information and assumptions believed to be reasonable and is subject to uncertainties. There may be an exposure to losses in excess of any amounts accrued, and any actual loss may vary from the current estimate. Other Matters — The Company is involved in various other government inquiries and other matters that arise from time to time. Management does not believe that after final disposition any of these other matters is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Actions Commenced by the Company: CDO Litigation — In March 2012, the Company initiated an arbitration proceeding before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority against Goldman Sachs & Co. The arbitration relates to MoneyGram’s purchase of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateral Debt Obligations that Goldman Sachs sold to MoneyGram during the 2005 through 2007 timeframe. The Company alleged, among other things, that Goldman Sachs made material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the sale of these products, ultimately causing significant losses to the Company. On April 25, 2014, MoneyGram and Goldman Sachs agreed to settle all pending and potential litigation or arbitration concerning any Residential Mortgage Backed Securities or mortgage-related Collateralized Debt Obligations that Goldman Sachs sold to MoneyGram during the 2003 through June 30, 2008 time period. In connection with this resolution, Goldman Sachs agreed to make a one-time payment, net of fees and certain expenses, to MoneyGram in the amount of $13.0 million , and to make a one-time payment of fees and expenses to MoneyGram’s legal counsel in the amount of $4.35 million . All amounts were paid in May 2014. This resolution includes terminating the litigation and arbitration between MoneyGram and Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs owns, together with certain of its affiliates, approximately 14 percent of the shares of the Company’s common stock on a diluted basis, assuming conversion of the D Stock currently owned by Goldman Sachs and its affiliates. Certain litigation matters commenced by the Company were also settled during the year ended December 31, 2014 , resulting in the recognition of an additional $ 32.4 million from securities settlements. 26 Table of Contents Tax Litigation — In May 2012 and December 2012, the Company filed petitions in the U.S. Tax Court challenging the 2005-2007 and 2009 Notices of Deficiency, respectively, pursuant to which the IRS determined that the Company owes additional corporate income taxes because certain deductions relating to securities losses were capital in nature, rather than ordinary losses. In January 2015, the U.S. Tax Court granted the IRS's motion for summary judgment upholding the disallowance of ordinary tax treatment on securities losses. This court decision is a change in facts which warranted reassessment of the uncertain tax position. Although the Company believes that it has substantive tax law arguments in favor of its position and expects to appeal the ruling, the reassessment resulted in the Company determining that it is no longer more likely than not that its existing position will be sustained and accordingly, in early 2015, the Company will record a full reserve for the exposure associated with this matter. This change is anticipated to increase "Income tax expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by approximately $70.0 million , which will be reflected as a discrete item for tax purposes. The Company anticipates that cash payments in the second half of 2015 specific to this matter will be approximately $60.0 million for federal tax payments and associated interest. Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES Not applicable. 27 Table of Contents PART II Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol “MGI”. No dividends on our common stock were declared by our Board of Directors in 2014 or 2013 . See Note 12 — Stockholders’ Deficit of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. As of March 2, 2015 , there were 8,969 stockholders of record of our common stock. The high and low sales prices for our common stock for the periods presented were as follows for the respective periods: The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of a total of 12,000,000 shares, as announced in our press releases issued on November 18, 2004, August 18, 2005 and May 9, 2007. The repurchase authorization is effective until such time as the Company has repurchased 12,000,000 common shares. The Company may consider repurchasing shares which would be subject to limitations in our debt agreements. Common stock tendered to the Company in connection with the exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock are not considered repurchased shares under the terms of the repurchase authorization. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company had repurchased 8,228,573 common shares under the terms of the repurchase authorization and has remaining authorization to repurchase up to 3,771,427 shares. The following table presents a summary of share repurchases made by the Company during the three months ended December 31, 2014 under the repurchase authorization. On April 2, 2014, the Company repurchased 8,185,092 common shares from THL at a price of $16.25 per share. These repurchases are separate from, and do not affect, the Company's repurchase program described above. The terms of our debt agreements place significant limitations on the amount of restricted payments we may make, including dividends on our common stock. With certain exceptions, we may only make restricted payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million , subject to an incremental build-up based on our consolidated net income in future periods. As a result, our ability to declare or pay dividends or distributions to the stockholders of the Company’s common stock is materially limited at this time. No dividends were paid on our common stock in 2014 or 2013 . STOCKHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE In 2014 , we revised our peer group. Our previous peer group ("Old Peer Group") included companies that were in the money remittance and payment industries, along with companies that effectively capture our competitive landscape given the products and services that we provide. Our new peer group ("New Peer Group") consists of previously included companies, excluding companies that are no longer publicly traded or are deemed irrelevant to our competitive landscape. The New Peer Group is comprised of the following companies: Euronet Worldwide Inc., Fiserv, Inc., Global Payments Inc., Green Dot Corporation, Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., Higher One Holdings, Inc., MasterCard, Inc., Total System Services, Inc., Visa, Inc., The Western Union Company and Xoom Corporation. 28 2014 2013 Fiscal Quarter High Low High Low First $ 20.35 $ 17.02 $ 18.11 $ 13.17 Second $ 18.60 $ 12.61 $ 24.88 $ 15.79 Third $ 14.94 $ 12.54 $ 23.39 $ 19.34 Fourth $ 12.93 $ 8.15 $ 21.95 $ 17.36 Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs October 1, 2014 - October 31, 2014 — $ — — 4,643,127 November 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014 209,200 8.70 209,200 4,433,927 December 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014 662,500 8.62 662,500 3,771,427 Total 871,700 $ 8.65 871,700 Table of Contents The Old Peer Group is comprised of the following companies: ACI Worldwide, Inc., Euronet Worldwide Inc., Fiserv, Inc., Global Payments Inc., Green Dot Corporation, Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., Higher One Holdings, Inc., Lending Processing Services, Inc., MasterCard, Inc., Total System Services, Inc., Visa, Inc., The Western Union Company and Xoom Corporation. The following graph compares the cumulative total return from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2014 for our common stock, our peer group index of payment services companies and the S&P 500 Index. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in each of our common stock, our New and Old Peer Group Indexes and the S&P 500 Index on December 31, 2009 , and the reinvestment of all dividends as and when distributed. The graph is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC or subject to Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* AMONG MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC., S&P 500 INDEX AND PEER GROUP INDEX *$100 invested on 12/31/2009 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. The following table is a summary of the cumulative total return for the fiscal years ending December 31 : 29 12/31/2009 12/31/2010 12/31/2011 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 12/31/2014 MoneyGram International, Inc. 100.00 94.10 77.04 57.68 90.19 39.45 S&P 500 100.00 115.06 117.49 136.30 180.44 205.14 New Peer Group 100.00 89.53 123.00 162.53 253.15 282.31 Old Peer Group 100.00 89.13 122.72 161.97 252.40 281.93 Table of Contents Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. The following table presents our selected consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31 : 30 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 (Dollars in millions, except per share and location data) Operating Results Revenue Global Funds Transfer segment $ 1,374.6 $ 1,389.8 $ 1,255.2 $ 1,152.7 $ 1,053.3 Financial Paper Products segment 80.3 84.0 84.5 93.3 109.5 Other — 0.6 1.5 1.8 3.9 Total revenue $ 1,454.9 $ 1,474.4 $ 1,341.2 $ 1,247.8 $ 1,166.7 Net income (loss) $ 72.1 $ 52.4 $ (49.3 ) $ 59.4 $ 43.8 Net income (loss) per common share: Basic $ 1.10 $ 0.73 $ (0.69 ) $ (9.03 ) $ (8.77 ) Diluted $ 1.10 $ 0.73 $ (0.69 ) $ (9.03 ) $ (8.77 ) Financial Position Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 250.6 $ 318.8 $ 227.9 $ 211.7 $ 230.2 Total assets $ 4,642.2 $ 4,786.9 $ 5,150.6 $ 5,175.6 $ 5,115.7 Long-term debt $ 963.5 $ 842.9 $ 809.9 $ 810.9 $ 639.9 Mezzanine equity (2) $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 999.4 Stockholders’ deficit $ (182.7 ) $ (77.0 ) $ (161.4 ) $ (110.2 ) $ (942.5 ) Other Selected Data Cash dividends declared per share $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Number of money transfer locations 350,000 336,000 310,000 267,000 227,000 (1) As of December 31, 2014, we have recast our Consolidated Balance Sheets to include the Settlement cash and cash equivalents, Receivables, net, Interest-bearing investments and Available-for-sale investments in a new balance sheet caption, entitled Settlement assets, in an amount equal to Payment service obligations. The historically reported Assets in excess of payment service obligations are now presented as unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 1 —Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. (2) Mezzanine equity related to our Series B Stock. Following the 2011 Recapitalization, all amounts included in mezzanine equity were converted into components of stockholders’ deficit and no shares of Series B Stock remained issued at December 31, 2014 , 2013 , 2012 and 2011 . Table of Contents Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors discussed below under “ Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ” and under the caption “ Risk Factors ” in Part 1, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The comparisons presented in this discussion refer to the same period in the prior year, unless otherwise noted. This discussion is organized in the following sections: OVERVIEW MoneyGram is a leading global money transfer and payment services company operating in approximately 350,000 agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories. Our products include money transfers, bill payment services, money order services and official check processing. As an alternative financial services provider, our primary consumers are unbanked or underbanked consumers. Other consumers who use our services are convenience users and emergency users who may use traditional banking services, but prefer to use our services based on convenience, cost or to make emergency payments or transfers. We primarily offer services through third-party agents, including retail chains, independent retailers, post offices and other financial institutions. We have Company-operated retail locations in the U.S. and Western Europe. We are an innovator in the industry by diversifying our core money transfer revenue through new channels, such as online, mobile, kiosks and other self-service channels. Our global money transfer services are our primary revenue driver, accounting for 88 percent of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 . The market for money transfer services remains very competitive, consisting of a small number of large competitors and a large number of small, niche competitors. While we are the second largest global money transfer company in the world (based on total face value of remittances in 2014), we will encounter competition from new technologies allowing consumers to send and receive money in a variety of ways. We manage our revenue and related commission expenses through two reporting segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products. The Global Funds Transfer segment provides global money transfer services in more than 200 countries and territories. The Global Funds Transfer segment also provides bill payment services to consumers through substantially all of our money transfer agent and Company-operated locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and at certain agent locations in select Caribbean and European countries. The Financial Paper Products segment provides money order services to consumers through our retail and financial institution locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and provides official check services to financial institutions in the U.S. Businesses that are not operated within these segments are categorized as “Other” and are primarily related to discontinued products and businesses. The "Other" segment also contains corporate items. Our sales efforts are organized based on the nature of the products and services offered. Operating expenses are analyzed on the functional nature of the expense. See a summary of key 2014 events as disclosed in Part 1, Item 1, " 2014 Events " of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Business Environment Overall, our total revenue decline for the year ended December 31, 2014 was one percent , which was primarily driven by the competitive pricing actions and transaction declines in our U.S. to U.S. corridor. Our money transfer fee and other revenue decline for the year ended December 31, 2014 was one percent as a result of the decline in our U.S. to U.S. business, which was offset by our continued growth in the U.S. Outbound and Non-U.S corridors. Throughout 2014 , worldwide economic conditions continued to remain unstable, as evidenced by high unemployment rates in key markets, government assistance to citizens and businesses on a global basis, restricted lending activity and low consumer confidence, among other factors. Historically, the remittance industry has generally been resilient during times of economic softness as money transfers are deemed essential to many, with the funds used by the receiving party for food, housing and other basic needs. Given the global reach and extent of the current economic recession, the growth of money transfer volumes and the average principal of money transfers continued to fluctuate by corridor and country in 2014 , particularly in Europe. Also, there is continued political unrest in parts of the Middle East and Africa that contributed to volatile fluctuations in selected countries such as Egypt and Libya. 31 • Overview• Results of Operations • Liquidity and Capital Resources • Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates • Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Table of Contents As of December 31, 2014 , our money transfer agent base expanded four percent to approximately 350,000 locations, compared to over 336,000 locations as of December 31, 2013 , primarily due to expansion in the Asia Pacific, India, Eastern Europe, Africa and Mexico regions. We continue to review markets where we may have an opportunity to increase our presence through agent signings and acquisitions, specifically in countries or cities where we are underrepresented. On April 17, 2014, Walmart announced the launch of the Walmart white label money transfer service, a program operated by a competitor of MoneyGram, which allows consumers to transfer money between its U.S. store locations. This program limits consumers to transferring $900 per transaction. We are unable to determine the overall extent of the long-term negative impact of this program to our business. However, the Company's Walmart U.S. to U.S. transactions declined 37 percent for the year ended December 31, 2014 . We generally compete for money transfer consumers on the basis of trust, convenience, availability of outlets, price, technology and brand recognition. We are monitoring consumer behavior to ensure that we maintain a transaction growth trend. Pricing actions from our competitors may also result in pricing changes for our products and services. On October 31, 2014 , we introduced lower prices for our money transfer product in the U.S. to U.S. market and, as a result, have seen improvements including a reduction in the decline of transactions over $50 and an increase in principal per transaction. On an ongoing basis we see a trend among state, federal and international regulators towards enhanced scrutiny of anti-money laundering compliance programs, as well as consumer fraud prevention and education. Compliance with laws and regulations is a highly complex and integral part of our day-to-day operations, thus we have continued to increase our compliance personnel headcount and make investments in our compliance-related technology and infrastructure. Our operations are subject to a wide range of laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries. In the first quarter of 2013 , a compliance monitor was selected pursuant to a requirement of our settlement with the MDPA and the U.S. DOJ. We have received two annual reports from the compliance monitor, which have resulted in us continuing to make investments in various areas of our compliance systems and operations. We incurred $6.5 million and $6.1 million of expense directly related to the monitor and $49.0 million and $10.8 million of compliance enhancement program expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Anticipated Trends for 2015 This discussion of trends expected to impact our business in 2015 is based on information presently available and contains certain assumptions, including assumptions regarding future economic conditions. Differences in actual economic conditions during 2015 compared with our assumptions could have a material impact on our results. See “ Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ” and Part I, Item 1A, “ Risk Factors ” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those contemplated by the following forward-looking statements. Throughout 2014 , global economic conditions remained weak. We cannot predict the duration or extent of the severity of the current economic conditions, nor the extent to which these conditions could negatively affect our business, operating results or financial condition. While the money remittance industry has generally been resilient during times of economic softness, the current global economic conditions have continued to adversely impact the demand for money remittances. We continue to review markets in which we may have an opportunity to increase prices based on increased brand awareness, loyalty and competitive positioning. We are monitoring consumer behavior to ensure that we continue our market share growth. We will specifically continue to monitor the U.S. to U.S. corridor for pricing actions from our competitors which may also result in pricing changes for our products and services. As a result of our agent expansion and retention efforts, commissions expense and signing bonuses may increase in 2015 . In February 2014, we announced our Global Transformation Program, which consists of three key components: our compliance enhancement program, our reorganization and restructuring program and growth in self-service revenue. Reorganization and restructuring is centered around facilities and headcount rationalization, system efficiencies and headcount right-shoring and outsourcing. In relation to the compliance enhancement program, we anticipate to make investments totaling $80.0 million to $90.0 million related to the compliance enhancement program through 2016. We incurred $49.0 million and $10.8 million of compliance enhancement program expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. In relation to the reorganization and restructuring program, we are estimating a total of $40.0 million in expenditures through 2015 and generation of an annual estimated pre-tax cost savings of approximately $20.0 million exiting fiscal year 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company recorded total reorganization and restructuring expenses of $30.5 million and $3.2 million , respectively. We believe that our investment in innovative products and services, particularly self-service solutions such as MoneyGram Online, mobile, account deposit and kiosk-based services, positions the Company to enhance revenue growth and diversify our product offerings. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the self-service channel accounted for eight percent and six percent , respectively, of money transfer fee and other revenue. For our Financial Paper Products segment, we expect the decline in overall paper-based transactions to continue. We expect the underlying balances to remain stable or move commensurate with the transaction volume. 32 Table of Contents We continue to see a trend among state, federal and international regulators toward enhanced scrutiny of anti-money laundering compliance, as well as consumer fraud prevention and education. We have taken and will continue to take proactive steps that we feel are in the best interest of consumers to prevent consumer fraud. Additionally, the terms of the DPA impose additional costs upon the Company related to compliance and other required terms, and such additional compliance costs could be substantial. Additional compliance obligations could also have an adverse impact on the Company's operations. Financial Measures and Key Metrics This Form 10-K includes financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., ("GAAP"), as well as certain non-GAAP financial measures that we use to assess our overall performance. GAAP Measures — We utilize certain financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP to assess the Company's overall performance. These measures include, but are not limited to: fee and other revenue, fee and other commission expense, fee and other revenue less commissions, operating income and operating margin. Due to our regulatory capital requirements, we deem certain payment service assets as settlement assets. Settlement assets represent funds received or to be received from agents for unsettled money transfers, money orders and customer payments. Settlement assets include settlement cash and cash equivalents, receivables, net, interest-bearing investments and available-for-sale investments. See Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. Non-GAAP Measures — Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts that are included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We strongly encourage investors and stockholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. While we believe that these metrics enhance investors' understanding of our business, these metrics are not necessarily comparable with similarly named metrics of other companies. The following non-GAAP financial measures include: We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow enhance investors' understanding of our business and performance. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to review results of operations, forecast and budget, assess cash flow and allocate capital resources. We use Adjusted Free Cash Flow to assess our cash flow and capital resources. Since these are non-GAAP measures, the Company believes it is more appropriate to disclose these metrics after discussion and analysis of the GAAP financial measures. Non-Financial Measures We also use certain non-financial measures to assess our overall performance. These measures include, but are not limited to, transactions, transaction growth and money transfer agent base. 33 • EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including agent signing bonus amortization) • Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for certain significant items) • Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, cash tax expense, cash payments for capital expenditures and cash payments for agent signing bonuses) Table of Contents RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table is a summary of the results of operations for the years ended December 31 : NM = Not meaningful Global Funds Transfer Fee and Other Revenue Fee and other revenue consists of transaction fees, foreign exchange revenue and other revenue. The Company earns money transfer revenues primarily from consumer transaction fees on its money transfer and bill payment services and the management of currency exchange spreads involving different "send" and "receive" countries. Other revenue in the Global Funds Transfer segment primarily consists of breakage revenue on money transfer transactions where the likelihood of payment is remote and there is no requirement for remitting balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws. The following discussion provides a summary of fee and other revenue for the Global Funds Transfer segment for the years ended December 31 . Investment revenue is not included in the analysis below. For further detail, see "Investment Revenue Analysis" section in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional disclosure. 34 2014 2013 2012 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 (Dollars in millions) ($) ($) (%) (%) Revenue Fee and other revenue $ 1,438.4 $ 1,456.8 $ 1,328.6 $ (18.4 ) $ 128.2 (1 )% 10 % Investment revenue 16.5 17.6 12.6 (1.1 ) 5.0 (6 )% 40 % Total revenue 1,454.9 1,474.4 1,341.2 (19.5 ) 133.2 (1 )% 10 % Expenses Fee and other commissions expense 666.0 677.8 599.2 (11.8 ) 78.6 (2 )% 13 % Investment commissions expense 0.4 0.4 0.3 — 0.1 — % 33 % Total commissions expense 666.4 678.2 599.5 (11.8 ) 78.7 (2 )% 13 % Compensation and benefits 275.0 264.9 241.6 10.1 23.3 4 % 10 % Transaction and operations support 332.2 253.7 355.7 78.5 (102.0 ) 31 % (29 )% Occupancy, equipment and supplies 54.4 49.0 47.7 5.4 1.3 11 % 3 % Depreciation and amortization 55.5 50.7 44.3 4.8 6.4 10 % 14 % Total operating expenses 1,383.5 1,296.5 1,288.8 87.0 7.7 7 % 1 % Operating income 71.4 177.9 52.4 (106.5 ) 125.5 (60 )% 240 % Other (income) expense Net securities gains (45.4 ) — (10.0 ) (45.4 ) 10.0 (100 )% (100 )% Interest expense 44.2 47.3 70.9 (3.1 ) (23.6 ) (7 )% (33 )% Debt extinguishment costs — 45.3 — (45.3 ) 45.3 (100 )% 100 % Other costs — — 0.4 — (0.4 ) — % (100 )% Total other (income) expense, net (1.2 ) 92.6 61.3 (93.8 ) 31.3 (101 )% 51 % Income (loss) before income taxes 72.6 85.3 (8.9 ) (12.7 ) 94.2 (15 )% NM Income tax expense 0.5 32.9 40.4 (32.4 ) (7.5 ) (98 )% (19 )% Net income (loss) $ 72.1 $ 52.4 $ (49.3 ) $ 19.7 $ 101.7 38 % NM (Dollars in millions) 2014 2013 2012 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 Money transfer fee and other revenue $ 1,274.3 $ 1,287.5 $ 1,148.5 (1 )% 12 % Bill payment fee and other revenue 100.1 102.0 106.1 (2 )% (4 )% Global Funds Transfer fee and other revenue $ 1,374.4 $ 1,389.5 $ 1,254.6 (1 )% 11 % Table of Contents Money Transfer Fee and Other Revenue The following table details the changes in money transfer fee and other revenue from the respective prior year for the years ended December 31 : In 2014 , the decline in money transfer fee and other revenue was primarily driven by the decline in our U.S. to U.S. business, lower average face value per transaction, pricing actions introduced in October 2014 and corridor mix, partially offset by transaction growth of two percent . The low transaction growth was driven by the decline in our U.S. to U.S. business primarily due the introduction of the Walmart white label money transfer service, which was offset by our continued growth in the U.S. Outbound and Non-U.S money transfer transactions as detailed further below. In 2013 , money transfer fee and other revenue growth was primarily driven by transaction growth of 13 percent and positively impacted by movement in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by our corridor mix and average face value per transaction. Money Transfer Transactions The following table displays the percentage distribution of total money transfer transactions by geographic location (the region originating the transaction) for the years ended December 31 : The following table displays year over year money transfer transaction growth by geographic location (the region originating the transaction) for the years ended December 31 : In 2014 , the U.S. Outbound corridors generated 15 percent transaction growth while accounting for 40 percent of our total money transfer transactions. The success in the U.S. Outbound corridor was primarily driven by sends to Mexico, which had transaction growth of 20 percent for 2014 , as well as sends to Africa and Asia Pacific. Non-U.S. transactions accounted for 37 percent of our total money transfer transactions and generated 10 percent transaction growth. The growth was primarily driven by the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America regions. The U.S. to U.S. corridor declined 22 percent and accounted for 23 percent of our total money transfer transactions. The decline was primarily driven by a 37 percent decline in Walmart U.S. to U.S transactions, partially offset by 10 percent growth in U.S. to U.S. transactions excluding Walmart. In 2013 , the U.S. Outbound corridors generated 18 percent transaction growth and accounted for 36 percent of total money transfer transactions. The success in the U.S. Outbound corridor was primarily driven by sends to Mexico, which had transaction growth of 31 percent for 2013 . Non-U.S. transactions accounted for 34 percent of total money transfer transactions and generated 13 percent transaction growth. The growth was primarily driven by the Western European, Latin American and Caribbean regions. The U.S. to U.S. corridor grew seven percent and accounted for 30 percent of total money transfer transactions. 35 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 For the period ended December 31 $ 1,287.5 $ 1,148.5 Change resulting from: Average face value per transaction and pricing (39.5 ) (4.9 ) Money transfer volume growth 29.5 143.0 Corridor mix (2.5 ) (4.5 ) Foreign currency exchange rate (0.7 ) 5.4 For the period ended December 31 $ 1,274.3 $ 1,287.5 2014 2013 2012 U.S. to U.S. 23 % 30 % 31 % U.S. Outbound 40 % 36 % 35 % Non-U.S. 37 % 34 % 34 % 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 Total transactions 2 % 13 % U.S. to U.S. (22 )% 7 % U.S. Outbound 15 % 18 % Non-U.S. 10 % 13 % Table of Contents Bill Payment Fee and Other Revenue In 2014 , bill payment fee and other revenue decreased two percent , or $1.9 million , as a result of lower average fees resulting from shifts in industry mix, partially offset by transaction growth of one percent . The impact of changes in industry mix reflects our continued growth in new emerging verticals that generate a lower fee per transaction than our traditional verticals. In 2013 , bill payment fee and other revenue decreased four percent , or $4.1 million , as a result of transaction declines of two percent and lower average fees as a result of shifts in industry mix. Global Funds Transfer Commissions Expense The Company incurs fee commissions primarily on our Global Funds Transfer products. In a money transfer transaction, both the agent initiating the transaction and the receiving agent earn a commission that is generally based on a percentage of the fee charged to the consumer. In a bill payment transaction, the agent initiating the transaction receives a commission and, in limited circumstances, the biller will generally earn a commission that is based on a percentage of the fee charged to the consumer. Other commissions expense includes the amortization of capitalized agent signing bonus payments. The following table details the changes in fee and other commissions for the Global Funds Transfer segment from the respective prior year for the years ended December 31 : In 2014 , the Global Funds Transfer commission expense decreased two percent , or $11.5 million . The decrease in commission expense was primarily driven by changes in the corridor and agent mix and the movement in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by increased signing bonus amortization from our agent expansion and retention efforts. Commissions expense as a percentage of fee and other revenue remained relatively stable at 48.4 percent and 48.7 percent , in 2014 and 2013 , respectively. In 2013 , the Global Funds Transfer commission expense increased 13 percent , or $79.3 million . The increase in commission expense was primarily driven by transaction growth from the money transfer product, changes in the corridor and agent mix, the movement in foreign currency exchange rates, a step-up in the commission rate for a large agent and increased signing bonus amortization from our agent expansion and retention efforts, which was partially offset the transaction declines from the bill payment product. In 2013 , commissions expense as a percentage of fee and other revenue grew from 47.6 percent to 48.7 percent , when compared to 2012 . Financial Paper Products Fee and Other Revenue and Fee and Other Commissions Expense Fee and other revenue consists of transaction fees, foreign exchange revenue and other revenue. Transaction fees are earned on money order and official check transactions. Other revenue primarily consists of processing fees on rebate checks and controlled disbursements, service charges on aged outstanding money orders and money order dispenser fees. We generally do not pay commissions to agents on the sale of money orders, except, in certain limited circumstances, for large agents where we may pay a fixed commission based on total money order transactions. The following discussion provides a summary of fee and other revenue and fee and other commissions expense for the Financial Paper Product segment for the years ended December 31 . Investment revenue and investment commissions expense is not included in the analysis below. For further detail, see " Investment Revenue Analysis " section in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional disclosure. 36 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 For the period ended December 31: $ 676.9 $ 597.6 Change resulting from: Money transfer corridor and agent mix (14.2 ) 7.6 Money transfer revenue volumes (5.8 ) 60.6 Bill payment volumes and commission rates — (0.6 ) Signing bonuses 10.7 8.9 Foreign currency exchange rate (2.2 ) 2.8 For the period ended December 31: $ 665.4 $ 676.9 (Dollars in millions) 2014 2013 2012 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 Money order fee and other revenue $ 49.3 $ 51.1 $ 55.4 (4 )% (8 )% Official check fee and other revenue 14.7 16.2 18.3 (9 )% (11 )% Financial Paper Product fee and other revenue $ 64.0 $ 67.3 $ 73.7 (5 )% (9 )% Fee and other commissions expense $ 0.6 $ 0.9 $ 1.5 (33 )% (40 )% Table of Contents Money order fee and other revenue decreased in 2014 and 2013 due to transaction declines of six percent and nine percent , respectively, attributed primarily to the migration by consumers to other payment methods. Similarly, official check fee and other revenue decreased four percent and eight percent in 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Fee and other commissions expense decreased by 33 percent and 40 percent in 2014 and 2013 , respectively, due primarily to volume declines and change in agent mix. Investment Revenue Analysis The following discussion provides a summary of the Company's investment revenue and investment commission expense for the years ended December 31 : (1) Commissions are generated from the average outstanding cash balances of official checks sold. Investment Revenue Investment revenue consists primarily of interest income generated through the investment of cash balances received from the sale of official checks and money orders. These cash balances are available to us for investment until the payment instrument is cleared. Investment revenue varies depending on the level of investment balances and the yield on our investments. Investment revenue in 2014 decreased $1.1 million , or six percent , when compared to 2013 due to lower average outstanding investment balances as well as lower interest rates. Investment revenue in 2013 increased $5.0 million , or 40 percent , when compared to 2012 , due to an increase in income received on our cost recovery securities and a shift in investment allocation to longer term, higher yielding investments. Also partially offsetting the increase were lower average investment balances from the run-off of certain official check financial institution customers terminated in prior periods. Investment Commissions Expense Investment commissions expense consists of amounts paid to financial institution official check customers based on short-term interest rate indices multiplied by the average outstanding cash balances of official checks sold by that financial institution. Throughout 2014 , investment commissions expense remained stable compared to 2013 , while investment commissions expense in 2013 increased $0.1 million , or 33 percent , when compared to 2012 . Operating Expenses The following table is a summary of the operating expenses for the years ended December 31 : In 2014 , total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue was 49 percent , compared to 42 percent in 2013 . The increase was primarily the result of increased expenses incurred as a result of the 2014 Global Transformation Program. In 2013, total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue was 42 percent , which was an improvement from 51 percent in 2012, or flat when considering the legal expenses for the MDPA/U.S. DOJ settlement and shareholder litigation. 37 (Dollars in millions) 2014 2013 2012 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 Investment revenue $ 16.5 $ 17.6 $ 12.6 (6 )% 40 % Investment commissions expense (1) 0.4 0.4 0.3 — % 33 % 2014 2013 2012 (Dollars in millions) Dollars Percent of Total Revenue Dollars Percent of Total Revenue Dollars Percent of Total Revenue Compensation and benefits $ 275.0 19 % $ 264.9 18 % $ 241.6 18 % Transaction and operations support 332.2 23 % 253.7 17 % 355.7 27 % Occupancy, equipment and supplies 54.4 3 % 49.0 3 % 47.7 3 % Depreciation and amortization 55.5 4 % 50.7 4 % 44.3 3 % Total operating expenses $ 717.1 49 % $ 618.3 42 % $ 689.3 51 % Table of Contents Compensation and Benefits Compensation and benefits include salaries and benefits, management incentive programs, related payroll taxes and other employee related costs. The following table is a summary of the change in compensation and benefits from the respective prior year for the years ended December 31 : In 2014 , compensation and benefits expense increased primarily due to the 2014 Global Transformation Program, including increased costs relating to our reorganization and restructuring activities and our compliance enhancement program. The increase in costs related to the 2014 Global Transformation Program was $22.6 million partially offset by expenses of $1.3 million related to the 2010 Global Transformation Initiative that concluded in 2013. The costs related to the 2014 Global Transformation Program primarily consist of severance costs related to reorganization and restructuring activities and increased headcount for the compliance enhancement program. Salaries and related payroll taxes increased due to increased headcount, ordinary salary increases and changing employee base as we invest in our sales, market development and compliance functions. The increase in compensation and benefits expense was slightly offset by decreased stock-based compensation and performance incentives. See Note 13 — Stock-based Compensation of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. In 2013 , compensation and benefits expense increased primarily due to increased headcount, ordinary salary increases and changing employee base mix as we invest in our sales, market development and compliance functions. Employee stock-based compensation increased due to the annual grant of options and restricted stock units. Other employee benefits decreased due to lower insurance costs. Reorganization and restructuring costs decreased as we concluded the 2010 Global Transformation Initiative. Transaction and Operations Support Transaction and operations support primarily includes marketing, professional fees and other outside services, telecommunications, agent support costs, including forms related to our products, non-compensation employee costs, including training, travel and relocation costs, bank charges and the impact of foreign exchange rate movements on our monetary transactions, assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. The following table is a summary of the change in transaction and operations support from the respective prior year for the years ended December 31 : 38 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 For the period ended December 31 $ 264.9 $ 241.6 Change resulting from: Employee stock-based compensation (5.8 ) 2.4 Reorganization and restructuring 18.5 (5.8 ) Salaries, related payroll taxes and incentive compensation (9.0 ) 26.9 Compliance enhancement program 2.8 0.1 Other employee benefits 3.6 (0.3 ) For the period ended December 31 $ 275.0 $ 264.9 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 For the period ended December 31 $ 253.7 $ 355.7 Change resulting from: Compliance enhancement program 19.9 2.7 Reorganization and restructuring 9.3 (9.6 ) Outsourcing, independent contractor and consultant costs 19.3 1.6 Marketing costs 7.3 (2.3 ) Legal expenses 13.4 (115.3 ) Direct monitor costs 0.4 6.1 Agent related costs 0.4 3.9 Provision for loss 6.6 6.0 Capital transaction costs and other 1.9 4.9 For the period ended December 31 $ 332.2 $ 253.7 Table of Contents In 2014 , transaction and operations support expense increased primarily as a result of the expenses associated with the 2014 Global Transformation Program, including increased costs related to our reorganization and restructuring activities and our compliance enhancement program. The increase in costs for the 2014 Global Transformation Program was $32.6 million , partially offset by a decrease in expenses of $3.4 million associated with the 2010 Global Transformation Initiative which concluded in 2013. Expenses related to the compliance enhancement program increased $19.9 million as we continue to implement compliance enhancement tools and processes. Additionally, we incurred increased expenses for outsourcing due to the shift from internal employees to outsourced vendors as part of the 2014 Global Transformation Program. Capital transaction costs are related to the underwritten secondary public offering and share repurchase which were completed on April 2, 2014. We incurred increased marketing costs due to the launch of our new low U.S. to U.S. pricing. Legal expenses increased primarily due to the $11.0 million accrual associated with the State Civil Investigative Demands matter. Increased expenditures related to telecommunication costs are a result of continued network, product and infrastructure growth. The increase in the provision for loss consists of amounts related to the closure of two agents during 2014. In 2013 , transaction and operations support expense decreased as a result of decreased legal expenses related to the settlement in the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and the shareholder litigation. The reduction in transaction and operations support expenses were partially offset by the ongoing IRS tax litigation. We incurred increased expenses for agent support costs and increased expenditures related to telecommunication costs as a result of continued network, product and infrastructure growth. As a result of the DPA, we incurred increased expenses for independent contractors and consultants, along with fees associated for the compliance enhancement program. Other expenses consist of decreased reorganization and restructuring costs as we concluded the Global Transformation Initiative offset by increases in travel expenses. Occupancy, Equipment and Supplies Occupancy, equipment and supplies expense include facilities rent and maintenance costs, software and equipment maintenance costs, freight and delivery costs and supplies. In 2014 , occupancy, equipment and supplies increased $5.4 million , or 11 percent , when compared to 2013 , as a result of increased rent and building operation costs, equipment maintenance and compliance enhancement costs associated with the 2014 Global Transformation Program. In 2013 , occupancy, equipment and supplies increased $1.3 million , or three percent , when compared to 2012 , as a result of increased rent and building operation costs and equipment maintenance, as a result of our continued agent base growth, which was partially offset by decreased costs for reorganization and restructuring as we concluded the 2010 Global Transformation Initiative. Depreciation and Amortization Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on point of sale equipment, agent signage, computer hardware and software, capitalized software development costs, office furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets. In 2014 , depreciation and amortization increased $4.8 million , or 10 percent , when compared to 2013 , primarily driven by higher amortization expense for acquired assets and depreciation expense for computer hardware. In 2013 , depreciation and amortization increased $6.4 million , or 14 percent , when compared to 2012 , primarily driven by higher depreciation expense for signage and increased leasehold improvements, partially offset by lower total amortization expense. Other (Income) Expenses, Net The following table is a summary of the components of other (income) expenses, net for the years ended December 31 : Net Securities Gains — During 2014 , we recorded $45.4 million of securities settlements related to certain securities previously written down to a nominal fair value. See Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. During 2013 , we did not realize any net securities gains or losses. In 2012 , two securities classified as other asset-backed securities were sold for a $10.0 million realized gain recognized in “Net securities gains” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 39 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 2014 vs 2013 2013 vs 2012 Net securities gains $ (45.4 ) $ — $ (10.0 ) $ (45.4 ) $ 10.0 Interest expense 44.2 47.3 70.9 (3.1 ) (23.6 ) Debt extinguishment costs — 45.3 — (45.3 ) 45.3 Other costs — — 0.4 — (0.4 ) Total other (income) expense, net $ (1.2 ) $ 92.6 $ 61.3 $ (93.8 ) $ 31.3 Table of Contents Interest Expense — As a result of lower interest rates from the 2013 Credit Agreement and Note Repurchase, partially offset by higher average debt balances incurred in connection with the First Incremental Amendment and Joinder Agreement, interest expense in 2014 decreased $3.1 million , from $47.3 million in 2013 to $44.2 million in 2014 . Interest expense decreased to $47.3 million in 2013 , from $70.9 million in 2012 , as a result of lower interest rates from the 2013 Credit Agreement and Note Repurchase. Debt Extinguishment Costs — During 2014 , we did not incur any debt extinguishment costs. In connection with the termination of the 2011 Credit Agreement and the Note Repurchase, we recognized debt extinguishment costs of $45.3 million in the first quarter of 2013 . We expensed $20.0 million of unamortized deferred financing costs and $2.3 million of debt discount and incurred $1.5 million of debt modification costs. Additionally, we incurred a prepayment penalty of $21.5 million for the Note Repurchase, which was expensed as debt extinguishment costs. We did not incur any debt extinguishment costs in 2012. See Note 10 — Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. Income Taxes The following table represents our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate for the years ended December 31 : Our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate decreased from 2013 to 2014 , primarily resulting from the re-measurement of uncertain tax positions initially recorded in 2012 , as well as a release of the valuation allowance on capital loss carryovers from net securities gains, which were partially offset by the reversal of deferred tax benefits on canceled stock options. Our provision for income taxes decreased from 2012 to 2013 while the effective tax rate increased from a negative 453.9 percent to 38.6 percent , benefiting from proceeds on securities that resulted in a release of valuation allowance offset by international taxes and the reversal of deferred tax benefits on canceled stock options for executive employee terminations. In 2012 , our effective tax rate differed from the 35 percent federal statutory rate due to a significant one-time addition to uncertain tax positions and the reversal of deferred tax benefits on canceled stock options for separated employees. The negative rate reflects the effect of a tax provision on pretax book loss from a significant book expense, which, at the time, was estimated to not result in a tax benefit. Our provision for income taxes is volatile and could be affected by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and regulations, ultimate settlements of the tax court case and examinations by tax authorities. Historically, the Company has not asserted permanent reinvestment with respect to its foreign undistributed earnings. To the extent such assertion changes in the future, our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate may also change. We are regularly examined by tax authorities both domestically and internationally. We assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes and believe that adequate amounts have been reserved for adjustments that may result from these examinations. Given the inherent uncertainties in these examinations, the ultimate amount and timing of adjustments cannot be assured. Pre-Tax Operating Income and Operating Margin The Company's management utilizes pre-tax operating income and operating margin when assessing both consolidated and segment operating performance and allocation of resources. Excluded from the segments' operating income are interest and other expenses related to our credit agreements, operating loss from businesses categorized as “Other,” certain pension and benefit obligation expenses, director deferred compensation plan expenses, executive severance and related costs and certain legal and corporate costs not related to the performance of the segments. 40 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Provision for income taxes $ 0.5 $ 32.9 $ 40.4 Effective tax rate 0.6 % 38.6 % (453.9 )% Table of Contents The following table provides a summary overview of pre-tax operating income and operating margin for the years ended December 31 : “Other” expenses in 2014 included $16.4 million of legal expenses related to the State Civil Investigative Demands accrual, expenses in connection with the IRS tax litigation and other matters, as well as pension and postretirement benefit expenses of $10.2 million and other net corporate costs of $5.5 million . See Note 11 — Pension and Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. “Other” expenses in 2013 included $2.5 million of legal expenses in connection with the settlement related to the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and the shareholder litigation, $1.5 million of severance and related costs from executive terminations as well as other net corporate costs of $11.6 million not allocated to the segments. “Other” expenses in 2012 included $119.2 million of legal expenses for the settlement in connection with the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and the shareholder litigation, $1.0 million severance and related costs from executive terminations as well as other net corporate costs of $7.6 million not allocated to the segments. In 2014 , the Company experienced a decline in both total operating income and total operating margin when compared to 2013 , as total operating income decreased to $71.4 million , from $177.9 million for the same period in 2013 , primarily as a result of a $19.5 million decrease in total revenue and increased expenses related to the 2014 Global Transformation Program. The increase in 2014 Global Transformation Program expenses was primarily driven by a $23.9 million increase in compliance enhancement program costs and a $27.3 million increase in reorganization and restructuring costs. In 2013 , the Company experienced total operating income growth and improved total operating margin when compared to 2012 as total operating income increased to $177.9 million , from $52.4 million for the same period in 2012 . The growth was primarily driven by the reduction of legal expenses, primarily resulting from the settlement related to the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and the shareholder litigation. The Global Funds transfer segment generated operating income growth of $13.0 million which was partially offset by a decline in operating income of $1.8 million from the Financial Paper Product segment. 41 (Dollars in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Operating income: Global Funds Transfer $ 75.4 $ 162.6 $ 149.6 Financial Paper Products 28.1 30.9 32.7 Total segment operating income 103.5 193.5 182.3 Other (32.1 ) (15.6 ) (129.9 ) Total operating income 71.4 177.9 52.4 Net securities gains (45.4 ) — (10.0 ) Interest expense 44.2 47.3 70.9 Debt extinguishment costs — 45.3 — Other costs — — 0.4 Income (loss) before income taxes $ 72.6 $ 85.3 $ (8.9 ) Total operating margin 4.9 % 12.1 % 3.9 % Global Funds Transfer 5.5 % 11.7 % 11.9 % Financial Paper Products 35.0 % 36.8 % 38.7 % Total Revenue $ 1,454.9 $ 1,474.4 $ 1,341.2 Global Funds Transfer $ 1,374.6 $ 1,389.8 $ 1,255.2 Financial Paper Products $ 80.3 $ 84.0 $ 84.5 Table of Contents Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA We believe that EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including agent signing bonus amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for certain significant items) provide useful information to investors because they are indicators of the strength and performance of our ongoing business operations, including our ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and operations. These calculations are commonly used as a basis for investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the operating performance and value of companies within our industry. In addition, our debt agreements require compliance with financial measures similar to Adjusted EBITDA. Finally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measures used by management in reviewing results of operations, forecasting, assessing cash flow and capital, allocating resources and establishing employee incentive programs. Although we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA enhance investors' understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an exclusive alternative to accompanying GAAP financial measures. These metrics are not necessarily comparable with similarly named metrics of other companies. The following table is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP financial measures for the years ended December 31: (1) Reorganization and restructuring costs in 2014 relate to the 2014 Global Transformation Program whereas costs in 2013 and 2012 relate to the 2010 Global Transformation Initiative. (2) Legal and contingent matters in 2014 consist of $11.0 million related to the state Civil Investigative Demands accrual and other matters whereas costs in 2012 are primarily in connection with the settlement related to the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and certain ongoing legal matters. (3) Stock-based compensation and one-time contingent performance award payable after three years based on achievement of certain performance targets. (4) Direct compliance monitor expenses were not an adjusted item in 2013 but are adjusted in 2014 going forward. The direct compliance monitor expenses were $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. (5) Professional and legal fees incurred for the April 2, 2014 debt and equity transactions, subsequent shelf registration and capital contributions from investors' payment to Walmart for the Participation Agreement. See Note 12 — Stockholders' Deficit of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. (6) Debt extinguishment costs in connection with the 2013 Credit Agreement and Note Repurchase. As disclosed in our table above, for the year ended December 31, 2014 , EBITDA has been adjusted for $45.4 million of securities settlements and the 2014 Global Transformation Program, which consists of: $26.7 million for the compliance enhancement program and $30.5 million for reorganization and restructuring costs. In addition, EBITDA has been adjusted for $6.5 million of direct monitor costs. For the year ended December 31, 2013 , EBITDA was adjusted for $45.3 million of debt extinguishment costs in connection with the 2013 Credit Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2012 , EBITDA was adjusted for legal expense of $119.2 million , primarily due to the forfeiture related to the settlement of the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and settlement of the shareholder lawsuit, as well as legal expenses related to these matters. For 2014 , the Company generated EBITDA of $226.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $277.2 million . When compared to 2013 , EBITDA remained stable. The decline in revenue and the increase in the costs incurred for the 2014 Global Transformation Program were offset by a decrease in commissions expense and the $45.4 million of securities settlements in 2014. In 2014 , Adjusted EBITDA decreased $18.3 million , or six percent , as a result of a decline in average face value per transaction, pricing and an increase in expenses for marketing. See additional descriptions of these changes in the " Results of Operations " section of Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional disclosure. 42 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Income (loss) before income taxes $ 72.6 $ 85.3 $ (8.9 ) Interest expense 44.2 47.3 70.9 Depreciation and amortization 55.5 50.7 44.3 Amortization of agent signing bonuses 53.8 42.8 33.6 EBITDA 226.1 226.1 139.9 Significant items impacting EBITDA: Securities settlements (45.4 ) — (10.0 ) Reorganization and restructuring costs (1) 30.5 3.2 19.3 Compliance enhancement program 26.7 2.8 — Legal and contingent matters (2) 16.4 2.5 119.2 Losses related to agent closures 7.4 — — Stock-based and contingent performance compensation (3) 6.9 14.1 9.2 Direct monitor costs (4) 6.5 — — Capital transaction costs (5) 2.1 — 0.3 Debt extinguishment (6) — 45.3 — Severance and related costs — 1.5 1.0 Adjusted EBITDA $ 277.2 $ 295.5 $ 278.9 Table of Contents For 2013 , the Company generated EBITDA of $226.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $295.5 million . When compared to 2012 , EBITDA increased $86.2 million , or 62 percent , primarily due to the reduction of legal expenses, decreased reorganization and restructuring costs of $16.1 million , which was partially offset by debt extinguishment costs and an increase in stock-based compensation of $4.9 million . In 2013, Adjusted EBITDA increased $16.6 million , or six percent , as a result of continued growth of our money transfer product. Acquisition and Disposal Activity Acquisition and disposal activity is set forth in Note 4 — Acquisitions of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES We have various resources available for purposes of managing liquidity and capital needs, including our investment portfolio, credit facilities and letters of credit. We refer to our cash and cash equivalents, settlement cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing investments and available-for-sale investments collectively as our “investment portfolio.” We have historically utilized the assets in excess of payment service obligations measure in various liquidity and capital assessments. As of December 31, 2014, we have recast our Consolidated Balance Sheets to include the settlement cash and cash equivalents, receivables, net, interest-bearing investments and available-for-sale investments in a new balance sheet caption, entitled "Settlement assets," in an amount equal to the "Payment service obligations" line item. The historically reported assets in excess of payment service obligations are now presented as unrestricted "Cash and cash equivalents" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash and Cash Equivalents, Settlement Assets and Payment Service Obligations The following table shows the components of cash and cash equivalents and our settlement assets as of December 31 : Our primary sources of liquidity include cash flows generated by the sale of our payment instruments, our cash and cash equivalent and interest-bearing investment balances, proceeds from our investment portfolio and credit capacity under our credit facilities. Our primary operating liquidity needs are related to the settlement of payment service obligations to our agents and financial institution customers, as well as general operating expenses. To meet our payment service obligations at all times, we must have sufficient highly liquid assets and be able to move funds globally on a timely basis. On average, we receive in and pay out a similar amount of funds on a daily basis to collect and settle the principal amount of our payment instruments sold and related fees and commissions with our end consumers and agents. This pattern of cash flows allows us to settle our payment service obligations through ongoing cash generation rather than liquidating investments or utilizing our revolving credit facility. We have historically generated, and expect to continue generating, sufficient cash flows from daily operations to fund ongoing operational needs. We seek to maintain funding capacity beyond our daily operating needs to provide a cushion through the normal fluctuations in our payment service obligations, as well as to provide working capital for the operational and growth requirements of our business. We believe we have sufficient liquid assets and funding capacity to operate and grow our business for the next 12 months. Should our liquidity needs exceed our operating cash flows, we believe that external financing sources, including availability under the 2013 Credit Agreement, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated funding requirements. 43 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Cash and cash equivalents $ 250.6 $ 318.8 Settlement assets: Settlement cash and cash equivalents 1,657.3 1,909.7 Receivables, net 757.6 767.7 Interest-bearing investments 1,091.6 1,011.6 Available-for-sale investments 27.1 48.1 3,533.6 3,737.1 Payment service obligations $ (3,533.6 ) $ (3,737.1 ) Table of Contents Cash and Cash Equivalents and Interest-bearing Investments To ensure we maintain adequate liquidity to meet our operating needs at all times, we keep a significant portion of our investment portfolio in cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at financial institutions rated A3 or better by Moody’s Investor Service, ("Moody’s"), and A- or better by Standard & Poors, ("S&P"), and in U.S. government money market funds rated Aaa by Moody’s and AAA by S&P. If the rating agencies have split ratings, the Company uses the highest two out of three ratings across the agencies for disclosure purposes. If none of the rating agencies have the same rating, the Company uses the lowest rating across the agencies for disclosure purposes. As of December 31, 2014 , cash and cash equivalents (including unrestricted and settlement cash and cash equivalents) and interest-bearing investments totaled $3.0 billion , representing 99 percent of our total investment portfolio. Cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments consist of money market funds that invest in U.S. government and government agency securities, time deposits and certificates of deposit. Available-for-sale Investments Our investment portfolio includes $27.1 million of available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2014 . U.S. government agency residential mortgage-backed securities compose $14.5 million of our available-for-sale investments, while other asset-backed securities compose the remaining $12.6 million . Clearing and Cash Management Banks We collect and disburse money through a network of clearing and cash management banks. The relationships with these banks are a critical component of our ability to maintain our global active funding requirements on a timely basis. We have agreements with six active clearing banks that provide clearing and processing functions for official checks, money orders and other draft instruments. We have four active official check clearing banks, which provide sufficient capacity for our official check business. We rely on three active banks to clear our retail money orders and believe that these banks provide sufficient capacity for that business. We also maintain relationships with a variety of domestic and international cash management banks for electronic funds transfer and wire transfer services used in the movement of consumer funds and agent settlements. Special Purpose Entities For certain financial institution customers, we established individual special purpose entities, ("SPEs"), upon the origination of our relationship. Along with operational processes and certain financial covenants, these SPEs provide the financial institutions with additional assurance of our ability to clear their official checks. For the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013 , these SPEs had settlement assets equal to payment service obligations of $3.1 million and $7.2 million , respectively. See Note 1 — Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. Credit Facilities Our credit facilities consist of the 2013 Credit Agreement. See Note 10 — Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. The following table is a summary of principal payments and debt issuance from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014 : We have paid down $17.4 million of our outstanding debt since January 2012, excluding payments related to our debt refinancing of $813.1 million . We continue to evaluate further reductions of our outstanding debt ahead of scheduled maturities. 44 2011 Credit Agreement 2013 Credit Agreement (Amounts in millions) Senior secured credit facility due 2020 Tranche B-1 term loan facility due 2020 Revolving facility Second lien notes due 2018 Senior secured credit facility due 2020 Revolving facility Tranche B-1 term loan facility due 2020 Total Debt Balance at January 1, 2012 $ 340.0 $ 149.6 $ — $ 325.0 $ — $ — $ — $ 814.6 2012 payments — (1.5 ) — — — — — (1.5 ) 2013 new debt issued — — — — 850.0 — — 850.0 2013 payments (340.0 ) (148.1 ) — (325.0 ) (6.4 ) — — (819.5 ) 2014 new debt issued — — — — — — 130.0 130.0 2014 payments — — — — (9.5 ) — — (9.5 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 834.1 $ — $ 130.0 $ 964.1 Table of Contents The following table is a summary of our outstanding debt at December 31 : (1) Reflects interest expected to be paid in 2015 using the rates in effect on December 31, 2014 , assuming no prepayments of principal. Our revolving credit facility has $150.0 million of borrowing capacity as of December 31, 2014 . See Note 10 — Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. The 2013 Credit Agreement contains various financial and non-financial covenants. We continuously monitor our compliance with our debt covenants. At December 31, 2014 , the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants; see Note 10 — Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure relating to the financial covenants. No dividends were paid on our common stock in 2014 and we do not anticipate declaring any dividends on our common stock during 2015 . On April 2, 2014, we entered into the Incremental Agreement, which provided for (a) a tranche under the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $130.0 million , (b) an increase in the aggregate revolving loan commitments under the 2013 Credit Agreement from $125.0 million to $150.0 million , and (c) certain other amendments to the 2013 Credit Agreement further described in Note 10 — Debt of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Equity Registration Rights Agreement The Company and the Investors entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Equity Registration Rights Agreement") on March 25, 2008, with respect to the Series B Stock and D Stock, and the common stock owned by the Investors and their affiliates, also referred to collectively as the Registrable Securities. Under the terms of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement, we are required to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities and keep such shelf registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") until the earlier of (1) the date as of which all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, (2) the date as of which each of the holders of the Registrable Securities is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (3) fifteen years. The holders of the Registrable Securities are also entitled to six demand registrations and unlimited piggyback registrations during the term of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement. The SEC has declared effective a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that permits the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities, as required by the terms of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement. The registration statement also permits the Company to offer and sell up to $500 million of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or any combination of these, from time to time, subject to market conditions and the Company’s capital needs. In December 2011, the Company completed a secondary offering pursuant to which the Investors sold an aggregate of 10,237,524 shares of Company common stock at a price of $16.25 per share in an underwritten offering. On April 2, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten secondary public offering by the Investors of an aggregate of 9,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds from the offering. Also, on April 2, 2014, the Company completed the repurchase of 8,185,092 shares of common stock from THL selling stockholders at a price of $16.25 per share. Credit Ratings As of December 31, 2014 , our credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P were B1 and BB-, respectively, remaining unchanged from December 31, 2013 . Our credit facilities, regulatory capital requirements and other obligations will not be impacted by a future change in our credit ratings. 45 Interest Rate for 2014 Original Facility Size Outstanding 2015 Interest (1) (Dollars in millions) 2014 2013 2013 Credit Agreement Senior secured credit facility, due 2020 4.25 % $ 850.0 $ 833.6 $ 842.9 $ 35.8 Tranche B-1 term loan facility due 2020 4.25 % 130.0 129.9 — 5.6 Total debt at December 31, 2014 $ 980.0 $ 963.5 $ 842.9 $ 41.4 Table of Contents Regulatory Capital Requirements and Contractual Obligations Regulatory Capital Requirements We have capital requirements relating to government regulations in the U.S. and other countries where we operate. Such regulations typically require us to maintain certain assets in a defined ratio to our payment service obligations. Through our wholly owned subsidiary and licensed entity, MPSI, we are regulated in the U.S. by various state agencies that generally require us to maintain a pool of liquid assets and investments in an amount generally equal to the regulatory payment service obligation measure, as defined by each state, for our regulated payment instruments, namely teller checks, agent checks, money orders and money transfers. The regulatory requirements do not require us to specify individual assets held to meet our payment service obligations, nor are we required to deposit specific assets into a trust, escrow or other special account. Rather, we must maintain a pool of liquid assets. Provided we maintain a total pool of liquid assets sufficient to meet the regulatory and contractual requirements, we are able to withdraw, deposit or sell our individual liquid assets at will, without prior notice, penalty or limitations. We were in compliance with all state liquidity requirements in 2014 . We are also subject to regulatory requirements in various countries outside of the U.S., which typically result in a requirement to either prefund agent settlements or hold minimum required levels of cash or guarantees within the applicable country. The amounts can fluctuate based on our level of activity and is likely to increase over time as our business expands internationally. Assets used to meet these regulatory requirements support our payment service obligations and are not available to satisfy other liquidity needs. As of December 31, 2014 , we had $102.4 million of cash designated to meet regulatory requirements and such amounts are included in "Settlement assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. We were in compliance with all financial regulatory requirements as of December 31, 2014 . We believe that our liquidity and capital resources will remain sufficient to ensure ongoing compliance with all financial regulatory requirements. Contractual Obligations The following table includes aggregated information about the Company’s contractual obligations that impact our liquidity and capital needs. The table includes information about payments due under specified contractual obligations, aggregated by type of contractual obligation as of December 31, 2014 : The above table reflects the principal and interest that will be paid through the maturity of the debt using the rates in effect on December 31, 2014 , and assuming no prepayments of principal. Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2014 includes $963.5 million of debt, net of unamortized discounts of $0.6 million . Operating leases consist of various leases for buildings and equipment used in our business. Signing bonuses are payments to certain agents and financial institution customers as an incentive to enter into long-term contracts. Marketing represents contractual marketing obligations with certain agents, billers and corporate sponsorships. We have other commitments as described further below that are not included in this table as the timing and/or amount of payments are difficult to estimate. We have a funded, noncontributory pension plan that is frozen to both future benefit accruals and new participants. It is our policy to fund at least the minimum required contribution each year plus additional discretionary amounts as available and necessary to minimize expenses of the plan. We made contributions of $8.0 million to the defined benefit pension plan during 2014 . We anticipate a minimum contribution of $4.0 million to the defined benefit pension plan in 2015 . We also have certain unfunded pension and postretirement plans that require benefit payments over extended periods of time. During 2014 , we paid benefits totaling $4.9 million related to these unfunded plans. Benefit payments under these unfunded plans are expected to be $15.2 million in 2015 . Expected contributions and benefit payments under these plans are not included in the above table, as it is difficult to estimate the timing and amount of benefit payments and required contributions beyond the next 12 months. In January 2015, the Company announced a voluntary pension buyout program that may result in a reduction of our pension liability. Under the program, eligible deferred vested participants have the one-time choice of electing to receive a lump-sum settlement of their remaining pension benefit. The eligible participants have the ability to elect this option through the end of the first quarter of 2015 with settlement planned for the second quarter. If 50.0 percent of eligible participants elect the settlement option, the Company could reduce its pension obligations by $25.0 million . This would create an additional net cost of $6.7 million in 2015 with savings to the Company in future years of approximately $0.7 million annually. 46 Payments due by period (Amounts in millions) Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years 4-5 years More than 5 years Debt, including interest payments $ 1,178.9 $ 52.0 $ 102.7 $ 99.6 $ 924.6 Operating leases 69.7 15.3 19.5 16.5 18.4 Signing bonuses 132.5 59.5 61.6 9.4 2.0 Marketing 62.8 27.5 20.8 10.6 3.9 Total contractual cash obligations $ 1,443.9 $ 154.3 $ 204.6 $ 136.1 $ 948.9 Table of Contents The liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $31.7 million as of December 31, 2014 . The Company’s consolidated income tax returns for fiscal years 2005-2009 were examined by the IRS. The IRS issued Notices of Deficiency disallowing among other items approximately $900.0 million of deductions on securities losses in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tax returns. The Company petitioned the U.S. Tax Court contesting adjustments related to the securities losses in 2007, 2008 and 2009. As of December 31, 2013, the IRS and the Company reached a partial settlement allowing ordinary loss treatment on $186.9 million of deductions in dispute. In January 2015, the U.S. Tax Court granted the IRS’s motion for partial summary judgment upholding the remaining adjustments in the Notices of Deficiency. While we expect to appeal the decision of the U.S. Tax Court, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in overturning the decision. Additionally, subsequent to the fourth quarter of 2014, the IRS completed its examination of the Company’s consolidated income tax returns for the tax years 2011 through 2013 and issued a Revenue Agent Report (“RAR”) that included disallowing $100.0 million of deductions related to payments the Company made to the United States government in connection with the DPA. The Company disagrees with adjustments in the RAR and expects to file a protest letter so that the issue will be considered by the IRS Appeals Division. Overall, if all of the Company’s positions, inclusive of the tax court matter and the 2011 through 2013 audit are ultimately rejected, the Company would be required to make cash payments of approximately $90.0 million based on benefits taken and taxable income earned through December 31, 2014 . As a result of the tax court ruling, we expect to make a cash payment to the IRS of approximately $60.0 million in 2015 which would reduce our overall $90.0 million cash payment exposure to $30.0 million . These amounts are excluded from the table above as there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the amount and timing of potential future cash outflows associated with these items, and we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period in which these might be paid. In limited circumstances as an incentive to new or renewing agents, the Company may grant minimum commission guarantees for a specified period of time at a contractually specified amount. Under the guarantees, the Company will pay to the agent the difference between the contractually specified minimum commission and the actual commissions earned by the agent. As of December 31, 2014 , the minimum commission guarantees had a maximum payment of $10.1 million over a weighted average remaining term of 3.1 years . The maximum payment is calculated as the contractually guaranteed minimum commission times the remaining term of the contract and, therefore, assumes that the agent generates no money transfer transactions during the remainder of its contract. As of December 31, 2014 , the liability for minimum commission guarantees was $2.9 million . Minimum commission guarantees are not reflected in the table above. Analysis of Cash Flows Cash Flows from Operating Activities In 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , operating activities generated net cash of $62.3 million , $156.1 million and $76.3 million , respectively. Cash provided by operating activities decreased for the year ended December 31, 2014 due to an increase in signing bonus payments. Cash provided by operating activities increased for the year ended December 31, 2013 due to an increase in consolidated operating income. Cash provided by operating activities decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012 due to a decrease in consolidated operating income. The Company, in conjunction with its November 2012 settlement of the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation, paid a forfeiture of $65.0 million in November 2012 and $35.0 million in January 2013. These payments were made with the Company’s cash on hand, and no borrowings or other external sources of liquidity were required. This $100.0 million settlement did not have an adverse effect on the credit ratings of the Company and did not adversely affect compliance with financial covenants pertaining to any of the Company’s credit agreements. No income tax refunds were received for 2014 and $0.8 million were received in 2013 ; no refunds were received for 2012 . We made income tax payments of $6.4 million , $8.0 million and $2.9 million during 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. Cash Flows from Investing Activities 47 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Net income (loss) $ 72.1 $ 52.4 $ (49.3 ) Total adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) (9.8 ) 103.7 125.6 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 62.3 $ 156.1 $ 76.3 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Purchases of property and equipment $ (85.8 ) $ (48.8 ) $ (59.6 ) Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (11.5 ) (15.4 ) — Proceeds from disposal assets 0.9 0.7 1.0 Net cash used in investing activities $ (96.4 ) $ (63.5 ) $ (58.6 ) Table of Contents In 2014 , investing activities used cash of $96.4 million , primarily from $85.8 million of capital expenditures and $11.5 million for our acquisition activities, which were partially offset by proceeds of $0.9 million from the disposal of assets. In 2013 , investing activities used cash of $63.5 million , primarily from $48.8 million of capital expenditures and $15.4 million for our acquisition activities, which were partially offset by proceeds of $0.7 million from the disposal of assets. In 2012 , investing activities used cash of $58.6 million , primarily from $59.6 million of capital expenditures, partially offset by proceeds of $1.0 million from the disposal of assets. Cash Flows from Financing Activities In 2014 , financing activities used $34.1 million of cash primarily associated with the stock repurchase. The proceeds from the debt issuance were used to fund the stock repurchase in April 2014. In 2013 , financing activities used $1.7 million of cash primarily associated with the 2013 Credit Agreement. In 2012 , financing activities used $1.5 million of cash for payments on debt. 48 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Proceeds from issuance of debt $ 129.8 $ 850.0 $ — Transaction costs for issuance and amendment of debt (5.1 ) (11.8 ) — Principal payments on debt (9.5 ) (819.5 ) (1.5 ) Prepayment penalty — (21.5 ) — Proceeds from exercise of stock options 0.4 1.1 — Stock repurchase (149.7 ) — — Net cash used in financing activities $ (34.1 ) $ (1.7 ) $ (1.5 ) Table of Contents Adjusted Free Cash Flow We believe that Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, cash tax expense, cash payments for capital expenditures and cash payments for agent signing bonuses) provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the strength and performance of ongoing business operations, including our ability to service debt and fund operations, capital expenditures and acquisitions. This calculation is commonly used as a basis for investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the operating performance and value of companies within our industry. While we believe that this metric enhances investors' understanding of our business, this metric is not necessarily comparable with similarly named metrics of other companies. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a financial measure used by management in reviewing results of operations, as well as assessing cash flow and capital resources. Although we believe that Adjusted Free Cash Flow enhances investors' understanding of our business and performance, this non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered an exclusive alternative to accompanying GAAP financial measures. The following table is a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the related GAAP financial measure for the years ended December 31 : (1) See “ EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA ” section of this MD&A for the descriptions of the adjustments to arrive at these measures. We calculate Adjusted Free Cash Flow by beginning with Adjusted EBITDA, which is adjusted for significant items. As disclosed in our table above, our Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2014 adjusts $57.2 million of costs in connection with the 2014 Global Transformation Program. For the year ended December 31, 2013 our Adjusted EBITDA adjusts $45.3 million of debt extinguishment costs in connection with the 2013 Credit Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2012 , legal expenses of $119.2 million were adjusted out of our Adjusted EBITDA, primarily related to the settlement of the MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and settlement of the shareholder lawsuit, as well as legal expenses related to these matters. For 2014 , Adjusted Free Cash Flow decreased $99.8 million , or 67 percent , to $50.0 million from $149.8 million in 2013 . The decrease was a result of an increase of $48.9 million in cash paid for agent signing bonuses, an increase in cash paid for capital expenditures of $37.0 million primarily in connection with the 2014 Global Transformation Program, and overall fee and other revenue decline of one percent when compared to 2013 . See additional descriptions of these changes in the " Results of Operations " and " Analysis of Cash Flows " sections of Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional disclosure. 49 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Income (loss) before income taxes $ 72.6 $ 85.3 $ (8.9 ) Interest expense 44.2 47.3 70.9 Depreciation and amortization 55.5 50.7 44.3 Amortization of agent signing bonuses 53.8 42.8 33.6 EBITDA (1) 226.1 226.1 139.9 Significant items impacting EBITDA: Securities settlements (45.4 ) — (10.0 ) Reorganization and restructuring costs 30.5 3.2 19.3 Compliance enhancement program 26.7 2.8 — Legal and contingent matters 16.4 2.5 119.2 Losses related to agent closures 7.4 — — Stock-based and contingent performance compensation 6.9 14.1 9.2 Direct monitor costs 6.5 — — Capital transaction costs 2.1 — 0.3 Debt extinguishment — 45.3 — Severance and related costs — 1.5 1.0 Contribution from investors — — — Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 277.2 $ 295.5 $ 278.9 Cash interest expense (41.1 ) (43.9 ) (64.4 ) Cash tax expense (6.4 ) (8.0 ) (2.9 ) Cash payments for capital expenditures (85.8 ) (48.8 ) (59.6 ) Cash payments for agent signing bonuses (93.9 ) (45.0 ) (36.2 ) Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 50.0 $ 149.8 $ 115.8 Table of Contents For 2013 , Adjusted Free Cash Flow increased $34.0 million , or 29 percent , to $149.8 million from $115.8 million in 2012 . The increase was a result of a reduction of $20.5 million in cash paid for interest as a result of the 2013 Credit Agreement, a decrease in cash paid for capital expenditures of $10.8 million , and overall fee and other revenue growth of 10 percent , which was partially offset by increased cash paid for agent signing bonuses of $8.8 million and increased commissions expense. Stockholders’ Deficit Stockholders’ Deficit — The Company is authorized to repurchase up to 12,000,000 shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2014 , we had repurchased a total of 8,228,573 shares of our common stock under this authorization and have remaining authorization to purchase up to 3,771,427 shares. See " Market For The Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters And Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities " section of Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a summary of share repurchases made by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2014 under the repurchase authorization . Under the terms of our outstanding credit facilities, we are limited in our ability to pay dividends on our common stock. No dividends were paid on our common stock in 2014 , and we do not anticipate declaring any dividends on our common stock during 2015 . Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements None. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On a regular basis, management reviews its accounting policies, assumptions and estimates to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Critical accounting policies are those policies that management believes are very important to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations, and that require management to make estimates that are difficult, subjective or complex. Based on these criteria, management has identified and discussed with the Audit Committee the following critical accounting policies and estimates, including the methodology and disclosures related to those estimates. Goodwill — We have two reporting units: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products. Our Global Funds Transfer reporting unit is the only reporting unit that carries goodwill. On an annual basis, or more frequently upon the occurrence of certain events, we test for goodwill impairment using a two-step process. The first step is to identify a potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis and further analyzed using other methods of valuation. A discounted cash flow analysis requires us to make various assumptions, including assumptions about future cash flows, growth rates and discount rates. The assumptions about future cash flows and growth rates are based on our long-term projections by reporting unit. In addition, an assumed terminal value is used to project future cash flows beyond base years. Assumptions used in our impairment testing are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans. Our discount rate is based on our debt and equity balances, adjusted for current market conditions and investor expectations of return on our equity. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If not, the second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with its carrying amount. To the extent the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, a write-down of the reporting unit’s goodwill would be necessary. We did not recognize a goodwill impairment loss for 2014 , 2013 or 2012 . The carrying value of goodwill assigned to the Global Funds Transfer reporting unit at December 31, 2014 was $442.5 million . No goodwill is assigned to the Financial Paper Products reporting unit. The annual impairment test indicated a fair value for the Global Funds Transfer reporting unit that was substantially in excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations, we applied a hypothetical 10 percent decrease to the fair value of the Global Funds Transfer reporting unit. Had the estimated fair value been hypothetically lower by 10 percent as of December 31, 2014 , the fair value of goodwill would still be substantially in excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value. Fair Value of Investment Securities — The Company has available-for-sale investments that are recorded at their estimated fair value. Our available-for-sale investments are comprised primarily of U.S. government agency debenture securities, residential mortgage-backed securities collateralized by U.S. government agency debenture securities and other asset-backed securities. 50 Table of Contents We estimate fair value for our investments as an “exit price,” or the exchange price that would be received for an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants. Observable price quotes for our exact securities are not available. For our government agency debentures and residential mortgage-backed securities, similar securities trade with sufficient regularity to allow observation of market inputs needed to estimate fair value. For our other asset-backed securities, the overall liquidity and trading within the relevant markets is not strong. Accordingly, observable market inputs are not as readily available and estimating fair value is more subjective. See Note 5 — Fair Value Measurement of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. Pension — Through our qualified pension plan and various supplemental executive retirement plans, collectively referred to as our “pension”plans, we provide defined benefit pension plan coverage to certain employees and employees of Viad Corporation, our former parent. Our pension obligations under these plans are measured as of December 31 , the measurement date. Pension benefit obligations and the related expense are based upon actuarial projections using assumptions regarding mortality, discount rates, long-term return on assets and other factors. Our pension plan assets are primarily invested in short-term investment fund accounts and commingled trust funds issued or sponsored by the plan trustee. Our investments are periodically realigned in accordance with the investment guidelines. Our assumptions reflect our historical experience and management’s best judgment regarding future expectations. Certain of the assumptions, particularly the discount rate and expected return on plan assets, require significant judgment and could have a material impact on the measurement of our pension obligation. At each measurement date, the discount rate is based on the then current interest rate yield curves for long-term corporate debt securities with maturities rated AA comparable to our obligations. The expected return on pension plan assets is based on our historical market experience, our pension asset allocations and our expectations for long-term rates of return. We also consider peer data and historical returns to assess the reasonableness and appropriateness of our assumption. Our pension plan asset allocations are reviewed annually and are based upon plan obligations, an evaluation of market conditions, tolerance for risk and cash requirements for benefit payments. Lower discount rates increase the plan obligation and subsequent year pension expense, while higher discount rates decrease the plan obligation and subsequent year pension expense. Decreasing the discount rate by 50 basis points would have increased 2014 pension expense by $0.4 million . If the discount rate increased by 50 basis points pension expense would have decreased by $0.4 million . Changing the expected rate of return by 50 basis points would have increased/decreased 2014 pension expense by $0.6 million . Income Taxes — Tax Contingencies — We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions. In determining taxable income, income or loss before taxes is adjusted for differences between local tax laws and generally accepted accounting principles. We file tax returns in multiple states within the U.S. and various countries. Our tax filings for all periods are subject to audit by tax authorities; the U.S. federal income tax filings for fiscal years 2005 through 2013 are currently subject to audit. The benefits of tax positions are recorded in the income statement if we determine it is more-likely-than not, based on the technical merits of the position, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination, including any related appeals or litigation. Changes in tax laws, regulations, agreements and treaties, foreign currency exchange restrictions or our level of operations or profitability in each taxing jurisdiction could have an impact on the amount of income taxes that we provide during any given year. The determination of taxable income in any jurisdiction requires the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and the use of estimates and assumptions regarding significant future events, such as the amount, timing and character of deductions and the sources and character of income and tax credits. These assumptions and probabilities are periodically reviewed and revised based upon new information. Changes in our current estimates due to unanticipated events, or other factors, could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Actual tax amounts may be materially different from amounts accrued based upon the results of audits due to different interpretations by the tax authorities than those of the Company. While we believe that our reserves are adequate to cover reasonably expected tax risks, an unfavorable tax settlement generally requires the use of cash and an increase in the amount of income tax expense that we recognize. A favorable tax settlement generally requires a decrease in the amount of income taxes that we recognize. Income Taxes — Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets — Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences that exist between the financial statement carrying value of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and operating loss and tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards on a taxing jurisdiction basis. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted statutory tax rates that will apply in the years in which we expect the temporary differences to be recovered or paid. 51 Table of Contents The carrying amount of deferred tax assets must be reduced through a valuation allowance if it is more-likely-than-not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In the period in which a valuation allowance is recorded, we would record tax expense, whereas a tax benefit would be recorded in the period a valuation allowance is reversed. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Our assessment of whether a valuation allowance is required or should be adjusted requires judgment and is completed on a taxing jurisdiction basis. We consider, among other matters: the nature, frequency and severity of any cumulative financial reporting losses; the ability to carry back losses to prior years; future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences; tax planning strategies and projections of future taxable income. We also consider our best estimate of the outcome of any on-going examinations based on the technical merits of the position, historical procedures and case law, among other items. As of December 31, 2014 , we have recorded a valuation allowance of $137.6 million against gross net deferred tax assets of $169.8 million . The valuation allowance primarily relates to our tax loss carryovers and basis difference in revalued investments. While we believe that the basis for estimating our valuation allowance is strong, changes in our current estimates due to unanticipated events, or other factors, could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Stock-based compensation — The Company has a stock-based compensation plan, which includes stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights. Certain awards are subject to market and performance conditions at threshold, target and maximum levels. For purposes of determining the fair value of stock option awards, the Company uses the Black-Scholes single option pricing model for the time-based tranches and awards and a combination of Monte-Carlo simulation and the Black-Scholes single option pricing model for the performance-based tranches. Compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized using a straight-line method over the vesting or service period. Assumptions for stock-based compensation include estimating the future volatility of our stock price, expected dividend yield, employee turnover and employee exercise activity. Performance-based share awards require management to make assumptions regarding the likelihood of achieving market and performance goals. Assumptions used in our assessment are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans and assume achievement of performance conditions as outlined in Note 13 — Stock-Based Compensation of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements . Recent Accounting Developments Recent accounting developments are set forth in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with respect to, among other things, the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of MoneyGram and its subsidiaries. Statements preceded by, followed by or that include words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “continues,” “will,” “should,”“could,” “may,” “would,” "goals" and other similar expressions are intended to identify some of the forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are included, along with this statement, for purposes of complying with the safe harbor provisions of the Act. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to, among others, the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A under the caption "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and MoneyGram undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities law. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, beliefs and assumptions and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: 52 • our ability to compete effectively; • our ability to maintain key agent or biller relationships, a reduction in business or transaction volume from these relationships, including our largest agent, Walmart, through the recent introduction by Walmart of a competing white label branded money transfer product or otherwise; • the impact of our new U.S. to U.S. pricing strategy; • our ability to manage fraud risks from consumers or agents; • the ability of us and our agents to comply with U.S. and international laws and regulations; Table of Contents 53 • litigation and regulatory proceedings involving us or our agents, including the outcome of ongoing investigations by several state governments, which could result in material settlements, fines or penalties, revocation of required licenses or registrations, termination of contracts, other administrative actions or lawsuits and negative publicity; • possible uncertainties relating to compliance with and the impact of the DPA; • current and proposed regulations addressing consumer privacy and data use and security; • our ability to successfully develop and timely introduce new and enhanced products and services and our investments in new products, services or infrastructure changes; • our offering of money transfer services through agents in regions that are politically volatile or, in a limited number of cases, that are subject to certain OFAC restrictions; • changes in tax laws or an unfavorable outcome with respect to the audit of our tax returns or tax positions, or a failure by us to establish adequate reserves for tax events; • our substantial debt service obligations, significant debt covenant requirements and credit rating and our ability to maintain sufficient capital; • major bank failure or sustained financial market illiquidity, or illiquidity at our clearing, cash management and custodial financial institutions; • the ability of us and our agents to maintain adequate banking relationships; • the financial health of certain European countries, and the impact that those countries may have on the sustainability of the euro; • a security or privacy breach in systems on which we rely; • disruptions to our computer systems and data centers and our ability to effectively operate and adapt our technology; • weakened consumer confidence in our business or money transfers generally; • continued weakness in economic conditions, in both the U.S. and global markets; • a significant change, material slow down or complete disruption of international migration patterns; • our ability to manage credit risks from our retail agents and official check financial institution customers; • our ability to retain partners to operate our official check and money order businesses; • our ability to manage risks associated with our international sales and operations; • our ability to adequately protect our brand and intellectual property rights and to avoid infringing on the rights of others; • our ability to attract and retain key employees; • our ability to manage risks related to the operation of retail locations and the acquisition or start-up of businesses; • our ability to implement our Global Transformation Program as planned, whether the expected amount of costs associated with such program will exceed our forecasts and whether we will be able to realize the full amount of estimated savings from such program; • our ability to maintain effective internal controls; • our capital structure and the special voting rights provided to designees of THL on our Board of Directors; and • the risks and uncertainties described in the “ Risk Factors ” and “ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ” sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any additional risk factors that may be described in our other filings with the SEC from time to time. Table of Contents Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Enterprise Risk Management Risk is an inherent part of any business. Our most prominent risk exposures are credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange and operational risk. See Part 1, Item 1A “ Risk Factors ” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of the principal risks to our business. Appropriately managing risk is important to the success of our business, and the extent to which we effectively manage each of the various types of risk is critical to our financial condition and profitability. Our risk management objective is to monitor and control risk exposures to produce steady earnings growth and long-term economic value. Management implements policies approved by our Board of Directors that cover our investment, capital, credit and foreign currency practices and strategies. The Board receives periodic reports regarding each of these areas and approves significant changes to policy and strategy. An Asset/Liability Committee, composed of senior management, routinely reviews investment and risk management strategies and results. A Credit Committee, composed of senior management, routinely reviews credit exposure to our agents. The following is a discussion of the risks we have deemed most critical to our business and the strategies we use to manage and mitigate such risks. While containing forward-looking statements related to risks and uncertainties, this discussion and related analyses are not predictions of future events. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors discussed under “ Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ” and under “ Risk Factors ” in Part 1, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Credit Risk Credit risk, or the potential risk that we may not collect amounts owed to us, affects our business primarily through receivables, investments and derivative financial instruments. In addition, the concentration of our cash, cash equivalents and investments at large financial institutions exposes us to credit risk. Investment Portfolio — Credit risk from our investment portfolio relates to the risk that we may be unable to collect the interest or principal owed to us under the legal terms of the various securities. Our primary exposure to credit risk arises through the concentration of a large amount of our investment portfolio at a few large banks, also referred to as financial institution risk, as well as a concentration in securities issued by, or collateralized by, U.S. government agencies. At December 31, 2014 , the Company’s investment portfolio of $3.0 billion was primarily comprised of interest-bearing cash accounts, deposit accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and U.S. government money market funds. Based on investment policy restrictions, investments are limited to U.S. government securities and securities of agencies of the U.S. government, certificates of deposit and time deposits with banks with minimum debt ratings of A3 (Moody’s) and A- (S&P), commercial paper with minimum ratings of A-1 (Moody’s) and P-1 (S&P) and U.S. dollar denominated SEC registered senior notes of corporations with minimum ratings of A3 and A-. No maturity of interest-bearing investments exceeds 24 months from the date of purchase. The financial institutions holding significant portions of our investment portfolio may act as custodians for our asset accounts, serve as counterparties to our foreign currency transactions and conduct cash transfers on our behalf for the purpose of clearing our payment instruments and related agent receivables and agent payables. Through certain check clearing agreements and other contracts, we are required to utilize several of these financial institutions. The concentration in U.S. government agencies includes agencies placed under conservatorship by the U.S. government in 2008 and extended unlimited lines of credit from the U.S. Treasury. The implicit guarantee of the U.S. government and its actions to date support our belief that the U.S. government will honor the obligations of its agencies if the agencies are unable to do so themselves. 54 Table of Contents The following table is a detailed summary of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2014 : (1) Financial institutions, located both in the U.S. and outside of the U.S., are included in each of their respective total number of financial institutions. At December 31, 2014 , all but $12.6 million of the investment portfolio is invested in cash, cash equivalents, interest-bearing investments and investments issued or collateralized by U.S. government agencies. Approximately 99 percent of the portfolio is invested in cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments, with 88 percent of our total investment portfolio invested at financial institutions located within the U.S. Receivables — We have credit exposure to receivables from our agents through the money transfer and money order settlement process. These receivables originate from independent agents who collect funds from consumers who are transferring money or buying money orders, and agents who receive proceeds from us in anticipation of payment to the recipients of money transfers. Agents typically have from one to three days to remit the funds, with longer remittance schedules granted to certain agents on a limited basis. The Company has a credit risk management function that conducts the underwriting of credit on new agents as well as conducting credit surveillance on all agents to monitor their financial health and the history of settlement activity with us. The Company’s credit risk management function also maintains daily contact with agents, and performs a collection function. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 , our annual credit losses from agents, as a percentage of total fee and other revenue, was less than one percent . As of December 31, 2014 , we had credit exposure to our agents of $441.3 million in the aggregate spread across 12,240 agents, of which four agents owed us in excess of $15.0 million . We also have credit exposure to receivables from our financial institution customers for business conducted by the Financial Paper Products segment. Financial institutions will collect proceeds for official checks and money orders and remit those proceeds to us. We actively monitor the credit risk associated with financial institutions such as banks and credit unions, and have not incurred any losses associated with the failure or merger of any bank or non-bank financial institution customer. As of December 31, 2014 , we had a credit exposure to our official check financial institution customers of $288.2 million in the aggregate spread across 1,017 financial institutions, of which one owed us in excess of $15.0 million . With respect to our credit union customers, our credit exposure is partially mitigated by National Credit Union Administration insurance and we have required certain credit union customers to provide us with larger balances on deposit and/or to issue cashier’s checks only. While the value of these assets are not at risk in a disruption or collapse of a counterparty financial institution, the delay in accessing our assets could adversely affect our liquidity and potentially our earnings depending upon the severity of the delay and corrective actions we may need to take. While the extent of credit risk may vary by product, the process for mitigating risk is similar. We assess the creditworthiness of each potential agent before accepting them into our distribution network. This underwriting process includes not only a determination of whether to accept a new agent, but also the remittance schedule and volume of transactions that the agent will be allowed to perform in a given timeframe. We actively monitor the credit risk of our existing agents by conducting periodic financial reviews and cash flow analyses of our agents that average high volumes of transactions and monitoring remittance patterns versus reported sales on a daily basis. 55 (Dollars in millions) Number of Financial Institutions (1) Amount Percent of Investment Portfolio Cash equivalents collateralized by securities issued by U.S. government agencies 2 $ 9.8 —% Available-for-sale investments issued or collateralized by U.S. government agencies N/A 14.5 1 % Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at institutions rated AA 4 402.7 13 % Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at institutions rated A 12 2,175.7 72 % Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at institutions rated BBB 1 10.7 —% Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at institutions rated below BBB 7 38.3 1 % Other asset-backed securities N/A 12.6 1 % Investment portfolio held within the U.S. 26 2,664.3 88 % Cash held on-hand at owned retail locations N/A 13.5 1 % Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments held at institutions rated AA 2 4.5 —% Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at institutions rated A 10 275.1 9 % Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments at institutions rated below A 41 69.2 2 % Investment portfolio held outside the U.S. 53 362.3 12 % Total investment portfolio $ 3,026.6 100 % Table of Contents The timely remittance of funds by our agents and financial institution customers is an important component of our liquidity. If the timing of the remittance of funds were to deteriorate, it would alter our pattern of cash flows and could require us to liquidate investments or utilize our revolving credit facility to settle payment service obligations. To manage this risk, we closely monitor the remittance patterns of our agents and financial institution customers and act quickly if we detect deterioration or alteration in remittance timing or patterns. If deemed appropriate, we have the ability to immediately deactivate an agent’s equipment at any time, thereby preventing the initiation or issuance of further money transfers and money orders. Credit risk management is complemented through functionality within our point-of-sale system, which can enforce credit limits on a real-time basis. The system also permits us to remotely disable an agent’s terminals and cause a cessation of transactions. Derivative Financial Instruments — Credit risk related to our derivative financial instruments relates to the risk that we are unable to collect amounts owed to us by the counterparties to our derivative agreements. Our derivative financial instruments are used to manage exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. If the counterparties to any of our derivative financial instruments were to default on payments, it could result in a delay or interruption of payments to our agents. We manage credit risk related to derivative financial instruments by entering into agreements with only major banks and regularly monitoring the credit ratings of these banks. Interest Rate Risk Interest rate risk represents the risk that our operating results are negatively impacted, and our investment portfolio declines in value, due to changes in interest rates. Given the short maturity profile of the investment portfolio and the low level of interest rates, we believe there is an extremely low risk that the value of these securities would decline such that we would have a material adverse change in our operating results. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company held $631.2 million , or 21 percent , of the investment portfolio in fixed rate investments. At December 31, 2014 , the Company’s other asset-backed securities are priced on average at four percent of face value for a total fair value of $12.6 million . Included in other asset-backed securities are collateralized debt obligations backed primarily by high-grade debt, mezzanine equity tranches of collateralized debt obligations and home equity loans, along with private equity investments. Any resulting adverse movement in our stockholders’ deficit or settlement assets from declines in investments would not result in regulatory or contractual compliance exceptions. Our operating results are impacted by interest rate risk through our net investment margin, which is investment revenue less investment commissions expense. As the money transfer business is not materially affected by investment revenue and pays commissions that are not tied to an interest rate index, interest rate risk has the most impact on our money order and official check businesses. We are invested primarily in interest-bearing cash accounts, deposit accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and U.S. government money market funds. These types of investments have minimal risk of declines in fair value from changes in interest rates. Our commissions paid to financial institution customers are variable rate, based primarily on the federal funds effective rate and are reset daily. Accordingly, both our investment revenue and our investment commissions expense will decrease when rates decline and increase when rates rise. In the current environment, the federal funds effective rate is so low that most of our financial institution customers are in a “negative” commission position, and therefore, we do not owe any commissions to these customers. Our results are impacted by interest rate risk through our interest expense on our 2013 Credit Agreement. The Company may elect an interest rate for its debt under the 2013 Credit Agreement at each reset period based on the BOA prime bank rate or the Eurodollar rate. The interest rate election may be made individually for the Term Credit Facility and each draw under the Revolving Credit Facility. The interest rate will be either the “alternate base rate” (calculated in part based on the BOA prime rate) plus either 200 or 225 basis points (depending on the Company's secured leverage ratio or total leverage ratio, as applicable, at such time) or the Eurodollar rate plus either 300 or 325 basis points (depending on the Company's secured leverage ratio or total leverage ratio, as applicable, at such time). In connection with the initial funding under the 2013 Credit Agreement, the Company elected the Eurodollar rate as its primary interest basis. Under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement, the minimum interest rate applicable to Eurodollar borrowings under the Term Credit Facility is 100 basis points plus the applicable margins previously referred to in this paragraph. Accordingly, any increases in interest rates will adversely affect interest expense. The tables below incorporate substantially all of our interest rate sensitive assets and assumptions that reflect changes in all interest rates pertaining to the balance sheet. The “ramp” analysis assumes that interest rates change in even increments over the next 12 months. The “shock”analysis assumes interest rates change immediately and remain at the changed level for the next twelve months. Components of our pre-tax income that are interest rate sensitive include “Investment revenue,” “Investment commissions expense” and “Interest expense.” In the current interest rate environment where rates are approaching zero, our risk associated with declining rates is not material. A moderately rising interest rate environment would be generally beneficial to the Company because variable rate assets exceed our variable rate liabilities, and certain of our variable rate liabilities will not react to increases in interest rates until those rates exceed the floor set for the index rate on the corresponding debt. 56 Table of Contents The following table summarizes the changes to affected components of the income statement under various ramp scenarios as of December 31, 2014 : NM = Not meaningful The following table summarizes the changes to affected components of the income statement under various shock scenarios as of December 31, 2014 : NM = Not meaningful Foreign Currency Risk We are exposed to foreign currency risk in the ordinary course of business as we offer our products and services through a network of agents and financial institutions with locations in more than 200 countries and territories. By policy, we do not speculate in foreign currencies; all currency trades relate to underlying transactional exposures. Our primary source of foreign exchange risk is transactional risk. This risk is predominantly incurred in the money transfer business in which funds are frequently transferred cross-border and we settle with agents in multiple currencies. Although this risk is somewhat limited due to the fact that these transactions are short-term in nature, we currently manage some of this risk with forward contracts to protect against potential short-term market volatility. The primary currency pairs, based on volume, that are traded against the dollar in the spot and forward markets include the European euro, Mexican peso, British pound and Indian rupee. The tenor of forward contracts is typically less than 30 days. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on transactional currency and any associated revaluation of balance sheet exposures are recorded in “Transaction and operations support” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The fair market value of any open forward contracts at period end are recorded in “Other assets” or "Accounts payable and other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The net effect of changes in foreign exchange rates and the related forward contracts for the year ended December 31, 2014 was a loss of $1.0 million . Additional foreign currency risk is generated from fluctuations in the U.S. dollar value of future foreign currency-denominated earnings. In 2014 , fluctuations in the euro exchange rate (net of transactional hedging activities) resulted in a net increase to our operating income of $0.1 million . Had the euro appreciated or depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar by 20 percent from actual exchange rates for 2014 , pre-tax operating income would have increased/decreased approximately $10.4 million for the year. There are inherent limitations in this sensitivity analysis, primarily due to the assumption that foreign exchange rate movements are linear and instantaneous, that the unhedged exposure is static, and that we would not hedge any additional exposure. As a result, the analysis is unable to reflect the potential effects of more complex market changes that could arise, which may positively or negatively affect income. Translation risk is generated from the accounting translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries (from their functional currency) into U.S. dollars for consolidation and does not have a significant impact on company results. These translation adjustments are recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 57 Basis Point Change in Interest Rates Down Down Down Up Up Up ( Amounts in millions) 200 100 50 50 100 200 Investment revenue $ (2.7 ) $ (2.6 ) $ (2.4 ) $ 4.3 $ 8.6 $ 17.1 Investment commissions expense 0.5 0.5 0.5 (1.1 ) (2.6 ) (9.2 ) Interest expense NM NM NM NM (0.9 ) (2.7 ) Change in pretax income $ (2.2 ) $ (2.1 ) $ (1.9 ) $ 3.2 $ 5.1 $ 5.2 Basis Point Change in Interest Rates Down Down Down Up Up Up (Amounts in millions) 200 100 50 50 100 200 Investment revenue $ (3.0 ) $ (3.0 ) $ (3.0 ) $ 9.3 $ 18.7 $ 37.3 Investment commissions expense 0.5 0.5 0.5 (1.9 ) (4.8 ) (20.0 ) Interest expense NM NM NM NM (4.1 ) (11.2 ) Change in pretax income $ (2.5 ) $ (2.5 ) $ (2.5 ) $ 7.4 $ 9.8 $ 6.1 Table of Contents Operational Risk Operational risk represents the potential for loss resulting from our operations. This may include, but is not limited to, the risk of fraud by employees or external parties, business continuation and disaster recovery, errors related to transaction processing and technology, unauthorized transactions and breaches of information security and compliance requirements. This risk may also include the potential legal actions that could arise as a result of an operational deficiency or as a result of noncompliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Management has direct responsibility for identifying, controlling and monitoring operational risks within their business. Business managers maintain a system of controls to provide transaction authorization and execution, safeguarding of assets from misuse or theft and to ensure the quality of financial and other data. Our Business Resiliency Group works with each business function to develop plans to support business resumption activities including technology, networks and data centers. Our internal audit function tests the system of internal controls through risk-based audit procedures and reports on the effectiveness of internal controls to executive management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA The information called for by Item 8 is found in a separate section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K on pages F-1 through F-58. See the “Index to Financial Statements” on page F-1. Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), the Company’s management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Other than those described in Item 4 — Controls and Procedures in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting is provided on page F-2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, regarding the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is provided on page F-3 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION None. 58 Table of Contents PART III Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The information called for by this Item is contained in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” and in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. All of our employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller, or persons performing similar functions, also referred to as the Principal Officers, are subject to our Code of Conduct. Our directors are also subject to our Code of Conduct. These documents are posted on our website at corporate.moneygram.com in the Investor Relations section, and are available in print free of charge to any stockholder who requests them at the address set forth in Item 1 – Available Information . We will disclose any amendments to, or waivers of, our Code of Conduct for directors or Principal Officers on our website. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information called for by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER . MATTERS The information called for by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE The information called for by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES The information called for by this Item is contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. PART IV Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 59 (a) (1) The financial statements listed in the “Index to Financial Statements” are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (2) All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto listed in the “Index to Financial Statements.” (3) Exhibits are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K or incorporated herein by reference as listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index. Table of Contents SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 60 MoneyGram International, Inc. (Registrant) Date: March 3, 2015 By: / S / P AMELA H. P ATSLEY Pamela H. Patsley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Pamela H. Patsley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) March 3, 2015 Pamela H. Patsley /s/ W. Alexander Holmes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer) March 3, 2015 W. Alexander Holmes /s/ Angela McQuien Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) March 3, 2015 Angela McQuien Directors J. Coley Clark Seth W. Lawry Victor W. Dahir Ganesh B. Rao Antonio O. Garza W. Bruce Turner Thomas M. Hagerty Peggy Vaughan By: /s/ F. Aaron Henry March 3, 2015 F. Aaron Henry Attorney-in-fact Table of Contents EXHIBIT INDEX 61 Exhibit Number Description 2.1 Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2004, by and among Viad Corporation, MoneyGram International, Inc., MGI Merger Sub, Inc. and Travelers Express Company, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2004). 2.2 Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2011, among MoneyGram International, Inc., certain affiliates and co-investors of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and certain of its affiliates (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 9, 2011). 2.3 Amendment No. 1 to Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011, among MoneyGram International, Inc., certain affiliates and co-investors of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and certain of its affiliates (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 6, 2011). 3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated June 28, 2004 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2010). 3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated May 12, 2009 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 15, 2010). 3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated May 18, 2011 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 3.4 Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated November 14, 2011 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 14, 2011). 3.5 Bylaws of MoneyGram International, Inc., as amended and restated September 10, 2009 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.01 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2009). 3.6 Amendment to Bylaws of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated as of January 25, 2012 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 27, 2012). 3.7 Amendment to Bylaws of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated as of December 10, 2013 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 2013). 3.8 Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of MoneyGram International, Inc., dated May 18, 2011 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 4.1 Form of Specimen Certificate for MoneyGram Common Stock (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Form 10 filed on June 14, 2004). 4.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2008, by and among the several Investor parties named therein and MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2008). 4.3 Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, by and among MoneyGram International, Inc., certain affiliates and co-investors of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., and certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.1 Employee Benefits Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2004, by and among Viad Corporation, MoneyGram International, Inc. and Travelers Express Company, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2004). 10.2 Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2004, by and between Viad Corporation and MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2004). †10.3 MoneyGram International, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended February 17, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2005). †10.4 Form of Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Indemnification Agreement between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Non-Employee Directors of MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.02 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009). †10.5 Form of Employee Director Indemnification Agreement between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Employee Directors of MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.03 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009). †10.6 MoneyGram International, Inc. Performance Bonus Plan, as amended and restated February 17, 2010 (formerly known as the MoneyGram International, Inc. Management and Line of Business Incentive Plan) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.02 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 1010). Table of Contents 62 †10.7 Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Viad Corp, as amended August 19, 2004 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2004). †10.8 Amended and Restated MoneyGram International, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (Tier II), as amended and restated August 16, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.04 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 22, 2007). †10.9 First Amendment of the Amended and Restated MoneyGram International, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (Tier II) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2008). †10.10 MoneyGram Supplemental Pension Plan, as amended and restated December 28, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.01 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008). †10.11 First Amendment of MoneyGram Supplemental Pension Plan (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.28 to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed on August 9, 2010). †10.12 Description of MoneyGram International, Inc. Director’s Charitable Matching Program (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2004). †10.13 Viad Corporation Director’s Charitable Award Program (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to Amendment No. 3 to Registrant’s Form 10 filed on June 3, 2004). 10.14 Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2008, among MoneyGram International, Inc. and the several Investor parties named therein (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2008). 10.15 Amended and Restated Fee Arrangement Letter, dated March 17, 2008, between THL Managers VI, LLC and MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 18, 2008). 10.16 Amended and Restated Fee Arrangement Letter, dated March 17, 2008, between Goldman, Sachs & Co. and MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2008). 10.17 Fee Arrangement Letter, dated as of March 25, 2008, by and between the Investor parties named therein, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and MoneyGram International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2008). 10.18 Subscription Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2008, by and between MoneyGram International, Inc. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2008). 10.19 Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated March 17, 2008, among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd., GSMP V Offshore US, Ltd., GSMP V Institutional US, Ltd., GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co. KG, GS Capital Partners VI Parallel, L.P., and THL Managers VI, LLC (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2008). †10.20 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement, as amended February 16, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2005). †10.21 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, as amended February 16, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2005). †10.22 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors as adopted February 16, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.7 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2005). †10.23 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement, effective June 30, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2005). †10.24 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement, effective August 17, 2005 (US Version) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.7 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2005). †10.25 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement, effective August 17, 2005 (UK Version) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.9 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2005). †10.26 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective August 17, 2005 (US Version) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2005). †10.27 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective August 17, 2005 (UK Version) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.8 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2005). Table of Contents 63 †10.28 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective February 15, 2006 (US version) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.41 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2006). †10.29 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective February 15, 2006 (UK Version) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.42 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2006). †10.30 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective May 8, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.04 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2007). †10.31 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective August 11, 2009 (version 1) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2009). †10.32 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective August 11, 2009 (version 2) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2009). †10.33 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors, effective August 17, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2005). †10.34 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors, effective February 15, 2006 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.43 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2006). †10.35 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated January 21, 2009, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.02 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2009). †10.36 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated May 12, 2009, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.02 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2009). †10.37 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated August 31, 2009, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.01 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2009). †10.38 Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreements, dated August 31, 2009, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.03 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2009). †10.39 MoneyGram International, Inc. Performance Unit Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 9, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.02 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2007). †10.40 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. Executive Compensation Trust Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.01 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2005). †10.41 First Amendment to the MoneyGram International, Inc. Executive Compensation Trust Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.01 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 22, 2006). †10.42 The MoneyGram International, Inc. Outside Directors’ Deferred Compensation Trust, dated January 5, 2005 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.05 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2005). 10.43 Money Services Agreement between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. dated February 1, 2005 as amended (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.71 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 25, 2008). 10.44 Letter Agreement, effective as of July 26, 2012, amending that certain Money Services Agreement, effective February 1, 2005, as amended, by and between MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2012). †10.45 Form of Employee Trade Secret, Confidential Information and Post-Employment Restriction Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2008). †10.46 MoneyGram International, Inc. Severance Plan, restated effective February 17, 2010 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.03 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed November 22, 2010). †10.47 Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements, revised to be effective as of January 1, 2014 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.53 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 3, 2014). †10.48 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2010). †10.49 MoneyGram International, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated February 16, 2011 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.01 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 23, 2011). Table of Contents 64 10.50 Consent Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2011, among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram International, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 9, 2011). †10.51 MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated March 25, 2013 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 14, 2013). +10.52 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2013, by and among MoneyGram International, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and the other agents party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). 10.53 Guaranty, dated as of May 18, 2011, among MoneyGram International, Inc., MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., MoneyGram of New York LLC, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.54 Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, among MoneyGram International, Inc., MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., MoneyGram of New York LLC, and Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.55 Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, among MoneyGram International, Inc., MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., MoneyGram of New York LLC, and Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.56 Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., the First Priority Secured Parties as defined therein, the Secord Priority Secured Parties as defined therein, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.57 Patent Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.58 Patent Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, between MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.59 Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.60 Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, between MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). 10.61 Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011). +10.62 First Incremental Amendment and Joinder Agreement, dated April 2, 2014, by and among MoneyGram International, Inc., as borrower, MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., and MoneyGram of New York LLC, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the financial institutions party thereto as Lenders (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). 10.63 Consent Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2011, by and among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram International, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, and certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference From Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 3, 2011). 10.64 Consent Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2011, by and among MoneyGram International, Inc., and certain affiliates and co-investors of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference From Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 3, 2011). 10.65 Consent Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2011, by and among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram International, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, and certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.85 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2012). 10.66 Consent Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2011, by and among MoneyGram International, Inc., and certain affiliates and co-investors of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 16, 2011). 10.67 Consent Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2011, by and among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., MoneyGram International, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 18, 2011). Table of Contents 65 †10.68 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 23, 2011). †10.69 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 23, 2011). †10.70 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.92 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 9, 2012). †10.71 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (For Participants in France) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.93 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 9, 2012). †10.72 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (For Optionees in France) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.94 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 9, 2012). †10.73 Form of Severance Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.95 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 9, 2012). 10.74 Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement, dated as of July 19, 2012, by and among the plaintiffs and class representatives party thereto, MoneyGram International, Inc., Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and certain individual defendants party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2012). 10.75 Supplemental Agreement Regarding Settlement, dated as of July 20, 2012, by and among MoneyGram International, Inc., Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., certain individual defendants party thereto, and Federal Insurance Company (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2012). 10.76 Master Trust Agreement dated September 30, 2012 by and between MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 1, 2012). †10.77 Employment Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, by and between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 28, 2013). 10.78 Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, by and among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd., GSMP V Offshore US, Ltd. and GSMP V Institutional US, Ltd. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 28, 2013). 10.79 Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated March 26, 2014, by and among the Company and the THL Selling Stockholders (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 31, 2014). †10.80 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). †10.81 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). †10.82 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). †10.83 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Long-Term Incentive Cash Performance Award Agreement (for one-time contingent performance awards) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). †10.84 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (for one-time contingent performance awards) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). †10.85 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (For Optionees in France) (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 3, 2013). †10.86 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). †10.87 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). †10.88 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). Table of Contents 66 †10.89 Form of MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan Global Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). †10.90 Global Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated February 24, 2014, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). †10.91 Global Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated February 24, 2014, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2014). *†10.92 Settlement Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2015, by and between MoneyGram International Limited and Carl-Olav Scheible. *†10.93 Form of 2014 Cash Retention Award Agreement. *†10.94 2014 Cash Retention Award Agreement, dated December 10, 2014, between MoneyGram International, Inc. and Pamela H. Patsley. *21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant *23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP *24 Power of Attorney *31.1 Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer *31.2 Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer *32.1 Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer *32.2 Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer *101 The following financial statements, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012; (v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. * Filed herewith. † Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this report. + Confidential information has been omitted from this Exhibit and has been filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a confidential treatment request under Rule 24b-2. Table of Contents MoneyGram International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K Items 8 and 15(a) Index to Financial Statements F-1 Management’s Responsibility Statement F-2 Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-3 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 F-5 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 F-6 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 F-7 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 F-8 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 F-9 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-10 Table of Contents Management’s Responsibility Statement The management of MoneyGram International, Inc. is responsible for the integrity, objectivity and accuracy of the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The consolidated financial statements are prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America using, where appropriate, management’s best estimates and judgments. The financial information presented throughout the Annual Report is consistent with that in the consolidated financial statements. Management is also responsible for maintaining a system of internal controls and procedures over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance that the books and records reflect the transactions of the Company and that assets are protected against loss from unauthorized use or disposition. Such a system is maintained through accounting policies and procedures administered by trained Company personnel and updated on a continuing basis to ensure their adequacy to meet the changing requirements of our business. The Company requires that all of its affairs, as reflected by the actions of its employees, be conducted according to the highest standards of personal and business conduct. This responsibility is reflected in our Code of Ethics. To test compliance with the Company’s system of internal controls and procedures over financial reporting, the Company carries out an extensive audit program. This program includes a review for compliance with written policies and procedures and a comprehensive review of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control system. Although control procedures are designed and tested, it must be recognized that there are limits inherent in all systems of internal control and, therefore, errors and irregularities may nevertheless occur. Also, estimates and judgments are required to assess and balance the relative cost and expected benefits of the controls. Projection of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is composed solely of outside directors, meets quarterly with management, internal audit and the independent registered public accounting firm to discuss internal accounting control, auditing and financial reporting matters, as well as to determine that the respective parties are properly discharging their responsibilities. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and internal auditors have had and continue to have unrestricted access to the Audit Committee without the presence of management. Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 . In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment and those criteria, management believes that the Company designed and maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 . The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has been engaged to audit our financial statements and the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting. Their reports are included on pages F-3 and F-4 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. F-2 /s/ P AMELA H. P ATSLEY /s/ W. A LEXANDER H OLMES Pamela H. Patsley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) W. Alexander Holmes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Table of Contents REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of MoneyGram International, Inc. Dallas, Texas We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of MoneyGram International, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2014 , based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Responsibility Statement. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 , based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 of the Company and our report dated March 3, 2015 expressed as an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. /s/ D ELOITTE & T OUCHE LLP Dallas, Texas March 3, 2015 F-3 Table of Contents REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of MoneyGram International, Inc. Dallas, Texas We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MoneyGram International, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders’deficit for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 . These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MoneyGram International, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2014 and 2013 , and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 , in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 , based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 3, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. /s/ D ELOITTE & T OUCHE LLP Dallas, Texas March 3, 2015 F-4 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-5 AT DECEMBER 31, 2014 2013 (Amounts in millions, except share data) ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 250.6 $ 318.8 Settlement assets 3,533.6 3,737.1 Property and equipment, net 165.6 134.8 Goodwill 442.5 435.2 Other assets 249.9 161.0 Total assets $ 4,642.2 $ 4,786.9 LIABILITIES Payment service obligations $ 3,533.6 $ 3,737.1 Debt 963.5 842.9 Pension and other postretirement benefits 125.7 98.4 Accounts payable and other liabilities 202.1 185.5 Total liabilities 4,824.9 4,863.9 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 15) STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT Participating Convertible Preferred Stock - Series D, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 71,282 and 109,239 issued at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively 183.9 281.9 Common stock, $0.01 par value, 162,500,000 shares authorized, 58,823,567 and 62,263,963 shares issued at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively 0.6 0.6 Additional paid-in capital 982.8 1,011.8 Retained loss (1,144.6 ) (1,214.4 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (67.1 ) (33.0 ) Treasury stock: 5,734,338 and 4,300,782 shares at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (138.3 ) (123.9 ) Total stockholders’ deficit (182.7 ) (77.0 ) Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit $ 4,642.2 $ 4,786.9 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-6 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 2013 2012 (Amounts in millions, except per share data) REVENUE Fee and other revenue $ 1,438.4 $ 1,456.8 $ 1,328.6 Investment revenue 16.5 17.6 12.6 Total revenue 1,454.9 1,474.4 1,341.2 EXPENSES Fee and other commissions expense 666.0 677.8 599.2 Investment commissions expense 0.4 0.4 0.3 Total commissions expense 666.4 678.2 599.5 Compensation and benefits 275.0 264.9 241.6 Transaction and operations support 332.2 253.7 355.7 Occupancy, equipment and supplies 54.4 49.0 47.7 Depreciation and amortization 55.5 50.7 44.3 Total operating expenses 1,383.5 1,296.5 1,288.8 OPERATING INCOME 71.4 177.9 52.4 Other (income) expense Net securities gains (45.4 ) — (10.0 ) Interest expense 44.2 47.3 70.9 Debt extinguishment costs — 45.3 — Other costs — — 0.4 Total other (income) expenses, net (1.2 ) 92.6 61.3 Income (loss) before income taxes 72.6 85.3 (8.9 ) Income tax expense 0.5 32.9 40.4 NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 72.1 $ 52.4 $ (49.3 ) EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Basic $ 1.10 $ 0.73 $ (0.69 ) Diluted $ 1.10 $ 0.73 $ (0.69 ) Weighted-average outstanding common shares and equivalents used in computing earnings (loss) per share Basic 65.3 71.6 71.5 Diluted 65.5 71.9 71.5 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-7 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 2013 2012 (Amounts in millions) NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 72.1 $ 52.4 $ (49.3 ) OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME Net change in unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities arising during the period, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($0.2), $4.7 and $1.4 (6.1 ) 1.0 (5.2 ) Net change in pension liability, net of tax benefit of $2.5, $2.7 and $2.2 4.1 4.8 3.5 Valuation adjustment for pension and postretirement benefit plans, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($13.4), $7.4 and ($8.7) (23.2 ) 12.6 (14.2 ) Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($5.2), $0.5 and $1.0 (8.9 ) 0.9 1.6 Other comprehensive (loss) income (34.1 ) 19.3 (14.3 ) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) $ 38.0 $ 71.7 $ (63.6 ) Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 2013 2012 (Amounts in millions) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income (loss) $ 72.1 $ 52.4 $ (49.3 ) Depreciation and amortization 55.5 50.7 44.3 Signing bonus amortization 53.8 42.8 33.6 Provision for deferred income taxes 5.5 12.0 29.8 Loss on debt extinguishment — 45.3 — Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 3.1 3.3 5.7 Non-cash compensation and pension expense 15.2 20.3 17.4 Signing bonus payments (93.9 ) (45.0 ) (36.2 ) Change in other assets (34.8 ) 29.2 3.6 Change in accounts payable and other liabilities (8.3 ) (58.4 ) 31.5 Other non-cash items, net (5.9 ) 3.5 (4.1 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 62.3 156.1 76.3 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property and equipment (85.8 ) (48.8 ) (59.6 ) Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (11.5 ) (15.4 ) — Proceeds from disposal of assets 0.9 0.7 1.0 Net cash used in investing activities (96.4 ) (63.5 ) (58.6 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of debt 129.8 850.0 — Transaction costs for issuance and amendment of debt (5.1 ) (11.8 ) — Principal payments on debt (9.5 ) (819.5 ) (1.5 ) Prepayment penalty — (21.5 ) — Proceeds from exercise of stock options 0.4 1.1 — Stock repurchase (149.7 ) — — Net cash used in financing activities (34.1 ) (1.7 ) (1.5 ) NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (68.2 ) 90.9 16.2 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 318.8 227.9 211.7 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 250.6 $ 318.8 $ 227.9 Supplemental cash flow information: Cash payments for interest $ 41.1 $ 43.9 $ 64.4 Cash payments for income taxes $ 6.4 $ 8.0 $ 2.9 Change in accrued purchases of property and equipment $ 2.1 $ 7.9 $ (2.9 ) Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-9 (Amounts in millions) Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Loss Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Treasury Stock Total January 1, 2012 $ 281.9 $ 0.6 $ 989.2 $ (1,216.6 ) $ (38.0 ) $ (127.3 ) $ (110.2 ) Net loss — — — (49.3 ) — — (49.3 ) Stock-based compensation — — 8.6 — — 0.6 9.2 Capital contribution from investors — — 3.2 — — — 3.2 Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax — — — — (5.2 ) — (5.2 ) Net change in pension liability, net of tax — — — — 3.5 — 3.5 Valuation adjustment for pension and postretirement benefit plans, net of tax — — — — (14.2 ) — (14.2 ) Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax — — — — 1.6 — 1.6 December 31, 2012 281.9 0.6 1,001.0 (1,265.9 ) (52.3 ) (126.7 ) (161.4 ) Net income — — — 52.4 — — 52.4 Stock-based compensation — — 10.5 (0.9 ) — 2.8 12.4 Capital contribution from investors — — 0.3 — — — 0.3 Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax — — — — 1.0 — 1.0 Net change in pension liability, net of tax — — — — 4.8 — 4.8 Valuation adjustment for pension and postretirement benefit plans, net of tax — — — — 12.6 — 12.6 Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax — — — — 0.9 — 0.9 December 31, 2013 281.9 0.6 1,011.8 (1,214.4 ) (33.0 ) (123.9 ) (77.0 ) Net income — — — 72.1 — — 72.1 Stock-based compensation — — 5.4 (2.3 ) — 2.3 5.4 Capital contribution from investors — — 0.6 — — — 0.6 Repurchase and retirement of shares — (0.1 ) (132.9 ) — — — (133.0 ) Conversion of Series D convertible shares (98.0 ) 0.1 97.9 — — — — Stock repurchase — — — — — (16.7 ) (16.7 ) Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax — — — — (6.1 ) — (6.1 ) Net change in pension liability, net of tax — — — — 4.1 — 4.1 Valuation adjustment for pension and postretirement benefit plans, net of tax — — — — (23.2 ) — (23.2 ) Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax — — — — (8.9 ) — (8.9 ) December 31, 2014 $ 183.9 $ 0.6 $ 982.8 $ (1,144.6 ) $ (67.1 ) $ (138.3 ) $ (182.7 ) Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1 — Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation References to “MoneyGram,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” are to MoneyGram International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and consolidated entities. Nature of Operations — MoneyGram offers products and services under its two reporting segments: Global Funds Transfer ("GFT") and Financial Paper Products ("FPP"). The GFT segment provides global money transfer services and bill payment services to consumers through a network of agent locations. The FPP segment provides official check outsourcing services and money orders through financial institutions and agent locations. Basis of Presentation — The consolidated financial statements of MoneyGram are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Consolidated Balance Sheets are unclassified due to the timing uncertainty surrounding the payment of settlement obligations. As of December 31, 2014, we have recast our Consolidated Balance Sheets to include the settlement cash and cash equivalents, receivables, net, interest-bearing investments and available-for-sale investments in a new balance sheet caption, entitled "Settlement assets," in an amount equal to "Payment service obligations." The historically reported Assets in excess of payment service obligations are now presented as unrestricted "Cash and cash equivalents" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Similar presentation changes have been made on the prior year Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to conform to current year presentation disclosing ending unrestricted "Cash and cash equivalents." In addition, we have recast the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to net the changes in Settlement assets and Payment service obligations in the operating section of the statement. Historically, investments used to settle payment service obligations were included in the investing section of the cash flow statement; however, settlement assets represent funds received or to be received from agents for unsettled money transfers, money orders and customer payments, the receipt of which creates an equal and offsetting settlement obligation for subsequent payment to the intended recipient. Settlement assets are segregated due to their restricted nature, as they are held for payout to customers and subject to restrictions by various U.S. state agencies and foreign jurisdictions pursuant to licensing requirements. Since "Settlement assets" and the related "Payment service obligations" fluctuate in equal amounts with another, they do not have a net impact on the Company’s cash flows. Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience, future expectations and other factors and assumptions the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are revised when necessary. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period of change. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates. Principles of Consolidation — The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MoneyGram International, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Intercompany profits, transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company participates in various trust arrangements (special purpose entities or “SPEs”) related to official check processing agreements with financial institutions and structured investments within the investment portfolio. Working in cooperation with certain financial institutions, the Company historically established separate consolidated SPEs that provided these financial institutions with additional assurance of its ability to clear their official checks. The Company maintains control of the assets of the SPEs and receives all investment revenue generated by the assets. The Company remains liable to satisfy the obligations of the SPEs, both contractually and by operation of the Uniform Commercial Code, as issuer and drawer of the official checks. As the Company is the primary beneficiary and bears the primary burden of any losses, the SPEs are consolidated in the consolidated financial statements. The assets of the SPEs are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in a manner consistent with the assets of the Company based on the nature of the asset. Accordingly, the obligations have been recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Payment service obligations.” The investment revenue generated by the assets of the SPEs is allocated to the Financial Paper Products segment in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company’s SPEs had settlement assets and payment service obligations of $3.1 million and $7.2 million , respectively. F-10 Table of Contents Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Cash and cash equivalents — The Company defines cash and cash equivalents and settlement cash and cash equivalents as cash on hand and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less at the purchase date. Settlement assets and payment service obligations — Settlement assets represent funds received or to be received from agents for unsettled money transfers, money orders and consumer payments. The Company records corresponding payment service obligations relating to amounts payable under money transfers, money orders and consumer payment service arrangements. Settlement assets consists of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and investments. Payment service obligations primarily consist of: outstanding payment instruments; amounts owed to financial institutions for funds paid to the Company to cover clearings of official check payment instruments, remittances and clearing adjustments; amounts owed to agents for funds paid to consumers on behalf of the Company; commissions owed to financial institution customers and agents for instruments sold; amounts owed to investment brokers for purchased securities; and unclaimed instruments owed to various states. These obligations are recognized by the Company at the time the underlying transactions occur. The Company’s licensed entity, MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (“MPSI”), is regulated by various U.S. state agencies that generally require the Company to maintain a pool of assets with an investment rating of A or higher (“permissible investments”) in an amount equal to the payment service obligations, as defined by each state, for those regulated payment instruments, namely teller checks, agent checks, money orders and money transfers. The regulatory payment service assets measure varies by state, but in all cases excludes investments rated below A-. The most restrictive states may also exclude assets held at banks that do not belong to a national insurance program, varying amounts of accounts receivable balances and/or assets held in one of the SPEs. The regulatory payment service obligations measure varies by state, but in all cases is substantially lower than the Company’s payment service obligations as disclosed in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as the Company is not regulated by state agencies for payment service obligations resulting from outstanding cashier’s checks or for amounts payable to agents and brokers. Our primary overseas operating subsidiary, MoneyGram International Ltd., is a licensed payment institution in the United Kingdom enabling us to offer our money transfer service in the European Economic Area. We are also subject to licensing or other regulatory requirements in various other jurisdictions. Licensing requirements may include minimum net worth, provision of surety bonds or letters of credit, compliance with operational procedures, agent oversight and the maintenance of settlement assets in an amount equivalent to outstanding payment service obligations, as defined by our various regulators. F-11 Table of Contents The regulatory and contractual requirements do not require the Company to specify individual assets held to meet its payment service obligations, nor is the Company required to deposit specific assets into a trust, escrow or other special account. Rather, the Company must maintain a pool of liquid assets sufficient to comply with the requirements. No third party places limitations, legal or otherwise, on the Company regarding the use of its individual liquid assets. The Company is able to withdraw, deposit or sell its individual liquid assets at will, with no prior notice or penalty, provided the Company maintains a total pool of liquid assets sufficient to meet the regulatory and contractual requirements. Regulatory requirements also require MPSI to maintain positive net worth, with certain states requiring that MPSI maintain positive tangible net worth. The Company was in compliance with its contractual and financial regulatory requirements as of December 31, 2014 . The following table summarizes the amount of Settlement assets and Payment service obligations as of December 31 : Receivables, net (included in settlement assets) — The Company has receivables due from financial institutions and agents for payment instruments sold and amounts advanced by the Company to certain agents for operational and local regulatory purposes. These receivables are outstanding from the day of the sale of the payment instrument until the financial institution or agent remits the funds to the Company. The Company provides an allowance for the portion of the receivable estimated to become uncollectible as determined based on known delinquent accounts and historical trends. Receivables are generally considered past due one day after the contractual remittance schedule, which is typically one to three days after the sale of the underlying payment instrument. Receivables are generally written off against the allowance one year after becoming past due. The following summary details the activity within the allowance for credit losses for the years ended December 31 : Investments (included in settlement assets) — The Company classifies securities as interest-bearing or available-for-sale. The Company has no securities classified as trading or held-to-maturity. Time deposits and certificates of deposits with original maturities of up to 24 months are classified as interest-bearing investments and recorded at amortized cost. Securities held for indefinite periods of time, including any securities that may be sold to assist in the clearing of payment service obligations or in the management of the investment portfolio, are classified as available-for-sale securities. These securities are recorded at fair value, with the net after-tax unrealized gain or loss recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit. Realized gains and losses and other-than-temporary impairments are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Interest income on residential mortgage-backed securities for which risk of credit loss is deemed remote is recorded utilizing the level yield method. Changes in estimated cash flows, both positive and negative, are accounted for with retrospective changes to the carrying value of investments in order to maintain a level yield over the life of the investment. Interest income on mortgage-backed securities for which risk of credit loss is not deemed remote is recorded under the prospective method as adjustments of yield. The Company applies the cost recovery method of accounting for interest to its investments categorized as other asset-backed securities. The cost recovery method accounts for interest on a cash basis and deems any interest payments received as a recovery of principal, which reduces the book value of the related security. When the book value of the related security is reduced to zero, interest payments are then recognized as investment income upon receipt. The Company applies the cost recovery method of accounting as it believes it is probable that the Company will not recover all, or substantially all, of its principal investment and interest for its other asset-backed securities given the sustained deterioration in the investment and securities market, the collapse of many asset-backed securities and the low levels to which the securities have been written down. F-12 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Settlement assets: Settlement cash and cash equivalents $ 1,657.3 $ 1,909.7 Receivables, net 757.6 767.7 Interest-bearing investments 1,091.6 1,011.6 Available-for-sale investments 27.1 48.1 3,533.6 3,737.1 Payment service obligations $ (3,533.6 ) $ (3,737.1 ) (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Beginning balance $ 10.7 $ 11.7 $ 10.5 Charged to expense 11.1 9.6 7.5 Write-offs, net of recoveries (11.1 ) (10.6 ) (6.3 ) Ending balance $ 10.7 $ 10.7 $ 11.7 Table of Contents Securities with gross unrealized losses as of the balance sheet date, are subject to a process for identifying other-than-temporary impairments. Securities that the Company deems to be other-than-temporarily impaired are written down to fair value in the period the impairment occurs. The assessment of whether such impairment has occurred is based on management’s evaluation of the underlying reasons for the decline in fair value on an individual security basis. The Company considers a wide range of factors about the security and uses its best judgment in evaluating the cause of the decline in the estimated fair value of the security and the prospects for recovery. The Company considers an investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired when it is deemed probable that the Company will not receive all of the cash flows contractually stipulated for the investment, or whether it is more likely than not that we will sell an investment before recovery of its amortized cost basis. The Company evaluates mortgage-backed and other asset-backed investments rated A and below for which risk of credit loss is deemed more than remote for impairment. When an adverse change in expected cash flows occurs, and if the fair value of a security is less than its carrying value, the investment is written down to fair value through a permanent reduction to its amortized cost. Securities gains and losses are recognized upon the sale, call or maturity of securities using the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of securities sold. Any impairment charges and other securities gains and losses are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations under “Net securities gains.” Fair Value of Financial Instruments — Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments, derivatives, deferred compensation and debt. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing investments approximate fair value. The carrying value of debt is stated at amortized cost; however, for disclosure purposes the fair value is estimated. See Note 5 — Fair Value Measurement for information regarding the principles and processes used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. Derivative Financial Instruments — The Company recognizes derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value is recognized through the “Transaction and operations support” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period of change. See Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments for additional disclosure. Property and Equipment — Property and equipment includes equipment at agent locations, communication equipment, computer hardware, computer software, leasehold improvements, office furniture and equipment, land and signs, and is stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation. Property and equipment, with the exception of land, is depreciated using a straight-line method over the useful life or term of the lease or license. Land is not depreciated. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or disposed of are removed from the financial statements, with the resulting gain or loss, if any, recognized in “Occupancy, equipment and supplies” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8 — Property and Equipment for additional disclosure. The following table summarizes the e stimated useful lives by major asset category: Tenant allowances for leasehold improvements are capitalized as leasehold improvements upon completion of the improvement and depreciated over the shorter of the remaining term of the lease or 10 years . For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 , software development costs of $25.9 million and $14.1 million , respectively, were capitalized. At December 31, 2014 and 2013 , there was $61.5 million and $50.3 million , respectively, of unamortized software development costs included in property and equipment. Fixed assets and capitalized software are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable by comparing the carrying value of the assets to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the asset. If an impairment is determined to exist for fixed assets or capitalized software, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to the estimated fair value. F-13 Type of Asset Useful Life Equipment at agent locations 3 - 7 years Communication equipment 5 years Computer hardware 3 years Computer software 5 - 7 years Leasehold improvements 10 years Office furniture and equipment 7 years Signage 3 years Table of Contents Goodwill and Intangible Assets — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations and is assigned to the reporting unit in which the acquired business will operate. Intangible assets are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. In the year following the period in which identified intangible assets become fully amortized, the fully amortized balances are removed from the gross asset and accumulated amortization amounts. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are instead subject to impairment testing. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using a straight-line method over their respective useful lives as follows: Goodwill is tested for impairment using a fair-value based approach, and is assessed at the reporting unit level. The carrying value of the reporting unit is compared to its estimated fair value, with any excess of carrying value over fair value deemed to be an indicator of potential impairment, in which case a second step is performed comparing the recorded amount of goodwill to its implied fair value. Intangible assets with finite lives and other long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable by comparing the carrying value of the assets to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the asset. If an impairment is determined to exist for goodwill or intangible assets, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to the estimated fair value. The Company evaluates its goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of October 1 of each year or more frequently if impairment indicators arise in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350, “ Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. ” No impairment was recognized as a result of the October 1, 2014 testing. Payments on Long-Term Contracts — The Company makes payments to certain agents and financial institution customers as an incentive to enter into long-term contracts. The payments, or signing bonuses, are generally required to be refunded pro rata in the event of nonperformance under, or cancellation of, the contract by the customer. All signing bonuses are capitalized and amortized over the life of the related contract. Amortization of signing bonuses on long-term contracts is recorded in “Fee and other commissions expense” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The carrying values of the signing bonuses are reviewed annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Income Taxes — The provision for income taxes is computed based on the pre-tax income (loss) included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences that exist between the financial statement carrying value of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and operating loss and tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards on a taxing jurisdiction basis. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted statutory tax rates that will apply in the years in which the Company expects the temporary differences to be recovered or paid. The Company's ability to realize deferred tax assets depends on the ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carry-back or carry-forward periods provided for in the tax law. The Company establishes valuation allowances for the Company's deferred tax assets based on a more-likely-than-not threshold. To the extent management believes that recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance is established in the period in which the determination is made. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits is recorded as a non-cash item in “Accounts payable and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company records interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits in “Income tax expense (benefit)” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 14 — Income Taxes for additional disclosure. Treasury Stock — Repurchased common stock is stated at cost and is presented as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit. See Note 12 — Stockholders’ Deficit for additional disclosure. Foreign Currency Translation — The Company converts assets and liabilities of foreign operations to their U.S. dollar equivalents at rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and records the translation adjustments in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income statements of foreign operations are translated from the operation’s functional currency to U.S. dollar equivalents at the average exchange rate for the month. Foreign currency exchange transaction gains and losses are reported in “Transaction and operations support” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Revenue Recognition — The Company derives revenue primarily through service fees charged to consumers and through its investing activity. A description of these revenues and revenue recognition policies is as follows: F-14 Type of Intangible Asset Useful Life Contractual and customer relationships 3-15 years Patents 15 years Non-compete agreements 3-5 years Trademarks and licenses 36-40 years Developed technology 5-7 years • Fee and other revenue consists of transaction fees, service revenue, foreign exchange revenue and other revenue. Table of Contents Customer Loyalty Program — The MoneyGram Rewards loyalty program, introduced in January 2012, allowed enrolled members to earn points based on the face value of their send transactions, along with opportunities for points earned from promotional activities. Points were redeemable for various denominations of gift cards. The Company estimated the cost of the rewards and recorded this expense and the associated liability as points were accumulated by loyalty program members. The cost was recognized in “Transaction and operational support” within the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and the associated liability was included in “Accounts payable and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In October 2013, the Company began to transition its MoneyGram Rewards loyalty program to a convenience card program, which does not feature points. The Company provided participants in the MoneyGram Rewards program until December 7, 2013 to redeem any outstanding program points, after which all points were canceled. As a result of the point cancellation, the Company had a reduction of marketing expense of $3.9 million in 2013. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company has no remaining liability related to the loyalty program. Fee and Other Commissions Expense — The Company incurs fee commissions primarily related to our Global Funds Transfer products. In a money transfer transaction, both the agent initiating the transaction and the receiving agent earn a commission that is generally based on a percentage of the fee charged to the consumer. In a bill payment transaction, the agent initiating the transaction receives a commission that is generally based on a percentage of the fee charged to the consumer and, in limited circumstances, the biller receives a commission that is based on a percentage of the fee charged to the consumer. The Company generally does not pay commissions to agents on the sale of money orders, except, in certain limited circumstances, for large agents where we may pay a fixed commission based on total money order transactions. Other commissions expense includes the amortization of capitalized agent signing bonus payments. Investment Commissions Expense — Investment commissions expense consists of amounts paid to financial institution customers based on short-term interest rate indices times the average outstanding cash balances of official checks sold by the financial institution. Investment commissions are recognized each month based on the average outstanding balances of each financial institution customer and their contractual variable rate for that month. Marketing and Advertising Expense — Marketing and advertising costs are expensed as incurred or at the time the advertising first takes place and are recorded in the “Transaction and operations support” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Marketing and advertising expense was $64.7 million , $57.4 million and $59.7 million for 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. Stock-Based Compensation — Stock-based compensation awards are measured at fair value at the date of grant and expensed over their vesting or service periods. The expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized using the straight-line method. The Company accounts for modifications to its share-based payment awards in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, " Compensation - Stock Compensation" . Incremental compensation cost is measured as the excess, if any, of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before its terms are modified, measured based on the share price and other pertinent factors at that date, and is recognized as compensation cost on the date of modification (for vested awards) or over the remaining service (vesting) period (for unvested awards). Any unrecognized compensation cost remaining from the original award is recognized over the vesting period of the modified award. See Note 13 —Stock-Based Compensation for additional disclosure of the Company’s stock-based compensation. F-15 • Transaction fees consist primarily of fees earned on money transfer, money order, bill payment and official check transactions. The money transfer transaction fees vary based on the principal value of the transaction and the locations in which these money transfers originate and to which they are sent. The official check, money order and bill payment transaction fees are fixed fees charged on a per item basis. Transaction fees are recognized at the time of the transaction or sale of the product. • Foreign exchange revenue is derived from the management of currency exchange spreads on money transfer transactions involving different “send” and “receive” currencies. Foreign exchange revenue is recognized at the time the exchange in funds occurs. • Other revenue primarily consists of service charges on aged outstanding money orders and money order dispenser fees. Additionally, we maintain a liability for unclaimed payment instruments and money transfers and recognize breakage income when the likelihood of consumer pick-up becomes remote and there is no requirement for remitting balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws. • Investment revenue is derived from the investment of funds generated from the sale of payment instruments, primarily official checks and money orders, and consists of interest income, dividend income, income received on our cost recovery securities and amortization of premiums and discounts. Table of Contents Reorganization and Restructuring Expenses — Reorganization and restructuring expenses consist of direct and incremental costs associated with reorganization, restructuring and related activities, including technology; process improvement efforts; independent consulting and contractors; severance; outplacement and other employee related benefits; facility closures, cease-use or related charges; asset impairments or accelerated depreciation and other expenses related to relocation of various operations to existing or new Company facilities and third-party providers, including hiring, training, relocation, travel and professional fees. The Company records severance-related expenses once they are both probable and estimable related to severance provided under an on-going benefit arrangement. One-time, involuntary benefit arrangements and other exit costs are recognized when the liability is incurred. The Company evaluates impairment issues associated with reorganization activities when the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, and also reviews the appropriateness of the remaining useful lives of impacted fixed assets. See Note 3 — Reorganization and Restructuring for additional disclosure of the Company’s reorganization and restructuring activities. Earnings Per Share — For all periods in which it is outstanding, the D Stock is included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding utilized to calculate basic earnings per common share because the D Stock is deemed a common stock equivalent. Diluted earnings per common share reflects the potential dilution that could result if securities or incremental shares arising out of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans were exercised or converted into common stock. Diluted earnings per common share assumes the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method. The following table is a reconciliation of the weighted-average amounts used in calculating earnings per share for the period ended December 31 : Potential common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share when the effect would be anti-dilutive. All potential common shares are anti-dilutive in periods of net loss available to common stockholders. Stock options are anti-dilutive when the exercise price of these instruments is greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period. The following table summarizes the weighted-average potential common shares excluded from diluted income (loss) per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive or their performance conditions are not met for the years ended December 31 : Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Related Developments — In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities , (“ASU 2011-11”) and in January 2013, a clarification ASU No. 2013-01 Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities , (“ASU 2013-01”) was issued. ASU 2011-11 provides for additional disclosures of both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. ASU 2013-01 clarifies that ASU 2011-11 should apply only to derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are offset. The Company adopted ASU 2011-11 and ASU 2013-01 on January 1, 2013, which resulted in additional disclosures on offsetting derivative contract assets and liabilities. See Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments for additional disclosure. In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income , (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU 2013-02 requires presentation (either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes) of the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income, but only if the item reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. The Company adopted ASU 2013-02 on January 1, 2013, which resulted in additional disclosures on movements in "Other comprehensive income." See Note 12 — Stockholders' Deficit for additional disclosure. F-16 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Basic common shares outstanding 65.3 71.6 71.5 Shares related to stock options 0.1 0.2 — Shares related to restricted stock units 0.1 0.1 — Diluted common shares outstanding 65.5 71.9 71.5 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Shares related to stock options 4.0 3.6 4.9 Shares related to restricted stock units 1.1 0.8 0.5 Shares excluded from the computation 5.1 4.4 5.4 Table of Contents In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (EITF Issue 13-C; "ASC 740"). These changes to ASC 740 require an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit as a liability in the financial statements if (i) a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position, or (ii) the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position. Otherwise, an unrecognized tax benefit is required to be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. Previously, there was diversity in practice as no explicit guidance existed. Management has determined that the adoption of these changes will not have a significant impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"). The new guidance sets forth a new five-step revenue recognition model which replaces the prior revenue recognition guidance in its entirety and is intended to eliminate numerous industry-specific pieces of revenue recognition guidance that have historically existed in GAAP. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The standard also requires more detailed disclosures and provides additional guidance for transactions that were not addressed completely in the prior accounting guidance. ASU 2014-09 provides alternative methods of initial adoption and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements. Note 3 — Reorganization and Restructuring Costs In the first quarter of 2014, the Company announced the implementation of a global transformation program (the "2014 Global Transformation Program"), which includes certain reorganization and restructuring activities centered around facilities and headcount rationalization, system efficiencies and headcount right-shoring and outsourcing. The Company projects that the program will conclude at the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The activities include employee termination benefits and other costs which qualify as restructuring activities as defined by ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations ("ASC 420"), as well as certain reorganization activities related to the relocation of various operations to existing or new Company facilities and third-party providers which are outside the scope of ASC 420. The following figures are the Company’s estimates and are subject to change as the 2014 Global Transformation Program continues to be implemented. The following table is a roll-forward of the restructuring costs accrual related to the 2014 Global Transformation Program as of December 31, 2014 : (1) Other primarily relates to expenses for facilities relocation and professional fees. Such costs are expensed as incurred. The following table is a summary of the cumulative restructuring costs incurred to date in operating expenses and the estimated remaining restructuring costs to be incurred for the 2014 Global Transformation Program as of December 31, 2014 : (1) Other primarily relates to expenses for facilities relocation and professional fees. Such costs are expensed as incurred. F-17 (Amounts in millions) Severance, Outplacement and Related Benefits Other (1) Total Balance, December 31, 2013 $ — $ — $ — Expenses 14.6 1.7 16.3 Cash payments (2.0 ) (1.0 ) (3.0 ) Balance, December 31, 2014 $ 12.6 $ 0.7 $ 13.3 (Amounts in millions) Severance, Outplacement and Related Benefits Other (1) Total Restructuring costs Cumulative restructuring expenses incurred to date in operating expenses $ 14.6 $ 1.7 $ 16.3 Estimated additional restructuring expenses to be incurred 3.8 0.4 4.2 Total restructuring costs incurred and to be incurred $ 18.4 $ 2.1 $ 20.5 Table of Contents The following table summarizes the reorganization and restructuring costs recorded for the years ended December 31 : The following table is a summary of restructuring expenses related to the 2014 Global Transformation Program incurred by reportable segment: Note 4 — Acquisitions Acquisitions — During 2014 , the Company completed two acquisitions for total cash payments, net of cash acquired, of $11.5 million . The Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Nexxo Financial Corporation ("Nexxo") to acquire substantially all of its assets for $3.6 million , consisting of kiosks offering automated, self-service money transfers to MoneyGram agents worldwide and developed technology. The Company entered into an acquisition agreement with MTI Money Transfer Ltd ("MTI"), a United Kingdom-based company offering MoneyGram services across Europe, for full consideration of $10.0 million , consisting of primarily contractual relationships. Refer to Note 9 —Goodwill and Intangible Assets for further information regarding these acquisitions. F-18 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Restructuring costs in operating expenses: Compensation and benefits $ 14.4 $ — $ 0.3 Transaction and operations support 1.9 — — Occupancy, equipment and supplies — — — Total restructuring costs in operating expenses 16.3 — 0.3 Reorganization costs in operating expenses: Compensation and benefits 5.0 1.2 6.8 Transaction and operations support 8.4 0.7 10.2 Occupancy, equipment and supplies 0.8 1.3 1.9 Depreciation and amortization — — 0.5 Total reorganization costs in operating expenses 14.2 3.2 19.4 Total reorganization costs in non-operating expenses: Other — — 0.1 Total reorganization costs 14.2 3.2 19.5 Total reorganization and restructuring costs $ 30.5 $ 3.2 $ 19.8 (Amounts in millions) GFT FPP Other Total First quarter 2014 $ 2.6 $ 0.3 $ 0.1 $ 3.0 Second quarter 2014 3.4 0.4 0.2 4.0 Third quarter 2014 3.5 0.4 0.3 4.2 Fourth quarter 2014 4.4 0.6 0.1 5.1 Total cumulative expenses incurred to date in operating expenses $ 13.9 $ 1.7 $ 0.7 $ 16.3 Total estimated additional expenses to be incurred 3.6 0.5 0.1 4.2 Total restructuring expenses $ 17.5 $ 2.2 $ 0.8 $ 20.5 Table of Contents Note 5 — Fair Value Measurement Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability, or the exit price, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A three-level hierarchy is used for fair value measurements based upon the observability of the inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. Under the hierarchy, the highest priority is given to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), followed by observable inputs (Level 2) and unobservable inputs (Level 3). A financial instrument’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Following is a description of the Company’s valuation methodologies used to estimate the fair value for assets and liabilities: Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis: For other asset–backed securities and investments in limited partnerships, market quotes are generally not available. The Company will utilize a broker quote to measure market value, if available. Because the inputs and assumptions that brokers use to develop prices are unobservable, most valuations that are based on brokers' quotes are classified as Level 3. If no broker quote is available, the Company will utilize a fair value measurement from a pricing service. The pricing service utilizes pricing models based on market observable data and indices, such as quotes for comparable securities, yield curves, default indices, interest rates and historical prepayment speeds. Observability of market inputs to the valuation models used for pricing certain of the Company's investments has deteriorated with the disruption to the credit markets as overall liquidity and trading activity in these sectors has been substantially reduced. Accordingly, other asset-backed securities valued using third party pricing models are classified as Level 3. F-19 • Available-for-sale investments — For U.S. government agencies and residential mortgage-backed securities collateralized by U.S. government agency securities, fair value measures are generally obtained from independent sources, including a pricing service. Because market quotes are generally not readily available or accessible for these specific securities, the pricing service generally measures fair value through the use of pricing models and observable inputs for similar assets and market data. Accordingly, these securities are classified as Level 2 financial instruments. The Company periodically corroborates the valuations provided by the pricing service through internal valuations utilizing externally developed cash flow models, comparison to actual transaction prices for any sold securities and any broker quotes received on the same security. • Derivative financial instruments — Derivatives consist of forward contracts to manage income statement exposure to foreign currency exchange risk arising from the Company’s assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. The Company’s forward contracts are well-established products, allowing the use of standardized models with market-based inputs. These models do not contain a high level of subjectivity and the inputs are readily observable. Accordingly, the Company has classified its forward contracts as Level 2 financial instruments. See Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments for additional disclosure on the Company's forward contracts. • Deferred compensation — The assets associated with the deferred compensation plan that are funded through voluntary contributions by the Company consist of investments in money market securities and mutual funds. These investments were classified as Level 1 as there are quoted market prices for these funds. Table of Contents The following tables summarize the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a recurring basis as of December 31 : The following table is a summary of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation of other asset-backed securities classified as Level 3 as of December 31 : (1) Net average price is per $100.00 (2) Converted to a third party pricing service as of December 31, 2014; utilized a manual process as of December 31, 2013. The following table provides a roll-forward of the other asset-backed securities classified as Level 3, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, for the years ended December 31 : Fair Value at December 31, 2014 (Amounts in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Financial assets: Available-for-sale investments: Residential mortgage-backed securities — agencies $ — $ 14.5 $ — $ 14.5 Other asset-backed securities — — 12.6 12.6 Investment related to deferred compensation trust 10.0 — — 10.0 Forward contracts — 4.8 — 4.8 Total financial assets $ 10.0 $ 19.3 $ 12.6 $ 41.9 Financial liabilities: Forward contracts $ — $ 0.3 $ — $ 0.3 Fair Value at December 31, 2013 (Amounts in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Financial assets: Available-for-sale investments: U.S. government agencies $ — $ 8.0 $ — $ 8.0 Residential mortgage-backed securities — agencies — 19.5 — 19.5 Other asset-backed securities — — 20.6 20.6 Investment related to deferred compensation trust 9.6 — — 9.6 Forward contracts — 0.2 — 0.2 Total financial assets $ 9.6 $ 27.7 $ 20.6 $ 57.9 Financial liabilities: Forward contracts $ — $ 0.6 $ — $ 0.6 2014 2013 (Amounts in millions) Unobservable Input Pricing Source Market Value Net Average Price (1) Market Value Net Average Price (1) Alt-A Price Third party pricing service $ 0.1 $ 80.75 $ 0.1 $ 17.01 Home Equity Price Third party pricing service 0.1 30.37 0.2 51.87 Indirect Exposure — High Grade Price Third party pricing service 8.3 21.64 8.2 7.90 Indirect Exposure — Mezzanine Price Third party pricing service 1.1 1.11 2.6 2.12 Indirect Exposure — Mezzanine Price Broker 1.3 1.52 5.0 6.01 Other (2) Net Asset Value Third party pricing service 1.7 9.15 4.5 23.85 Total $ 12.6 $ 3.72 $ 20.6 $ 5.24 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Beginning balance $ 20.6 $ 18.0 Principal paydowns (5.7 ) (3.7 ) Change in unrealized gains (1.5 ) 6.3 Realized losses (0.8 ) — Ending balance $ 12.6 $ 20.6  F-20 Table of Contents Realized gains and losses and other-than-temporary impairments related to these available-for-sale investment securities are reported in the "Net securities gains" line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations while unrealized gains and losses related to available-for-sale securities are recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the stockholders' deficit section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no other-than-temporary impairments during the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013 . Assets and liabilities that are disclosed at fair value — Debt and interest-bearing investments are carried at amortized cost; however, the Company estimates the fair value of debt for disclosure purposes. The fair value of debt is estimated using an observable market quotation (Level 2). The following table is a summary of fair value and carrying value of debt as of December 31 : The carrying amounts for the Company's cash and cash equivalents, settlement cash and cash equivalents and the interest-bearing investments approximate fair value as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 . Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis — Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis relate primarily to the Company’s tangible fixed assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, which are re-measured only in the event of an impairment. No impairments of fixed assets, goodwill and other intangible assets were recorded during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 . Fair value re-measurements are normally based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Tangible and intangible asset fair values are normally derived using a discounted cash flow model based on expected future cash flows discounted using a weighted-average cost of capital rate. If it is determined an impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to fair value with a corresponding charge to the "Other expense" line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company also records the investments in its defined benefit pension plan ("the Pension Plan") trust at fair value. The majority of the Pension Plan’s investments are common collective trusts held by the Pension Plan’s trustee. The fair values of the Pension Plan's investments are determined by the trustee based on the current market values of the underlying assets. In instances where market prices are not available, market values are determined by using bid quotations obtained from major market makers or security exchanges or bid quotations for identical or similar obligations. See Note 11 — Pension and Other Benefits for additional disclosure of investments held by the Pension Plan. Note 6 — Investment Portfolio The Company’s portfolio is invested in cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing investments and available-for-sale investments as described in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies . The following table shows the components of the investment portfolio as of December 31 : (1) For purposes of the discussion of the investment portfolio as a whole, the cash and cash equivalents balance includes settlement cash and cash equivalents. Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents consist of interest-bearing deposit accounts, non-interest bearing transaction accounts and money market securities. The Company’s money market securities are invested in two funds, each of which is AAA rated and consists of U.S. Treasury bills, notes or other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies, as well as repurchase agreements secured by such instruments. Interest-bearing Investments — Interest-bearing investments consist of time deposits and certificates of deposit with maturities of up to 24 months , and are issued from financial institutions rated A- or better as of December 31, 2014 . F-21 Fair Value Carrying Value (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2014 2013 Senior secured credit facility and incremental term loan $ 884.0 $ 849.2 $ 963.5 $ 842.9 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Cash $ 1,898.1 $ 2,204.5 Money market securities 9.8 24.0 Cash and cash equivalents (1) 1,907.9 2,228.5 Interest-bearing investments 1,091.6 1,011.6 Available-for-sale investments 27.1 48.1 Total investment portfolio $ 3,026.6 $ 3,288.2 Table of Contents Available-for-sale Investments — Available-for-sale investments consist of mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities and agency debenture securities. The following table is a summary of the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale investments as of December 31 : (1) Net average price is per $100.00 The following table is a summary of the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2013 : (1) Net average price is per $100.00 At December 31, 2014 and 2013 , 54 percent and 57 percent , respectively, of the available-for-sale portfolio were invested in debentures of U.S. government agencies or U.S. government agency residential mortgage-backed securities. These securities have the implicit backing of the U.S. government, and the Company expects to receive full par value upon maturity or pay-down, as well as all interest payments. Included in other asset-backed securities are collateralized debt obligations backed primarily by high-grade debt, mezzanine equity tranches of collateralized debt obligations and home equity loans, along with private equity investments, as summarized in Note 5 — Fair Value Measurement . The other asset-backed securities continue to have market exposure, and this risk is factored into the fair value estimates of the Company, with the average price of an asset-backed security at $0.04 per dollar of par value at December 31, 2014 . Gains and Losses and Other-than-temporary Impairments — At December 31, 2014 and 2013 , net unrealized gains of $11.2 million and $17.3 million , respectively, were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss.” The following is a summary of “Net securities gains” for the years ended December 31 : During 2014, the Company recorded $45.4 million of securities settlements related to certain securities previously written down to a nominal fair value. See Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure. There were no security settlements related to securities during 2013. During 2012 , the Company disposed of two securities classified as other asset-backed securities, resulting in a realized gain of $10.0 million , which was reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” to “Net securities gains” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. F-22 2014 (Amounts in millions, except net average price) Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Net (1) Average Price Residential mortgage-backed securities — agencies $ 13.2 $ 1.3 $ — $ 14.5 $ 110.25 Other asset-backed securities 3.1 9.5 — 12.6 3.72 Total $ 16.3 $ 10.8 $ — $ 27.1 $ 8.04 2013 (Amounts in millions, except net average price) Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Net (1) Average Price Residential mortgage-backed securities — agencies $ 17.8 $ 1.7 $ — $ 19.5 $ 110.45 Other asset-backed securities 5.9 14.7 — 20.6 5.24 U.S. government agencies 7.7 0.3 — 8.0 99.87 Total $ 31.4 $ 16.7 $ — $ 48.1 $ 11.50 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Realized gains from available-for-sale investments $ (45.4 ) $ — $ (10.0 ) Net securities gains $ (45.4 ) $ — $ (10.0 ) Table of Contents Investment Ratings — In rating the securities in its investment portfolio, the Company uses ratings from Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poors (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”). If the rating agencies have split ratings, the Company uses the highest two out of three ratings across the ratings agencies for disclosure purposes. If none of the rating agencies have the same rating, the Company uses the lowest rating across the agencies for disclosure purposes. Securities issued, or backed by U.S. government agencies, are included in the AAA rating category. Investment grade is defined as a security having a Moody’s equivalent rating of Aaa, Aa, A or Baa or an S&P equivalent rating of AAA, AA, A or BBB. The Company’s investments consisted of the following ratings as of December 31 : Had the Company used the lowest rating from the rating agencies in the information presented above, there would be no change and a $3.4 million change to the classifications in the above table as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Contractual Maturities — Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, sometimes without call or prepayment penalties. Maturities of mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities depend on the repayment characteristics and experience of the underlying obligations. The following table is a summary of amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity as of December 31 : Fair Value Determination — The Company uses various sources of pricing for its fair value estimates of its available-for-sale portfolio. The percentage of the portfolio for which the various pricing sources were used is as follows at December 31, 2014 and 2013 : 95 percent and 64 percent , respectively, used a third party pricing service; five percent and 10 percent , respectively, used broker pricing; and none and 26 percent , respectively, used internal pricing. Assessment of Unrealized Losses — The Company had no unrealized losses in its available-for-sale portfolio at December 31, 2014 and 2013 . F-23 2014 2013 (Dollars in millions) Number of Securities Fair Value Percent of Investments Number of Securities Fair Value Percent of Investments Investment grade 13 $ 14.3 53 % 16 $ 30.8 64 % Below investment grade 44 12.8 47 % 50 17.3 36 % Total 57 $ 27.1 100 % 66 $ 48.1 100 % 2014 2013 (Amounts in millions) Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value One year or less $ — $ — $ 7.7 $ 8.0 Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities 16.3 27.1 23.7 40.1 Total $ 16.3 $ 27.1 $ 31.4 $ 48.1 Table of Contents Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments The Company uses forward contracts to manage its foreign currency needs and foreign currency exchange risk arising from its assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. While these contracts may mitigate certain foreign currency risk, they are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. The “Transaction and operations support” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and the "Net cash provided by operating activities" line in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include the following losses (gains) related to assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, for the years ended December 31 : As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company had $242.5 million and $129.0 million , respectively, of outstanding notional amounts relating to its forward contracts. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company reflects the following fair values of derivative forward contract instruments in its Consolidated Balance Sheets: The Company's forward contracts are primarily executed with counterparties governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association agreements that generally include standard netting arrangements. Hence, asset and liability positions from forward contracts and all other foreign exchange transactions with the same counterparty are net settled upon maturity. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by counterparties to its derivative contracts. The Company actively monitors its exposure to credit risk through the use of credit approvals and credit limits, and by selecting major international banks and financial institutions as counterparties. Collateral generally is not required of the counterparties or of the Company. In the unlikely event the counterparty fails to meet the contractual terms of the derivative contract, the Company’s risk is limited to the fair value of the instrument. The Company has not had any historical instances of non-performance by any counterparties, nor does it anticipate any future instances of non-performance. F-24 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Net realized foreign currency losses (gains) $ 25.0 $ (3.3 ) $ (2.8 ) Net (gains) losses from the related forward contracts (24.0 ) 5.3 5.8 Net losses from foreign currency transactions and related forward contracts $ 1.0 $ 2.0 $ 3.0 Gross Amount of Recognized Assets Gross Amount of Offset Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in millions) Balance Sheet Location 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Forward contracts Other assets $ 5.3 $ 0.4 $ (0.5 ) $ (0.2 ) $ 4.8 $ 0.2 Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amount of Offset Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in millions) Balance Sheet Location 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Forward contracts Accounts payable and other liabilities $ (0.8 ) $ (0.8 ) $ 0.5 $ 0.2 $ (0.3 ) $ (0.6 ) Table of Contents Note 8 — Property and Equipment The following table is a summary of "Property and equipment, net" as of December 31 : The following table is a summary of depreciation expense for the years ended December 31 : At December 31, 2014 and 2013 , there was $17.0 million and $14.9 million , respectively, of property and equipment that had been received by the Company and included in “Accounts payable and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During 2014 and 2013 , the Company recognized a loss of $0.2 million and $0.1 million , respectively, on furniture and equipment related to office relocations and disposal of equipment and signage at agent locations. During 2012 , the Company recognized losses of $0.9 million , primarily related to disposal of furniture and equipment related to the closing of two office locations. The losses were recorded in the “Occupancy, equipment and supplies” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Note 9 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets The following table is a roll-forward of goodwill by reporting segment: The Company performed an annual assessment of goodwill during the fourth quarter of 2014 , 2013 and 2012 . No impairments of goodwill were recorded in 2014 , 2013 and 2012 . F-25 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Computer hardware and software $ 268.8 $ 215.8 Signage 86.9 90.6 Equipment at agent locations 80.1 74.8 Office furniture and equipment 34.8 33.0 Leasehold improvements 35.1 28.5 Total property and equipment 505.7 442.7 Accumulated depreciation (340.1 ) (307.9 ) Total property and equipment, net $ 165.6 $ 134.8 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Computer hardware and software $ 27.4 $ 23.2 $ 20.8 Signage 15.3 14.9 12.1 Equipment at agent locations 4.1 4.6 4.3 Office furniture and equipment 3.0 3.8 3.7 Leasehold improvements 3.6 3.5 2.5 Total depreciation expense $ 53.4 $ 50.0 $ 43.4 (Amounts in millions) Global Funds Transfer Financial Paper Products Total Balance as of December 31, 2012 $ 428.7 $ — $ 428.7 Acquisitions 6.5 — 6.5 Balance as of December 31, 2013 435.2 — 435.2 Acquisitions 7.3 — 7.3 Balance as of December 31, 2014 $ 442.5 $ — $ 442.5 Table of Contents The following table is a summary of the gross goodwill balances and accumulated impairments as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 : The following table is a summary of intangible assets included in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 : In 2014 , the Company completed two acquisitions . As a result of the acquisitions, the Company acquired agent contracts valued at $4.4 million , which are amortized over lives of six years to eight years , acquired developed technology valued at $1.1 million , which is amortized over lives ranging from five years to seven years and entered into non-compete agreements valued at $0.6 million , which are amortized over lives ranging between three years to five years . See Note 4 — Acquisitions for additional disclosure. In 2013 , the Company completed four acquisitions . As a result of the acquisitions, the Company acquired agent contracts valued at $7.1 million , which are amortized over a life of five years , and entered into non-compete agreements valued at $1.0 million , which are amortized over lives ranging between three years to five years . The acquisition of these agent contracts provided the Company with further network expansion in its money transfer business in its Global Funds Transfer segment. Intangible asset amortization expense for 2014 , 2013 and 2012 was $2.1 million , $0.7 million and $0.9 million , respectively. The estimated future intangible asset amortization expense is $2.7 million , $2.6 million , $2.3 million , $1.8 million and $2.5 million for 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019 and thereafter, respectively. F-26 2014 2013 (Amounts in millions) Gross Goodwill Accumulated Impairments Gross Goodwill Accumulated Impairments Global Funds Transfer $ 445.7 $ (3.2 ) $ 438.4 $ (3.2 ) Financial Paper Products 2.5 (2.5 ) 2.5 (2.5 ) Other 15.7 (15.7 ) 15.7 (15.7 ) Total $ 463.9 $ (21.4 ) $ 456.6 $ (21.4 ) 2014 2013 (Amounts in millions) Gross Carrying Value Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Gross Carrying Value Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Contractual and customer relationships $ 12.3 $ (2.6 ) $ 9.7 $ 8.5 $ (1.1 ) $ 7.4 Non-compete agreements 1.6 (0.4 ) 1.2 1.0 (0.1 ) 0.9 Developed technology 1.1 (0.1 ) 1.0 — — — Total intangible assets $ 15.0 $ (3.1 ) $ 11.9 $ 9.5 $ (1.2 ) $ 8.3 Table of Contents Note 10 — Debt The following is a summary of the Company's outstanding debt at December 31, 2014 and activity since December 31, 2013 : (1) As a result of the 2013 Credit Agreement, the entire debt discount was transferred from the 2011 Credit Agreement to the 2013 Credit Agreement. 2011 Credit Agreement — On May 18, 2011, MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc. (“Worldwide”) entered into a $540.0 million Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. ("BOA"), as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (the "2011 Credit Agreement"). The 2011 Credit Agreement was comprised of a $390.0 million six-and-one-half-year term loan maturing the earlier of November 2017 and 180 days prior to the scheduled maturity of Worldwide’s 13.25% senior secured second lien notes due 2018 (the "second lien notes"), and a $150.0 million five-year revolving credit facility, maturing May 2016. The term loan was issued to Worldwide at 99.75% of par. On November 21, 2011, Worldwide entered into an amendment related to the 2011 Credit Agreement and obtained an incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million . The incremental term loan was issued to Worldwide at 98.00% of par. The 2011 Credit Agreement permitted Worldwide to elect an interest rate at each reset period based on the BOA prime bank rate or the Eurodollar rate. Worldwide elected the Eurodollar rate as its primary interest basis, and elected for a minimal amount of the term debt to accrue interest at the interest rate based on the BOA prime bank rate. The 2011 Credit Agreement was amended, restated and replaced in its entirety with the 2013 Credit Agreement (as defined below). 2013 Credit Agreement — On March 28, 2013, the Company, as borrower, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "2013 Credit Agreement") with BOA, as administrative agent, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and the other agents party thereto. The 2013 Credit Agreement provides for (i) a senior secured five-year revolving credit facility up to an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and (ii) a senior secured seven-year term loan facility of $850.0 million (the "Term Credit Facility"). The proceeds of the Term Credit Facility were used to repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under the $540.0 million Credit Agreement, with BOA, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (the "2011 Credit Agreement"), to purchase all of the outstanding second lien notes to Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), to pay certain costs, fees and expenses relating to the 2013 Credit Agreement and the purchase of the second lien notes and also used for general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a sub-facility that permits the Company to request the issuance of letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $50.0 million , with borrowings available for general corporate purposes. F-27 2011 Credit Agreement 2013 Credit Agreement (Amounts in millions) Senior secured credit facility due 2017 Senior secured incremental term loan due 2017 Second lien notes due 2018 Senior secured credit facility due 2020 Tranche B-1 term loan facility due 2020 Total debt Balance at December 31, 2012 $ 339.4 $ 145.5 $ 325.0 $ — $ — $ 809.9 Borrowings, gross — — — 850.0 — 850.0 Discount on borrowings (1) — 0.8 — (0.8 ) — — Amortization of discount — 0.1 — 0.1 — 0.2 Write-off of discount upon prepayment 0.6 1.7 — — — 2.3 Payments (340.0 ) (148.1 ) (325.0 ) (6.4 ) — (819.5 ) Balance at December 31, 2013 — — — 842.9 — 842.9 Borrowings, gross — — — — 130.0 130.0 Discount on borrowings — — — — (0.2 ) (0.2 ) Amortization of discount — — — 0.2 0.1 0.3 Payments — — — (9.5 ) — (9.5 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 $ — $ — $ — $ 833.6 $ 129.9 $ 963.5 Weighted average interest rate 4.25 % 4.25 % Table of Contents On April 2, 2014, the Company, as borrower, entered into a First Incremental Amendment and Joinder Agreement (the "Incremental Agreement") with BOA, as administrative agent, and various lenders. The Incremental Agreement provided for (a) a tranche under the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $130.0 million (the "Tranche B-1 Term Loan Facility") to be made available to the Company under the 2013 Credit Agreement, (b) an increase in the Revolving Credit Facility under the 2013 Credit Agreement from $125.0 million to $150.0 million and (c) certain other amendments to the 2013 Credit Agreement including, without limitation, (i) amendments to certain of the conditions precedent with respect to these incremental borrowings, (ii) an increase in the maximum secured leverage ratio with which the Company is required to comply as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, and (iii) amendments to permit the Company to borrow up to $300.0 million under the facility for share repurchases exclusively from affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. ("THL") and Goldman Sachs. The Company borrowed $130.0 million under the Tranche B-1 Term Loan Facility on April 2, 2014, and the proceeds were used to fund a portion of the share repurchases from THL reducing the remaining limit for such purchases to $170.0 million . See Note 12 — Stockholders' Deficit for additional disclosure on the share repurchase. The 2013 Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the non-financial assets of the Company and its material domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the payment and performance of the Company’s obligations under the 2013 Credit Agreement. The Company may elect an interest rate under the 2013 Credit Agreement at each reset period based on the BOA prime bank rate or the Eurodollar rate. The interest rate election may be made individually for the Term Credit Facility and each draw under the Revolving Credit Facility. The interest rate will be either the “alternate base rate” (calculated in part based on the BOA prime rate) plus either 200 or 225 basis points (depending on the Company's secured leverage ratio or total leverage ratio, as applicable, at such time) or the Eurodollar rate plus either 300 or 325 basis points (depending on the Company's secured leverage ratio or total leverage ratio, as applicable, at such time). In connection with the initial funding under the 2013 Credit Agreement, the Company elected the Eurodollar rate as its primary interest basis. Under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement, the minimum interest rate applicable to Eurodollar borrowings under the Term Credit Facility is 100 basis points plus the applicable margins previously referred to in this paragraph. Fees on the daily unused availability under the Revolving Credit Facility are 50 basis points. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company had no outstanding letters of credit and no borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, leaving $150.0 million of availability thereunder. 2013 Note Repurchase — In connection with the Company's entry into the 2013 Credit Agreement, the Company purchased all $325.0 million of the outstanding second lien notes for a purchase price equal to 106.625 percent of the principal amount purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, which was funded with a portion of the net proceeds from the 2013 Credit Agreement described above. Following the closing of the transaction, the second lien notes were canceled, and no second lien notes remain outstanding. The termination of the 2011 Credit Agreement and entry into the 2013 Credit Agreement and the purchase of the second lien notes was accounted for principally as a debt extinguishment with a partial modification of debt, in accordance with ASC Topic 470, “ Debt ." Under debt extinguishment accounting, the Company expensed the pro-rata portion of deferred financing costs and debt discount costs related to the extinguished debt balance. For the debt balance classified as a modification, the Company was required to amortize the pro-rata portion of the deferred financing costs and unamortized debt discount from the 2011 Credit Agreement over the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Company expensed the pro-rata portion of the financing costs related to the 2013 Credit Agreement as third party costs in connection with the modification of debt. Debt Covenants and Other Restrictions — Borrowings under the 2013 Credit Agreement are subject to various limitations that restrict the Company’s ability to: incur additional indebtedness; create or incur additional liens; effect mergers and consolidations; make certain acquisitions or investments; sell assets or subsidiary stock; pay dividends and other restricted payments; and effect loans, advances and certain other transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility has covenants that place limitations on the use of proceeds from borrowings under the facility. The terms of our debt agreements place significant limitations on the amount of restricted payments we may make, including dividends on our common stock. With certain exceptions, we may only make restricted payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million , subject to an incremental build-up based on our consolidated net income in future periods. The 2013 Credit Agreement contains various financial and non-financial covenants. A violation of these covenants could negatively impact the Company's liquidity by restricting the Company's ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility and/or causing acceleration of amounts due under the credit facilities. The financial covenants in the 2013 Credit Agreement measure leverage, interest coverage and liquidity. Leverage is measured through a senior secured debt ratio calculated as consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, adjusted for certain items such as net securities gains, stock-based compensation expense, certain legal settlements and asset impairments, among other items, also referred to as adjusted EBITDA. This measure is similar, but not identical, to the measure discussed under EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA . Interest coverage is calculated as adjusted EBITDA to net cash interest expense. F-28 Table of Contents The Company is required to maintain Asset Coverage greater than its payment service obligation. Assets used in the determination of the Asset Coverage covenant are cash and cash equivalents and settlement assets. Our cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2014 represents the excess of assets over our payment service obligation in determining asset coverage. The following table shows the components of our Assets in Excess of Payment Service Obligations used for the Asset Coverage calculation as of December 31 : The 2013 Credit Agreement also has quarterly financial covenants to maintain the following interest coverage and total secured leverage ratios: We continuously monitor our compliance with our debt covenants. At December 31, 2014 , the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants: our Interest Coverage ratio was 6.70 and our Total Secured Leverage ratio was 3.501 . Debt Discount — The following is the debt discount amortization, recorded in “Interest expense,” and the write-off of the debt discount, recorded in "Debt extinguishment costs," in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31 : F-29 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Cash and cash equivalents $ 250.6 $ 318.8 Settlement assets: Settlement cash and cash equivalents 1,657.3 1,909.7 Receivables, net 757.6 767.7 Interest-bearing investments 1,091.6 1,011.6 Available-for-sale investments 27.1 48.1 Total settlement assets 3,533.6 3,737.1 Total cash and cash equivalents and settlement assets 3,784.2 4,055.9 Payment service obligations (3,533.6 ) (3,737.1 ) Assets in excess of payment service obligations $ 250.6 $ 318.8 Interest Coverage Minimum Ratio Total Secured Leverage Not to Exceed Through December 31, 2014 2.25:1 5.000:1 January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 2.25:1 4.750:1 January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 2.25:1 4.250:1 January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 2.25:1 3.750:1 January 1, 2018 through maturity 2.25:1 3.500:1 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Amortization of debt discount $ 0.3 $ 0.2 $ 0.5 Write-off of debt discount upon prepayments — 2.3 — Total amortization of discount $ 0.3 $ 2.5 $ 0.5 Table of Contents Deferred Financing Costs —The Company capitalized financing costs in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortizes them over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method. Expense of the deferred financing costs during 2013 include the write-off of a pro-rata portion of deferred financing costs in connection with the extinguishment of the 2011 Credit Agreement, as well as payments on the second lien notes, the incremental term loan and the term debt. Amortization is recorded in “Interest expense” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following is a summary of the deferred financing costs at December 31 : (1) As a result of the 2013 Credit Agreement, a portion of the deferred financing costs were transferred from the 2011 Credit Agreement to the 2013 Credit Agreement. Debt Extinguishment Costs — In 2014 and 2012 , there were no debt extinguishment costs. In 2013 , the Company recognized debt extinguishment costs of $45.3 million in connection with the termination of the 2011 Credit Agreement and entry into the 2013 Credit Agreement, which included a prepayment penalty for the Company's purchase of the second lien notes and debt modification costs for the 2013 Credit Agreement. The following is a summary of the debt extinguishment costs at December 31 : Interest Paid in Cash — The Company paid $41.1 million , $43.9 million and $64.4 million of interest in 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. Maturities — At December 31, 2014 , debt totaling $912.6 million will mature in 2020, while debt principal totaling $51.5 million will be paid quarterly in increments of approximately $2.5 million through 2020. Any borrowings under the Revolving Credit facility will mature in 2018. F-30 2011 Credit Agreement 2013 Credit Agreement (Amounts in millions) Senior revolving credit facility Senior secured credit facility Senior secured incremental term Second lien notes Senior secured revolving credit facility Senior secured credit facility Total Deferred Financing Costs Balance at January 1, 2012 $ 3.5 $ 6.9 $ 3.1 $ 16.6 $ — $ — $ 30.1 Amortization of deferred financing costs (0.8 ) (1.2 ) (0.6 ) (2.6 ) — — (5.2 ) Balance at December 31, 2012 2.7 5.7 2.5 14.0 — — 24.9 Capitalized deferred financing costs — — — — 0.6 10.7 11.3 Amortization of deferred financing costs (0.2 ) (0.3 ) (0.1 ) (0.6 ) (0.4 ) (1.3 ) (2.9 ) Transfer of deferred financing costs (1) (2.0 ) (1.1 ) (0.6 ) — 2.0 1.7 — Write-off of deferred financing costs (0.5 ) (4.3 ) (1.8 ) (13.4 ) — — (20.0 ) Balance at December 31, 2013 — — — — 2.2 11.1 13.3 Capitalized deferred financing costs — — — — — 5.1 5.1 Amortization of deferred financing costs — — — — (0.5 ) (2.3 ) (2.8 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 1.7 $ 13.9 $ 15.6 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Prepayment penalty $ — $ 21.5 $ — Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs — 20.0 — Write-off of debt discount upon prepayments — 2.3 — Debt modification costs — 1.5 — Debt extinguishment costs $ — $ 45.3 $ — Table of Contents Note 11 — Pension and Other Benefits Pension Benefits — The Pension Plan is a frozen non-contributory funded defined benefit pension plan under which no new service or compensation credits are accrued by the plan participants. Cash accumulation accounts continue to be credited with interest credits until participants withdraw their money from the Pension Plan. It is the Company’s policy to fund at least the minimum required contribution each year plus additional discretionary amounts as available and necessary to minimize expenses of the plan. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans — The Company has obligations under various Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (“SERPs”), which are unfunded non-qualified defined benefit pension plans providing postretirement income to their participants. As of December 31, 2014 , all benefit accruals under the SERPs are frozen with the exception of one plan for which service is frozen but future pay increases are reflected for active participants. It is the Company’s policy to fund the SERPs as benefits are paid. Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions — The Company has unfunded defined benefit postretirement plans that provide medical and life insurance for its participants. The Company amended the postretirement benefit plan to close it to new participants as of December 31, 2009 . Effective July 1, 2011 , the plan was amended to eliminate eligibility for participants eligible for Medicare coverage. As a result of this plan amendment, the Company no longer receives the Medicare retiree drug subsidy. The Company’s funding policy is to make contributions to the postretirement benefits plans as benefits are paid. Actuarial Valuation Assumptions — The measurement date for the Company’s defined benefit pension plan, SERPs and postretirement benefit plans is December 31 . The following table is a summary of the weighted-average actuarial assumptions used in calculating the benefit obligation and net benefit cost as of and for the years ended December 31 : The Company utilizes a building-block approach in determining the long-term expected rate of return on plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term historical relationships between equity securities and fixed income securities are preserved consistent with the widely accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatility generate a greater return over the long run. Current market factors, such as inflation and interest rates, are evaluated before long-term capital market assumptions are determined. The long-term portfolio return also takes proper consideration of diversification and rebalancing. Peer data and historical returns are reviewed for reasonableness and appropriateness. Actuarial gains and losses are amortized using the corridor approach, by amortizing the balance exceeding 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the fair value of plan assets. The amortization period is primarily based on the average remaining service life of plan participants for the Pension Plan and SERPs and the average remaining expected life of plan participants for the postretirement benefit plans. Pension Assets — The Company employs a total return investment approach whereby a mix of equity and fixed income securities are used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. Risk tolerance is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status and corporate financial condition. The investment portfolio contains a diversified blend of equity and fixed income securities. Furthermore, equity securities are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, as well as growth, value, and small and large capitalizations. Other assets, such as real estate and short-term investment funds, are used on a limited basis. The Company strives to maintain an equity and fixed income securities allocation mix appropriate to its funded status. As of December 31, 2014 , the funding mix was approximately 45 percent equity and 55 percent fixed income. Investment risk is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio reviews and annual liability measurements. F-31 Pension SERPs Postretirement Benefits 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012 Net periodic benefit cost: Discount rate 4.81 % 4.04 % 4.90 % 4.78 % 3.99 % 4.80 % 4.82 % 4.09 % 4.90 % Expected return on plan assets 5.68 % 6.20 % 7.00 % — — — — — — Rate of compensation increase — — — 5.75 % 5.75 % 5.75 % — — — Initial healthcare cost trend rate — — — — — — 7.00 % 8.00 % 8.50 % Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate — — — — — — 4.50 % 5.00 % 5.00 % Year ultimate healthcare cost trend rate is reached — — — — — — 2023 2019 2019 Projected benefit obligation: Discount rate 4.04 % 4.81 % 4.04 % 4.04 % 4.78 % 3.99 % 4.19 % 4.82 % 4.09 % Rate of compensation increase — — — 5.75 % 5.75 % 5.75 % — — — Initial healthcare cost trend rate — — — — — — 6.50 % 7.00 % 8.00 % Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate — — — — — — 4.50 % 4.50 % 5.00 % Year ultimate healthcare cost trend rate is reached — — — — — — 2023 2023 2019 Table of Contents The following table is a summary of the Company’s weighted-average asset allocation for the Pension Plan by asset category at the measurement date for the years ended December 31 : The Company records its pension assets at fair value as described in Note 5 — Fair Value Measurement. The following is a description of the Pension Plan’s investments at fair value and valuation methodologies: The following tables are a summary of the Pension Plan’s financial assets recorded at fair value, by hierarchy level, as of December 31 : F-32 2014 2013 Equity securities 44.4 % 45.0 % Fixed income securities 51.3 % 50.8 % Real estate 3.6 % 3.5 % Other 0.7 % 0.7 % Total 100.0 % 100.0 % • Short-term investment funds — These securities are valued at historical cost, which approximates fair value. • Common collective trusts issued and held by the trustee — The fair values of the underlying funds in the common/collective trusts are valued based on the net asset value established for each fund at each valuation date. The net asset value of a collective investment fund is calculated by dividing the fund's net asset value on the calculation date by the number of units of the fund that are outstanding on the calculation date, which is derived from observable purchase and redemption activity in the collective investment fund. • Mutual Funds — The fair value of the mutual fund issued by registered investment companies is determined using quoted market prices on the day of valuation. • Real estate — The Pension Plan trust holds an investment in a real estate development project. The fair value of this investment represents the estimated fair value of the plan’s related ownership percentage in the project based upon an appraisal of the underlying real property as of each balance sheet date. The fund investment strategy for this asset is long-term capital appreciation. 2014 (Amounts in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Short-term investment fund $ — $ 1.0 $ — $ 1.0 Common collective trust — equity securities Large Cap securities — 34.2 — 34.2 Small Cap securities — 8.8 — 8.8 International securities — 16.4 — 16.4 Emerging markets — 3.5 — 3.5 Common collective trust — fixed income securities Core fixed income — 72.7 — 72.7 Real estate — — 5.0 5.0 Total financial assets $ — $ 136.6 $ 5.0 $ 141.6 2013 (Amounts in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Short-term investment fund $ — $ 0.9 $ — $ 0.9 Common collective trust — equity securities Large Cap securities — 32.8 — 32.8 Small Cap securities — 8.5 — 8.5 International securities — 16.8 — 16.8 Emerging markets — 3.4 — 3.4 Common collective trust — fixed income securities Core fixed income — 69.4 — 69.4 Real estate — — 4.8 4.8 Total financial assets $ — $ 131.8 $ 4.8 $ 136.6 Table of Contents The Company’s Pension Plan assets include one security that the Company considers to be a Level 3 asset for valuation purposes. This security is an investment in a real estate joint venture and requires the use of unobservable inputs in its fair value measurement. The fair value of this asset as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $5.0 million and $4.8 million , respectively. The change in reported net asset value for this asset resulted in a $0.2 million and a nominal unrealized gain for 2014 and 2013 , respectively. The following table represents the Pension Plan's Level 3 financial instrument and the valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the financial instrument. In estimating fair value of the investments in Level 3, the Company may use third party pricing sources or appraisers. In substantiating the reasonableness of the pricing data provided by third parties, the Company evaluates a variety of factors including review of methods and assumptions used by external sources, recently executed transactions, existing contracts, economic conditions, industry and market developments and overall credit ratings. Plan Financial Information — Net periodic benefit expense (income) for the Pension Plan and SERPs and postretirement benefit plans includes the following components for the years ended December 31 : The Company did not receive any subsidies in 2014 , 2013 or 2012 . F-33 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Instrument Principal Valuation Technique Fair Value Fair Value Real Estate Appraisal of underlying asset $ 5.0 $ 4.8 Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012 Interest cost $ 10.8 $ 9.6 $ 10.6 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Expected return on plan assets (7.3 ) (7.3 ) (7.9 ) — — — Amortization of prior service credit — — — (0.6 ) (0.6 ) (0.6 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 6.9 7.7 5.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 Net periodic benefit expense (income) $ 10.4 $ 10.0 $ 8.6 $ (0.2 ) $ (0.1 ) $ (0.1 ) Table of Contents The following tables are a summary of the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and net periodic benefit expense (income) for the years ended December 31 : The estimated net loss and prior service credit for the Pension Plan and SERPs that will be amortized from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” into “Net periodic benefit expense (income)” during 2015 is $9.4 million ( $6.0 million net of tax) and none , respectively. The estimated net loss and prior service credit for the postretirement benefit plans that will be amortized from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” into “Net periodic benefit expense (income)” during 2015 is $0.2 million ( $0.1 million , net of tax) and $0.6 million ( $0.4 million net of tax), respectively. F-34 2014 (Amounts in millions) Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits Net actuarial loss $ 37.0 $ 0.2 Amortization of net actuarial loss (6.9 ) (0.3 ) Amortization of prior service credit — 0.6 Total recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income $ 30.1 $ 0.5 Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense (income) $ 10.4 $ (0.2 ) Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense (income) and other comprehensive income (loss) $ 40.5 $ 0.3 2013 (Amounts in millions) Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits Net actuarial gain $ (18.8 ) $ (1.2 ) Amortization of net actuarial gain (7.7 ) (0.4 ) Amortization of prior service credit — 0.6 Total recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income $ (26.5 ) $ (1.0 ) Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense (income) $ 10.0 $ (0.1 ) Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense (income) and other comprehensive income (loss) $ (16.5 ) $ (1.1 ) 2012 (Amounts in millions) Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits Net actuarial loss $ 22.2 $ 0.6 Amortization of net actuarial loss (5.9 ) (0.4 ) Amortization of prior service credit — 0.6 Total recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income $ 16.3 $ 0.8 Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense (income) $ 8.6 $ (0.1 ) Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense (income) and other comprehensive income (loss) $ 24.9 $ 0.7 Table of Contents The following tables are a summary of the benefit obligation and plan assets, changes to the benefit obligation and plan assets, and the funded status of the Pension Plan and SERPs and the postretirement benefit plans as of and for the years ended December 31 : In October 2014, the Society of Actuaries issued updated mortality tables. The Company adopted the updated mortality tables on its measurement date which increased the benefit obligation. The unfunded status of the pension and SERPs increased by 28 percent as the benefit obligation increased $32.4 million and the fair value of the Pension Plan assets increased $5.0 million during the year. The unfunded status of the Pension Plan was $41.9 million and $21.9 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, and the unfunded status of the SERPs was $82.5 million and $75.1 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. In January 2015, the Company announced a voluntary pension buyout program. Under the program, eligible deferred vested participants have the one-time choice of electing to receive a lump-sum settlement of their remaining pension benefit. Refer to “ Liquidity and Capital Resources ”in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion. The following table summarizes the components recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets relating to the Pension Plan and SERPs and the postretirement benefit plans as of December 31 : The following table summarizes the projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation for the Pension Plan, SERPs and the postretirement benefit plans in excess of the fair value of plan assets as of December 31 : F-35 Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2014 2013 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year $ 233.6 $ 245.7 $ 1.4 $ 2.5 Interest cost 10.8 9.6 0.1 0.1 Actuarial loss (gain) 36.4 (7.7 ) 0.2 (1.2 ) Benefits paid (14.8 ) (14.0 ) (0.4 ) — Benefit obligation at the end of the year $ 266.0 $ 233.6 $ 1.3 $ 1.4 Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2014 2013 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year $ 136.6 $ 121.4 $ — $ — Actual return on plan assets 6.9 18.4 — — Employer contributions 12.9 10.8 0.4 — Benefits paid (14.8 ) (14.0 ) (0.4 ) — Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year $ 141.6 $ 136.6 $ — $ — Unfunded status at the end of the year $ (124.4 ) $ (97.0 ) $ (1.3 ) $ (1.4 ) Pension and SERPs Postretirement Benefits (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2014 2013 Pension and other postretirement benefits liability $ (124.4 ) $ (97.0 ) $ (1.3 ) $ (1.4 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss: Unrealized losses for pension and postretirement benefits, net of tax 72.7 54.2 1.1 1.8 Prior service cost (credit) for pension and postretirement benefits, net of tax 0.1 0.1 (1.0 ) (2.3 ) Pension Plan SERPs Postretirement Benefits (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Projected benefit obligation $ 183.5 $ 158.5 $ 82.5 $ 75.1 $ 1.3 $ 1.4 Accumulated benefit obligation 183.5 158.5 79.4 71.9 — — Fair value of plan assets 141.6 136.6 — — — — Table of Contents The following table summarizes the estimated future benefit payments for the Pension Plan and SERPs and the postretirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31 : The Company has a minimum required contribution of approximately $4.0 million for the Pension Plan in 2015 , and will continue to make contributions to the SERPs and the postretirement benefit plans to the extent benefits are paid. Aggregate benefits paid for the unfunded plans are expected to be $15.2 million in 2015 . Employee Savings Plan — The Company has an employee savings plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Contributions to, and costs of, the 401(k) defined contribution plan totaled $4.1 million , $4.1 million and $3.8 million in 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. International Benefit Plans — The Company’s international subsidiaries have certain defined contribution benefit plans. Contributions to, and costs related to, international plans were $2.4 million , $1.9 million and $1.9 million for 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. Deferred Compensation Plans — The deferred compensation plans are unfunded and unsecured. The Company is not required to physically segregate any assets in connection with the deferred accounts. The Company has rabbi trusts associated with each deferred compensation plan, which are funded through voluntary contributions by the Company. At December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company had a liability related to the deferred compensation plans of $2.0 million and $2.4 million , respectively, recorded in the “Accounts payable and other liabilities” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The rabbi trust had a market value of $10.0 million and $9.7 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, recorded in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company made payments relating to the deferred compensation plans totaling $0.4 million and $0.1 million in 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Note 12 — Stockholders' Deficit Common Stock — The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the issuance of up to 162,500,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 . The holders of MoneyGram common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by its stockholders. The holders of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The determination to pay dividends on common stock will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on applicable laws and the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements, prospects and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant. No dividends were paid in 2014 or 2013 . The Company’s ability to declare or pay dividends or distributions to the holders of the Company’s common stock is restricted under the Company’s 2013 Credit Agreement. Preferred Stock — The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the issuance of up to 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock that may be issued in one or more series, with each series to have certain rights and preferences as shall be determined in the unlimited discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, including, without limitation, voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences. Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock — In connection with the 2011 Recapitalization, the Company issued 173,189 shares of Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “D Stock”), to Goldman Sachs. Each share of D Stock has a liquidation preference of $0.01 and is convertible into 125 shares of common stock by a stockholder other than Goldman Sachs which receives such shares by means of (i) a widespread public distribution, (ii) a transfer to an underwriter for the purpose of conducting a widespread public distribution, (iii) a transfer in which no transferee (or group of associated transferees) would receive two percent or more of any class of voting securities of the Company, or (iv) a transfer to a transferee that would control more than 50 percent of the voting securities of the Company without any transfer from such transferor or its affiliates as applicable (each of (i) — (iv), a “Widely Dispersed Offering”). The D Stock is non-voting while held by Goldman Sachs or any holder which receives such shares by any means other than a Widely Dispersed Offering (a “non-voting holder”). Holders of D Stock other than Goldman Sachs and non-voting holders vote as a single class with the holders of the common stock on an as-converted basis. The D Stock also participates in any dividends declared on the common stock on an as-converted basis. Treasury Stock — The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of a total of 12,000,000 shares. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company has repurchased 8,228,573 shares of common stock under this authorization and has remaining authorization to repurchase up to 3,771,427 shares. F-36 (Amounts in millions) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020-2024 Pension and SERPs $ 25.6 $ 15.2 $ 15.3 $ 16.5 $ 15.4 $ 78.2 Postretirement benefits 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 Table of Contents The following table is a summary of the Company’s authorized, issued and outstanding stock as of December 31 : Participation Agreement between the Investors and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. — The Investors have a Participation Agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Walmart”), under which the Investors are obligated to pay Walmart certain percentages of any accumulated cash payments received by the Investors in excess of the Investors’ original investment in the Company. While the Company is not a party to, and has no obligations to Walmart or additional obligations to the Investors under, the Participation Agreement, the Company must recognize the Participation Agreement in its consolidated financial statements as the Company indirectly benefits from the agreement. Any future payments by the Investors to Walmart may result in an expense that could be material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations, but would have no impact on the Company’s cash flows. As liquidity events are dependent on many external factors and uncertainties, the Company does not consider a liquidity event to be probable at this time for any Investors, and has not recognized any further liability or expense related to the Participation Agreement. In 2012, one of the Investors sold all of its common stock to an unrelated third-party, resulting in cumulative participation securities payments in excess of its original investment basis. The Investor paid $0.3 million to Walmart for settlement in full of its obligation under the Participation Agreement. As a result of the transactions occurring on April 2, 2014 described below, the Investors made a payment of approximately $0.6 million to Walmart under the Participation agreement. As a result of these transactions, the Company recognized expense and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. Equity Registration Rights Agreement — In connection with the 2008 Recapitalization, the Company and the Investors entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Equity Registration Rights Agreement”) on March 25, 2008, as amended on May 18, 2011, with respect to the Series B Stock and D Stock, and the common stock owned by the Investors and their affiliates (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”). Under the terms of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required, after a specified holding period, to use the Company's reasonable best efforts to promptly file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a shelf registration statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities. The Company is obligated to keep such shelf registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), until the earlier of (1) the date as of which all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, (2) the date as of which each of the holders of the Registrable Securities is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (3) fifteen years . The holders of the Registrable Securities are also entitled to six demand registrations and unlimited piggyback registrations during the term of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement. The Company has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC that permits the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities, as required by the terms of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement. The registration statement also permits the Company to offer and sell up to $500 million of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or any combination of these, from time to time, subject to market conditions and the Company’s capital needs. Secondary Offering — On April 2, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten secondary public offering by affiliates and co-investors of THL and affiliates of Goldman Sachs (collectively with THL, the "Investors") of an aggregate of 9,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As part of the transaction, the affiliates of Goldman Sachs converted an aggregate of 37,957 shares of Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock (the "D Stock") to 4,744,696 shares of common stock, which were sold as part of the transaction. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds from the offering. Also on April 2, 2014, the Company completed the repurchase of 8,185,092 shares of common stock from the THL selling stockholders at a price of $16.25 per share. The Company funded the share repurchase with $130.0 million of the proceeds from its Tranche B-1 Term Loan Facility and cash. F-37 D Stock Common Stock Treasury Stock (Shares in thousands) Authorized Issued Outstanding Authorized Issued Outstanding December 31, 2012 200 109 109 162,500 62,264 57,857 (4,407 ) Stock option exercised and release of restricted stock units — — — — — 106 106 December 31, 2013 200 109 109 162,500 62,264 57,963 (4,301 ) Conversion of Series D convertible shares — (38 ) (38 ) — 4,745 4,745 — Repurchase and retirement of shares — — — — (8,185 ) (8,185 ) — Stock repurchase — — — — — (1,514 ) (1,514 ) Stock option exercised and release of restricted stock units — — — — — 81 81 December 31, 2014 200 71 71 162,500 58,824 53,090 (5,734 ) Table of Contents Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss — The following table details the components of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” as of December 31 : The following table is a summary of the changes to "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" by component during 2014 and 2013 : The following table is a summary of the significant amounts amortized out of each component of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" during the years ended December 31 : F-38 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Net unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale, net of tax $ 11.2 $ 17.3 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (5.4 ) 3.5 Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments, net of tax (72.9 ) (53.8 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (67.1 ) $ (33.0 ) (Amounts in millions) Net unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale, net of tax Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax Pension and postretirement benefits adjustment, net of tax Total December 31, 2012 $ 16.3 $ 2.6 $ (71.2 ) $ (52.3 ) Other comprehensive income before amortization 5.1 0.9 12.6 18.6 Amounts reclassified/amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss (4.1 ) — 4.8 0.7 Net current period other comprehensive income 1.0 0.9 17.4 19.3 December 31, 2013 17.3 3.5 (53.8 ) (33.0 ) Other comprehensive loss before amortization (0.2 ) (8.9 ) (23.2 ) (32.3 ) Amounts reclassified/amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss (5.9 ) — 4.1 (1.8 ) Net current period other comprehensive loss (6.1 ) (8.9 ) (19.1 ) (34.1 ) December 31, 2014 $ 11.2 $ (5.4 ) $ (72.9 ) $ (67.1 ) (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Statement of Operations Location Unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale, before tax $ (5.7 ) $ (5.7 ) "Investment revenue" Tax expense, net (0.2 ) 1.6 Total gains, net of tax $ (5.9 ) $ (4.1 ) Pension and postretirement benefits adjustments: Prior service credits $ (0.6 ) $ (0.6 ) "Compensation and benefits" Net actuarial losses 7.2 8.1 "Compensation and benefits" Total before tax 6.6 7.5 Tax benefit, net (2.5 ) (2.7 ) Total, net of tax $ 4.1 $ 4.8 Total amortization for the period, net of tax $ (1.8 ) $ 0.7 Table of Contents Note 13 — Stock-Based Compensation The MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2005 Plan”) provides for the granting of equity-based compensation awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards (collectively, “share-based awards”) to officers, employees and directors. In May 2013, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the 2005 Plan increasing the aggregate number of shares that may be issued from 7,125,000 to 12,925,000 shares. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company has remaining authorization to issue future grants of up to 6,778,170 shares. The calculated fair value of share-based awards is recognized as compensation cost using the straight-line method over the vesting or service period in the Company’s financial statements. Stock-based compensation is recognized only for those options, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights expected to vest, with forfeitures estimated at the date of grant and evaluated and adjusted periodically to reflect the Company’s historical experience and future expectations. Any change in the forfeiture assumption will be accounted for as a change in estimate, with the cumulative effect of the change on periods previously reported being reflected in the financial statements of the period in which the change is made. The following table is a summary of stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31 : Stock Options —Option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. All outstanding stock options contain certain forfeiture and non-compete provisions. All options granted in 2012 , 2013 and 2014 have a term of 10 years . Prior to the fourth quarter of 2011 , options issued were either time based, vesting over a four -year period, or performance based, vesting over a five -year period. All options issued after the fourth quarter of 2011 are time-based, with options granted in the fourth quarter of 2011 through the first part of 2014 vesting over a four -year period, and the remaining options granted in 2014 vesting over a three -year period, in an equal number of shares each year. For purposes of determining the fair value of stock option awards, the Company uses the Black-Scholes single option pricing model for time-based tranches and a combination of the Monte-Carlo simulation and the Black-Scholes single option pricing model for performance-based tranches. The following table provides weighted-average grant-date fair value and assumptions utilized to estimate the grant-date fair value of the options granted during the years ended December 31 : F-39 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Expense recognized related to stock options $ 6.2 $ 6.7 $ 7.4 Expense recognized related to restricted stock units (0.8 ) 4.5 1.8 Stock-based compensation expense $ 5.4 $ 11.2 $ 9.2 2014 2013 2012 Expected dividend yield (1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Expected volatility (2) 64.6% - 68.2% 68.2%-69.0% 69.7%-71.8% Risk-free interest rate (3) 1.1% - 2.1% 1.1%-1.2% 0.9%-1.5% Expected life (4) 6.0 - 6.3 years 6.3 years 6.3 years Weighted-average grant-date fair value per option $10.99 $10.51 $10.60 (1) Expected dividend yield represents the level of dividends expected to be paid on the Company’s common stock over the expected term of the option. The Company does not anticipate declaring any dividends at this time. (2) Expected volatility is the amount by which the Company’s stock price has fluctuated or will fluctuate during the expected term of the option. The Company’s expected volatility is calculated based on the historical volatility of the price of the Company’s common stock since the spin-off from Viad Corporation on June 30, 2004. The Company also considers any known or anticipated factors that will likely impact future volatility. (3) The risk-free interest rate for the Black-Scholes model is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods within the expected term of the option. (4) Expected life represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding. The expected life was determined using the simplified method as the pattern of changes in the value of the Company’s common stock and exercise activity since late 2007 has been inconsistent and substantially different from historical patterns. Additionally, there have been minimal stock option exercises which would be representative of the Company’s normal exercise activity since 2007. Accordingly, the Company does not believe that historical terms are relevant to the assessment of the expected term of the grant. Based on these factors, the Company does not believe that it has the ability to make a more refined estimate than the use of the simplified method. Table of Contents The following table is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 : The following table is a summary of the Company's stock option compensation information for the years ended December 31 : Restricted Stock Units — During the fourth quarter of 2011 and in 2012 , the Company issued grants of performance-based restricted stock units to certain employees which will vest and become payable in shares of common stock to the extent the Company attains the performance goals applicable to the performance period. The performance goal is based on the degree to which the Company’s average annual adjusted EBITDA meets, exceeds or falls short of the target performance goal of achieving an average annual adjusted EBITDA increase of 10 percent over a three year period. Under the terms of the grants, 50 percent of the target restricted stock units may vest on the second anniversary and 50 percent may vest on the third anniversary if the performance goal is achieved as of that date. The number of restricted stock units that vest is determined on a pro rata basis by the extent to which the performance goal is met within a threshold minimum and maximum. In the event the target performance goal is not met, but the Company achieves a minimum performance goal of an average annual adjusted EBITDA growth of 5 percent , the participant will be entitled to 50 percent of the target number of restricted stock units. In the event the Company achieves its maximum performance goal of an average annual adjusted EBITDA growth of 20 percent , the participant will be entitled to 200 percent of the target number of restricted stock units. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company deemed the performance metrics for the 2011 and 2012 performance-based restricted stock units not probable of being attained. As such, the Company reversed $1.2 million of stock- based compensation expense. The Company has granted time-based restricted stock units to members of the Board of Directors, excluding the Chairman of the Board, as compensation for services to be provided. The restricted stock units vest on the first anniversary of their issuance and may only be settled in the Company's common stock. Following the settlement of certain shareholders' litigation on July 20, 2012, THL agreed to waive any future compensation for its representatives on the Board of Directors, including the issuance of Director restricted stock units. During 2013, the Company issued performance-based restricted stock units, which are subject to three -year cliff vesting and will vest based on the extent to which the performance goal is achieved, during the performance period (2013-2015). The 2013 annual restricted stock unit awards are based on average annual adjusted EBITDA (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and adjusted for certain non-recurring or other unexpected expenses) growth. Under the terms of the grant, 50 percent of the restricted stock units granted will vest for threshold performance and 100 percent of the restricted stock units granted will vest for the achievement of average annual adjusted EBITDA at target. The number of restricted stock units that will vest for performance achievement between the performance threshold and target will be determined based on a straight-line interpolation. No restricted stock units will vest for performance achievement below the threshold. In addition, a one-time contingent performance-based restricted stock unit award was issued in 2013. Vesting of the one-time contingent award is based on the achievement by the Company of a target level of the compound average growth rate ("CAGR") of revenue during the three year performance period. If the performance goal is attained at the end of the performance period, the performance award will vest and eligible participants will receive the value of their award. CAGR is a non-GAAP financial measure used by the Company in the budget and reporting process. F-40 Shares Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000,000) Options outstanding at December 31, 2013 4,792,004 $ 20.14 6.8 years $ 13.0 Granted 599,344 18.23 Exercised (23,090 ) 16.04 Forfeited/Expired (1,581,800 ) 20.85 Options outstanding at December 31, 2014 3,786,458 $ 19.57 6.3 years $ — Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2014 3,675,692 $ 19.63 6.2 years $ — Options exercisable at December 31, 2014 2,006,072 $ 19.80 5.0 years $ — (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Intrinsic value of options exercised $ 0.1 $ 0.1 $ — Cash received from option exercises $ 0.4 $ 1.1 $ — Unrecognized stock option expense $ 11.0 Remaining weighted-average vesting period 1.2 years Table of Contents During 2014, the Company issued performance-based restricted stock units, which are subject to three-year cliff vesting, based on average annual adjusted EBITDA growth and self-service revenue growth during the applicable performance period (2014 - 2016). Under the terms of the restricted stock units granted in 2014, the number of restricted stock units that will vest is determined based on the extent to which the performance goals are achieved. Under the terms of the grant, 50 percent of the restricted stock units granted will vest for threshold performance and 100 percent of the restricted stock units granted will vest for the achievement of average annual adjusted EBITDA and self-service revenue at target. The number of restricted stock units that will vest for performance achievement between the performance threshold and target will be determined based on a straight-line interpolation. No restricted stock units will vest for performance achievement below the threshold. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company deemed the performance metrics for the annual performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2013 and 2014 and the one-time contingent performance-based restricted stock units not probable of being attained. As such, the Company reversed $9.0 million of stock-based compensation expense. In December, the Company materially modified certain of the terms of the above mentioned performance-based restricted stock units. The Company accounted for this as a modification of awards, treating the exchange as a cancellation of the original awards accompanied by the concurrent grant of replacement awards. The terms under certain of the 2013 annual restricted stock unit awards were modified to time-based restricted stock units and the performance metrics associated with the one-time contingent performance-based restricted stock unit awards were modified to exclude U.S. to U.S. walk-in revenue from the performance goal. Each award remains subject to three -year cliff vesting. The terms under certain of the 2014 annual awards, which are subject to three -year cliff vesting, were modified to exclude annual adjusted EBITDA growth as a performance metric. The modified 2014 annual awards will only use average annual adjusted self-service revenue growth as a performance target during the applicable performance period. The modifications to these awards affected 389 employees. The incremental compensation cost of $4.2 million was measured as the excess of the fair value of the replacement award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification date. The incremental costs will be amortized over the remaining term of the exchanged restricted stock unit award. For purposes of determining the fair value of restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units, the fair value is calculated based on the stock price at the time of grant. For performance-based restricted stock units, expense is recognized if achievement of the performance goal is deemed probable, with the amount of expense recognized based on the Company’s best estimate of the ultimate achievement level. For the performance-based restricted stock units, the grant-date fair values at the threshold and target performance levels are $12.8 million and $26.1 million , respectively. As of December 31, 2014 , the Company believes it is probable it will achieve the performance goal at the target level for the modified 2013 and 2014 restricted stock units and will not achieve the threshold and target levels for the 2012 restricted stock units on the third anniversary as documented above. For grants to employees, expense is recognized in the “Compensation and benefits” line and expense for grants to Directors is recorded in the “Transaction and operations support” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The following table is a summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 : No vested restricted stock units were convertible as of December 31, 2014 . The following table is a summary of the Company's restricted stock and restricted stock unit compensation information for the years ended December 31 : Unrecognized restricted stock unit expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period are presented under the Company’s current estimate of achievement of performance goals. Unrecognized restricted stock unit expense, as of December 31, 2014 , under the minimum and maximum thresholds are $9.9 million and $22.5 million , respectively. F-41 Total Shares Weighted Average Price Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000,000) Restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2013 1,186,144 $ 16.73 1.8 years $ 24.6 Granted 1,583,236 15.80 Vested and converted to shares (88,716 ) 17.37 Forfeited (373,675 ) 16.83 Canceled (605,382 ) 16.94 Restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2014 1,701,607 $ 15.77 1.4 years $ 15.5 (Dollars in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Market value of restricted stock units converted $ 1.5 $ 0.8 $ 0.6 Unrecognized restricted stock unit expense $ 11.1 Table of Contents Stock Appreciation Rights — In November 2011, the Company issued a grant of stock appreciation rights to certain employees which entitle the holder to any per share appreciation from the price at issuance. The grants vest and become exercisable over a four-year period in an equal number of shares each year. Upon exercise, the employee will receive an amount that is equal to the excess of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock at the time of exercise over the grant price paid in cash up to a maximum of $12.00 . The fair value of stock appreciation rights was calculated using a Black-Scholes single option pricing model and is recorded as a liability in the “Accounts payable and other liabilities” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Expense for stock appreciation rights is recognized in the “Compensation and benefits” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Expense related to stock appreciation rights was nominal for 2014 , 2013 and 2012 . Note 14 — Income Taxes The following table is a summary of the components of income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended December 31 : Foreign income consists of statutory income and losses from the Company’s international subsidiaries. Most of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries recognize revenue based solely on services agreements with the primary U.S. operating subsidiary. The following table is a summary of the income tax expense for the years ended December 31 : As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company had a net income tax payable of $53.2 million and $53.7 million , respectively, recorded in the “Accounts payable and other liabilities” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income taxes paid were $6.4 million , $8.0 million and $2.9 million for 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. There were no income tax refunds received in 2014 , $0.8 million refunds received in 2013 and no refunds were received in 2012 . The following table is a reconciliation of the expected federal income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rates to the actual tax expense (benefit) provided for the years ended in December 31 : In 2014 , the Company recognized a tax expense of $0.5 million on pre-tax income of $72.6 million , resulting from reductions of uncertain tax positions of prior years and the tax treatment of the net securities gains which were partially offset by the reversal of tax benefits on canceled stock options. F-42 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 U.S. $ 66.4 $ 69.9 $ (9.6 ) Foreign 6.2 15.4 0.7 Income (loss) before income taxes $ 72.6 $ 85.3 $ (8.9 ) (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Current: Federal $ (10.3 ) $ 9.7 $ 6.1 State 1.5 0.1 0.5 Foreign 3.8 11.1 4.0 Current income tax (benefit) expense (5.0 ) 20.9 10.6 Deferred income tax expense 5.5 12.0 29.8 Income tax expense $ 0.5 $ 32.9 $ 40.4 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Income tax expense (benefit) at statutory federal income tax rate $ 25.4 $ 29.8 $ (3.1 ) Tax effect of: State income tax, net of federal income tax effect 1.5 1.7 0.9 Valuation allowance (13.0 ) (2.7 ) 0.6 International taxes 0.5 3.2 1.8 Net permanent difference 1.5 0.2 1.0 (Decrease) increase in tax reserve (20.3 ) (0.5 ) 37.1 Stock options 6.0 1.6 3.7 Other (1.1 ) (0.4 ) (1.6 ) Income tax expense $ 0.5 $ 32.9 $ 40.4 Table of Contents In 2013 , the Company recognized a tax expense of $32.9 million on pre-tax income of $85.3 million , benefiting from proceeds on securities that result in a release of valuation allowance, offset by international taxes and the reversal of tax benefits recorded on cancelled stock options for executive employee terminations. Changes in facts and circumstances may cause the Company to record additional tax expense or benefits in the future. In 2012 , the Company recognized a tax expense of $40.4 million on pre-tax loss of $8.9 million resulting from additions to uncertain tax positions and the reversal of tax benefits recorded on cancelled stock options for executive employee terminations. The following table is a summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 : Net deferred tax asset positions are reflected in the “Other assets” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, while net deferred tax liability positions are included in the “Accounts payable and other liabilities” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Substantially all of the deferred tax assets relate to the U.S. jurisdiction. At the end of 2014 and 2013 , certain capital losses expired, resulting in decreases to tax loss carryovers and corresponding reductions in deferred tax assets and valuation allowances. The following table is a summary of the amounts and expiration dates of tax loss carry-forwards (not tax effected) and credit carry-forwards as of December 31, 2014 : The Company, or one of its subsidiaries, files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to foreign or U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations for years prior to 2005. The Company is subject to foreign, U.S. federal and certain state income tax examinations for 2005 through 2013. The Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") has completed its examination of the Company’s consolidated income tax returns through 2009. The IRS has issued Notices of Deficiency for 2005-2007 and 2009, and has also issued an Examination Report for 2008. The Notices of Deficiency disallow among other items approximately $900.0 million of deductions on securities losses in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tax returns. In 2013, the Company reached a partial settlement with the IRS allowing ordinary loss treatment on $186.9 million of deductions in dispute. In January 2015, the U.S. Tax Court granted the IRS's motion for summary judgment upholding the remaining adjustments in the Notices of Deficiency. This court decision is a change in facts which warranted reassessment of the uncertain tax position. Although the Company believes that it has substantive tax law arguments in favor of its position and expects to appeal the ruling, the reassessment resulted in the Company determining that it is no longer more likely than not that its existing position will be sustained and accordingly, in early 2015, the Company will record a full reserve for the exposure associated with this matter. This change is anticipated to increase "Income tax expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by approximately $70.0 million , which will be reflected as a discrete item for tax purposes. The Company anticipates that cash payments in the second half of 2015 specific to this matter will be approximately $60.0 million for federal tax payments and associated interest. F-43 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Deferred tax assets: Postretirement benefits and other employee benefits $ 47.7 $ 39.7 Tax loss carryovers 50.1 76.3 Tax credit carryovers 30.2 27.6 Basis difference in revalued investments 97.6 106.1 Bad debt and other reserves 4.9 3.5 Other 14.6 5.0 Valuation allowance (137.6 ) (174.8 ) Total deferred tax asset 107.5 83.4 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation and amortization (75.3 ) (72.8 ) Gross deferred tax liability (75.3 ) (72.8 ) Net deferred tax asset $ 32.2 $ 10.6 (Amounts in millions) Expiration Date Amount U.S. capital loss carry-forwards 2015 -2018 $ 116.9 U.S. federal tax credit carry-forwards Indefinite $ 30.2 Table of Contents Subsequent to the fourth quarter of 2014, the IRS completed its examination of the Company’s consolidated income tax returns for the tax years 2011 through 2013 and issued a Revenue Agent Report (“RAR”) that included disallowing $100.0 million of deductions related to payments the Company made to the United States government in connection with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement. The Company disagrees with the adjustments in the RAR and expects to file a protest letter so that the issue will be considered by the IRS Appeals Division. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has recognized a cumulative income tax benefit of approximately $23.3 million related to these deductions. The Company continues to believe that the amounts recorded in its consolidated financial statements reflect its best estimate of the ultimate outcome of this matter. Unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in “Accounts payable and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table is a summary is a reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31 : As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $31.7 million and $52.0 million , all of which could impact the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company accrues interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits through “Income tax expense (benefit)” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the years ended December 31, 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , the Company accrued approximately $0.5 million , $1.1 million and $0.7 million , respectively, in interest and penalties in its Consolidated Statements of Operations, respectively. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , the Company had a liability of $2.6 million and $2.1 million , respectively, for interest and penalties related to its unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2014 , it is not possible to reasonably estimate the expected change to the total amount of unrecognized tax positions over the next 12 months . The Company does not consider its earnings in its foreign entities to be permanently reinvested. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , a deferred tax liability of $6.3 million and $7.6 million , respectively, was recognized for the unremitted earnings of its foreign entities. Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies Operating Leases — The Company has various non-cancelable operating leases for buildings and equipment that terminate through 2024. Certain of these leases contain rent holidays and rent escalation clauses based on pre-determined annual rate increases. The Company recognizes rent expense under the straight-line method over the term of the lease. Any difference between the straight-line rent amounts and amounts payable under the leases are recorded as deferred rent in “Accounts payable and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash or lease incentives received under certain leases are recorded as deferred rent when the incentive is received and amortized as a reduction to rent over the term of the lease using the straight-line method. Incentives received relating to tenant improvements are recognized as a reduction of rent expense under the straight-line method over the term of the lease. Tenant improvements are capitalized as leasehold improvements and depreciated over the shorter of the remaining term of the lease or 10 years . The deferred rent liability relating to these incentives was $1.3 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. The following table is a summary of the minimum rental expense under operating leases for the years ended December 31 : F-44 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Beginning balance $ 52.0 $ 51.6 $ 9.6 Additions based on tax positions related to prior years 0.3 0.9 1.6 Additions based on tax positions related to current year 2.7 — 40.8 Lapse in statute of limitations — (0.5 ) (0.4 ) Reductions for tax positions of prior years (23.3 ) — — Ending balance $ 31.7 $ 52.0 $ 51.6 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Rent expense $ 18.0 $ 16.2 $ 15.6 Contingent rent — 0.2 — Sublease agreements (1.1 ) (1.0 ) (0.7 ) Minimum rent expense under operating leases $ 16.9 $ 15.4 $ 14.9 Table of Contents The following table is a summary of the minimum future rental payments for all non-cancelable operating leases with an initial term of more than one year at December 31, 2014 (amounts in millions): Letters of Credit — At December 31, 2014 , the Company had no letters of credit. These letters of credit would reduce the amount available under the Revolving Credit Facility. Minimum Commission Guarantees — In limited circumstances as an incentive to new or renewing agents, the Company may grant minimum commission guarantees for a specified period of time at a contractually specified amount. Under the guarantees, the Company will pay to the agent the difference between the contractually specified minimum commission and the actual commissions earned by the agent. Expenses related to the guarantee are recognized in the “Fee and other commissions expense” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2014 , the liability for minimum commission guarantees was $2.9 million and the maximum amount that could be paid under the minimum commission guarantees was $10.1 million over a weighted-average remaining term of 3.1 years . The maximum payment is calculated as the contractually guaranteed minimum commission multiplied by the remaining term of the contract and, therefore, assumes that the agent generates no money transfer transactions during the remainder of its contract. However, under the terms of certain agent contracts, the Company may terminate the contract if the projected or actual volume of transactions falls beneath a contractually specified amount. Minimum commission guarantees paid in 2014 and 2013 were $1.8 million and $1.5 million , respectively, or 47 percent and 56 percent , respectively, of the estimated maximum payment for the year. Other Commitments — The Company has agreements with certain co-investors to provide funds related to investments in limited partnership interests. As of December 31, 2014 , the total amount of unfunded commitments related to these agreements was $0.3 million . Legal Proceedings — The matters set forth below are subject to uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable. The Company accrues for these matters as any resulting losses become probable and can be reasonably estimated. Further, the Company maintains insurance coverage for many claims and litigation alleged. In relation to various legal matters, including those described below, the Company had $17.3 million and $1.7 million of liability recorded in the “Accounts payable and other liabilities” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. A charge of $12.8 million , $0.2 million and $108.8 million , net of insurance recoveries, were recorded in the “Transaction and operations support” line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations during 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively, for legal proceedings. Litigation Commenced Against the Company: The Company is involved in various claims and litigations that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of the Company's business. Management does not believe that after final disposition any of these matters is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Government Investigations State Civil Investigative Demands — MoneyGram has received Civil Investigative Demands from a working group of nine state attorneys general who have initiated an investigation into whether the Company took adequate steps to prevent consumer fraud during the period from 2007 to 2014. The Civil Investigative Demands seek information and documents relating to the Company’s procedures designed to prevent fraudulent transfers and consumer complaint information. MoneyGram has cooperated fully with the attorneys general in this matter and submitted the information and documents requested. No claims have been filed against MoneyGram in connection with this investigation and the Company has denied any wrongful conduct. The Company is currently in discussions with the attorneys general to resolve any allegations that they might assert. Taking into account our discussions with the attorneys general, at December 31, 2014, we accrued $11.0 million for estimated loss exposure in connection with such investigation. Any estimate of a loss contingency involves judgments based upon currently available information and assumptions believed to be reasonable and is subject to uncertainties. There may be an exposure to losses in excess of any amounts accrued, and any actual loss may vary from the current estimate. F-45 2015 $ 15.3 2016 10.6 2017 8.9 2018 8.5 2019 8.0 Thereafter 18.4 Total $ 69.7 Table of Contents Other Matters — The Company is involved in various other government inquiries and other matters that arise from time to time. Management does not believe that after final disposition any of these other matters is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Actions Commenced by the Company CDO Litigation — In March 2012, the Company initiated an arbitration proceeding before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority against Goldman Sachs. The arbitration relates to MoneyGram’s purchase of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateral Debt Obligations that Goldman Sachs sold to MoneyGram during the 2005 through 2007 timeframe. The Company alleged, among other things, that Goldman Sachs made material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the sale of these products, ultimately causing significant losses to the Company. On April 25, 2014, MoneyGram and Goldman Sachs agreed to settle all pending and potential litigation or arbitration concerning any Residential Mortgage Backed Securities or mortgage-related Collateralized Debt Obligations that Goldman Sachs sold to MoneyGram during the 2003 through June 30, 2008 time period. In connection with this resolution, Goldman Sachs agreed to make a one-time payment, net of fees and certain expenses, to MoneyGram in the amount of $13.0 million , and to make a one-time payment of fees and expenses to MoneyGram’s legal counsel in the amount of $4.35 million . All amounts were paid in May 2014. This resolution includes terminating the litigation and arbitration between MoneyGram and Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs owns, together with certain of its affiliates, approximately 14 percent of the shares of the Company’s common stock on a diluted basis, assuming conversion of the D Stock currently owned by Goldman Sachs and its affiliates. Certain litigation matters commenced by the Company were also settled during the year ended December 31, 2014 , resulting in the recognition of an additional $ 32.4 million from securities settlements. Tax Litigation — In May 2012 and December 2012, the Company filed petitions in the U.S. Tax Court challenging the 2005-2007 and 2009 Notices of Deficiency, respectively, pursuant to which the IRS determined that the Company owes additional corporate income taxes because certain deductions relating to securities losses were capital in nature, rather than ordinary losses. In January 2015, the U.S. Tax Court granted the IRS's motion for summary judgment upholding the disallowance of ordinary tax treatment on securities losses. This court decision is a change in facts which warranted reassessment of the uncertain tax position. Although the Company believes that it has substantive tax law arguments in favor of its position and expects to appeal the ruling, the reassessment resulted in the Company determining that it is no longer more likely than not that its existing position will be sustained and accordingly, in early 2015, the Company will record a full reserve for the exposure associated with this matter. This change is anticipated to increase "Income tax expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by approximately $70.0 million , which will be reflected as a discrete item for tax purposes. The Company anticipates that cash payments in the second half of 2015 specific to this matter will be approximately $60.0 million for federal tax payments and associated interest. Note 16 — Segment Information The Company’s reporting segments are primarily organized based on the nature of products and services offered and the type of consumer served. The Company has two reporting segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products. The Global Funds Transfer segment provides global money transfers and bill payment services to consumers through substantially all of our money transfer agent and Company-operated locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and at certain agent locations in select Caribbean and European countries. The Financial Paper Products segment provides money orders to consumers through retail and financial institution locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and provides official check services to financial institutions in the U.S. One of the Company's agents of both the Global Funds Transfer segment and the Financial Paper Products segment accounted for 22 percent , 27 percent and 28 percent of total revenue in 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , respectively. Businesses that are not operated within these segments are categorized as "Other," and primarily relate to certain pension and benefit obligation expenses, director deferred compensation plan expenses, executive severance and related costs and certain legal and corporate costs not related to the performance of the segments. Segment pre-tax operating income and segment operating margin are used to review segment performance and to allocate resources. Segment accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies . The Company manages its investment portfolio on a consolidated level, with no specific investment security assigned to a particular segment. However, investment revenue is allocated to each segment based on the average investable balances generated by that segment’s sale of payment instruments during the period. Net securities gains are not allocated to the segments as the investment portfolio is managed at a consolidated level. While the derivatives portfolio is also managed on a consolidated level, each derivative instrument is utilized in a manner that can be identified to a particular segment. Also excluded from net operating income for Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products are interest and other expenses related to the Company’s credit agreements, items related to the Company’s preferred stock, operating income from businesses categorized as “Other,” certain pension and benefit obligation expenses, director deferred compensation plan expenses, executive severance and related costs, certain legal and corporate costs not related to the performance of the segments. F-46 Table of Contents Unallocated expenses in 2014 include $16.4 million of legal expenses related to the state Civil Investigative Demands accrual and other legal matters, as well as pension and postretirement benefit expenses of $10.2 million and other net corporate costs of $5.5 million . Unallocated expenses in 2013 include $2.5 million of legal expenses for the settlement in connection with MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and the shareholder litigation, $1.5 million of severance and related costs from executive terminations as well as other net corporate costs of $11.6 million . Unallocated expenses in 2012 include $119.2 million of legal settlements in connection with MDPA/U.S. DOJ investigation and the shareholder litigation, $1.0 million of severance and related costs from executive terminations as well as other net corporate costs of $7.6 million . The following table is a summary of the total revenue by segment for the years ended December 31 : The following table is a summary of the operating income by segment and detail of the income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended December 31 : The following table is a summary of depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the years ended December 31 : The following table is a summary of capital expenditures by segment for the years ended December 31 : F-47 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Global Funds Transfer revenue Money transfer revenue $ 1,274.5 $ 1,287.8 $ 1,149.1 Bill payment revenue 100.1 102.0 106.1 Total Global Funds Transfer revenue 1,374.6 1,389.8 1,255.2 Financial Paper Products revenue Money order revenue 54.1 55.1 57.5 Official check revenue 26.2 28.9 27.0 Total Financial Paper Products revenue 80.3 84.0 84.5 Other revenue — 0.6 1.5 Total revenue $ 1,454.9 $ 1,474.4 $ 1,341.2 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Global Funds Transfer operating income $ 75.4 $ 162.6 $ 149.6 Financial Paper Products operating income 28.1 30.9 32.7 Total segment operating income 103.5 193.5 182.3 Other operating loss (32.1 ) (15.6 ) (129.9 ) Total operating income 71.4 177.9 52.4 Net securities gains 45.4 — 10.0 Interest expense (44.2 ) (47.3 ) (70.9 ) Debt extinguishment costs — (45.3 ) — Other costs — — (0.4 ) Income (loss) before income taxes $ 72.6 $ 85.3 $ (8.9 ) (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Global Funds Transfer $ 50.8 $ 46.5 $ 40.7 Financial Paper Products 4.4 3.9 3.5 Other 0.3 0.3 0.1 Total depreciation and amortization $ 55.5 $ 50.7 $ 44.3 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Global Funds Transfer $ 71.2 $ 49.3 $ 50.6 Financial Paper Products 16.7 7.4 6.1 Total capital expenditures $ 87.9 $ 56.7 $ 56.7 Table of Contents The following table sets forth assets by segment as of December 31 : Geographic areas — International revenues are defined as revenues generated from money transfer and bill payment transactions originating in a country other than the U.S. Long-lived assets are principally located in the U.S. The following table details total revenue by major geographic area for the years ended December 31 : Note 17 — Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) The following tables are the summation of quarterly earnings per share and may not equate to the calculation for the full year as quarterly calculations are performed on a discrete basis. 2014 Fiscal Quarters: 2013 Fiscal Quarters: (1) Net loss in the first quarter of 2013 includes $45.3 million for the debt extinguishment loss. F-48 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 Global Funds Transfer $ 1,858.3 $ 1,611.3 Financial Paper Products 2,464.5 2,800.0 Other 319.4 375.6 Total assets $ 4,642.2 $ 4,786.9 (Amounts in millions) 2014 2013 2012 U.S. $ 861.2 $ 891.6 $ 822.5 International 593.7 582.8 518.7 Total revenue $ 1,454.9 $ 1,474.4 $ 1,341.2 (Amounts in millions, except per share data) First Second Third Fourth Total revenue $ 374.9 $ 372.4 $ 358.0 $ 349.6 Total operating expenses 337.9 351.3 341.7 352.6 Operating income 37.0 21.1 16.3 (3.0 ) Total other expenses (income), net 9.7 (11.0 ) 11.6 (11.5 ) Income before income taxes $ 27.3 $ 32.1 $ 4.7 $ 8.5 Net income (loss) $ 39.0 $ 25.6 $ (3.0 ) $ 10.5 Income (loss) per common share Basic $ 0.54 $ 0.40 $ (0.05 ) $ 0.17 Diluted $ 0.54 $ 0.40 $ (0.05 ) $ 0.17 (Amounts in millions, except per share data) First (1) Second Third Fourth Total revenue $ 340.5 $ 365.1 $ 383.0 $ 385.8 Total operating expenses 296.2 322.6 334.9 342.8 Operating income 44.3 42.5 48.1 43.0 Total other expenses, net 62.7 9.9 10.0 10.0 (Loss) income before income taxes $ (18.4 ) $ 32.6 $ 38.1 $ 33.0 Net (loss) income $ (12.6 ) $ 19.1 $ 22.5 $ 23.4 (Loss) income per common share Basic $ (0.18 ) $ 0.27 $ 0.31 $ 0.33 Diluted $ (0.18 ) $ 0.27 $ 0.31 $ 0.33 Table of Contents Note 18 — Subsequent Events The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the Company's Audited Consolidated Financial Statements. In January 2015, the Company received notice that the U.S. Tax Court granted the IRS's motion for summary judgment disallowing ordinary tax treatment on securities losses. Refer to Note 12 — Income Taxes for further disclosure. F-49 Table of Contents Note 19 — Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements In the event the Company offers debt securities pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3, these debt securities may be guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Company is providing condensed consolidating financial information in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered. If the Company issues debt securities, the following 100 percent directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries could fully and unconditionally guarantee the debt securities on a joint and several basis: MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.; MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.; and MoneyGram of New York LLC (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The following information represents condensed, consolidating Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 , along with condensed, consolidating Statements of Operations and Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 , 2013 and 2012 . The condensed, consolidating financial information presents financial information in separate columns for MoneyGram International, Inc. on a Parent-only basis carrying its investment in subsidiaries under the equity method; Guarantors on a combined basis, carrying investments in subsidiaries that are not expected to guarantee the debt (collectively, the “Non-Guarantors”) under the equity method; Non-Guarantors on a combined basis; and eliminating entries. The eliminating entries primarily reflect intercompany transactions, such as accounts receivable and payable, fee revenue and commissions expense and the elimination of equity investments and income in subsidiaries. F-50 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 F-51 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 2.1 $ 92.0 $ 156.5 $ — $ 250.6 Settlement assets — 3,494.4 39.2 — 3,533.6 Property and equipment, net — 143.3 22.3 — 165.6 Goodwill — 315.3 127.2 — 442.5 Other assets 22.4 253.3 36.4 (62.2 ) 249.9 Equity investments in subsidiaries 102.2 206.2 — (308.4 ) — Intercompany receivables 692.4 51.5 — (743.9 ) — Total assets $ 819.1 $ 4,556.0 $ 381.6 $ (1,114.5 ) $ 4,642.2 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY Payment service obligations $ — $ 3,500.4 $ 33.2 $ — $ 3,533.6 Debt 963.5 — — — 963.5 Pension and other postretirement benefits — 125.7 — — 125.7 Accounts payable and other liabilities 38.3 128.0 98.0 (62.2 ) 202.1 Intercompany liabilities — 699.7 44.2 (743.9 ) — Total liabilities 1,001.8 4,453.8 175.4 (806.1 ) 4,824.9 Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity (182.7 ) 102.2 206.2 (308.4 ) (182.7 ) Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity $ 819.1 $ 4,556.0 $ 381.6 $ (1,114.5 ) $ 4,642.2 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 F-52 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated REVENUE Fee and other revenue $ — $ 1,547.0 $ 334.9 $ (443.5 ) $ 1,438.4 Investment revenue — 16.3 0.2 — 16.5 Total revenue — 1,563.3 335.1 (443.5 ) 1,454.9 EXPENSES Fee and other commissions expense — 802.5 161.9 (298.4 ) 666.0 Investment commissions expense — 0.4 — — 0.4 Total commissions expense — 802.9 161.9 (298.4 ) 666.4 Compensation and benefits — 193.5 81.5 — 275.0 Transaction and operations support 3.1 414.8 59.4 (145.1 ) 332.2 Occupancy, equipment and supplies — 40.5 13.9 — 54.4 Depreciation and amortization — 42.1 13.4 — 55.5 Total operating expenses 3.1 1,493.8 330.1 (443.5 ) 1,383.5 OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME (3.1 ) 69.5 5.0 — 71.4 Other expense (income) Net securities gains — (45.4 ) — — (45.4 ) Interest expense 44.2 — — — 44.2 Total other expense (income) 44.2 (45.4 ) — — (1.2 ) (Loss) income before income taxes (47.3 ) 114.9 5.0 — 72.6 Income tax (benefit) expense (16.6 ) 15.4 1.7 — 0.5 (Loss) income after income taxes (30.7 ) 99.5 3.3 — 72.1 Equity income (loss) in subsidiaries 102.8 3.3 — (106.1 ) — NET INCOME (LOSS) 72.1 102.8 3.3 (106.1 ) 72.1 TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (34.1 ) (34.1 ) (18.6 ) 52.7 (34.1 ) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) $ 38.0 $ 68.7 $ (15.3 ) $ (53.4 ) $ 38.0 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 F-53 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (27.4 ) $ 48.3 $ 41.4 $ — $ 62.3 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property and equipment — (69.0 ) (16.8 ) — (85.8 ) Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (3.7 ) (7.8 ) — (11.5 ) Proceeds from disposal of assets — 0.9 — — 0.9 Intercompany financings 11.2 (47.5 ) — 36.3 — Dividend from subsidiary 50.7 — — (50.7 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 61.9 (119.3 ) (24.6 ) (14.4 ) (96.4 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of debt 129.8 — — — 129.8 Transactions costs for issuance and amendment of debt (5.1 ) — — — (5.1 ) Principal payments on debt (9.5 ) — — — (9.5 ) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 0.4 — — — 0.4 Stock repurchase (149.7 ) — — — (149.7 ) Intercompany financings — (11.2 ) 47.5 (36.3 ) — Dividend to parent — (50.7 ) — 50.7 — Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (34.1 ) (61.9 ) 47.5 14.4 (34.1 ) NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.4 (132.9 ) 64.3 — (68.2 ) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 1.7 224.9 92.2 — 318.8 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 2.1 $ 92.0 $ 156.5 $ — $ 250.6 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 F-54 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1.7 $ 224.9 $ 92.2 $ — $ 318.8 Settlement assets — 3,693.6 43.5 — 3,737.1 Property and equipment, net — 109.5 25.3 — 134.8 Goodwill — 313.0 122.2 — 435.2 Other assets 18.1 163.0 17.5 (37.6 ) 161.0 Equity investments in subsidiaries 81.0 194.7 — (275.7 ) — Intercompany receivables 703.6 4.0 10.3 (717.9 ) — Total assets $ 804.4 $ 4,702.7 $ 311.0 $ (1,031.2 ) $ 4,786.9 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY Payment service obligations $ — $ 3,699.5 $ 37.6 $ — $ 3,737.1 Debt 842.9 — — — 842.9 Pension and other postretirement benefits — 98.4 — — 98.4 Accounts payable and other liabilities 38.5 112.9 71.7 (37.6 ) 185.5 Intercompany liabilities — 710.9 7.0 (717.9 ) — Total liabilities 881.4 4,621.7 116.3 (755.5 ) 4,863.9 Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity (77.0 ) 81.0 194.7 (275.7 ) (77.0 ) Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity $ 804.4 $ 4,702.7 $ 311.0 $ (1,031.2 ) $ 4,786.9 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 F-55 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated REVENUE Fee and other revenue $ — $ 1,488.4 $ 327.7 $ (359.3 ) $ 1,456.8 Investment revenue — 17.4 0.3 (0.1 ) 17.6 Total revenue — 1,505.8 328.0 (359.4 ) 1,474.4 EXPENSES Fee and other commissions expense — 730.5 167.0 (219.7 ) 677.8 Investment commissions expense — 0.4 — — 0.4 Total commissions expense — 730.9 167.0 (219.7 ) 678.2 Compensation and benefits — 196.0 68.9 — 264.9 Transaction and operations support 1.7 339.7 51.9 (139.6 ) 253.7 Occupancy, equipment and supplies — 40.5 8.6 (0.1 ) 49.0 Depreciation and amortization — 36.4 14.3 — 50.7 Total operating expenses 1.7 1,343.5 310.7 (359.4 ) 1,296.5 OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME (1.7 ) 162.3 17.3 — 177.9 Other expense Interest expense 30.3 17.0 — — 47.3 Debt extinguishment — 45.3 — — 45.3 Total other expenses 30.3 62.3 — — 92.6 (Loss) income before income taxes (32.0 ) 100.0 17.3 — 85.3 Income tax (benefit) expense (11.2 ) 36.6 7.5 — 32.9 (Loss) income after income taxes (20.8 ) 63.4 9.8 — 52.4 Equity (loss) income in subsidiaries 73.2 9.8 — (83.0 ) — NET INCOME (LOSS) 52.4 73.2 9.8 (83.0 ) 52.4 TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) 19.3 19.3 0.3 (19.6 ) 19.3 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) $ 71.7 $ 92.5 $ 10.1 $ (102.6 ) $ 71.7 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 F-56 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (48.0 ) $ 198.5 $ 5.6 $ — $ 156.1 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property and equipment — (48.8 ) — — (48.8 ) Acquisitions — (15.0 ) (0.4 ) — (15.4 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment — 0.7 — — 0.7 Intercompany financings (841.4 ) — — 841.4 — Dividend to parent/capital contribution from subsidiary guarantors 44.0 0.8 — (44.8 ) — Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (797.4 ) (62.3 ) (0.4 ) 796.6 (63.5 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of debt 850.0 — — — 850.0 Transaction costs for issuance and amendment of debt — (11.8 ) — — (11.8 ) Prepayment penalty — (21.5 ) — — (21.5 ) Payment on debt (6.3 ) (813.2 ) — — (819.5 ) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1.1 — — — 1.1 Intercompany financings — 841.4 — (841.4 ) — Dividend to parent — (44.0 ) — 44.0 — Capital contribution to non-guarantors — — (0.8 ) 0.8 — Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 844.8 (49.1 ) (0.8 ) (796.6 ) (1.7 ) NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (0.6 ) 87.1 4.4 — 90.9 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 2.3 137.8 87.8 — 227.9 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 1.7 $ 224.9 $ 92.2 $ — $ 318.8 Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 F-57 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated REVENUE Fee and other revenue $ — $ 1,432.7 $ 300.6 $ (404.7 ) $ 1,328.6 Investment revenue — 12.1 0.5 — 12.6 Total revenue — 1,444.8 301.1 (404.7 ) 1,341.2 EXPENSES Fee and other commissions expense — 756.0 161.3 (318.1 ) 599.2 Investment commissions expense — 0.3 — — 0.3 Total commissions expense — 756.3 161.3 (318.1 ) 599.5 Compensation and benefits — 175.5 66.1 — 241.6 Transaction and operations support 10.6 382.4 49.3 (86.6 ) 355.7 Occupancy, equipment and supplies — 34.5 13.2 — 47.7 Depreciation and amortization — 31.2 13.1 — 44.3 Total operating expenses 10.6 1,379.9 303.0 (404.7 ) 1,288.8 OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME (10.6 ) 64.9 (1.9 ) — 52.4 Other expense (income) Net securities gains — (10.0 ) — — (10.0 ) Interest expense — 70.9 — — 70.9 Other costs 0.3 0.1 — — 0.4 Total other expenses (income), net 0.3 61.0 — — 61.3 (Loss) income before income taxes (10.9 ) 3.9 (1.9 ) — (8.9 ) Income tax (benefit) expense (6.3 ) 42.5 4.2 — 40.4 (Loss) income after income taxes (4.6 ) (38.6 ) (6.1 ) — (49.3 ) Equity (loss) income in subsidiaries (44.7 ) (6.1 ) — 50.8 — NET (LOSS) INCOME (49.3 ) (44.7 ) (6.1 ) 50.8 (49.3 ) TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (14.3 ) (15.8 ) 1.8 14.0 (14.3 ) COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME $ (63.6 ) $ (60.5 ) $ (4.3 ) $ 64.8 $ (63.6 ) Table of Contents MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 F-58 (Amounts in millions) Parent Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Consolidated NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ 10.1 $ 51.3 $ 14.9 $ — $ 76.3 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property and equipment — (44.9 ) (14.7 ) — (59.6 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment — 1.0 — — 1.0 Capital contribution from subsidiary guarantors — (7.9 ) — 7.9 — Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities — (51.8 ) (14.7 ) 7.9 (58.6 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Payments on debt — (1.5 ) — — (1.5 ) Intercompany financings (8.4 ) 8.4 — — — Capital contribution to non-guarantors — — 7.9 (7.9 ) — Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (8.4 ) 6.9 7.9 (7.9 ) (1.5 ) NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1.7 6.4 8.1 — 16.2 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 0.6 131.4 79.7 — 211.7 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 2.3 $ 137.8 $ 87.8 $ — $ 227.9  Exhibit 10.92 WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT DATED 8 TH JANUARY 2015 Carl-Olav Scheible (1) - and - MoneyGram International Limited (2) Settlement agreement 1H6700.000056 Ref: CM2MT/5607128 Hogan Lovells International LLP Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG - i - CONTENTS CLAUSE PAGE 1. TERMINATION 1 2. PERIOD UP TO THE TERMINATION DATE 1 3. TERMINATION PAYMENT 2 4. TAX 2 5. STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 2 6. EXPENSES 3 7. COMPANY PENSION 3 8. LEGAL COSTS 3 9. OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES 3 10. REFERENCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 3 11. DIRECTORSHIPS 4 12. COMPANY PROPERTY 4 13. CONFIDENTIALITY 4 14. RESTRICTIONS 5 15. FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT 5 16. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 7 17. COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS 8 18. MISCELLANEOUS 8 19. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION 8 SCHEDULES 1. AGREED REFERENCE 10 2. RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORSHIP 11 3. CERTIFICATE FROM THE INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVISER 12 4. ANNOUNCEMENT 13 - 1 - WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT THIS AGREEMENT is made on 8 th January 2015 BETWEEN: INTERPRETATION: In this Agreement " Adviser " means a relevant independent adviser (as defined in section 203 Employment Rights Act 1996) from whom you have received legal advice as to the terms of this Agreement and its effect and, in particular, its effect on your ability to pursue your rights before an Employment Tribunal; " Group Company " means any company which for the time being is: " Termination Date " means 28 February 2015. WHEREAS: IT IS AGREED: (1) Carl-Olav Scheible of 10 Melville Ave, London SW20 0NS (" you "); and (2) MoneyGram International Limited whose registered office is at 1 st Floor, Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4AB (the " Company "). (a) a parent undertaking (as defined by the Companies Act 2006) of the Company; or (b) any subsidiary undertaking (as defined by the Companies Act 2006) of any such parent undertaking or of the Company; and (1) Your employment with the Company will terminate on the Termination Date. (2) Without any admission of liability, the Company has agreed to settle all claims and potential claims that you have or may have against the Company and/or any Group Company arising out of your employment and/or your directorships and/or the termination of your employment and/or your resignation from your directorships on the following terms. - 2 - Your employment will terminate on the Termination Date by reason of redundancy. less deductions for income tax and national insurance contributions at appropriate rates. Your P45 will be issued to you. 2. TERMINATION 3. PERIOD UP TO THE TERMINATION DATE 3.1 During your employment up to the Termination Date you will continue to be bound by all the terms of your contract of employment and the Staff Manual, the Code of Conduct and all other Company policies, procedures and rules as may be in force from time to time. 3.2 You agree that you will undertake all such tasks and duties as are necessary to ensure that there is a smooth handover of your responsibilities. 3.3 You will receive: (a) your salary and other contractual benefits up to and including the Termination Date in the normal way; and (b) any pay in lieu of accrued but untaken holiday, 3.4 Save as set out in this Agreement, you have no other entitlements to salary or any other contractual or other benefits. 4. TERMINATION PAYMENT 4.1 Subject to and conditional upon your compliance with all the terms of this Agreement the sum of £316,000 (the " Termination Payment ") will be paid to you as compensation for termination of your employment which shall be apportioned as follows: (a) £158,000 by way of payment in lieu of notice in accordance with clause 20.5 of your Service Agreement dated 16 March 2012 subject to deductions for income tax and National Insurance contributions in the normal way (the " Notice Payment "); and (b) £158,000 as an ex gratia termination payment including your entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment calculated by reference to your age, length of service and a maximum weekly wage of £464 (the " Ex-Gratia Payment "). 4.2 The Termination Payment will be processed within the payroll run following the later of the Termination Date and the date of receipt by the Company of this Agreement signed by you together with the Adviser's certificate at Schedule 3 signed by your Adviser. 4.3 You will receive a 2014 bonus payment under the Performance Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Payment"). Your individual performance will be measured at 85% of target for the purposes of the Bonus Payment. The Bonus Payment will be paid less deductions for income tax and national insurance contributions at appropriate rates and at the same time as the Termination Payment and subject to the same conditions. 5. TAX 5.1 The Notice Payment will be paid subject to deductions for tax and national insurance contributions. The first £30,000 of the Ex Gratia Payment can be paid without deduction of tax but income tax at the appropriate rate or rates will be deducted from the remainder before payment. 5.2 You agree that you will be responsible for paying any income tax which may be assessed on the Termination Payment and the value of all other benefits provided to you under this Agreement (save for any sums actually You may exercise any stock options granted to you under the MoneyGram International Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the " Plan ") to the extent permitted under the Plan and in accordance with and subject to the rules of the Plan and the relevant Stock Option Agreement which you entered into with MoneyGram International Inc.. Your employment will be treated as having been terminated without Cause for the purposes of: The Restricted Stock Units granted to you under the Plan will vest to the extent permitted under the Plan and in accordance with and subject to the rules of the Plan and the relevant Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement which you entered into with MoneyGram International Inc. and to the achievement of any applicable performance conditions. Your employment will be treated as having been terminated without Cause for the purposes of: The Company will reimburse you for any expenses properly and reasonably incurred by you in the performance of your duties on or before the Termination Date. Any such claim must be submitted within 7 days of the Termination Date in accordance with the Company's normal procedure. You will receive a statement of your accrued pension benefits under the Company's Group Personal Pension Plan and the options available to you for dealing with the accrued sums. The Company will pay direct to your Adviser his/her legal costs in connection with advising you on the termination of your employment up to a maximum of £700 plus VAT on receipt of an appropriate invoice addressed to you but stated to be payable by the Company. The Company will arrange for you to receive and will pay for outplacement services through the Company-provided vendor (in alignment with Company practice) up to a maximum of £3,000 plus VAT to assist you in adjusting to the termination of your employment and finding other gainful employment. deducted by the Company). You further agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and any Group Company in respect of any further income tax and/or employee's national insurance contributions (including any interest, penalties, costs and fines) (the " Further Tax ") which the Company or any Group Company may incur in respect of this Agreement other than in relation to the sums deducted by the Company under this Agreement provided that the Company will make no payment of such Further Tax without particulars of any such payment being given to you and you being given the opportunity at your own expense to dispute any such payment. 6. STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 6.1 Stock Options (a) the Global Stock Option Agreement dated 16 April 2012; and (b) the Global Stock Option Agreement dated 26 February 2013. 6.2 Restricted Stock Units (a) the Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated 16 April 2012; (b) the Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated 26 February 2013; (c) the Global Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated 24 February 2014; and (d) the Global Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated 24 February 2014. 7. EXPENSES 8. COMPANY PENSION 9. LEGAL COSTS 10. OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES You agree to resign on such specified date as requested by the Company from your directorship of the Company and from all your other directorships and other offices in any Group Companies by signing a letter of resignation in the form set out in Schedule 2. If you hold any trusteeships or other offices relating to the Company and/or any Group Company you will on request resign from them and execute such documents as may be necessary to give effect to your resignation. any confidential or commercially sensitive information which you have or may have acquired in the course of your employment and which relates to the Company and/or any Group Company or to its or their business. Information which has entered the public domain (otherwise than as a result of any breach by you of any obligation owed by you to the Company or any Group Company) shall cease to be confidential. 11. REFERENCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 11.1 Subject to any overriding regulatory obligations or requirements, the Company will provide prospective employers on request with a reference in the form set out in Schedule 1 and will respond to all oral enquiries in a manner consistent with such reference. Where any overriding regulatory obligations or requirements require a deviation from the agreed reference, the Company will first take reasonable steps to notify you of any proposed change to that reference and will reasonably consider any comments you may have before issuing the reference to a third party. 11.2 An announcement in the form set out in Schedule 4 will be issued by the Company to staff and any relevant third party to announce your departure. 12. DIRECTORSHIPS 13. COMPANY PROPERTY 13.1 You undertake that you shall return to the Company no later than the Termination Date all mobile phones, blackberry devices, laptops, keys, credit cards, correspondence, documents, reports, papers, records and data (including notes, summaries and extracts) which relate to the Company or its business or that of any Group Company, held in any form (including electronically) and any other Company property or property of any Group Company which is in your possession or under your control, together with all copies of the same. 13.2 You also confirm that by no later than the Termination Date you shall delete from your personal computer and any other personal electronic device any information which relates to the Company or any Group Company or its or their business or that of its or their clients and which you acquired during or as a result of your employment with the Company or material whose copyright belongs to the Company or any Group Company, which is stored electronically or in any recoverable form and that you have made no copies of those materials whether onto hard drive or onto any other medium whether allowing for their reproduction or otherwise, nor passed them on to any third party and that you have not incorporated or adapted any such materials into any material belonging to you or a third party. 14. CONFIDENTIALITY 14.1 You acknowledge that you remain bound by and will comply with your on-going duties of confidentiality to the Company and to any Group Company and shall not: (a) disclose to any person, firm, company or organisation whatsoever (save as may be required by law or to any regulatory authority or for the purposes of obtaining advice from professional advisers in relation to this Agreement); or (b) otherwise make use of, 14.2 The terms of this Agreement, the circumstances in which your employment was terminated and all discussions on these subjects shall be treated by you and the Company as confidential and shall not be disclosed to any other person save: In the case of disclosures to your immediate family, you may not disclose any such information until you have procured that the person to whom such matters are disclosed will keep confidential the information you impart to them. You acknowledge you remain bound by and undertake to continue to observe clause 15 ( Restrictions During Employment ), clause 17 ( Confidential Information ) and clause 22 ( Restrictive Covenants ) of your Service Agreement dated 16 March 2012 notwithstanding the termination of your employment. (a) to the Company's Board of Directors/senior management; (b) to those other individuals at the Company or a Group Company who the Company deems disclosure reasonably necessary for a business reason; (c) to those individuals who will be required to give effect to the terms of this Agreement; (d) as may be required by law or to any regulatory authority (including disclosure required by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission); (e) for the purposes of obtaining advice from professional advisers in connection with this Agreement; (f) in your case, to confirm to a prospective employer that the reason for the termination of your employment was redundancy; or (g) in your case, your immediate family. 14.3 The parties agree not to act in any manner detrimental to each other including, in your case, to any Group Company, and you agree not to make, or cause to be made, any derogatory statements concerning the Company, any Group Company, or its or their business or officers or employees. 14.4 You agree not to make, or cause to be made, any statement or comment to the press (whether local, national or specialist) or any other media concerning your employment with the Company, or its termination, or your resignation or removal from any directorships or other offices with the Company or any Group Company without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company agrees not to authorise the publication of any derogatory statements concerning you. 15. RESTRICTIONS 16. FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT 16.1 Without any admission of liability by the Company, you agree to accept the terms set out in this Agreement in full and final settlement of any and all claims, demands, costs, expenses or rights of action which you have or may have against the Company or any Group Company or any of its or their officers or employees, whether under English law and/or the law of any other jurisdiction in the world and whether at common law, statutory, pursuant to European Union law or otherwise, however arising, in connection with your employment and/or its termination and/or your directorships and/or your removal or resignation from them including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of the period between the date of this Agreement and the Termination Date (the " Identified Issues ") (but excluding any claim in respect of accrued pension entitlement or personal injury of which you are aware and any claims to enforce the terms of this Agreement). 16.2 In particular, but without limitation, the waiver and release contained in clause 15.1 extends to: (a) any claim for damages for breach of contract (whether brought before an Employment Tribunal or otherwise); and (b) any claim for personal injury of which you are aware; and (c) any statutory claims which you have or may have for: The claims specified in this clause 15.2 (together the " Employee Claims ") are claims which it is recognised you have or may have arising out of the circumstances surrounding your employment and its termination. (i) unfair dismissal; (ii) a redundancy payment; (iii) equal pay and/or equality of terms under the Equality Act 2010 and/ or the Equal Pay Act 1970; (iv) discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation related to sex under the Equality Act 2010 and/ or the Sex Discrimination Act 1975; (v) discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation related to race under the Equality Act 2010 and/ or the Race Relations Act 1976; (vi) discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation related to disability under the Equality Act 2010 and/ or the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; (vii) a detriment under section 47B ( whistleblowing ) of the Employment Rights Act 1996; (viii) a claim for unlawful deductions under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996; (ix) a claim under the Working Time Regulations 1998; (x) a claim under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; (xi) discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation related to religion or belief under the Equality Act 2010 and/ or the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003; (xii) discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation related to age under the Equality Act 2010 and/ or the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006; (xiii) a claim under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; (xiv) a claim under the Data Protection Act 1998. 16.3 By your signature of this Agreement you agree that you shall not institute or commence any claims, actions or proceedings against the Company or any Group Company in relation to the Identified Issues before any Employment Tribunal or court whether in respect of the Employee Claims or otherwise. 16.4 The Company confirms that it has no intention of bringing a claim against you on the basis of the facts as it understands them. You warrant that you are not aware of any facts which may give rise to a claim against you by the Company. 17. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 17.1 You represent and warrant as a strict condition of the Company entering into this Agreement that: (d) having taken independent legal advice, you have previously notified to the Company in writing any and all potential claims of any nature that you have or may have against the Company or any Group Company and that you have no other complaints or grounds for any claim whatsoever against the Company in relation to the Identified Issues, including, without limitation, the Employee Claims and you are not aware of any claim or any facts which could give rise to any claim which is not being settled under this Agreement; (e) you are not aware of any facts or matters which might give rise to a claim for personal injury against the Company and/or any of its Group Companies; (f) you are not aware of any facts or matters which might give rise to a dispute between you, the Company, any of its Group Companies and/or the pension trustees in respect of your pension rights; (g) you have made a full and frank disclosure to the Adviser of all matters which might reasonably affect the willingness of the Company to enter into this Agreement; (h) you have not commenced any action against the Company or any Group Company and will not commence or continue any action in relation to the Employee Claims or otherwise arising out of the Identified Issues; (i) you have not made nor will you make any reference to the Information Commissioner in relation to any alleged breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 by the Company or any Group Company; (j) as at the date of signature of this Agreement, you have not breached the confidentiality obligations in your Service Agreement; and (k) as at the date of signature of this Agreement, you have not done or omitted to do anything which would entitle the Company to summarily dismiss you without compensation. 17.2 You acknowledge that the Company is relying on clauses 15, 16 and 17 in deciding to enter into this Agreement. If you breach any of these provisions and a judgment or order is made against the Company or any Group Company, you acknowledge that any such company will have a claim against you for damages of not less than the amount of the judgment or order. 18. COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS 18.1 You acknowledge that the conditions regulating compromise and/or settlement agreements (as appropriate) in the following sections are satisfied: section 203(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, Section 77(4A) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, section 72(4A) of the Race Relations Act 1976, Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3A, Part 1 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Regulation 35(3) of the Working Time Regulations 1998, section 288(2B) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, Schedule 5 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, section 147(3) of the Equality Act 2010. 18.2 You acknowledge that this agreement relates to any matters over which an Employment Tribunal may have jurisdiction including, without limitation, the Employee Claims. 18.3 You confirm that you have received legal advice from your Adviser. 18.4 You have provided the name of your Adviser from whom you have taken this advice and the name and address of the organisation for whom your Adviser works and your Adviser has signed the certificate set out in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. 19. MISCELLANEOUS 19.1 Save for any Group Company a person, firm, company or organisation who or which is not a party to this Agreement shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement. The consent of a third party shall not be required for the variation or termination of this Agreement, even if that variation or termination affects the benefits conferred in this Agreement on that third party. 19.2 Although marked "without prejudice" and "subject to contract", once the Agreement has been signed by the Company and by you and the certificate attached to this Agreement has been signed by your Adviser it shall be treated as an open agreement and binding between the Company and you. 19.3 This Agreement may be executed by the parties in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement is not effective until each party has executed at least one counterpart and the Adviser has signed the Adviser's certificate. English law shall apply to this Agreement and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. SCHEDULE 1 Agreed Reference SCHEDULE 2 Resignation of directorship SCHEDULE 3 Certificate from the independent legal adviser SCHEDULE 4 Announcement 19.4 The headings to the clauses are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. 19.5 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties on the termination of your employment and except where expressly incorporated supersedes all other agreements, negotiations and discussions, whether written or oral. 20. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION Signed by Carl-Olav Scheible /s/ Carl-Olav Scheible Signed for and on behalf of the Company /s/ Coleen Highfield Name: Coleen Highfield Job title: Vice President, Human Resources (Europe and Africa)  Exhibit 10.93 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CASH RETENTION AWARD AGREEMENT This CASH RETENTION AWARD AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made by and between MoneyGram International, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and _______________ (the “ Participant ”). The grant date of this award is __________ (the “ Grant Date ”). 1. Award . The Company hereby grants to the Participant a cash retention award (the “ Award ”) in the amount equal to__________, according to the terms and conditions as provided in this Agreement. 2. Vesting . (a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award granted under this Agreement shall vest in three installments with respect to the corresponding percentage of the Award set forth below on the dates specified below (each, a “ Vesting Date ”), provided the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or a subsidiary from the Grant Date through the applicable Vesting Date. (b) Except as provided in Section 5, if the Participant does not remain continuously employed by the Company or a subsidiary from the Grant Date through each Vesting Date, any Award installment corresponding to a Vesting Date that follows the date of the Participant’s termination shall be forfeited and no corresponding payment will be due to the Participant. (c) The Participant shall have no right to payment of any Award installment that has not vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Prior to settlement, the Award represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. Vesting Date Percentage Vested December 10, 2015 25 % July 10, 2016 25 % January 10, 2017 50 %  3. Settlement of Award . Any Award installment that vests shall be paid to the Participant in cash on, or as soon as practicable after, the corresponding Vesting Date in accordance with Section 2 above (or, if sooner, Section 5 below), but in any event, no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year of vesting. 4. Restrictions on Transfer . Except as otherwise provided by the Human Resources and Nominating Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), the Award will not be transferable, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Award may not be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance of the Award will be void and unenforceable against the Company or any subsidiaries. 5. Effect of Termination of Employment . Except as provided in this Section 5 or as otherwise may be determined by the Committee, if the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the following actions shall occur: (a) Termination for Cause; Resignation . If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated for Cause (as defined below) or the Participant resigns for any reason, including as a result of the Participant’s retirement, prior to a Vesting Date, any Award installment that has not vested shall be immediately forfeited and no corresponding payment will be due to the Participant. (b) Involuntary Termination/Disability/Death . If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated without Cause or is terminated due to death or Disability (as defined below) prior to a Vesting Date, the Participant shall immediately vest as of the date of termination only with respect to the Award installment corresponding to the next subsequent Vesting Date and the remainder of the Award installments, if any, shall be immediately forfeited. (c) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” shall mean (A) the Participant’s willful refusal to carry out, in all material respects, the reasonable and lawful directions of the person or persons to whom the Participant reports or the Committee that are within the Participant’s control and consistent with the Participant’s status with the Company or its subsidiary and his or her duties and responsibilities hereunder (except for a failure that is attributable to the Participant’s illness, injury or Disability) for a period of ten (10) days following written notice by the Company or its subsidiary to the Participant of such failure, (B) fraud or material dishonesty in the performance of the Participant’s duties hereunder, (C) an act or acts on the Participant’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or similar act under foreign law for the non-U.S. Participants, (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or (z) a material violation of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof or similar act under foreign law for the non-U.S. Participants, (D) an indictment of the Participant for a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or similar act under foreign law for the non-U.S. Participants, (E) the Participant’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in connection with the Participant’s duties which could reasonably be expected to be injurious in any material respect to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company as determined in good faith by the Committee or the Company, to the extent the Participant does 2  not report to the Committee, (F) the Participant’s material breach of the Company’s Code of Conduct or any other code of conduct in effect from time to time to the extent applicable to the Participant, and which breach could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company as determined in good faith by the Board or the Company, to the extent the Participant does not report to the Board, or (G) the Participant’s breach of the Employee Trade Secret, Confidential Information and Post-Employment Restriction Agreement (or any similar agreement the Participant received from the Company) (the “ Post-Employment Restriction Agreement ”) which breach has an adverse effect on the Company or its subsidiaries. (d) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” shall mean that the Participant becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine (9) months in any twenty-four (24) consecutive month period to perform his or her duties. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of the Participant for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and the Participant shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement. (e) For purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall cease to be continuously employed (whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any local employment law in the country where the Participant resides and/or is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any) as of the date that the Participant is no longer actively providing services and will not be continuously employed for purposes of the Award through any notice period mandated under an employment law or practice in the country where the Participant resides and/or is employed, even if otherwise applicable to the Participant’s employment benefits ( e.g. , continuous employment would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdictions where the Participant resides and/or is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer continuously employed for purposes of the Award, and if the Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, such determination shall be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”). 6. Forfeiture and Repayment Provisions . (a) Failure to properly execute the Agreement (and each other document required to be executed by the Participant in connection with the Participant’s receipt of the Award) in a timely manner following the Grant Date may result in the forfeiture of the Award, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. (b) The right to vest in installments of the Award shall be conditional upon the fact that the Participant has read and understood the forfeiture and repayment provisions set forth in this Section 6, that the Participant has not engaged in any misconduct or acts contrary to the Company as described below, and that the Participant has no intent to leave employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of engaging in any activity or providing any 3  services which are contrary to the spirit and intent of the Post-Employment Restriction Agreement. (c) The Company is authorized to suspend or terminate this Award prior to or after termination of employment if the Company reasonably determines that: (i) The Participant engaged in any conduct agreed to be avoided pursuant to the Post-Employment Restriction Agreement. (ii) During the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Participant knowingly participated in misconduct that causes a misstatement of the financial statements of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or misconduct which represents a material violation of any code of ethics of the Company applicable to the Participant or of the Code of Conduct or similar program of the Company; or (iii) During the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Participant was aware of and failed to report, as required by any code of ethics of the Company applicable to the Participant or by the Code of Conduct or similar program of the Company, misconduct that causes a misstatement of the financial statements of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or misconduct which represents a material violation of any code of ethics of the Company applicable to the Participant or of the Code of Conduct or similar program of the Company. (d) If, at any time after the Participant vests in any Award installment(s), the Company reasonably determines that any of the actions or inactions contemplated under Sections 6(c)(i) through 6(c)(iii) have occurred, then any amount of the Award paid to the Participant (without regard to tax effects) from such vesting shall be repaid by the Participant to the Company. The Participant consents to the deduction from any amounts the Company or any of its subsidiaries owes to the Participant to the extent of the amounts the Participant owes the Company under this Section 6(d). 7. Administration . (a) Power and Authority of the Committee . The Agreement shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Agreement and to applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) amend the terms and conditions of the Agreement; (ii) interpret and administer the Agreement; (iii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Agreement; and (iv) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of the Agreement, and any employee of the Company. 4  (b) Power and Authority of the Board . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Agreement. 9. Miscellaneous . (a) Tax Withholding . Solely for tax purposes, amounts paid in settlement of a vested Award installment will be treated as wages subject to applicable tax withholding. (b) Responsibility for Taxes . (iv) Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “ Employer ”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to this Award and legally applicable to the Participant (“ Tax-Related Items ”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or payment of the Award and the payment of cash upon settlement of the Award; and (2) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (v) Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by withholding from the Award payment, the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer. (vi) Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Award that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to pay the Award if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items. (c) Interpretations . Any question of administration or interpretation arising under this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee, and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties in interest. 5  (d) Nature of Grant . In accepting the grant, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that: (i) the grant of the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards, or benefits in lieu of awards, even if awards have been granted repeatedly in the past; (ii) all decisions with respect to future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (iii) the grant of this Award shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time; (iv) the Participant is voluntarily accepting this Award; (v) the Award is not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; (vi) the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments; and (vii) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the Participant’s termination of continuous employment by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of the Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any, or of any employment law in the country where the Participant resides and/or is employed, even if otherwise applicable to the Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by accepting the Award, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims. (e) No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s decision to accept this Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding this Award before taking any action related to the Award. (f) Data Privacy . 6  (i) The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Award grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s Award. (ii) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards from the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Award (“Data”). (iii) The Participant understands that the Data may be transferred to the Company (or its subsidiaries or Award payment provider) in the United States or elsewhere, and that the country to which the Data is transferred (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. If the Participant resides outside the United States, the Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Award to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her Award. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s Award. If the Participant resides outside the United States, the Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, the Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Participant does not consent or if the Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her status as an employee and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing his or her consent is that the Company would not be able to grant awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to receive this Award. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative. (g) Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Participant. (h) Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, 7  successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Company and the Participant, and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. (i) Headings . Headings are given to the sections and subsections of this Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision hereof. (j) Governing Law; Arbitration . The internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Texas will govern all questions concerning the validity, construction and effect of this Agreement. Any controversy, dispute or claim arising under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the existence, validity, interpretation or breach hereof and any claim based on contract, tort or statute) shall be resolved by a binding arbitration, to be held in Dallas, Texas pursuant to the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and in accordance with the then-prevailing National Rules of Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”). The AAA shall select a sole arbitrator. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with arbitration and the fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the parties involved in the dispute and advanced by them from time to time as required. It is the mutual intention and desire of the parties that the arbitrator be chosen as expeditiously as possible following the submission of the dispute to arbitration. Once such arbitrator is chosen, and except as may otherwise be agreed in writing by the parties involved in such dispute or as ordered by the arbitrator upon substantial justification shown, the hearing for the dispute will be held within sixty (60) days of submission of the dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator shall render his or her final award within sixty (60) days, subject to extension by the arbitrator upon substantial justification shown of extraordinary circumstances, following conclusion of the hearing and any required post-hearing briefing or other proceedings ordered by the arbitrator. Any discovery in connection with arbitration hereunder shall be limited to information directly relevant to the controversy or claim in arbitration. The arbitrator will state the factual and legal basis for the award. The decision of the arbitrator in any such proceeding will be final and binding and not subject to judicial review and final judgment may be entered upon such an award in any court of competent jurisdiction, but entry of such judgment will not be required to make such award effective. Any action against any party hereto ancillary to arbitration, including any action for provisional or conservatory measures or action to enforce an arbitration award or any judgment entered by any court in respect of any thereof may be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Texas, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Texas over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such action. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such action may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. 8  (k) Notices . The Participant should send all written notices regarding this Agreement to the Company at the following address: MoneyGram International, Inc. EVP, General Counsel & Secretary 2828 North Harwood Street, 15 th Floor Dallas, TX 75201 (l) Amendments . The Company may amend this Agreement at any time; provided that, subject to this Section 9(l), no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without the Participant’s consent, if such action would materially diminish any of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Award, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable under the laws of the country in which the Participant resides to facilitate the administration of the Award. (m) Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies . The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to implement or maintain the effectiveness of the Agreement. (n) No Limit on Other Compensation Plans or Arrangements . Nothing contained in the Agreement shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation plans or arrangements, and such plans or arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. (o) Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including other agreements referred to herein, and any schedules, exhibits and other documents referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement and an understanding among the parties hereto exists in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements, agreements and understandings, both oral and written, whether in term sheets, presentations or otherwise, among the parties hereto, or between any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. (p) Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. (q) Participant Undertaking . The Participant agrees to take such additional action and execute such additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed either on the Participant or upon this Award pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. 9  (r) Counterparts . For the convenience of the parties and to facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same document. (s) Electronic Delivery . The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Award by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery. (t) Language . If the Participant has received this Agreement, or any other document related to the Award translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control. (u) Waiver . The Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant or any other participant. (v) No Trust or Fund Created . This Agreement shall not create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any subsidiary and the Participant or any other person. (w) Section 409A Provisions . The Award and the payment of cash under this Agreement is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code, as amended (“ Section 409A ”) by reason of the short-term deferral exemption set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes “deferred compensation” to the Participant under Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under this Agreement solely by reason of the occurrence of a separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such separation from service meet the definition of a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise (including, but not limited to, a payment made pursuant to an involuntary separation arrangement that is exempt from Section 409A under the “short-term deferral” exception). Any payment or distribution that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A and that otherwise would be made to the Participant who is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code on account of separation from service instead shall be made on the earlier of the date that is six months and one day after the date of the specified employee’s separation from service and the specified employee’s death, to the extent necessary to avoid a prohibited transaction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and the Participant have executed this Agreement on the date set forth in the first paragraph. 10  11 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: PARTICIPANT Print Name:  Exhibit 10.94 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. CASH RETENTION AWARD AGREEMENT This CASH RETENTION AWARD AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made by and between MoneyGram International, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Pamela H. Patsley (the “ Participant ”). The grant date of this award is December 10, 2014 (the “ Grant Date ”). 1. Award . The Company hereby grants to the Participant a cash retention award (the “ Award ”) in the amount equal to $3,250,000, according to the terms and conditions as provided in this Agreement. 2. Vesting . (a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award granted under this Agreement shall vest in three installments with respect to the corresponding percentage of the Award set forth below on the dates specified below (each, a “ Vesting Date ”), provided the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or a subsidiary from the Grant Date through the applicable Vesting Date. (b) Except as provided in Section 5, if the Participant does not remain continuously employed by the Company or a subsidiary from the Grant Date through each Vesting Date, any Award installment corresponding to a Vesting Date that follows the date of the Participant’s termination shall be forfeited and no corresponding payment will be due to the Participant. (c) The Participant shall have no right to payment of any Award installment that has not vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Prior to settlement, the Award represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. Vesting Date Percentage Vested December 10, 2015 25 % July 10, 2016 25 % January 10, 2017 50 %  3. Settlement of Award . Any Award installment that vests shall be paid to the Participant in cash on the date the Award installment vests in accordance with Section 2 above (or, if sooner, Section 5 below), but in any event, no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year of vesting. 4. Restrictions on Transfer . Except as otherwise provided by the Human Resources and Nominating Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), the Award will not be transferable, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Award may not be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance of the Award will be void and unenforceable against the Company or any subsidiaries. 5. Effect of Termination of Employment . Except as provided in this Section 5 or as otherwise may be determined by the Committee, if the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the following actions shall occur: (a) Termination for Cause; Resignation without Good Reason . If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated for Cause (as defined below) or the Participant resigns without Good Reason (as defined below), including as a result of the Participant’s retirement, prior to a Vesting Date, any Award installment that has not vested shall be immediately forfeited and no corresponding payment will be due to the Participant. (b) Involuntary Termination/Disability/Death . If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated by the Company without Cause, by the Participant for Good Reason or is terminated due to death or Disability (as defined below) prior to a Vesting Date, then each unvested Award installment shall immediately vest as of the date of termination. (c) The vesting acceleration benefits, as applicable, provided in this Section 5 are subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.6 of the Employment Agreement. (d) For purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall cease to be continuously employed (whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of any local employment law in the country where the Participant resides and/or is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any) as of the date that the Participant is no longer actively providing services and will not be continuously employed for purposes of the Award through any notice period mandated under an employment law or practice in the country where the Participant resides and/or is employed, even if otherwise applicable to the Participant’s employment benefits ( e.g. , continuous employment would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdictions where the Participant resides and/or is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer continuously employed for purposes of the Award, and if the Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, such determination shall be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”). 2  6. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the corresponding meanings: (a) “ Employment Agreement ” shall mean the Employment Agreement dated March 27, 2013 by and among the Company and the Participant. (b) “ Cause ” shall mean a good faith finding by the Board of: (A) the Participant’s willful refusal to carry out, in all material respects, the reasonable and lawful directions of the Board that are within the Participant’s control and consistent with the Participant’s status as a senior executive of the Company and her duties and responsibilities hereunder (except for a failure that is attributable to the Participant’s illness, injury or Disability) for a period of 10 days following written notice by the Company to the Participant of such failure; (B) fraud or material dishonesty in the performance of the Participant’s duties hereunder; (C) an act or acts on the Participant’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or (z) a material violation of federal or state securities laws; (D) an indictment of the Participant for a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (E) the Participant’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in connection with the Participant’s duties hereunder which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company; (F) the Participant’s material breach of the Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics or any other code of conduct in effect from time to time to the extent applicable to the Participant, and which breach has a material adverse effect on the Company; or (G) the Participant’s breach of the provisions of Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4 of the Employment Agreement which breach has a material adverse effect on the Company. (c) “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without the Participant’s consent, (A) any material reduction in the Participant’s position or responsibilities, excluding the failure to continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Company or an isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith; (B) a material reduction of the Participant’s Base Salary, or Target Bonus (as these terms are defined in the Employment Agreement) opportunity then in effect, except in connection with an across-the-board reduction of not more than 10% applicable to similarly situated employees of the Company; or (C) the reassignment of the Participant’s place of work to a location more than 50 miles from the Participant’s place of work on the Grant Date; provided that none of the events described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) shall constitute Good Reason hereunder unless (x) the Participant shall have given written notice to the Company of the Participant’s intent to terminate her employment with Good Reason within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of any such event and (y) the Company shall have failed to remedy such event within thirty (30) days of the Company’s receipt of such notice. Failing such cure, a termination of employment by the Participant for Good Reason shall be effective on the day following the expiration of such cure period. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the Employment Agreement, if the Company temporarily suspends the Participant from her duties but retains the Participant as an employee pending or during an investigation of whether an act or omission by the Participant constitutes Cause, and the Participant tenders her resignation based on Good Reason with respect to the suspension of duties within the required period for resigning for Good 3  Reason, the Company may delay treating such resignation as for Good Reason until the completion of the investigation and need not treat the resignation as based on Good Reason at such date if it can then establish Cause; provided, however, that the Participant shall retain her right to terminate employment for Good Reason based on other factors, if applicable. (d) “ Disability ” shall mean a determination by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to the Participant and the Company that the Participant is unable to perform her duties under this Agreement and in all reasonable medical likelihood such inability will continue for a period of 120 consecutive days or 180 days in any 365 day period. The Participant shall fully cooperate in connection with the determination of whether Disability exists. If the Participant and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and the Participant shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement. 7. Forfeiture and Repayment Provisions . (a) Failure to properly execute the Agreement (and each other document required to be executed by the Participant in connection with the Participant’s receipt of the Award) in a timely manner following the Grant Date may result in the forfeiture of the Award, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. (b) The right to vest in installments of the Award shall be conditional upon the fact that the Participant has read and understood the forfeiture and repayment provisions set forth in this Section 6, that the Participant has not engaged in any misconduct or acts contrary to the Company as described below, and that the Participant has no intent to leave employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of engaging in any activity or providing any services which are contrary to the spirit and intent of the Post-Employment Restriction Agreement. (c) The Company is authorized to suspend or terminate this Award prior to or after termination of employment if the Company reasonably determines that: (i) The Participant engaged in any conduct agreed to be avoided pursuant to the Post-Employment Restriction Agreement. (ii) During the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Participant knowingly participated in misconduct that causes a misstatement of the financial statements of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or misconduct which represents a material violation of any code of ethics of the Company applicable to the Participant or of the Code of Conduct or similar program of the Company; or (iii) During the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Participant was aware of and failed to report, as required by any code of ethics of the Company applicable to the Participant or by the Code of Conduct or similar program of the Company, misconduct that causes a misstatement of the financial statements of the Company 4  or any of its subsidiaries or misconduct which represents a material violation of any code of ethics of the Company applicable to the Participant or of the Code of Conduct or similar program of the Company. (d) If, at any time after the Participant vests in any Award installment(s), the Company reasonably determines that any of the actions or inactions contemplated under Sections 7(c)(i) through 7(c)(iii) have occurred, then any amount of the Award paid to the Participant (without regard to tax effects) from such vesting shall be repaid by the Participant to the Company. The Participant consents to the deduction from any amounts the Company or any of its subsidiaries owes to the Participant to the extent of the amounts the Participant owes the Company under this Section 7(d). 8. Administration . (a) Power and Authority of the Committee . The Agreement shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Agreement and to applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) amend the terms and conditions of the Agreement; (ii) interpret and administer the Agreement; (iii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Agreement; and (iv) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of the Agreement, and any employee of the Company. (b) Power and Authority of the Board . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Agreement. 9. Miscellaneous . (a) Tax Withholding . Solely for tax purposes, amounts paid in settlement of a vested Award installment will be treated as wages subject to applicable tax withholding. (b) Responsibility for Taxes . (iv) Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “ Employer ”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to this Award and legally applicable to the Participant (“ Tax-Related Items ”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including, but 5  not limited to, the grant, vesting or payment of the Award and the payment of cash upon settlement of the Award; and (2) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (v) Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by withholding from the Award payment, the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer. (vi) Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Award that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to pay the Award if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items. (c) Interpretations . Any question of administration or interpretation arising under this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee, and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties in interest. (d) Nature of Grant . In accepting the grant, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that: (i) the grant of the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards, or benefits in lieu of awards, even if awards have been granted repeatedly in the past; (ii) all decisions with respect to future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (iii) the grant of this Award shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any) at any time; (iv) the Participant is voluntarily accepting this Award; (v) the Award is not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; (vi) the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, 6  redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments; and (vii) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the Participant’s termination of continuous employment by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of the Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any, or of any employment law in the country where the Participant resides and/or is employed, even if otherwise applicable to the Participant’s employment benefits from the Employer), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer, waives her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by accepting the Award, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims. (e) No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s decision to accept this Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding this Award before taking any action related to the Award. (f) Data Privacy . (i) The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Award grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s Award. (ii) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards from the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Award (“Data”). (iii) The Participant understands that the Data may be transferred to the Company (or its subsidiaries or Award payment provider) in the United States or elsewhere, and that the country to which the Data is transferred (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. If the Participant resides outside the United States, the Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with 7  implementing, administering and managing the Award to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing her Award. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s Award. If the Participant resides outside the United States, the Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing her local human resources representative. Further, the Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Participant does not consent or if the Participant later seeks to revoke her consent, her status as an employee and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing her consent is that the Company would not be able to grant awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to receive this Award. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact her local human resources representative. (g) Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Participant. (h) Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Company and the Participant, and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. (i) Headings . Headings are given to the sections and subsections of this Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision hereof. (j) Governing Law; Arbitration . The internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Texas will govern all questions concerning the validity, construction and effect of this Agreement. Any controversy, dispute or claim arising under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the existence, validity, interpretation or breach hereof and any claim based on contract, tort or statute) shall be resolved by a binding arbitration, to be held in Dallas, Texas pursuant to the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and in accordance with the then-prevailing National Rules of Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”). The AAA shall select a sole arbitrator. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with arbitration and the fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the parties involved in the dispute and advanced by them from time to time as required. It is the mutual intention and desire of the parties that the arbitrator be chosen as expeditiously as possible following the submission of the dispute to 8  arbitration. Once such arbitrator is chosen, and except as may otherwise be agreed in writing by the parties involved in such dispute or as ordered by the arbitrator upon substantial justification shown, the hearing for the dispute will be held within sixty (60) days of submission of the dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator shall render her final award within sixty (60) days, subject to extension by the arbitrator upon substantial justification shown of extraordinary circumstances, following conclusion of the hearing and any required post-hearing briefing or other proceedings ordered by the arbitrator. Any discovery in connection with arbitration hereunder shall be limited to information directly relevant to the controversy or claim in arbitration. The arbitrator will state the factual and legal basis for the award. The decision of the arbitrator in any such proceeding will be final and binding and not subject to judicial review and final judgment may be entered upon such an award in any court of competent jurisdiction, but entry of such judgment will not be required to make such award effective. Any action against any party hereto ancillary to arbitration, including any action for provisional or conservatory measures or action to enforce an arbitration award or any judgment entered by any court in respect of any thereof may be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Texas, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Texas over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such action. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such action may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. (k) Notices . The Participant should send all written notices regarding this Agreement to the Company at the following address: MoneyGram International, Inc. EVP, General Counsel & Secretary 2828 North Harwood Street, 15 th Floor Dallas, TX 75201 (l) Amendments . The Company may amend this Agreement at any time; provided that, subject to this Section 9(l), no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without the Participant’s consent, if such action would materially diminish any of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Award, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable under the laws of the country in which the Participant resides to facilitate the administration of the Award. (m) Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies . The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to implement or maintain the effectiveness of the Agreement. (n) No Limit on Other Compensation Plans or Arrangements . Nothing contained in the Agreement shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other or 9  additional compensation plans or arrangements, and such plans or arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. (o) Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including other agreements referred to herein, and any schedules, exhibits and other documents referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement and an understanding among the parties hereto exists in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements, agreements and understandings, both oral and written, whether in term sheets, presentations or otherwise, among the parties hereto, or between any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. (p) Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. (q) Participant Undertaking . The Participant agrees to take such additional action and execute such additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed either on the Participant or upon this Award pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. (r) Counterparts . For the convenience of the parties and to facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same document. (s) Electronic Delivery . The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Award by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery. (t) Language . If the Participant has received this Agreement, or any other document related to the Award translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control. (u) Waiver . The Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant or any other participant. (v) No Trust or Fund Created . This Agreement shall not create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any subsidiary and the Participant or any other person. (w) Section 409A Provisions . The Award and the payment of cash under this Agreement is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code, as 10  amended (“ Section 409A ”) by reason of the short-term deferral exemption set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes “deferred compensation” to the Participant under Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under this Agreement solely by reason of the occurrence of a separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such separation from service meet the definition of a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise (including, but not limited to, a payment made pursuant to an involuntary separation arrangement that is exempt from Section 409A under the “short-term deferral” exception). Any payment or distribution that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A and that otherwise would be made to the Participant who is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code on account of separation from service instead shall be made on the earlier of the date that is six months and one day after the date of the specified employee’s separation from service and the specified employee’s death, to the extent necessary to avoid a prohibited transaction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and the Participant have executed this Agreement on the date set forth in the first paragraph. 11 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: PARTICIPANT PAMELA H. PATSLEY  Exhibit 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ferrum Trust (Delaware) Hematite Trust (Delaware) MIL Overseas Limited (United Kingdom) MIL Overseas Nigeria Limited (Nigeria) Money Globe Payment Institution Societe Anonyme MoneyGram India Private Ltd. (India) MoneyGram International Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) MoneyGram International Limited (United Kingdom) MoneyGram International Payment Systems, Inc. (Delaware) MoneyGram International Pte. Ltd (Singapore) MoneyGram Mexico S.A. de C.V. MoneyGram of New York LLC (Delaware) MoneyGram Overseas (Pty) Limited South Africa (South Africa) MoneyGram Payment Systems Belgium N.V. (Belgium) MoneyGram Payment Systems Canada, Inc. (Vancouver, BC) MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (Delaware) MoneyGram Payment Systems Brasil LTDA (Brazil) MoneyGram Payment Systems Greece S.A. MoneyGram Payment Systems Ireland Limited (Ireland) MoneyGram Payment Systems Italy S.r.l. (Italy) MoneyGram Payment Systems Malaysia Sdn. Bnd. MoneyGram Payment Systems Netherlands B.V. Netherlands MoneyGram Payment Systems Poland sp. Zoo (Poland) MoneyGram Payment Systems Spain, S.A. (Spain) MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc. (Delaware) MPS France, S.A. (France) MTI Money Transfer Limited (United Kingdom) MTI Norway AS (Norway) PT MoneyGram Payment Systems Indonesia Travelers Express Co. (P.R.), Inc. (Puerto Rico) Tsavorite Trust (Delaware)  Exhibit 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-176567, No. 333-159709, No. 333-125122, No. 333-116976 and No. 333-190257 on Form S-8 and in Registration Statement No. 333-171151 and No. 333-197055 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 3, 2015 , relating to the consolidated financial statements of MoneyGram International, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 . /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Dallas, Texas March 3, 2015  Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each director whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Francis Aaron Henry and Corinna Ulrich, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign MoneyGram International, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ J. Coley Clark March 3, 2015 J. Coley Clark /s/ Victor W. Dahir March 3, 2015 Victor W. Dahir /s/ Antonio O. Garza March 3, 2015 Antonio O. Garza /s/ Thomas M. Hagerty March 3, 2015 Thomas M. Hagerty /s/ Seth W. Lawry March 3, 2015 Seth W. Lawry /s/ Ganesh B. Rao March 3, 2015 Ganesh B. Rao /s/ W. Bruce Turner March 3, 2015 W. Bruce Turner /s/ Peggy Vaughan March 3, 2015 Peggy Vaughan  Exhibit 31.1 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 I, Pamela H. Patsley, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MoneyGram International, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 ; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: March 3, 2015 /s/ Pamela H. Patsley Pamela H. Patsley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)  Exhibit 31.2 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 I, W. Alexander Holmes, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MoneyGram International, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 ; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: March 3, 2015 /s/ W. Alexander Holmes W. Alexander Holmes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer)  Exhibit 32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Report”), of MoneyGram International, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2014 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof I, Pamela H. Patsley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: March 3, 2015 /s/ Pamela H. Patsley Pamela H. Patsley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)  Exhibit 32.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Report”), of MoneyGram International, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2014 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof I, W. Alexander Holmes, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: March 3, 2015 /s/ W. Alexander Holmes W. Alexander Holmes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 

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