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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation

SE & AJ Liebel Second Tranche Funding

As previously disclosed, on September 15, 2025, LM Funding America, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Amendment to Loan Agreement and Loan Documents (the “Loan Agreement Amendment”) by and among the Company, each of LM Funding, LLC and US Digital Mining and Hosting Co., LLC (subsidiaries of the Company), as guarantors (jointly and severally, the “Guarantors”), and SE & AJ Liebel Limited Partnership, as lender (the “Lender”). The Loan Agreement Amendment amended the Loan Agreement previously entered into on August 6, 2024, among the Company, the Guarantors, and the Lender. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement Amendment, the Company obtained an additional loan of up to $2.0 million from the Lender comprised of a $1.3 million advance on the date of the Loan Agreement Amendment and an additional borrowing in the amount of $700,000 that the Company had the right to draw down in a second tranche (the “Second Tranche”).

In accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement Amendment, on October 21, 2025, the Company provided notice to the Lender requesting funding of the Second Tranche in an amount equal to $700,000, and on the same day, the Lender advanced the Second Tranche to the Company net of certain loan fees.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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