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Klarna's failed AI experiment in Customer Service

Klarna's failed AI experiment in Customer Service

Customer trust > cost savings in alternative finance

Jordan Hansen
Jordan Hansen
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Blackstone offers $0.77/share quarterly dividend

Blackstone offers $0.77/share quarterly dividend

10% yield maintained despite NII compression

Jordan Hansen
Jordan Hansen
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Monroe $1.7B JV with MA & SMBC

Monroe $1.7B JV with MA & SMBC

Targets Middle Market Lending

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Jordan Hansen
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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pricing a $350M public offering of 6% notes due 2030

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pricing a $350M public offering of 6% notes due 2030

Major Capital Raising Activity in the Alternative Lending Space

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Jordan Hansen
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Ares $11.5bn Q1 2025 US Direct Lending

Ares $11.5bn Q1 2025 US Direct Lending

$50.4bn across 351 US Direct deals in 2025.

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Jordan Hansen
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FinWise-Backd Targets $734B SMB Market

FinWise-Backd Targets $734B SMB Market

Credit Enhanced Balance Sheet Program: Capital Edge

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Jordan Hansen
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Wells Fargo's Asset Cap Might Lift by mid-2025, if compliance is maintained

Wells Fargo's Asset Cap Might Lift by mid-2025, if compliance is maintained

Wells' full lending may squeeze industry margins

Jordan Hansen
Jordan Hansen
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Exela Inter-Lender Ch. 11 DIP Fight Still Ongoing

Exela Inter-Lender Ch. 11 DIP Fight Still Ongoing

Blue Torch vs. Ad Hoc bondholder dispute

Jordan Hansen
Jordan Hansen
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Compeer Financial vs $60M Check-Kiting Fraud by Hog Farms

Compeer Financial vs $60M Check-Kiting Fraud by Hog Farms

Olympic-level fraud, Daily $17M rotation

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Jordan Hansen
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Affirm Plunges 44% YTD, Fintech Stocks Drop

Affirm Plunges 44% YTD, Fintech Stocks Drop

Lenders Scramble as Tariffs Hit 104%

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Jordan Hansen
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Plaid's $13.4B to $6.1B valuation drop

Plaid's $13.4B to $6.1B valuation drop

Pricing structure unchanged; Employee RSU tax & liquidity plans

Jordan Hansen
Jordan Hansen
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Oportun hits $954M total warehouse capacity

Oportun hits $954M total warehouse capacity

Natixis senior, Neuberger Berman mezz stack

Jordan Hansen
Jordan Hansen