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Upstart's Off-Balance-Sheet Lending Model Scrutinized for Downturn Risk
Original: Upstart Lends Money It Doesn't Hold. What Does That Do to the Stock in a Downturn?
Attention is turning to Upstart's lending model, in which the AI-driven loan platform facilitates loans it does not hold on its own balance sheet, relying instead on funding partners and loan sales. Commentators are questioning what would happen to Upstart's stock if a recession hit, since investors could pull back from buying its loans and default rates could rise, straining the business.
Why now: Markets are weighing how fragile Upstart's loan-funding model would prove in an economic downturn.
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- Upstart Lends Money It Doesn't Hold. What Does That Do to the Stock in a Downturn? · The Motley Fool
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