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U.S. Bank has entered a partnership with Pagaya Technologies, aimed at enhancing access to personal loans for a wider range of clients.

Utilising Pagaya’s AI-powered credit decisioning capabilities, U.S. Bank can extend loans to individuals who may not meet traditional lending criteria. This collaboration allows U.S. Bank to offer responsible credit solutions to more customers, leveraging technology to assess eligibility beyond conventional measures such as credit score and debt-to-income ratio.

Now, when a U.S. Bank client applies for a personal loan that doesn’t meet its traditional requirements, Pagaya will complete a secondary review via its AI-powered credit decisioning capabilities. If the borrower is approved, U.S. Bank will originate the loan as well as service the clients over the life of the loan.

More than 2,000 clients have already benefited from this initiative, highlighting its potential to broaden financial opportunities for diverse borrowers.

“We know that we have many clients who don’t fall within our traditional credit parameters,” said Mike Shepard, head of consumer lending partnerships at U.S. Bank. “By expanding access to responsible credit solutions, we are giving clients access to funds when they need it the most, through their existing and trusted banking relationship with us.”

Leslie Gillin, Pagaya’s chief growth officer, also commented: “We share U.S. Bank’s commitment to increasing access to life-changing financial products and services. With Pagaya’s integrated and seamlessly embedded lending technology, our lending partners can expand and deepen their client relationships to a more diverse group of borrowers.”