Oportun Financial Corp
For the period ended Sep 30, 2026. Filed Nov 4, 2026.
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Sep 30, 2026 · Filed Nov 4, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-06-30; filed 2026-08-06.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsForward-Looking StatementsOverviewKey Financial and Operating MetricsHistorical Credit PerformanceCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-09-30; filed 2026-11-04.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsForward-Looking StatementsOverviewKey Financial and Operating MetricsHistorical Credit PerformanceThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
Aggregate Originations increased to $1,476.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 from $1,461.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, representing a 1.0% increase, driven by an increase in both returning members and secured loans.
Current report
Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate decreased 121 basis points to 10.6% from 11.8%for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, anddecreased 21 basis points to 11.7% from 12.0%for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Thedecreases in both periods were primarily attributable to continued diligence in underwriting, particularly among new members, the development and release of improved risk models, and continuous improvement of our collections strategies and operations. Strong originations from returning members, and high quality in-store and telephony channels, also contributed to improved credit loss performance.
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Previous report
Aggregate Originations decreased to $904.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $950.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, representing an 4.8% decrease. Thedecrease is primarily driven by lower originations from new customers as a result of credit tightening in response to macro-economic and geopolitical factors.
Previous report
Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was 12.0% and 11.9%, respectively, up 12 basis points. Higher costs for food, fuel, and rent along with macro-economic and geopolitical uncertainty have continued to put pressure on our members through June 30, 2026. The increase was also primarily attributable to a higher proportion of loans originated to new members during the first half of 2025.
Previous report
Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was 12.3% and 12.0%, respectively, up 30 basis points. The increase was also primarily attributable to a higher proportion of loans originated to new members during the first half of 2025.
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Previous wording
We are a mission-driven financial services company that puts our members’ financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, we empower members with the confidence to build a better financial future. By intentionally designing our products to help solve the financial health challenges facing people in the U.S., we believe our business is well positioned for significant growth in the future. We take a holistic approach to serving our members and view it as our purpose to responsibly meet their current capital needs, help grow our members’ financial profiles, increase their financial awareness and put them on a path to a financially healthy life. In our 21-year lending history, we have extended more than$22.7 billion in responsible credit through more than 8.3 million lending products. We have been certified as a Community Development Financial Institution by the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 2009.
Current wording
We are a mission-driven financial services company that puts our members’ financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, we empower members with the confidence to build a better financial future. By intentionally designing our products to help solve the financial health challenges facing people in the U.S., we believe our business is well positioned for significant growth in the future. We take a holistic approach to serving our members and view it as our purpose to responsibly meet their current capital needs, help grow our members’ financial profiles, increase their financial awareness and put them on a path to a financially healthy life. In our 20-year lending history, we have extended more than$23.3 billion in responsible credit through more than 8.4 million lending products.
Previous wording
Our financial products allow us to meet our members where they are and assist them with their overall financial health, resulting in opportunities to present multiple relevant products to our members. Our credit products include unsecured and secured personal loans. We also offer automated savings, through our Set & Save product. Consumers are able to become members and access our products through the Oportun Mobile App and the Oportun.com website, which are our primary channels for onboarding and serving members. As of June 30, 2026, our personal lending products are also available over the phone or through our 125 retail locations, and 459 of our Lending as a Service partner locations.
Current wording
We offer access to a suite of financial products, offered either directly or through partners, including unsecured and secured lending and savings. Our financial products allow us to meet our members where they are and assist them with their overall financial health, resulting in opportunities to present multiple relevant products to our members. Our credit products include unsecured and secured personal loans. We also offer automated savings, through our Set & Save product. Consumers are able to become members and access our products through the Oportun Mobile App and the Oportun.com website, which are our primary channels for onboarding and serving members. As of September 30, 2026, our personal lending products are also available over the phone or through our 123 retail locations, and 460 of our Lending as a Service partner locations.
Previous wording
Personal Loans - Our personal loan is a simple-to-understand, affordable, unsecured, fully amortizing installment loan with fixed payments throughout the life of the loan. Our loans do not have prepayment penalties or balloon payments, and range in size from $300 to $10,000 with terms of 12 to 54 months. Generally, loan payments are structured on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis to coincide with our members' receipt of income. As part of our underwriting process, we verify income for all applicants and only approve loans that meet our ability-to-pay criteria. We charge fixed interest rates on our loans, which vary based on the amount disbursed, applicable state law, and other factors. As of June 30, 2026, for all active loans in our portfolio and at time of disbursement, the weighted average term and APR at origination was 38 months and 35.4%, respectively. The average loan size for loans we originated during the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $3,365. As of June 30, 2026, we originated unsecured personal loans in 41 states, primarily through our partnership with Pathward, N.A. (“Pathward”).
Current wording
Personal Loans - Our personal loan is a simple-to-understand, affordable, unsecured, fully amortizing installment loan with fixed payments throughout the life of the loan. Our loans do not have prepayment penalties or balloon payments, and range in size from $300 to $10,000 with terms of 12 to 54 months. Generally, loan payments are structured on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis to coincide with our members' receipt of income. As part of our underwriting process, we only approve loans that meet our ability-to-pay criteria. We charge fixed interest rates on our loans, which vary based on the amount disbursed, applicable state law, and other factors. As of September 30, 2026, for all active loans in our portfolio and at time of disbursement, the weighted average term and APR at origination was 38 months and 35.5%, respectively. The average loan size for loans originated during the three months ended September 30, 2026 was $3,413. As of September 30, 2026, unsecured personal loans were originated in 41 states, including through our partnerships with Pathward, N.A. (“Pathward”) and Column National Association (“Column”).
Previous wording
Secured Personal Loans -We also offer a personal installment loan product secured by an automobile, which we refer to as secured personal loans. Our secured personal loans range in size from $2,525 to $18,500 with terms ranging from 24 to 64 months. The average loan size for secured personal loans we originated during the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $6,585. As of June 30, 2026, for all active loans in our portfolio and at time of disbursement, the weighted average term and APR at origination was 45 months and 33.1%, respectively. As part of our underwriting process, we evaluate the collateral value of the vehicle, verify income for all applicants and only approve loans that meet our ability-to-pay criteria. Our secured personal loans are currently offered in 8 states and we are in the process of expanding into other states.
Current wording
Secured Personal Loans -We also offer a personal installment loan product secured by an automobile, which we refer to as secured personal loans. Our secured personal loans range in size from $2,525 to $18,500 with terms ranging from 24 to 64 months. The average loan size for secured personal loans we originated during the three months ended September 30, 2026 was $6,674. As of September 30, 2026, for all active loans in our portfolio and at time of disbursement, the weighted average term and APR at origination was 45 months and 33.1%, respectively. As part of our underwriting process, we evaluate the collateral value of the vehicle, verify income for all applicants and only approve loans that meet our ability-to-pay criteria. Our secured personal loans are currently offered in 8 states, through our partnership with Pathward and we are in the process of expanding into other states.
Previous wording
Savings– Our Set & Save product is designed to understand a member’s cash flows and save the right amount on a regular basis to effortlessly achieve savings goals. Members link their bank account with the platform and Set & Save utilizes machine learning to analyze a member’s transaction activity and build forecasts of the member’s future cash flows to make small, frequent savings decisions according to the member’s financial goals in a personalized manner. Since 2015, our savings product has helped members save more than $13.2 billion and helped our members save an average of more than $1,800 annually.
Current wording
Savings– Our Set & Save product is designed to understand a member’s cash flows and save the right amount on a regular basis to effortlessly achieve savings goals. Members link their bank account with the platform and Set & Save utilizes machine learning to analyze a member’s transaction activity and build forecasts of the member’s future cash flows to make small, frequent savings decisions according to the member’s financial goals in a personalized manner. Since 2015, our savings product has helped members save more than $13.5 billion and helped our members save an average of more than $1,800 annually.
Previous wording
The following table and related discussion set forth key financial and operating metrics for our operations as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Current wording
The following table and related discussion set forth key financial and operating metrics for our operations as of and for thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
Previous wording
Aggregate Originations increased to $487.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 from $480.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, representing an 1.5% increase.
Current wording
Aggregate Originations increased to $571.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 from $511.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, representing an 11.7% increase driven by an increase in both returning members and secured loans.
Previous wording
Portfolio yield increased to 33.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from 32.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and decreased to 32.7% for thesix months ended June 30, 2026, from 32.9% for thesix months ended June 30, 2025.
Current wording
Portfolio yield increased to 34.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, from 33.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and increased to 33.3% for thenine months ended September 30, 2026, from 33.0% for thenine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in both periods was driven by an increase in origination fees from higher origination volume.
Previous wording
Our 30+ Day Delinquency Rate improved to 4.0% from 4.4% as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively
Current wording
Our 30+ Day Delinquency Rate improved to 4.1% from 4.7% as of September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Previous wording
Due to credit tightening in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and government stimulus payments, our Annualized Net Charge-off Rate was 6.8% in 2021, lower than our historical norms. Our Annualized Net Charge-off Rate increased to 10.1% in 2022 primarily due the impact of historically high inflation, the cessation of COVID-19 stimulus payments and a higher mix of first-time borrowers in 2021 and the first half of 2022. In response to this increase, in the second half of 2022 and continuing throughout 2023 and 2024, we tightened our credit underwriting standards and focused lending towards returning members to improve credit outcomes. The Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was 12.0% and 11.9%, respectively; the increase was primarily attributable to a higher percentage of new loan disbursements in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first and second quarters of 2025. On a dollar basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, Net Charge-offs increased by $0.1 million, while our Average Daily Principal Balance decreased by 0.9%, when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. We evaluate our loan portfolio and charge a loan off at the earlier of when the loan is determined to be uncollectible or when loans are 120 days contractually past due.
Current wording
Due to credit tightening in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and government stimulus payments, our Annualized Net Charge-off Rate was 6.8% in 2021, lower than our historical norms. Our Annualized Net Charge-off Rate increased to 10.1% in 2022 primarily due the impact of historically high inflation, the cessation of COVID-19 stimulus payments and a higher mix of first-time borrowers in 2021 and the first half of 2022. In response to this increase, in the second half of 2022 and continuing throughout 2023 and 2024, we tightened our credit underwriting standards and focused lending towards returning members to improve credit outcomes.
Previous wording
*Numbers shown reflect year-to-date amounts for the six months ended June 30, for the indicated fiscal year.
Current wording
*Numbers shown reflect year-to-date amounts for the nine months ended September 30, for the indicated fiscal year.
Previous wording
•2022 vintage. We tightened credit, reduced loan size and loan term, and began reducing loan volumes to new and returning members.
Current wording
•2022 vintage. Charge-off trends from 2021 continued; we tightened credit, reduced loan size and loan term, and began reducing loan volumes to new and returning members.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
The Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 10.6% and 11.8%, respectively; the decrease was primarily attributable to continued diligence in underwriting, particularly among new members, the development and release of improved risk models, and continuous improvement of our collections strategies and operations. Strong originations from returning members, and high quality in-store and telephony channels, also contributed to improved credit loss performance. On a dollar basis, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, Net Charge-offs decreased by $8.2 million, while our Average Daily Principal Balance remained relatively flat, when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025. We evaluate our loan portfolio and charge a loan off at the earlier of when the loan is determined to be uncollectible or when loans are 120 days contractually past due.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
We offer access to a suite of financial products, offered either directly or through partners, including unsecured and secured lending and savings.