Pagaya Technologies Ltd. - PGY STOCK NEWS

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) has announced the closing of a $600 million AAA-rated personal loan ABS transaction (PAID 2024-11) and expects to close an additional $100 million pass-through transaction (PT 2024-2) next week. The PAID 2024-11 deal was oversubscribed and upsized from its original $500 million target, demonstrating strong investor demand. 29 unique investors participated across both transactions, mostly repeat investors.

Since 2018, Pagaya has raised nearly $26 billion across 64 ABS transactions to fund loan originations in personal loan and auto sectors. The company's increasing scale and stable asset performance, combined with improving market conditions, is enabling execution at lower spreads with more efficient capital use.

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) has completed its previously-announced $100 million term loan upsize, with CIBC and BMO providing an additional $28 million funding and a $15 million expansion of the revolving credit facility. The company also completed the sale of $100 million in balance sheet securities at a premium to carrying value. Combined with October's exchangeable senior notes issuance, these transactions total over $300 million in proceeds, which will be used to refinance higher-cost borrowings. The company expects these actions to result in significant interest expense savings and enhanced financial flexibility, supporting its goal of achieving GAAP profitability by 2025.

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) reported strong Q3 2024 results with network volume of $2.4 billion, up 11% year-over-year, and record total revenue of $257 million, increasing 21%. The company achieved GAAP operating income of $22 million and record adjusted EBITDA of $56 million. Personal loan network volume grew 15% while point-of-sale volume increased 67%. Despite these improvements, the company reported a net loss of $67 million attributable to shareholders. Pagaya reached its lowest risk retention level in 2 years at 2-3% of network volume and announced transactions to unlock additional balance sheet liquidity of up to $100 million.

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) and Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) have jointly acquired the intellectual property of Tally Technologies, a credit card management platform. LendingClub will integrate Tally's technology to enhance its member engagement platform, serving its 5 million members with better debt management tools. Pagaya will incorporate Tally's B2B solutions into its product suite for its 31 lending partners. Tally's platform, which ceased operations in August 2024, automated credit card payments and helped users reduce interest costs and avoid late fees.

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) has successfully closed two asset-backed securitization (ABS) deals totaling $1 billion, comprising an $800 million AAA-rated personal loan and a $200 million AA-rated auto loan transaction. The deals, known as PAID 2024-10 and RPM 2024-3, attracted 28 unique investors, mostly repeat participants, and were substantially oversubscribed. This marks Pagaya's fourth AAA-rated personal loan ABS and first AA-rated auto ABS transaction. The company has raised $5.5 billion in ABS transactions year-to-date and over $25.2 billion across 62 ABS transactions since 2018, maintaining its position as the leading personal loan ABS issuer in the U.S.

Pagaya Technologies, a global AI-driven financial technology company, has announced its management team's participation in three upcoming investor conferences. The team will attend the Citizens JMP Financial Services Conference on November 12, 2024, in New York, the KBW Fintech Conference on November 14, 2024, in New York, and the virtual Wedbush Disruptive Finance Conference on November 22, 2024. Select presentation webcasts will be available temporarily on Pagaya's investor relations website.

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) has completed its acquisition of Theorem Technology, a machine-learning underwriting technology company. The combined entity now has access to over $3 billion of fund capital. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Pagaya's market capabilities, diversify funding sources, and enhance capital efficiency. Fund investors will gain access to credit assets generated through Pagaya's network of 31 top U.S. lenders. The transaction is anticipated to be accretive in 2025.

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) has announced the timing for its third quarter 2024 earnings release. The company plans to disclose its financial results on November 12, 2024. Following the release, Pagaya will host a conference call on the same day at 8:30 a.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. IST to discuss the earnings report. Interested parties can access registration details for the live webcast presentation on Pagaya's investor relations website at investor.pagaya.com. For those unable to attend the live event, a replay of the webcast will be made available on the IR website after the call concludes.

Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner will moderate a panel discussion at Money20/20 in Las Vegas on October 29, 2024, focusing on how embedded payments, AI, and private credit are reshaping consumer lending. The panel includes experts from Citi Retail Services, Jefferies, and the Milken Institute.

The discussion will explore how AI-driven innovations, embedded payment products, and private capital investments are redefining the lending landscape. These changes are expected to improve credit decision accuracy, enhance financial inclusion, and create a more personalized and efficient customer experience at the point-of-sale.

Panelists will address how consumer demands are driving fundamental changes in the lending industry, emphasizing the importance of frictionless and transparent checkout experiences. The session will highlight the potential of AI to revolutionize consumer lending, making it easier, safer, and more transparent for both consumers and lenders.