Alliant Credit Union selects Upstart to offer personal lending nationwide

By Edlyn Cardoza

Alliant Credit Union, a fully digital credit union in the U.S. with more than 700,000 members and over $17 billion in assets, announced it has partnered with Upstart, an artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace, to offer AI-powered personal loans nationwide.

“We are very particular when we choose a fintech partner,” said Charles Krawitz, Senior Vice President, Chief Capital Markets Officer & Head of Commercial Lending for Alliant Credit Union. “Our partners must embrace doing things the right way, with legal and risk compliance maturity. We believe Upstart has invested in robust systems that ensure borrowers are well-vetted, and that they will make a strong partner for delivering value and options to our members.”

Alliant Credit Union became an Upstart lending partner in May 2022 and is now part of the Upstart Referral Network. With its Network, qualified personal loan applicants on Upstart’s website who meet Alliant’s field of membership requirements and credit policies will receive tailored offers as they seamlessly transition into an Alliant-branded experience to complete the online member application and closing process. Based on Alliant credit criteria, most credit and rate decisions will be offered in approximately five minutes.

“As a digital credit union, Alliant strives to create significant value for our members through fintech partnerships that have a similar mission to ours,” said Robert Perrelli, Vice President of Partnership Development for Alliant Credit Union. “Through our strategic partnership with Upstart, Alliant will be able to reach and lend to more creditworthy borrowers nationwide while expanding our membership through a modern, all-digital personal lending experience.”

“We are excited to have Alliant join the growing family of Upstart lending partners,” said Michael Lock, Senior Vice President of Lending Partnerships for Upstart. “As part of the Upstart Referral Network, Alliant will be able to grow its membership while providing greater access to affordable credit.”