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Upstart announces plan to apply for national bank charter
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
- Upstart will apply to OCC and FDIC to establish an insured national bank, Upstart Bank, N.A., and to the Fed for bank holding company status.
- Annie Delgado, Chief Risk Officer, is proposed CEO of Upstart Bank, N.A.
- Charter aims to reduce operational, regulatory, and financial complexity and allow direct deposit funding.
- Company states it will not compete with depository partners for local deposits; existing partners remain primary capital source.
- Application subject to regulatory approval; no timeline or certainty provided.
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