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AFRM directional thesis

A $20 billion funding partnership lets Affirm pump out far more loans without bloating its own books, the kind of fuel that scales a lender fast.

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“We did Affirm, Max Levchin's company... a $20 billion partnership with them where we formed a joint venture with them so they could originate more assets and have more operating leverage.”
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