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Wall Street has found a way to connect with some of the most secure customers in the US: debt-backed loans supported by Peloton’s famous motorcycle shop buyers.
Affirm, the market leader for “buy now, pay later” services for customers for a small fee, has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in Peloton equipment such as underwear, bicycle shoes and weights, according to people familiar with the situation.
Since 2020, the company has raised more than $ 2.2bn through six prices; three similar to Affirm’s larger debt and three more unsecured loans, zero interest rates, in particular Peloton customers, said the people. It totals $ 845m.
A major component of Affirm’s recent Peloton-sponsored agreement, which is highly protected from lending instability, offers a coupon of more than 1 percent, only 0.2% that exceeds the US government’s contract at the time the agreement was paid in April.
The market reflects some of the financial strategies that have helped to improve the current pay gap in the growing epidemic of online shopping, while low yields show that women are more likely to be visible to others with higher interest rates in the US.
Peloton had benefited from the plague from continue to exercise at home. Its standard baskets are some of the most expensive on the market, with prices starting at $ 1,495 and rising to about $ 3,000 and equipment. Customers tend to be rich with the highest FICO figures, the highest consumer debt in the US, and loans have a very low record.
Affirm provides zero credit for Peloton purchases, ranging from 12 to 43 months. Peloton provided approximately 20% of online lenders $ 870.5m per financial year until June 30, 2021.
Other loans are made through Wall Street security systems, which are integrated to provide cash on credit units sold and sold, including asset managers such as DoubleLine Capital, and insurance companies such as MetLife, financial shows.
Francisco Paez, head of product research at MetLife, said the products were very popular with insurers who were looking for “safe, predictable money”.
“Given the current prices, we consider these protections to be attractive because they provide a strong advantage compared to risk,” Paez said.
The deal is part of Affirm’s plan to raise additional loans – not for Peloton customers, its biggest ally, but for more than 11,000 consumers in the market, according to documents from DBRS Morningstar.
Affirm does not disclose that repayment of the loans it sells, only a small amount is disclosed on Peloton-backed loans because it was kept secret by investors.
However, according to documents from DBRS at a recent $ 500m price tag from Affirm that includes loans from both Peloton and other traders, the group had more than 1m individual loans with a median $ 585. As a result of these small loans, less than a year old, the transaction was settled with new loans that Affirm will provide until the maturity of the contract, which was established in 2026 but may already come.
“In the end, the performance is excellent because of the writing,” said Imran Ansari, who led the agreement on DBRS Morningstar. “Loans are low and payments are low on a monthly basis, which reduces the repayment of borrowers.”
Affirm and Peloton representatives declined to comment. DoubleLine declined to comment.