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Oportun personal loans: what to check before you borrow

What to check

Oportun: a fee can be taken from the loan before the cash reaches you. Check the dollars you receive, not just the loan amount. The legal lender listed in this record is varies. Confirm the name and terms on your own offer. These facts describe the dated sample, not a promised rate or approval.

By Rung Research · Snapshot September 5, 2026 · Dataset personal-loan-funded-cost@2026-09-05.collection.3

This 17-program sample is not the whole market and cannot predict your offer. CC BY 4.0 covers Rung-owned work, with third-party material excluded. This working report is public. Publisher review and third-party source clearance remain pending; no completed reviewer approval is claimed.

  • Published fee: up to 10% (minimum not confirmed). Treatment: deducted.
  • Legal lender: Oportun, Inc. originates in New Mexico and Wisconsin. In 39 other states listed on the checked product page, loans are originated by one or both of Pathward, N.A. and Column N.A.
  • State access: named jurisdictions with creditor and amount variation.
  • Still unclear from public sources: advertised apr min

These terms may not match your offer

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Oportun terms checked September 5, 2026
What to checkPublished information
ProductOportun unsecured personal loan
Provider rolemixed
APRWe could not confirm this
Origination feeup to 10% (minimum not confirmed)
How the fee is chargeddeducted
Loan amount$300 to $10,000
Loan length12 months to 54 months
State or access ruleOportun Inc. in New Mexico and Wisconsin; Pathward, N.A. and/or Column N.A. in 39 other named operating states on the checked page

A deducted fee can make the loan larger than the cash you get

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Oportun: loan amount needed for each cash goal
Cash you needFee basisFee rateLoan amountFee removedFits published range?
$5,000range maximum10%$5,555.56$555.56Yes
$10,000range maximum10%$11,111.11$1,111.11No — above ceiling
$20,000range maximum10%$22,222.22$2,222.22No — above ceiling

The legal lender may differ from the brand

Brand or platform: Oportun, Inc.
Legal lender: varies
Servicer: Oportun, Inc.

Oportun, Inc. originates in New Mexico and Wisconsin. In 39 other states listed on the checked product page, loans are originated by one or both of Pathward, N.A. and Column N.A.

Public borrower data describes a group, not you

Where the evidence centers: nonprime center. Evidence type: provider stated market. Confidence: medium.

Oportun says many members have limited or no credit history and uses alternative data in underwriting.

People covered: Oportun members described in the 2024 annual report. Period end: 2024-12-31.

Most funded-loan records cover a limited group or period

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Oportun: what the funded-loan records show
People or loans coveredComparison classScopePeriod endAPRWhy it stops
active portfolioBAll active unsecured personal loans in Oportun's portfolio at June 30, 2026, measured at origination2026-06-3035.40%This is an active portfolio stock across vintages, not a Q2 origination cohort. The source does not publish a national shelf APR range on the reviewed consumer page.
all reported originationsBUnsecured personal loans originated during Q2 20262026-06-30Not reportedThe filing reports an average loan size but not the loan count or weighted-average APR for the Q2 origination cohort in the same disclosure.

Your state or membership can change the answer

Unsecured personal loans operate in 41 named states through Oportun Inc., Pathward, N.A., and/or Column N.A.

Public map status: named jurisdictions with creditor and amount variation. Named as included: AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WY. Named as excluded: CO, CT, DC, IA, MA, MD, ME, NY, WA, WV.

  • NM, WI: Unsecured personal loans are originated by Oportun Inc.
  • AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WY: Loans are originated by one or both of Pathward, N.A. and Column N.A.; the specific creditor is not confirmed before the offer.
  • HI: Column and Pathward amounts financed below $1,600 are unavailable.
  • GA: Pathward amounts financed below $3,100 are unavailable.

Confirm every answer the public pages leave open

  • advertised apr min
  • advertised apr max
  • origination fee min
  • exact term options
  • direct pay available
  • which partner bank applies in each partner state
  • complete fee schedule by state

Dataset personal-loan-funded-cost@2026-09-05.collection.3. Snapshot September 5, 2026. No independent reviewer is credited.

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