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Top 25 Student loan origination platforms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 530 student loan origination platforms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 29,200 professional contacts across them, including 8,936 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers student loan origination platforms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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530Companies
29,200Contacts tracked
8,936Verified emails
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The 25 largest student loan origination platforms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 530 student loan origination platforms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to student loan origination platforms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Partial evidenceNewark, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0003,161 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sallie Mae’s mission is to power confidence as students begin their unique journey.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Indirect evidenceHerndon, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,097 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI) provides technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions that simplify complex programs and help millions of people achieve success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSan Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,713 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is the leading AI lending marketplace, connecting millions of consumers to more than 100 banks and credit unions that leverage Upstart’s AI models and cloud…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,189 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Headquartered in Philadelphia, USA, Odessa is a software company exclusively focused in the leasing industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceHarrisburg, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000936 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At PHEAA, we are passionate about our mission of creating affordable access to higher education.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000905 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Loan Factory is a fintech mortgage company that uses proprietary technology to simplify the mortgage process for borrowers, loan officers, and processors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Strong evidenceChesterfield, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000698 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MOHELA is dedicated to providing world-class customer service for the students whose loans we manage.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000681 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Making lending human for banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Indirect evidenceCoppell, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000633 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sagent powers servicers to simplify and modernize the homeownership experience for millions of consumers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000626 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dark Matter is the force behind modern mortgage operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Partial evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000623 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) is a nonprofit corporation with a mission to help students succeed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Partial evidenceMelbourne, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500576 contacts →

Partial evidence

“This profile is for ISGN Corporation which is focused on Loan Technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Strong evidenceKnoxville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000503 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Edfinancial Services provides exceptional customer-driven student loan servicing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Strong evidenceWestlake, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000378 contacts →

Strong evidence

“defi SOLUTIONS is a pioneer in end-to-end, SaaS loan originations, servicing and managed servicing solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceTorrance, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200320 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Happy Money is a consumer finance company that empowers people to achieve their goals through responsible lending.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Indirect evidenceIrving, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500319 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Enlightened by 35 years of financial services experience, BSI Financial develops technology that is revolutionizing the way that mortgage lenders, investors and consumers interact…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500298 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TekFriday is a nascent technology solution company founded last year by individuals who have a collated total of 50 years' experience delivering quality products and services in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceOakland, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500293 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Indirect evidenceExton, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500284 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 50 years, Automated Financial Systems, LLC (AFS®) has been the trusted foundation for commercial lending.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500258 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At MPOWER Financing, we believe education should be borderless.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Partial evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500239 contacts →

Partial evidence

“VenturEd Solutions is a leading solution provider exclusively dedicated to powering the success of K-12 schools, students, and families.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500222 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AUTOPAY provides direct-to-consumer financing and refinancing for individuals looking for the best terms and a no-hassle transaction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Strong evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200204 contacts →

Strong evidence

“A leading provider of school loan finance solutions for students and their families.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceFort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500184 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“iBusiness Funding is a software and lender service provider specializing in SBA Small Business Lending.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidenceCarmel, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200171 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lend Better.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Student loan origination platforms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
30.6%Verified-email coverage
55.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
4.2%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
177
11-50
220
51-200
79
201-500
26
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
11
5,001-10,000
7
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 530 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among student loan origination platforms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “student loan origination platforms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names student loan origination platforms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among student loan origination platforms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,936 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names student loan origination platforms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many student loan origination platforms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 530 student loan origination platforms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Sallie MAE, headquartered in Newark, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most student loan origination platforms?

New York leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by Irvine (14) and Chicago (13).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,936 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 530 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.