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      "text": "SOFI provides credit protection through first loss exposure. SOFI contributed $121 million in loans at carrying value to these securitizations and retained $125.5 million in Class R residual certificates at zero cash proceeds—a horizontal first-loss position, while representing to investors that it employs vertical risk retention. On the Q2 2025 earnings call, management misleadingly stated: \"We do not retain any credit risk after the transfer.\"",
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      "text": "Only approximately 25% of cumulative LPB loans have been securitized through SCLP transactions. The remaining ~75% sit in the buyer trusts. As loans season, they become increasingly difficult to securitize because of the shorter WALs, smaller pools, and weaker credit stories.",
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