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Press releaseGlobeNewswire· May 19, 2026

Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Upstart Holdings, Inc.and Certain Officers – UPST

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Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Upstart Holdings, Inc.and Certain Officers – UPST NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Upstart Holdings, Inc…
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  • Upstart expected to generate Q4 2025 revenue of approximately $288 million

    60% confidence
  • Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding Upstart's business, operations, and prospects: (i) Model 22 frequently overreacted to negative macroeconomic signals in its risk-separation processes; (ii) Model 22's overall accuracy and propensity to increase loan approval rates was overstated; (iii) Model 22's overly conservative assessment was having a significant negative impact on revenues, rendering FY 2025 guidance unreliable and/or unrealistic; (iv) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times

    60% confidence
  • Upstart had knowingly calibrated its AI model to be more conservative on the credit side in earlier parts of Q3 2025, and that Model 22's overresponsiveness to macroeconomic signals would continue to negatively impact Q4 2025 revenues

    60% confidence
  • Upstart raised FY 2025 revenue guidance to approximately $1.01 billion, maintaining fee revenue guidance at approximately $920 million

    60% confidence
  • Upstart substantially raised FY 2025 revenue guidance to approximately $1.055 billion with fee revenue of approximately $990 million, attributing the increase to improvements in performance driven by Model 22

    60% confidence
  • Upstart issued FY 2025 financial guidance of approximately $1 billion total revenue and approximately $920 million in fee revenue

    60% confidence
  • Model 22 had overreacted to macroeconomic signals during Q3 2025, reducing borrower approvals and conversion rates and negatively impacting revenues

    60% confidence
  • Upstart's AI models more accurately quantify the true risk of a loan through risk separation, leading to higher approvals and lower interest rates relative to traditional lending practices and providing more predictable returns to capital partners including banks, credit unions, and institutional investors

    60% confidence
  • Upstart negatively revised its FY 2025 revenue guidance to approximately $1.035 billion and reduced fee revenue outlook to approximately $946 million from $990 million

    60% confidence

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