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Consumer lending stocks are pulling back in Wednesday morning trading while the broader financials complex barely moves. Shares of Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST), Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) are all sliding, and the sector index sits practically unchanged. That gap between the three lenders and the broader sector is the story. The Financial Select […]

Consumer lenders are getting hit far harder than the broader financials sector on Wednesday, and the gap between them points to something more specific than a rough market day for bank stocks.

PayPal (PYPL) stock has fallen 14.2% over the past month to about $52, and it is still up 23.6% over three months. The bigger question is how far PayPal falls when a real market shock arrives, and how long it stays down. Its record says further than the market. Its turnaround asks for a long wait.

SoFi Technologies (NasdaqGS:SOFI) has been sued by Citizens Bank, which claims SoFi poached 30 mortgage staff and misused trade secrets. The complaint alleges racketeering, interference with employment contracts, and improper use of confidential customer and pricing information. Citizens Bank argues the hiring cluster created an unfair advantage in mortgage lending by targeting a single high performing group. The lawsuit over alleged employee poaching and trade secret misuse only captures...

SoFi just posted record loan originations and its fifth straight earnings beat, yet the stock sits near a 52-week low. Before you cut losses, consider what the bears keep getting wrong about this fintech.

SoFi shrugged off a reported Kraken crypto partnership and S&P 500 inclusion buzz to drop 3%, while Affirm bled 5% on nothing but sector mood. Find out why Robinhood is the only one left standing and what that split reveals about where fintech risk appetite actually sits right now.

Shares of buy now, pay later company Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) fell 4.7% in the afternoon session after Loop Capital Markets analyst Reginald Smith initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $105 price target, even as consumer fintech shares traded lower. According to TipRanks, Loop Capital launched coverage on September 8 with that $105 Buy, favoring Affirm over SoFi, which the firm rated Hold. TipRanks shows a Strong Buy consensus and an average target of about $100.46, so the Loop mark is in line

Despite a solid quarter, the market seems skeptical about the fintech's future.

A global bond selloff is carving a precise line through fintech, punishing two lenders while leaving one brokerage almost untouched, and the reason why reveals exactly how rate exposure separates winners from losers in this sector.

PayPal has survived every market crash on its record, but it still sits below two pre-shock highs it has never reclaimed.

SoFi's app showed me two different interest rates on the same $25,000, and only one of them came with an expiration date buried two screens deep. Finding that date changed what I planned to do with the money.

For much of the AI boom, investors believed one thing: expensive AI meant booming demand for Nvidia Corp‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips. Now the opposite may be becoming true. As OpenAI cuts prices, Chinese challengers like DeepSeek and Kimi introduce lower-cost models,...

Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley gave a the stock an ‘Overweight’ rating with a $22 price target.

SOFI is down over 30% for the year despite reporting stellar earnings, as fears of high inflation and the expected rate hikes are keeping a lid on the stock.

Shay Boloor, chief market strategist at Futrum Equities, said in a post on X that the market is overpricing credit risk and underpricing the platform even as its expanding platform turns each new member into multiple financial relationships.

SoFi delivered a strong Q2 earnings beat, but its unchanged profit outlook sent the stock tumbling. So, what should be your stance now?

Record $1.2 billion quarter and 35% member growth, but EBITDA and EPS outlook left unchanged

Digital financial services company SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) reported Q2 CY2026 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 42% year on year to $1.22 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.12 per share was 9.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Sofi stock fell despite topping Q2 earnings and revenue estimates. The fintech raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook.

The company's financial results look much better than its stock performance this year suggests at first.

On a podcast last week, the short seller said SoFi Technologies remains one of the most compelling short ideas amid its accounting practices that operate in a legal gray area.

A short seller's bombshell report torched SoFi shares by nearly a third, yet the stock has quietly climbed back off its lows while smart money keeps buying. The real test arrives on July 29, and the answer hinges on one credit metric.

VanEck cut NODE from 64 holdings to 58, added INNIO and SoFi, and exited smaller miners during June's cryptocurrency selloff.

In the closing of the recent trading day, SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) stood at $17.4, denoting a -1.75% move from the preceding trading day.

At $16.67, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) screens as compelling at current levels. Shares have shed roughly 38.89% over the past six months as a hawkish Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh punished high-beta fintech, and the market is now pricing a 30%-growth digital bank like a stressed subprime lender. SoFi runs a one-stop digital banking platform with ... Buy, Hold, or Sell: Dropping 42% in 6 Months Is SoFi an Absolute Steal at $16?

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) reached $15.87 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -3.64% change compared to its last close.

Retail investors who sell SpaceX IPO shares too quickly could lose access to future IPO allocations through brokers including Fidelity, SoFi, Robinhood, and E*Trade.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the May jobs report drove Treasury yields to levels that directly challenge the sector's business model.

Block & Leviton launched a class-action investigation into SoFi Technologies (NasdaqGS:SOFI) after a sharp share price decline following its Q1 results. Short seller Muddy Waters released a report accusing SoFi of aggressive or improper financial reporting practices. The allegations and legal action have increased regulatory attention, volatility in the stock, and headline risk for the company. SoFi Technologies operates as a digital financial services company, offering products such as...

PayPal has underperformed the financial services sector, and analysts remain unsure about the stock’s outlook.