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Bloom Credit

500 Global

4 known investors

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Bloom Credit provides credit data infrastructure and APIs that let banks, credit unions, and fintechs access validated tri-bureau consumer credit data, furnish Metro2-compliant reports, and build credit-building products. Its tools support underwriting for thin-file consumers, credit dispute management, and turning rent and utility payments into credit-building tradelines.

Also known as Bloom · Bloom+

Founders & leadership

CKCorey Kaplan
Corey KaplaninCorey Kaplan leads engineering at Madhive and has experience scaling technical organizations and systems across martech, fintech, and adtech.
MH
Matthew Harris
CWChristian Widhalm
Christian WidhalminCEO
MEMike Esler
Mike EslerinCTOMike Esler is a software engineer and technology executive with experience in financial services and ad-tech. He has held roles including programmer, technical project manager, solutions architect, and manager, leading teams ranging from five to eighty people, and has worked on financial system migrations, data analytics infrastructure, and cloud modernization strategies.
MKMatt Keleshian
Matt KeleshianinCOOMatt Keleshian is Chief Operating Officer at Bloom Credit, overseeing credit data furnishment, disputes, and client implementation. Previously, he led strategy and enablement at Bread and spent over a decade at Macy's Inc building business intelligence and leading operations for a large contact center.
CDChrista Degnan
Christa DegnaninChief Product OfficerShe has over 15 years of experience in product management, strategy, and partnerships, with a track record of leading cross-functional teams and defining product strategy across multiple organizations.

Investors · 4

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$13M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2020–2025

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Bloom Credit provides credit data infrastructure for financial institutions, fintechs and platforms, positioning itself as a layer between consumer credit bureaus and the organizations that use credit data. Its product line includes Bloom+, a consumer-permissioned data API that converts recurring rent and utility payments made from a checking account into credit-building tradelines for a bank's or credit union's members; Furnishment, which converts raw customer data into Metro2-compliant files and furnishes them to all three credit bureaus; Data Access, a single API for tri-bureau credit data used for underwriting, personalization and in-app integration; and Credit Dispute Management, which handles consumer credit disputes in a compliant workflow.

The company frames its infrastructure around data quality, speed of launch, developer experience, compliance and scalability. It emphasizes serving consumers with thin credit files by combining traditional bureau data with external, consumer-validated financial data to support lending decisions. Customer-facing use cases include more inclusive lending by credit unions, product development and reporting by banks, credit product launches by consumer and business-facing fintechs, and rent-payment reporting by property management companies.

Business model

Bloom Credit sells credit data infrastructure to financial institutions and platforms on a business-to-business basis, offering flexible, tiered pricing that scales with customer volume and business requirements, from early-stage customers through larger enterprises. Products are delivered as APIs and developer tooling, supported by a developer portal, documentation and technical and operations support, with implementation timelines described by the company in weeks rather than months.

Revenue comes from tiered, volume-based pricing for access to its credit data APIs and furnishment, dispute management and credit-building products; the company also positions its tools as unlocking new revenue for fintech customers.

Traction

Named customers and partners include Navy Federal, where Bloom+ is offered to members through online and mobile banking, Inspire Federal Credit Union, TransUnion, Imprint, Karat and Ava Finance. Imprint reports integrating its card management system with Bloom and describes the platform as handling its largest card portfolios; Ava Finance reports reduced burden in handling consumer credit disputes.

Latest developments

In August 2026 the company announced recognition for its Bloom+ consumer-permissioned data API, the hiring of Pete Halenar as VP of Alliance Partnerships to lead partnership efforts, and its selection as a semifinalist in a Filene program.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Bloom Credit presents itself as credit infrastructure used by financial institutions, bureaus and fintechs, citing relationships with Navy Federal, Inspire Federal Credit Union, TransUnion, Imprint, Karat and Ava Finance, and describing its customer base as including leading financial institutions.

Bloom Credit differentiates on the combination of credit-domain expertise and modern infrastructure: a single API for tri-bureau data access, Metro2-compliant furnishment without a technical lift on the customer side, consumer-permissioned data that supplements traditional bureau files for thin-file applicants, and compliance built into the developer tooling. Customers cited by the company reference intuitive APIs, clear documentation, accessible technical and operations support, and the ability to handle large card portfolios.

Technology

The platform is API-based: a single API for tri-bureau consumer credit data, a consumer-permissioned data API (Bloom+) that ingests checking-account rent and utility payment activity and turns it into credit-building tradelines, a furnishment pipeline that transforms raw data into Metro2-compliant files for all three bureaus, and dispute management workflows. The company provides a developer portal and documentation, and describes the infrastructure as compliant by design, real-time and scalable.

Go-to-market

Bloom Credit goes to market directly to institutions through demo requests and consultations with its experts, supported by a developer portal for technical evaluation. It also builds alliance and industry partnerships, including with credit bureaus, and in 2026 added a VP of Alliance Partnerships to lead that effort. Segment-specific messaging targets credit unions, banks, B2C and B2B fintechs, and property management companies.

Credit unions, banks, business-to-consumer fintechs, business-to-business fintechs, and property management companies, as well as the end consumers those institutions serve, particularly consumers with thin credit files.

Geography

The company's stated customers and partners are US financial institutions and bureaus, including Navy Federal, Inspire Federal Credit Union and TransUnion, and its products reference US credit reporting standards such as Metro2 and tri-bureau furnishment.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Competitors · 5

by search overlap
Experian76 shared keywordsExperian offers consumers tools to access their credit report and FICO Score, build credit, and manage money, including credit card matching, bill and subscription negotiation, car insurance comparison, and a digital checking account with debit card. It serves individual U.S. consumers through its app and financial products.
Equifax69 shared keywordsEquifax is a data and analytics company providing consumer credit monitoring, identity theft prevention, and business risk and fraud solutions, as well as employment, income, tax, and payroll verification services for businesses and government entities. It serves consumers, businesses, and governments in the U.S. and internationally with credit and financial decisioning insights.
Transunion57 shared keywordsTransUnion operates a global data and analytics business that collects, refines, and deploys consumer and commercial information to help businesses manage credit risk, detect fraud, verify identities, and target marketing, while providing consumers with tools to monitor their credit profiles and protect against identity theft. The company serves financial institutions, insurers, retailers, telecommunications operators, and government agencies across more than 30 countries through proprietary databases built from thousands of public and private sources.
Credit Karma45 shared keywordsCredit Karma is an AI-powered personal finance platform that provides free credit scores, credit monitoring, cashflow insights, and financial marketplace services to help consumers understand and manage their finances. The platform serves over 140 million members with tools for credit analysis, tax filing, and financial opportunity identification.
Capital One28 shared keywordsCapital One is a financial services company that offers credit cards, checking and savings accounts, auto financing, and business banking products to consumers and small businesses. The company provides digital banking tools, rewards programs, and credit monitoring services.

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Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Aug 2026
Recognition for Bloom+ consumer-permissioned data API

The company received recognition honoring Bloom+, its consumer-permissioned data API that helps credit unions and banks turn everyday bill payments into credit-building tradelines.

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Aug 2026
Pete Halenar joins as VP, Alliance Partnerships

Bloom Credit expanded its partnerships team with the addition of Pete Halenar as VP, Alliance Partnerships, who will lead alliance partnership efforts.

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Aug 2026
Named a semifinalist in Filene program

Bloom Credit announced it was named a semifinalist in Filene's 2026 program, per a company press release.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

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Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bloom Credit do?
Bloom Credit supplies API-based credit data infrastructure for banks, credit unions and fintechs, including bureau furnishment and credit building.
Who founded Bloom Credit?
Bloom Credit was founded by Corey Kaplan, Matthew Harris.
Who are Bloom Credit's investors?
Bloom Credit's investors include 500 Global, Connecticut Innovations, Flucas Ventures, Kindred Ventures.
How much funding has Bloom Credit raised?
Bloom Credit has disclosed $13M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.