Best Egg and Column Announce New Lending Partnership to Support Personal Loan Growth

WILMINGTON, Del., June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Egg, a leading fintech that drives financial confidence, announced a new lending partnership with Column, a nationally chartered bank built to enable developers and builders to create new financial products.

Under this agreement, Column will serve as a bank partner and provide funding for Best Egg's secured and unsecured personal loans. The additional funding will support Best Egg's continued growth and expand access to the company's flexible lending solutions.

"As the fintech landscape continues to evolve, success depends on building partnerships that are both forward-thinking and operationally strong," said Bobby Ritterbeck, President at Best Egg. "Column's modern infrastructure and shared commitment to innovation make them an ideal partner as we continue scaling our lending solutions—especially for customers with limited savings who need access to reliable, flexible products."

Column brings a modern approach to regulated banking, offering purpose-built infrastructure designed to meet the needs of today's leading fintech innovators, combined with a strong balance sheet to support partner growth. As a nationally chartered bank and direct participant in the Federal Reserve System, Column enables efficient, scalable solutions across lending, payments, and deposit operations.

"Best Egg pairs disciplined underwriting with a clear mission to serve everyday customers," said Brian Fishbein, Chief Investment Officer at Column. "That combination of rigor and purpose is already driving huge growth, and makes them a natural and exciting fit for Column's scalable banking infrastructure."

Since its inception, Best Egg has delivered more than $30 billion in consumer loans and continues to expand its partnerships to strengthen its lending ecosystem and offer flexible solutions to customers, specifically designed for those living with limited savings.

About Best Egg
Best Egg is a leading fintech that drives financial confidence, providing flexible solutions to help people with limited savings adapt to their changing needs. Best Egg supports customers through a growing suite of personal loans and financial health tools. Leveraging real-time customer insights and data engineering, Best Egg gives more people access to the resources they need to be money confident. For more information, visit www.bestegg.com.

About Column
Column N.A., Member FDIC, is a nationally chartered bank that provides regulated financial infrastructure for companies innovating in financial services. Founded in 2019 by Plaid co-founder William Hockey, Column serves as the backbone for modern financial products and powers the world's most sophisticated fintechs, including Brex, Bilt, Wise, Mercury, Nium, and more. With a custom-built banking core, ledger, data model, and direct connection to the Federal Reserve, Column eliminates the inefficiencies of legacy banks and middleware — creating a faster and more reliable banking platform. Beyond payments and accounts, Column enables national lending and credit products, powering API-based loan-origination partnerships and deploying its balance sheet to fund lenders through debt financing and loan purchases.

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Best Egg
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Elspeth Huyett, Senior Account Executive
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Sean Satterthwaite, Communications
Column
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SOURCE Best Egg