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What is Happen Bank and what do we do?

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Happen Bank is the only full-spectrum financial technology (fintech) marketplace bank and the first public US neobank. We offer consumer and commercial loan products for every credit bracket and a full suite of deposit products designed to help you keep more of the money you earn and earn more on what you keep.

We're transforming the banking industry to make it more transparent, efficient, and customer-friendly. For more details, read about Happen Bank’s acquisition of Radius Bank.

How Happen Bank is regulated

All loans are made by Happen Bank, N.A., which operates under federal banking law. Happen Bank is FDIC-insured and is subject to consumer lending regulations, including the Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

No application or broker fees

Applying for a Happen Bank loan is absolutely free, and no loan broker or other service is authorized to charge a fee on our behalf. We'll never ask you to pay any type of up-front application fee or other advance payment to apply for a loan.

If someone else asks you for a broker or application fee, please call 888-596-3157 so we can investigate. We’re here Monday – Friday from 5 am – 5 pm, and Saturday from 8 am – 5 pm Pacific Time.

Depending on the type of loan you want, you may pay a fee when your loan is issued. See the articles below to learn more about rates and fees.

Why you pay lower rates

When you apply for a Happen Bank loan, you benefit from an efficient, streamlined process that reduces administrative costs. We pass these savings on to you in the form of a lower annual percentage rate (APR) than the average credit card1 and a faster turnaround time on your loan.

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  • 1Between April 2026 and June 2026, on average, the APR for a Happen Personal Loan was 18.40% with an origination fee of 6% and a principal amount of $15,262 for loans with term lengths of 36 months, based on current credit criteria and an analysis of historical borrower data. Between January 2026 and March 2026, the average APR for credit cards was 21.00%, according to publicly available information published by Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Board - Consumer Credit - G.19 If a borrower pays off a credit card balance of $14,346 with an APR of 21.00% over 36 equal monthly payments, the borrower will pay $5,112 in total finance charges. If the borrower obtains a Personal Loan with a term of 36 months and an amount financed of $14,346 (principal amount of $15,262 with an origination fee of $916 )at 18.40% APR, the borrower’s monthly payment will be $522 and the borrower will pay $4,429 in total finance charges over the term of the loan, a savings of $682 as compared to the average credit card finance charges over the same 36-month term for Happen Personal Loan borrowers with average credit scores.


For Personal Loans, APR ranges from 5.96% APR to 35.96% APR and origination/processing fee ranges from 0.00% to 8.00% of the loan amount. APRs and origination/processing fees are determined at the time of application. The lowest APR may be available to borrowers with excellent credit, subject to additional factors including, but not limited to, loan amount, loan term, and sufficient investor commitment. Advertised rates and fees are valid as of July 06, 2026, are subject to change without notice, and may not be available for all Personal Loan products and/or through all application channels or platforms.

A representative example of payment terms for a Personal Loan is as follows: a borrower receives a loan of $15,262 for a term of 36 months, with an interest rate of 13.99% and a 6% origination fee of $916, for an APR of 18.40%. In this example, the borrower will receive $14,346 and will make 36 monthly payments of $522. Loan amounts range from $1,000 to $75,000 and loan term lengths range from 24 months to 84 months. Some amounts, rates, and term lengths may be unavailable in certain states, and may not be available for all Personal Loan products and/or through all application channels or platforms.

Credit eligibility is not guaranteed. APR and other credit terms depend upon credit score and other key financing characteristics, including but not limited to the amount financed, loan term length, and credit usage and history.

Unless otherwise specified, all credit and deposit products are provided by Happen Bank, N.A., Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender (“Happen Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Happen, Inc., NMLS ID 167439. Credit products are subject to credit approval and may be subject to sufficient investor commitment. Credit union membership may be required. Deposit products are subject to approval, which may include credit approval. 

Our mailing address is: Happen Bank, N.A., 88 Kearny Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108. 

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