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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers, provided a performance update. The following tables present the Company’s net loss rate and delinquency rate for the periods indicated:
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial® Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH) (“Bread Financial” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has authorized a new plan to repurchase up to $200 million of shares of its common stock. There is no expiration date for the repurchase plan.
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A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the major indices rebounded, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered dovish remarks at the much-awaited Jackson Hole symposium. Powell suggested that with inflation risks moderating and unemployment remaining low, the Federal Reserve might consider a shift in its monetary policy stance, including potential interest rate cuts. This outlook eased market concerns about prolonged high interest rates and their impact on economic growth. The prospect of lower borrowing costs bolstered investor confidence, particularly in sectors that have lagged, leading to a broad rally across the market.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH) (“Bread Financial” or the “Company”) announced that its previously announced cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) described in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 24, 2025 (as amended, the “Offer to Purchase”) expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 21, 2025 (the “Expiration Date”). The following table sets forth the total aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.750% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) and the Company’s 8.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Subordinated Notes due 2035 (the “2035 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes, the “Notes”) validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the Tender Offers.
Financial firms serve as the backbone of the economy, providing essential services from lending and investment management to risk management and payment processing. But uncertainty about fiscal and monetary policy has tempered enthusiasm,
limiting the industry's gains to 2.2% over the past six months.
This return lagged the S&P 500's 4.7% climb.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers, provided a performance update. The following tables present the Company’s net loss rate and delinquency rate for the periods indicated:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH) (“Bread Financial” or the “Company”) announced that as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 6, 2025 (the “Early Participation Date”), pursuant to and in accordance with its previously announced cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) described in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 24, 2025 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase”), $28,402,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.750% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) and $121,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 8.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Subordinated Notes due 2035 (the “2035 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes, the “Notes”) had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) on or prior to the Early Participation Date and such Notes are expected to be accepted for purchase for Total Consideration (as defined below) (excluding accrued interest payable) of $1,070 for each $1,000 principal amount of the 2029 Notes and $1,025 for each $1,000 principal amount of the 2035 Notes. Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Company anticipates that settlement of such Notes will occur on August 11, 2025 (the “Early Payment Date”).
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers, provided a performance update. The following tables present the Company’s net loss rate and delinquency rate for the periods indicated:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bread Financial® Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, flexible payment, lending and saving solutions, today announced its second quarter 2025 financial results. All earnings-related materials are now available at the company’s investor relations website, here.
