Key Takeaways
- Mark Brenner brings decades of experience in the private U.S. student loan market, offering a rare insider view into this misunderstood credit class.
- Private student loans are gaining traction with institutional investors, driven by attractive yields, legal enforceability, and borrower motivation.
- Trump’s re-election is expected to trigger aggressive federal loan collections, indirectly fuelling defaults—and opportunity—in the private loan space.
- Alt Lending is purpose-built for this market shift, with infrastructure to acquire, restructure, and season distressed portfolios.
- Kingsbury & Partners' partnership with Alt Lending provides investors with structured, asset-backed access to this high-yield, scalable opportunity.
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Understanding Alt Lending
This is the first in a series where we speak to the leadership team and key stakeholder of Alt Lending, a specialist lender in US student loan refinancing. Recently Kingsbury & Partners and Alt Lending announced a partnership for a $15M private credit issuance to support the acquisition and servicing of a portfolio of distressed, delinquent and defaulted private US student loans.
In this episode we speak to Mark Brenner, Chief Executive Officer of Alt Lending where we discuss:
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Mark's background and experience in the private US student loan market
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The growing awareness of private US student loans as an asset class.
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The reasons for the recent entry of institutional heavyweights into the sector
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The impact of Trump's recent election
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How Alt Lending is correctly positioned
For more about our partnership with Alt Lending visit: Expanding Opportunities: Our Latest Partnership with Alt Lending
Disclaimer: This video has been prepared for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, offer or recommendation to engage in financial services of any kind.
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