About

Clutch is a digital origination platform built exclusively for credit unions, offering solutions for digital account opening, loan origination, and automated decisioning. The company serves over 150 credit union partners, including institutions such as Golden 1, Suncoast, and Premier America. Its technology portfolio includes products like Fastlane automated decisioning, omnichannel origination, and AI-powered assistants HAL (for lending) and Emma (for collections).

Clutch's platform has demonstrated operational impact for its partners, reporting metrics such as a 50% increase in look-to-book ratios, a 40% reduction in manual reviews and IDV spend, and a 227% increase in deposit accounts in the first week of go-live. For in-branch intake, the platform has reduced approval times from 25 minutes to 3 minutes.

The company has been recognized as one of Deloitte's fastest-growing technology companies and won Best Loan Origination Platform in the 2025 FinTech Breakthrough Awards. Clutch is backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Its stated mission is to transform credit unions into modern fintech lenders serving 130 million Americans.

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