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Financial Freedom

Feb. 12, 2024, 1:30 ET

AADR Announces Board Appointments to Drive Strategic Advancements in Debt Resolution Industry 

We are proud to announce Lori L. Lasher, Executive Vice President at JG Wentworth, brings her 39 years of legal expertise to the AADR Executive Board. Prior to joining JG Wentworth in 2018, she was a Partner at Reed Smith LLP. In her current role with us, she oversees legal, compliance, and governance matters. Lori is also actively engaged in philanthropy, serving as a Trustee of Project Home, which provides affordable housing and other opportunities to formerly homeless persons and families.

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Jan. 29, 2024, 1:30 ET

Gradient Racing Forced to Abandon the Rolex 24 Just Over the Halfway Mark 

The 62nd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona began as a promising event for Gradient Racing, as the team took the green flag from the second row thanks to a stellar qualifying performance from Pro-driver Katherine Legge. However, it evolved into a what-might-have-been scenario as the #66 JG Wentworth Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 was forced to retire with just over nine and a half hours remaining in the race as a result of an electrical system issue.

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Jan. 23, 2024, 1:30 ET

Gradient Racing Will Start the Rolex 24 From the Second Row! 

Gradient Racing and Pro-driver Katherine Legge have secured an impressive 3rd place result in the GTD Class during the Qualifying session ahead of the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona. Legge's exceptional skills behind the wheel of the JG Wentworth Acura NSX GT3 Evo22, combined with optimal weather conditions, have set the stage for a promising race.

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December 8, 2023, 1:30 ET

Gradient Racing Confirms 2024 Driver Line-Up in GTD Class 

Gradient Racing is pleased to unveil their complete 2024 driver line-up competing in the upcoming season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge will be returning for their second consecutive year as full-season teammates, accompanied by Tatiana Calderón for the five Michelin Endurance Cup events, with Stevan McAleer joining the team for the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

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September 15, 2023, 1:30 ET

IMS Preview: A Chance to Make History 

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in May, as Spring gave way to Summer, Katherine Legge rolled her Dallara DW12 IndyCar out of pit lane in an attempt to make the 33-car field for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500. Four laps later, not only had she made the race but she had also made history as the fastest woman to ever lap the daunting 2.5 mile super speedway. Her fastest single-lap record now stands at an astonishing 231.627 mph.

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August 31, 2023, 1:30 ET

Gradient Racing Secures Top-10 Finish in Virginia Heat 

Gradient Racing added a sixth top-10 finish of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in a hot and gruelling Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday. Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge drove an ultra-consistent race across two hours and 40 minutes of action at Virginia International Raceway aboard the #66 JG Wentworth HPD Acura NSX GT3 Evo 22.

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June 9th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Names Kim Banks as Chief Accounting Officer 

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announces it has appointed Kim Banks as Chief Accounting Officer effective March 2023.

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May 29th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Sponsored Driver Katherine Legge Competes as Only Woman in her First Indianapolis 500 in a Decade   

British Race Car racer Katherine Legge returned to the Indianapolis 500 after a decade to compete as the only female driver on the track.

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May 16th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Adds Top Tier Talent to Development Team with new VP of Front-End Engineering  

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announces it has appointed Jason Yin as Vice President of Front-End Engineering.

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May 12th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Sponsored IMSA Racing Team to compete at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California 

Industry-leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announced today that race car drivers Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge, who are contesting the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GTD (Grand Touring Daytona) class aboard the JG Wentworth-backed No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 will be competing at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2023 IMSA Motul Course de Monterey powered by Hyundai N this Saturday, May 13th in Salinas, California.   

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Apr 18th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Bolsters its Executive Team with Two Key Leaders

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announces it has appointed Megan MacDonald as Chief Strategy Officer and has promoted Megan Parzych to Chief Customer Acquisition Officer. 

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Apr 3rd, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Earns Top Workplace in Philadelphia    

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth is proud to announce that it has been named as one of the Top Workplaces in Philadelphia by The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

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Mar 15th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Sponsored IMSA Racing Team to Compete at Sebring International Raceway   

Industry-leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announced today that race car drivers Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge, who are contesting the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GTD (Grand Touring Daytona) class aboard the JG Wentworth-backed No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 will be competing at the 71st annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway in south-central Florida this week.   

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Mar 8th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Adds Rohit Mittal as Senior Vice President of and General Manager of Lending   

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announced today that after its recent acquisition of Stilt Inc., it is appointing Stilt co-founder and ex-CEO Rohit Mittal as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Lending division of The JG Wentworth Company effective December 1, 2022.  

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Feb 9th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Adds Doreen Ghusar as Vice President of Compliance  

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announced today that after its recent acquisition of Silt Inc., it is appointing ex-Stilt Head of Compliance Doreen Ghusar as Vice President of Compliance of The JG Wentworth Company.  

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Feb 7th, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Appoints Timothy Yu as Vice President of Pricing 

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth, that helps consumers experiencing financial hardship or who need access to cash, announced today that it is appointing Timothy Yu as Vice President of Pricing effective October 10th, 2022.  

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Feb 2, 2023, 12:30 ET

JG Wentworth Appoints Abhishek Gupta as Vice President of Consumer Loan Underwriting

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth, that helps consumers experiencing financial hardship or who need access to cash, announced today that it is appointing Abhishek Gupta as Vice President of Consumer Loan Underwriting effective November 16th, 2022. 

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Jan 27, 2023, 1:30 ET

JG Wentworth Adds Priyank Singh as Chief Technology Officer  

Industry leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announced today that after its recent acquisition Stilt Inc., it is appointing Stilt co-founder and ex-CTO Priyank Singh as Chief Technology Officer of The JG Wentworth Company, effective December 1st, 2022.

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Jan 23, 2023, 12:30 ET

JG Wentworth Sponsors 2023 IMSA Racing Team  

Industry-leading consumer financial services company JG Wentworth announced today that they are sponsoring 2023 IMSA race​ ​car drivers Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge, who are contesting the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GTD (Grand Touring Daytona) class aboard the JG Wentworth-backed No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. They will be part of team Gradient Racing’s first full season of the championship competition and the 53rd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

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Dec 05, 2022, 12:05 ET

JG Wentworth Acquires Fintech Lending Platform from Stilt Inc.

JG Wentworth is pleased to announce that it has acquired the digital lending platform from Stilt Inc., a San Francisco-based fintech and personal loan lender. Stilt was backed by leading venture capital firms, raised $322 Million in debt and equity to build a powerful end-to-end digital lending and servicing platform.

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Sep 26, 2022, 12:33 ET

JG Wentworth appoints Emre Sahingur to Chief Credit Officer Role

Sahingur has over 20 years of experience managing credit analytics organizations, establishing industry-leading practices in credit modeling, risk, and predictive analytics. Most recently, Sahingur acted as Senior Vice President of Data Science and Analytics at VantageScore Solutions, where he oversaw the firm's data analytics strategy and the pursuit of new credit assessment capabilities, using alternative data sourcing and machine learning-driven modeling methodologies.

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Mar 21, 2022, 12:00 ET

JG Wentworth Adds Joseph Toms to Its Executive Team, Plans Aggressive Expansion into Consumer Lending

JG Wentworth, the industry leading consumer financial services company that helps consumers experiencing financial hardship or who need access to cash, announced today that fintech lending pioneer Joseph Toms will be joining its executive team as President and Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Toms will lead strategy for the company's portfolio of product offerings.

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