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Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. reports developments across its U.S. consumer finance business, including private label and co-brand credit cards, pay-over-time products, general purpose credit cards and savings products. Company updates commonly cover partner card programs across retail and consumer categories, quarterly results, credit performance metrics such as net principal loss and delinquency rates, and earnings conference materials.
News also includes capital and shareholder actions, including dividends on common and preferred stock, share repurchase authorizations, and preferred stock or depositary share financing activity. Bread Financial’s recurring disclosures emphasize loan balances, credit quality, consumer payment activity, bank subsidiary funding considerations, and board-authorized capital returns.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) released a June 30, 2026 performance update focused on credit metrics. For the month, end-of-period credit card and other loans were $18.48 billion, with average loans of $18.36 billion, up 4.1% year over year. Net principal losses were $104 million, reflecting a net principal loss rate of 6.88%. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, average loans were $18.20 billion, up 2.9% year over year, with net principal losses of $317 million and a 6.98% net principal loss rate.
As of June 30, 2026, 30+ day delinquencies on principal were $859 million versus $922 million a year earlier, while period-end loans were $16.36 billion versus $16.10 billion. The reported delinquency rate declined to 5.25% from 5.73% year over year.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) announced that its second quarter 2026 financial results are available on its investor relations website as of July 23, 2026. Earnings-related materials, including detailed financial information, can be accessed online.
President and CEO Ralph Andretta and CFO Perry Beberman will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today to discuss the results, with live access and replay links provided via the investor relations site. Bread Financial highlights its tech-forward payment, lending and savings solutions for U.S. consumers and notes it is marking 30 years of success in 2026.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) announced that its Board declared third-quarter 2026 quarterly cash dividends on preferred and common stock. Series A preferred (BFH-PrA) will pay $21.56 per share (or $0.539 per depositary share), and Series B preferred (BFH-PrB) will pay $30.32 per share (or $0.758 per depositary share). The Board also declared a $0.23 per share quarterly cash dividend on common stock. All dividends are payable on September 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 31, 2026, according to Bread Financial.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) announced changes in its commercial leadership, with Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Valerie (Val) Greer choosing to retire after nearly four decades in financial services. She is credited with expanding the product suite, marketing, digital and customer experience functions, and strengthening partner relationships since joining in 2020.
Greer will remain with Bread Financial through February 2027 to support a smooth transition. Dennis McCarthy will be promoted in early September to Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, joining the executive leadership team and reporting to President and CEO Ralph Andretta.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) will hold its second quarter 2026 earnings conference call on Thursday, Jul. 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The webcast, registration links, and accompanying slides will be available on the company’s investor relations website, with an archived replay accessible afterward.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) released a May 2026 performance update highlighting credit card and other loan metrics. Average loans were $18.169 billion, up 2.6% year over year, with end-of-period loans at $18.363 billion.
Net principal losses were $108 million with a 6.98% net principal loss rate, compared with $120 million and 7.97% a year earlier. As of May 31, 2026, 30+ day delinquencies were $853 million on $16.287 billion of loans, for a 5.24% delinquency rate versus 5.71% in May 2025.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) will participate in the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference on Wednesday, June 10. EVP and CFO Perry Beberman will join a fireside chat at 10:30 a.m. ET, available via live webcast and 90-day replay on the investor relations website.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) released its 2025 Sustainability Report, its 13th annual report, marking its 30th anniversary. The report details progress embedding sustainability across governance, customers, associates, communities and the environment.
Highlights include credit rating upgrades from Moody’s and Fitch, $14.1 million in charitable contributions, a 14% rise in associate volunteer hours, a 7-point increase in paperless billing adoption, and 86% of associates reporting a sense of belonging.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) reported April 2026 credit performance metrics. Average credit card and other loans were $18.1 billion, up 2.0% year over year, with end-of-period loans at $18.1 billion.
Net principal losses were $105 million versus $114 million a year earlier, for a 7.09% net principal loss rate compared with 7.85% in April 2025. The delinquency rate improved to 5.34% on $859 million of 30+ day delinquencies, versus 5.73% on $933 million in April 2025.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) priced an underwritten public offering of 4,800,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in its 8.875% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, with a $25 liquidation preference per Depositary Share.
The underwriters have a 30‑day option to purchase up to an additional 720,000 depositary shares. Closing is expected May 12, 2026, and net proceeds are expected to be approximately $115,320,000 (assuming no exercise of the option). The company intends to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, possibly including loans to Comenity Capital Bank and share repurchases.