Atlanticus Holdings Corporation, through subsidiary Mercury Financial, LLC, completed the sale and assignment of the MERCURY word mark and certain related intellectual property rights to an unaffiliated third party on September 30, 2026, for $27.5 million in cash. The sale did not include the associated consumer credit card receivables, which remain with Atlanticus. The purchaser granted Mercury Financial a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to solicit new credit card consumers using the brand on behalf of its bank partner for 12 months following the sale. For up to five additional years thereafter, Mercury Financial may use the brand to service legacy accounts and meet continuing operational, legal and regulatory obligations.
Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (ATLC) has completed the sale of its CAR Auto Finance operations to an unaffiliated third party. CAR represented 100% of Atlanticus’s Auto Finance segment, and the company will no longer operate an Auto Finance segment following this transaction. Total consideration was approximately $71.2 million, including $56.2 million in cash and a $15.0 million seller note, and about 154 CAR team members are transitioning to the buyer. Management states that the sale strengthens the balance sheet and will allow greater focus of capital and management resources on consumer credit products where Atlanticus sees long-term value creation and growth opportunities. Atlanticus expects to use the cash proceeds to reduce debt and invest in higher-growth product lines.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp executive Mitchell Saunders, Chief Accounting Officer, reported a bona fide gift of 1,500 shares of common stock on 2026-08-14. The filing notes these shares were donated to a public charity. After this charitable transfer, Saunders directly holds 44,773 common shares.
Wellington Management Group LLP and related entities report beneficial ownership of Atlanticus Holdings Corporation common stock below the 5 percent threshold. The group, through its investment adviser subsidiaries, reports beneficial ownership of 522,642 shares, representing 3.46% of the outstanding common stock.
Wellington entities report no sole voting or dispositive power, with 395,738 shares subject to shared voting power and 522,642 shares subject to shared dispositive power. The shares are owned of record by advisory clients of the Wellington investment advisers, which have the right to receive dividends and sale proceeds. No single client is known to hold more than five percent of this class.
Atlanticus Holdings Corporation reported higher revenue and earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Total revenue and other income were $1,423,912 thousand, compared with $739,329 thousand a year earlier, driven mainly by consumer loan growth in the Credit as a Service (CaaS) segment.
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the first half of 2026 was $89,278 thousand versus $56,297 thousand, with diluted EPS of $4.74 compared with $3.00. In the second quarter, net income attributable to common shareholders was $47,411 thousand on revenue and other income of $744,323 thousand, up from $28,351 thousand on $394,163 thousand a year earlier.
As of June 30, 2026, total assets were $7,491,770 thousand, including $6,658,748 thousand of loans at fair value and $77,731 thousand of loans at amortized cost. Total equity was $697,476 thousand, and operating cash flow for the first half of 2026 was $563,272 thousand.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp director Blake Paulson received a stock grant. On May 18, 2026, he acquired 1,050 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award at no cash price per share. These shares will vest in two equal installments on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date.
Following this grant, Paulson directly holds 1,050 common shares, reflecting this compensation-related award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Dickerson William Brinkley reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp director William Brinkley Dickerson received a grant of 1,050 shares of common stock as restricted stock compensation. The award was granted at no cash cost and will vest in two equal installments on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date. Following this grant, he directly holds 1,050 shares of Atlanticus common stock.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp's major holders, led by David G. Hanna, filed Amendment No. 6 to a Schedule 13D to update their ownership and recent activity. The amendment reports that Hanna beneficially owns 8,047,464 shares, or 42.1% of the common stock, including direct holdings and shares held through Dove Ventures, DKH Capital and Rainbow Trust.
The filing details small open-market sales by Hanna totaling 25,000 shares in late June and early July 2026, donations by DKH of 110,000 shares to a public charity, a 1,000‑share option exercise, and Hanna’s inheritance of 19,960 shares. It also reiterates the terms of Dove’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into common shares and carries a 6% cumulative dividend and a $100 per‑share liquidation preference.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp Chief Financial Officer William McCamey reported an open‑market sale of 10,000 shares of common stock. The sale occurred on June 30, 2026 at a weighted average price of $103.01 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $103.00 to $103.50.
Following the transaction, McCamey directly holds 127,410 Atlanticus shares. The filing also reports indirect ownership of 18,000 shares held by his spouse and 585,016 shares held through an LLC, indicating that the sale represents a relatively small portion of his overall reported holdings.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp President & CEO Howard Jeffrey A. reported an open-market sale of 10,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $103.01 per share. After the transaction, he directly holds 663,265 shares, so the sale represents a small portion of his overall position.
The shares were sold in multiple trades between $103.00 and $103.50 per share, with the weighted average reported in the filing.