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Founded in 2014, College Ave (College Ave Student Loans) is a private student loan company based in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Submission declined on 4 December 2025 by Pythoncoder (talk).
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Declined by Pythoncoder 4 months ago.LLM-generated pages with the below issues may be deleted without notice. These tools are prone to specific issues that violate our policies:
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Comment: Thank you for rewriting the article text, but right now, almost all sources here are primary (including company websites and press releases) or routine. See WP:42 for a quick guide on what sources are needed to prove notability. —pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 16:05, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Joseph DePaulo: Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
- Timothy Staley: Co-Founder, President
| Founded | 2014 |
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| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware , United States |
Key people |
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| Products | Private Student Loans, Student Loan Refinancing, College Planning Tools |
| Website | https://collegeave.com |
History
College Ave was co-founded in 2014 by Joseph DePaulo and Timothy Staley, both former executives at Sallie Mae.[1][2][3]
In September 2022, College Ave announced that Thrivent, a Fortune 500 diversified financial services organization, became its new majority shareholder.[4][5]
As of 2022, College Ave was the third-largest private student loan lender in the United States, originating and servicing more than $1 billion in student loans annually.[6][7]
The company has completed multiple securitizations to fund its loan operations. In March 2021, College Ave completed a $385 million securitization of private student loans.[8][9]
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