Cognition Financial Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1991

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 262

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 3

Cognition Financial General Information

Description

Provider of private student loan services. The company works with lenders and schools by offering an integrated suite of outsourced services for private student loans, including underwriting, loan origination, and portfolio risk management.

Contact Information

Website
cognitionfinancial.com
Formerly Known As
The First Marblehead
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Primary Industry
Specialized Finance
Parent Company
FP Resources
Primary Office
  • 200 Clarendon Street, 3rd Floor
  • Boston, MA 02116
  • United States
+1 (866) 000-0000

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Cognition Financial Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Cognition Financial Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Boston, MA
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Cognition Financial Competitors (2)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Central One Federal Credit Union Corporation
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Cognition Financial Patents

  • 1

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 000

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Cognition Financial Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20090006245-A1 Method and system for administering linked loans Inactive 26-Jun-2007 000000000

Cognition Financial Executive Team (11)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Seth Gelber President
Kevin Kerrigan Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Finance
Gaurav Agarwal Chief Credit Officer & Executive Vice President
Grant Butler Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President
Peter Tarr JD Chairman & General Counsel
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Cognition Financial Board Members (2)

Name Representing Role Since
00000 0000 00 Cognition Financial Chairman & General Counsel 000 0000
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Cognition Financial Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Cognition Financial Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Cognition Financial Acquisitions (3)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Cology 19-Oct-2012 0000000000 00.00 Other Financial Services 0000000 0
Tuition Management Systems 03-Jan-2011 0000000000 000.00 Financial Software 000000 00
Union Federal Savings Bank 30-Aug-2006 Merger/Acquisition Regional Banks
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Cognition Financial Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Cology 19-Oct-2012 000000000000000000 00.00 Completed
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Tuition Management Systems 03-Jan-2011 Merger/Acquisition 000.00 Completed
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