# MeridianLink

> MeridianLink is a California-based financial technology company that builds cloud software helping banks, credit unions, and consumer reporting agencies originate loans, open accounts, and verify credit data. Its flagship platform, MeridianLink One, connects consumer lending, mortgage origination, account opening, data verification, and collections into a single system used by roughly 2,000 financial institutions. Founded in 1998, the company went public on the NYSE in 2021 and was taken private by Centerbridge Partners in a roughly $2 billion deal completed in October 2025.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Costa Mesa, California, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Streckel (Co-founder (approximate)), Alan Higginson (Co-founder (approximate)), Doug Glidden (Co-founder (approximate))
- **Team size:** ~620-690 employees
- **Products:** MeridianLink One, MeridianLink Consumer, MeridianLink Mortgage, MeridianLink Opening, MeridianLink Data Verification & Credit
- **Notable:** Grew from web-enabled credit reports in 1998 to a unified digital lending platform serving ~2,000 institutions., Completed IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2021 under ticker MLNK., Scaled revenue from roughly $150 million in 2019 to approximately $330 million by 2025.

## Products & services

- **MeridianLink One** — The company's unified digital lending platform connecting consumer lending, mortgage, account opening, data verification, engagement, and collections into one ecosystem.
- **MeridianLink Consumer** — Cloud-based consumer loan origination system (LOS) for credit cards, HELOCs, home equity, auto, personal, and business loans with automated underwriting and cross-sell.
- **MeridianLink Mortgage** — Scalable digital mortgage loan origination system (formerly LendingQB) covering application through closing.
- **MeridianLink Opening** — Digital account opening software for deposit and consumer accounts across web, mobile, and branch.
- **MeridianLink Data Verification & Credit** — Credit reporting, verification, and consumer data services used by lenders and consumer reporting agencies.
- **MeridianLink Collect** — Collections management software for delinquent and defaulted accounts.
- **MeridianLink Engage** — Marketing automation and personalized borrower engagement tools.
- **MeridianLink Partner Marketplace** — Curated third-party integration marketplace connecting lenders to fintech partners and data providers.

## Achievements

- Grew from web-enabled credit reports in 1998 to a unified digital lending platform serving ~2,000 institutions.
- Completed IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2021 under ticker MLNK.
- Scaled revenue from roughly $150 million in 2019 to approximately $330 million by 2025.
- Acquired by Centerbridge Partners in a ~$2 billion take-private deal in October 2025.
- Built one of the industry's most comprehensive third-party lending partner marketplaces.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Centerbridge Partners completed its acquisition of MeridianLink; shareholders received $20.00 per share in cash and the company went private.
- **2025-10** — Larry Katz assumed the role of CEO, succeeding Nicolaas Vlok.
- **2025-08** — MeridianLink announced agreement to be acquired by Centerbridge Partners for approximately $2 billion; ~$1.4 billion of financing provided by private credit firms.
- **2025-05** — Reported first-quarter 2025 results and set full-year revenue guidance of $326-$334 million.

## Links

- Website: https://meridianlink.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meridianlink
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meridianlink
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MeridianLink
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeridianLinkUS

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Last updated: 2026-07-14