# Sunlight Financial

> Sunlight Financial connects US home improvement contractors and their homeowner customers with third-party lenders. Its Orange and Tangerine platforms bring credit applications, approvals, documents, and funding into the sales process. Founded in 2014, the business emerged from Chapter 11 in December 2023 under new ownership and now markets financing across roofing, HVAC, remodeling, solar, and other home upgrades.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Charlotte, United States
- **Founders:** Neil Auerbach (Co-founder; former chairman; Hudson Sustainable Group principal), Wilson Chang (Co-founder; former director; Hudson Sustainable Group principal)
- **Products:** Orange®, Tangerine™, IGS Solar lease integration
- **Notable:** Orange launched in the first quarter of 2018., Completed a SPAC business combination in July 2021., Completed Chapter 11 restructuring in December 2023.

## Products & services

- **Orange®** — Contractor sales and financing portal with credit applications, electronic documents, payment tools, pipeline reporting, and funding management. Launched in Q1 2018.
- **Tangerine™** — Home improvement financing marketed to small and medium-sized contractors, with no dealer fees, QR/text applications, advertised eligibility down to 600 FICO, and terms up to 15 years. Launch year unverified.
- **IGS Solar lease integration** — Lease and loan comparison inside Orange; a pilot was announced for April 2024 with expansion planned in select states.

## Achievements

- Orange launched in the first quarter of 2018.
- Completed a SPAC business combination in July 2021.
- Completed Chapter 11 restructuring in December 2023.
- With Cross River, announced sale of approximately USD 300 million in solar loan assets in January 2024.
- Current homepage reports more than USD 12 billion in cumulative funded loans.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published guidance on integrating financing throughout contractor sales, from discovery calls to invoices.
- **2025-07** — Artemis announced an integration with Sunlight financing for solar proposals and applications.
- **2025-01** — A federal court remanded Minnesota’s solar-lending consumer-protection case to Hennepin County District Court; the order did not adjudicate the underlying allegations.
- **2024-04** — Announced the IGS Solar lease-and-loan pilot in Orange.

## Links

- Website: https://sunlightfinancial.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sunlight-financial/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SunlightLoans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunlightfinancial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunlightFinancial/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25