Late Fees

topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes

Founder's Journal Sourcery the a16z Podcast 20VC

4 statements about Late Fees, every show

a16z Disclosure
Levchin: Affirm will never charge late fees or use deferred interest
“There will never be an asterisk on a firm zero. That, that is the origin story of why we don't charge late fees, we don't do deferred interest, all the sort of gimmicks and gotchas that the industry loves to throw at people.”
Max Levchin Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 41:50 Why AI Agents Could Finally Reinvent the Credit Card
SOURCERY Assertion Not checkable as stated
Most US Banks Derive Disproportionate Income From Late Fees
“I never looked in a little while, but majority of American banks derive a disproportionate percentage of their income from late fees”
Max Levchin Apr 13, 2026 ▶ 54:01 Max Levchin: “The Net IQ of the World Is About to Go Up 50 Points” · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
20VC Insight
Levchin: Companies shouldn't build profit models on late fee increases
“People should not be building their profit models based on I'll just raise the amount of late fee.”
Max Levchin Feb 5, 2025 ▶ 44:50 Max Levchin, Founder & CEO @ Affirm:The Biggest Surprise Scaling to $18.7BN Market Cap · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
FOUNDER'S JOURNAL Assertion Supported
Blockbuster Made $800M in Late Fees in 2000
“In 2000, Blockbuster said it made eight hundred million dollars in late fees, or 16% of its revenue.”
Alex Lieberman Mar 4, 2024 ▶ 13:04 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy

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