Both Klarna's monthly financing loans and the Klarna Card are legally issued by WebBank, a Utah-chartered bank — Klarna itself is not the lender or card issuer, which affects your legal rights and which entity is responsible for your credit account.
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This provision identifies the actual credit issuer and establishes the institutional structure for lending services. WebBank, not Klarna, serves as the lender responsible for credit decisions, underwriting, and loan administration, which affects which entity holds the credit relationship and regulatory obligations.
Your financing loan and Klarna Card are issued by WebBank, not Klarna — this means your primary contractual relationship for credit is with a bank you may not have knowingly chosen, and disputes must ultimately be directed to or through WebBank's regulatory framework.
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"Monthly financing through Klarna issued by WebBank. All loans subject to credit approval. The Klarna Card is issued by WebBank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.Excerpt from Klarna's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: WebBank is an FDIC-insured, Utah state-chartered industrial bank supervised by the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the FDIC.
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This provision identifies the actual credit issuer and establishes the institutional structure for lending services. WebBank, not Klarna, serves as the lender responsible for credit decisions, underwriting, and loan administration, which affects which entity holds the credit relationship and regulatory obligations.
Your financing loan and Klarna Card are issued by WebBank, not Klarna — this means your primary contractual relationship for credit is with a bank you may not have knowingly chosen, and disputes must ultimately be directed to or through WebBank's regulatory framework.
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