"The fourth quarter rounded out another record year for the company, in which we issued over $3.2 billion in loans, highlighting the critical role we play in providing everyday Canadians access to credit and the support to enhance their ability to gain future access to lower borrowing costs," said David Ingram, goeasy's Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, "In addition we also bolstered our balance sheet with another $200 million of new capital, lifting our total funding capacity to $1.9 billion to support our organic growth plans. With a declining leverage profile, we also repurchased approximately $69 million in shares during and subsequent to quarter-end," Mr. Ingram continued, "We are proud to have met or exceeded all of our full year forecasts for 2024 and are excited to introduce our new outlook, which includes scaling the loan portfolio to between $7 billion and $8 billion by the end of 2027.