NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Upstart Securitization Trust 2017-1 (“UPST 2017-1”). This is a $163.107 million consumer loan ABS transaction that is expected to close on June 21, 2017. This transaction is Upstart Network, Inc.’s (“Upstart” or the “Company”) first securitization of prime and near prime unsecured consumer loans. The loans are facilitated by Upstart’s proprietary models supporting an online