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March 8, 2015 @ 9:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender SoFi (or Social Finance) may receive a $3.5 billion market valuation later this year in an initial public offering (IPO).  SoFi is a direct lender that got its start in the student loan refinancing sector but has since expanded its credit… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The largest social networking site in China RenRen is at it again and they are investing this time in Sindeo – a mortgage marketplace that seeks to fix the broken mortgage loan system. RenRen has been playing a growing role in funding fintech as they expand… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, a unique peer to peer lending platform, has announced a significant $200 million investment in a Series D funding round led by Third Point Ventures. Company valuation was not disclosed in the announcement. Goldman Sachs acted as sole placement agent for the funding round…. Read More

January 22, 2015 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, an innovative funding platform that has pushed aggressively to tackle the world of student loans, is preparing to offer $313,800,000 in asset backed notes.  The securities will be secured by private student loans. DBRS has assigned a provisional rating of AA to the Class… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 9:33 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

  As far as the peer-to-peer or marketplace lending industry is concerned, 2014 ended with a bang and not a whimper as Lending Club, the leading online lender, completed its initial public offering. On December 10, 2014 the Lending Club offering went effective, and ultimately… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi has had big year, according to co-founder and CEO Mike Cagney.  The funding platform is now the largest student loan refinancing company today.  Closing the year out, SoFI has facilitated more than $1.3 billion in loans for over 15,500 borrowers. The peer to peer… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 9:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lending Platform Achieves “A” Rating from S&P and “A2” from Moody’s Social Finance or “SoFi”, a leader in P2P or marketplace lending, today closed a $303 million+ securitization of refinanced student loans for graduate borrowers. The senior notes were rated “A” by… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 7:47 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Last week’s American Banker P2P Lending and Investing Conference held in New York City (October 6-7) attracted over 375 bankers, investors, platforms and service providers. The sheer fact that a storied institution founded in 1863 and dedicated to the traditional banking industry facilitated such a… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Kayla Tausche talks peer to peer lending and specifically the success of SoFi in a brief segment on CNBC.  The discussion was coordinated alongside SoFi’s announcement they were moving into the Mortgage market – thus expanding their offerings from refinancing student loans.  Kayla calls SoFi… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lender Extends Product Line to Offer Mortgages. SoFi (or Social Finance), a leading peer to peer lending, has surpassed $1 billion in funded loans.  The site now claims to be the fastest P2P lender to reach this milestone. SoFi is the largest… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to multiple reports, peer-to-peer lender SoFi, a San Francisco startup, has received a landmark rating on the senior portion of a $270 million P2P deal. S&P and DBRS have assigned a single A rating according to the FT. Mike Cagney, CEO of SoFi was… Read More

May 11, 2014 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Social Finance, or SoFi, has refinanced more than half a billion dollars in student loans. The peer to peer lender has grown by nearly 800% to more than 550 universities. “We’re making a significant impact on the student debt burden,” said Mike Cagney, CEO of… Read More