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July 7, 2017 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform SoFi announced this week it has teamed up with Alaska Air to help its new members save money on student loans while also earning extra summer travel points. The online lender revealed the exciting news through its Twitter on Thursday: We’ve partnered… Read More

June 20, 2017 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The  Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), a lobbying group representing small banks, wants to put the Kibosh on SoFi offering banking services in the US. As was recently reported, SoFi has applied for a Charter as it seeks to broaden its services to a far wider audience…. Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform SoFi recently announced it has formed a partnership with airline company JetBlue to help customers manage their student loans while also earning travel rewards. The companies claimed this is the first partnership between a direct lender for student loans and an airliner…. Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

As expected, SoFi has announced wide availability of SoFi Wealth. The financial advisory platform is described as a low-cost online wealth management platform that combines an online and mobile interface with unlimited access to live, licensed financial advisors. SoFi, an iconoclastic Fintech Unicorn, is combining… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi Chief Operating Officer Joanne Bradford was back visiting with CNBC today. Bradford addressed several topics including the recent cyber attack that has public and private entities running for cover around the world. SoFi has not been impacted by the digital attack and Bradford was… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 6:28 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi has decided to become a bank. The Fintech firm that has spent so much time telling the world they were not a bank has decided to join the ranks of their erstwhile adversaries and apply for a bank charter. If you can’t beat-em, join-em…. Read More

May 10, 2017 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) announced on Tuesday it has assigned preliminary ratings to one class of notes issued by SoFi Consumer Loan Program 2017-3 LLC (“SCLP 2017-3”). According to the firm,  this was a $530 million consumer loan ABS transaction that is closing on… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Reporting and analytics fintech platform dv01 announced on Monday it has formed a reporting partnership with peer-to-peer lending platform SoFi. According to dv01, this new partnership will allow institutional investors, who use dv01 to conduct analysis on consumer loans and bonds, access to all SoFi securitizations,… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, SoFi announced its weeklong Raise Week campaign, which is described as a week of online education, in-person events, and personal career coaching to help its customers get what they’re truly worth in the workforce. While sharing details about the campaign, which will kick… Read More

April 14, 2017 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Renren (NYSE: RENN), an early investor in the first Fintech unicorn SoFi, recently announced it had sold preferred shares in SoFi to investors on April 4th. The transaction was completed in conjunction with SoFi’s $500 million funding round. Renren is an early investor in SoFi which… Read More

April 13, 2017 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender SoFi recently announced the launch of its new two-step verification feature that will offer users the next level of account protection. The company revealed that two-factor authentication (or 2FA) would provide an additional layer of security to help protect accounts from unauthorized access. While sharing… Read More

March 17, 2017 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender SoFi announced on Thursday it has elected Mike Bingle, Steven Freiberg, and Robert L. Joss to its Board of Directors. This news comes just a couple of weeks after the lending platform closed a $500 million funding round led by Silver Lake. While sharing… Read More

March 14, 2017 @ 12:08 pm By Spencer Li  |  

One of the fundamental differences between Chinese and US lending platforms can be found just by examining the home pages of their websites. Most, if not all, US platforms’ landing pages are targeted at borrowers and exhibit mainly information around borrowing whereas, on those of… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi (né Social Finance) has closed on a $500 million funding round according to multiple reports. The additional capital will be leveraged for global expansion and the development of new financial services products. SoFi claims the largest Fintech funding ever as SoftBank pumped $1 billion… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with SoFi for a new program to enable community banks to purchase super-prime student loans originated by the online lender. According to Promontory, the program will help community banks gain access to SoFi’s high quality… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Top Online Lender SoFi Acquires Digital Only Bank Zenbanx SoFi has announced the acquisition of Zenbanx, a Delaware-based Fintech firm providing multi-currency mobile banking services in the U.S. and Canada. SoFi revealed it intends to leverage Zenbanx’s platform and underlying technology to expand its growing suite of… Read More

January 22, 2017 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leveraging a common language and an emerging Fintech regulatory realm that is improving, SoFi is poised to enter the mortgage lending market in Australia. First reported in the Financial Review, SoFi, one of the largest online lenders in the US, is prepping to challenge  Aussie… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi expects the online mortgage origination industry to be a big portion of their business. In fact, they expect mortgages to experience the fastest growth of any of their products to date. National Mortgage News shared some comments from SoFi management including Chief Revenue Officer… Read More

January 5, 2017 @ 10:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report by Renaissance Capital shows the US IPO market tanking in 2016.  The proceeds from IPOs dipped to the lowest level since 2003. This includes the dark years of the Great Recession. While the IPO had a grim year, the researchers at Renaissance are… Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, CEO of online lender SoFi, Mike Cagney, sat down with Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Technology” to discuss the platform’s plans for 2017 along with revealing details about the lender’s competitors. SoFi, which was founded in 2011, currently offers various types of lending options…. Read More