Tagged: lendingclub

July 16, 2018 @ 10:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), the largest US marketplace lender, has appointed Ronnie Momen to become their Chief Lending Officer. According to LendingClub, Momen will oversee company’s credit strategy including the use of credit data, analytics, and products. Momen started with LendingClub today and is reporting directly… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is interesting. According to a report in Bloomberg, online lending has grown impressively in the past seven years. Quoting data from TransUnion, the write states that Fintech firms originated 36% of all personal loans in 2017. This is in contrast to just under 1% in… Read More

May 8, 2018 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has just released their Q1 earnings report while providing guidance for the full year. According to LendingClub, revenue increased 22% to $151.7 for the quarter with originations growing 18%. Total lending has now topped… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has posted a response to a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint that was launched in 2016. In brief, LendingClub had this to say: “We do not agree and are very disappointed that it was… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

PeerIQ has just published their quarterly marketplace lending securitization tracker. The periodic report gauges activity in the online lending sector providing an interesting barometer of industry sentiment and investor activity. The most recent report stated that PeerIQ has observed an “unprecedented 21 months of non-stop… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), has selected  Bahman Koohestani to serve as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Koohestani was most recently with Clarivate Analytics, where he served as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to Clarivate Analytics, Bahman was Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of shopping site NexTag where… Read More

April 10, 2018 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendIt returned to San Francisco this year as it continues with its annual conference which is one of the largest Fintech focused events in the US. This year’s event is a bit different for several reasons. First of all, more traditional banks showed up in… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lawrence Summers has resigned from the Board of Directors of LendingClub (NYSE:LC), according to a release from the leading online lending platform. Summers is departing the Board at the conclusion of LendingClub’s annual shareholder meeting following a six year stint helping to guide the firms strategy. Summers… Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has filed an 8K with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interest rate changes. For most industry followers this shift should come as no surprise. With the Federal Reserve increasing their benchmark rates, with several increases expected in 2018, it… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) has scheduled its Q4 earnings release for Tuesday, February 20, 2018, after market hours. LendingClub will host a conference call at 5PM ET the same day A live webcast of the call will be available on the LendingClub website here.  Alternative you may dial… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has just posted an 8K regarding a warehouse funding agreement with certain lenders. LendingClub has enlisted the assistance of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and Wilmington Trust, National Association as collateral trustee. The warehouse… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 9:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

  There are several people in the online lending industry, inclusive of marketplace and balance sheet lending, that truly know just about everything going on in this evolving sector of finance. Ram Ahluwalia, CEO and co-founder of PeerIQ is one of these persons. His company… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 1:30 am By Timothy Li  |  

Last year, I boldly predicted 10 Fintech movements that will take place as Earth makes another perfect rotation around our Sun. It’s always fun to look back and see how wrong I was, so let’s stump the chump! Here are my original predictions. Let’s score… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

  LendingClub (NYSE: LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US, has issued a public warning regarding a solicitation by IEG holdings apparently making a tender for LendingClub stock. The LendingClub Board of Directors received a letter from IEG Holdings on January 2nd. This is… Read More

January 4, 2018 @ 9:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Ron Suber is one of the best known names in the marketplace lending world and a staunch champion of the future of online lending. For many years, Suber was President of Prosper – a leading platform that targets the consumer lending sector – mainly… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online credit marketplace LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), announced on Tuesday it has appointed Patty McCord as the newest member of its Board of Directors, effective December 13, 2017. According to the online lender, McCord spent 14 years creating the unique and high-performing culture at Netflix and… Read More

December 11, 2017 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) presented at Morgan Stanley last week in a day long event that provided an in-depth update on the company and its expectations for future performance. The Investor Day Presentation, embedded below, was an encouraging compendium of how LendingClub envisions the future of online… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has gone from Wall Street darling to Wall Street dog. Since the IPO at the tail end of 2014, shares in the largest marketplace lending platform in the US have struggled to regain its offer price of $15 a share. If you are… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), the leading marketplace lending platform in the US, has closed a “first-of-its-kind” transaction: a whole loan transaction structured as a tradable, pass-through security labeled as a Consumer Loan Underlying Bond or “CLUB Certificate”. This first transaction totaled $25 million with an institutional investor seeking… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the United States, has published Q3 2017 financial results. The company delivered the best revenue in LendingClub’s history generating $154 million in top line revenue, an increase of 34% versus year prior and 10% over Q2 2017…. Read More