Tagged: marketplace

August 22, 2017 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

RiverNorth is out with an encouraging note on its fund that invests in marketplace lending platform loans. As of the end of July 2017, RiverNorth’s portfolio consisted of 10,173 loans, with an average loan size of $10,176. The RiverNorth Marketplace Lending (NASDAQ:RMPLX) is designed to provide… Read More

August 15, 2017 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Funding Societies has become the first peer-to-peer lending platform to become a member of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM), a prestigious forum for credit risk management. Funding Societies also reported that risk expert Terry Tse has joined the online lender’s… Read More

August 14, 2017 @ 1:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prosper Marketplace, a leading marketplace lending platform, has reported improved numbers for the second quarter.  Prosper has shared that it generated positive operating cash flow for the quarter and originations rocketed up 74% year over year. Prosper said they experienced strong demand for its personal… Read More

August 11, 2017 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub‘s (NYSE:LC) CIO has posted an update on the online lenders performance including some perspective into the LendingClub model. The executive explains that part of the power of the marketplace lending model is the iterative nature of the loan making process. Over time, data generated… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) is out with Q2 numbers and the marketplace lending platform is showing a top line increase for the quarter and for the first half of the year. Loan originations in Q2 increased versus same quarter year prior as well. During Q2 top line… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Prosper Marketplace, one of the largest marketplace lending platforms in the US, is reportedly raising capital again at a significant decline to previous valuations. According to a report in the Information, Prosper is raising equity capital at a valuation of $550 million. This represents a… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

This should come as no surprise. IEG Holdings (OTCQB: IEGH) has decided not to proceed with a previously announced Tender Offer for shares of marketplace lender LendingClub (NYSE:LC). Ostensible, the offer was to exchange four shares of IEG Holdings for each share of common stock in Lending… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 8:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“As the industry matures and looks to grow beyond a base of early adopters, I believe a focus on clarity will best help us to attract new investors.” Growth Street, an FCA-authorized UK business finance platform focusing on SME loans, has aimed to become a… Read More

July 12, 2017 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), an online marketplace connecting borrowers and lenders, has announced that it will report second quarter earnings, which ended on June 30, after the bell on Monday, August 7, 2017. LendingClub will host a conference call to discuss the Q2 results at at 2:00PM… Read More

July 10, 2017 @ 9:16 am By Therese Torris  |  

German online consumer lending marketplace auxmoney announced that it has crossed a new milestone: the marketplace has granted more than 70,000 loans worth more than €500 million in cumulated volume. Raffael Johnen, CEO of auxmoney, commented: “Half a billion euros worth of loans. This demonstrates… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Below is the copy of the letter Paul Mathieson, the CEO of IEG, sent to Scott Sanborn, CEO of LendingClub, and the LendingClub Board of Directors. In the letter, Mathieson declares his intent to commence a tender offer for up to 9.99% of LendingClub (NYSE:LC)… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) has announced that on June 29, 2017, its Board of Directors received a letter from IEG Holdings Corporation (IEG) stating its intention to acquire up to 9.99% of the outstanding common stock of LendingClub on the basis of two shares of IEG common stock… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 3:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Vivriti Capital has launched in India, aiming to provide a financial services marketplace that will provide a comprehensive range of offerings across the lifecycle of customers that lack access to efficient finance. Vivriti Capital offers loans, receivables finance, working capital, structured debt and capital market instruments, seeking to transform the fragmented… Read More

July 5, 2017 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), the leading marketplace lending platform in the US, has added Kenneth Denman to its Board of Directors. LendingClub states the appointment took effect on June 28, 2017. Denman joins as a Class One director and will serve on the Audit and Compensation… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday it has appointed Kristina Wallender as its new senior vice president of marketing. According to the funding portal, Wallender has both marketplace and marketing leadership experience spanning large enterprise businesses such as Amazon and early stage companies like… Read More

June 22, 2017 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has announced its first first self sponsored securitization deal had closed. Announced after the market closed, Lending Club issued $279.4 million in notes backed by consumer loans originated on the LendingClub platform. The Consumer Loan Underlying Bond (CLUB) NP Credit Trust 2017-NP1 (CLUB… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

A report from Bloomberg this week takes certain online lending platforms to task regarding the fact that some online lenders are not verifying income status.  The report also says that even if there are errors in loan applications the loan may still be approved. More… Read More

May 31, 2017 @ 1:56 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Gregoire de Lestapis has left traditional banking, most recently the direction of BBVA France, for the world of fintech entrepreneurship. In 2016, he joined Lendix, the French SME lending group, as head of its Spanish subsidiary and member of the executive team. In this interview,… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa has announced that it will launch its Innovative Finance ISAs or IFSA in June pending HMRC approval. Zopa believes demand for the new ISA will be high and said it will give priority access to existing customers. In advance of the IFISA, Zopa is… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lender in the US, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. It is pretty hard to believe that LendingClub is now ten years old. Launched by founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche back in 2007, like most companies, LendingClub started quite small…. Read More