Tagged: mike cagney

March 12, 2020 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Calling it a turning point for the blockchain sector, Figure has completed the first asset-backed securitization using blockchain. The transaction reportedly saved over 100 basis points thus representing a dramatic cost reduction. In a world populated with thousands of blockchain-focused firms, Figure represents a prominent… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technologies, Inc., a blockchain-based lending platform, says the recent Fed rate cut has been good for business. In fact, Figure is reporting a whopping 300% increase in loan applications hurdling loans funded to over $1 billion. 30 year fixed interest rates on mortgages were… Read More

February 12, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lending firm Figure Technologies is betting on an animated character, called “Blockchain,” which the firm is hoping will allow it to become more competitive against large financial institutions which currently control most of the businesses that the startup is planning to transform. As explained via… Read More

November 4, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber is one of the better-known names in the Fintech sector. Originally, Suber’s role as the President of the marketplace lending platform Prosper Marketplace brought Suber’s name to prominence as the Fintech emerged as an early leader in the US online lending market. Since… Read More

October 27, 2019 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technologies, a lending platform that uses blockchain technology, is now offering student loan refinancing. Figure’s initial products included HELOC’s (home equity loans) and mortgage refinancing. Figure is the creation of Mike Cagney, founder of SoFi – a Fintech that started with the student lending… Read More

September 7, 2019 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Caliber Home Loans, a privately-held financial services company and a leading mortgage provider, has become the first outside lender to utilize the blockchain-based platform Provenance. Provenance is the creation of Figure, a Fintech that provides Home Equity loans leveraging the Provenance blockchain as well. Figure/Provenance… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi is a Fintech that claims one of the largest Fintech funding rounds in the US of all time. Founded Mike Cagney, the entrepreneur departed the firm following revelations of a corporate culture that was lacking in professionalism. Cagney took a short break from the… Read More

July 15, 2019 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past May, Figure Technologies, closed on $1 billion in asset-based financing custodied on the Provenance Blockchain, Inc. (PBI) – a ledger technology Figure built in house. Figure Technologies is SoFi founder Mike Cagney’s latest Fintech venture. Provenance is a protocol created to originate, finance,… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 11:57 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mike Cagney, the former SoFi CEO, raises $50M for Figure, his new fintech venture focused on home equity lending, reported Bloomberg. Cagney left Sofi late last year as the platform was upended with legal challenges regarding accusations of allowing a “sexually charged corporate culture that condones… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mike Cagney, a Fintech icon who was founder and CEO of SoFi until he was ejected by the company’s board, has brought his newest startup out of stealth mode. Figure, a Blockchain based online lending platform, is now ready accepting emails for future updates. Figure… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Anthony Noto, Chief Operating Officer at Twitter, is expected to move into the CEO spot at Fintech platform SoFi, according to multiple reports. Noto is responsible for Twitter’s  business operations and revenue generating organizations, including global advertising sales, global partnerships, business development, live content, data, revenue… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after he was dismissed from SoFi amid sexual harassment allegations, the founder and former CEO of the online lender, Mike Cagney, is now seeking $25 million for his new fintech startup. As previously reported, allegations in an NYT.com article criticized both SoFi operations… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 3:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi (or Social Finance) held talks with Charles Schwab about a potential acquisition earlier this year. The high-profile Fintech firm apparently discussed an $8 billion valuation following an “indicative offer of $6 billion” from a foreign bank. This is according to a report in the… Read More

September 26, 2017 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

June Ou, SoFi’s CTO and VP of Engineering, will depart the online lender. The move is not completely unexpected as Ou is also the wife of ousted founder Mike Cagney who ignominiously left the firm under a cloud opprobrium. Reuters first reported the news last… Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi CEO Mike Cagney has resigned as CEO, effective immediately. Recently, Cagney had announced he had resigned as Board Chair and would vacate the position of CEO at the end of the year. Allegations in an NYT.com article hammered both SoFi operations and Cagney’s behavior… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 8:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Additional details have been reported surrounding the planned departure of one of the most prominent Fintech CEOs in the world. NYT.com has published a report on the “Frat House” like environment that existed at SoFi with CEO Mike Cagney reportedly being a prime offender. The… Read More

September 12, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi co-founder and CEO Mike Cagney has announced he will resign from SoFi at the end of this year. In a message to SoFi employees last night, Cagney said it was with “heavy heart” he will depart the iconic firm he founded. The announcement comes… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi CEO Mike Cagney has decided not to participate in the Goldman Fintech event taking place this week in Manhattan, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report attributed the schedule change to the ongoing litigation that is challenging the Fintech platform. SoFi Spokesperson Jim… 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 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