December 30, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission (EC) recently announced a European investment plan designed to boost access to capital to Spanish SMEs and “midcap investment projects.” The plan is for the European Investment Bank Group and BBVA to provide €360 million for these smaller businesses. A €60 million “synthetic… Read More

December 30, 2018 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), updated rules for securitization will commence on January 1st, 2019 in the European Union (EU). The new “harmonized” rules are designed to streamline the process of financial services firms to leverage securitization to boost access to capital…. Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) announced on Thursday they have signed a synthetic securitization of €1 billion. According to the duo, this agreement is an innovative financing operation and it is claimed the first synthetic securitization to be supported by blockchain technology in the European Union (EU)… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market,  announced on Thursday it has completed another securitization of $399.2 million in total loans. According to CommonBond, the securitization received AAA ratings from Moody’s and DBRS. The transaction was the lender’s eighth and brings its total securitized loan… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Upgrade, Inc., has closed on its inaugural securitization of personal loans. According to the Fintech, Upgrade Receivables Trust 2018-1 (UPGR 2018-1) issued approximately $282 million in notes to nearly 20 banks and asset managers. Credit Suisse and Jefferies acted as joint lead underwriters, and… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Tuesday it has completed a $199 million securitization of private student loans, its second successful securitization. According to the platform, the CASL 2018-A transaction completed over the summer, achieved higher ratings than College Ave’s inaugural securitization,… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender CommonBond has issued its second AAA rated securitization from Moody’s and DBRS. This is the largest securitization for CommonBond yet at $292 million of total collateral. This was the second securitization for 2018 and the 7th overall bringing the total to $1.5 billion…. Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

INSIKT (pronounced “in-seekt”), a Lending as a Service (LaaS) company, announced on Tuesday it has completed a $25 million social and securitization. The company has completed 15 private market securitization issuances for a total of $247 million. As previously reported, INSIKT was founded in 2012 by Progreso Financiero… 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

March 7, 2018 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market, has received its first triple A rating for securitization. Moody’s has assigned provisional ratings of (P)Aaa (sf) to Class A-1 and A-2 notes to be issued by CommonBond Student Loan Trust 2018-A-GS (CBSLT 2018-A-GS)…. Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, leading peer-to-peer lending platform for consumer loans, Prosper, reported growth in both transaction revenue and loan originations for the third quarter of 2017. The online lender claimed that the continued demand for personal loan product resulted in $822 million in loan originations through its… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Fitch has moved to upgrade ratings that impact assets originated on the Prosper marketplace lending platform. According to the rating agency, Fitch taken the following rating actions on two Citi Held for Asset Issuance trusts, which are backed by marketplace loans: CIiti Held for Asset Issuance… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

CommonBond, an online lender that helps students and graduates finance their loans, has closed a $248 million securitization of refinanced student loans. This is the largest and highest rated securitization for the Fintech to date. The offering’s most senior notes achieved AA ratings from Moody’s,… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi announced on Friday the closing of a $776.7 million offering of SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-E notes, which has been dubbed the lending platform’s largest loan securitization. According to the online lender, SoFi 2017-E marks the company’s largest asset-backed securities issue to date and its 10th ABS… Read More

September 28, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) has sponsored and contributed to its second securitization deal following the the last successful self sponsored deal this past June. The “Consumer Loan Underlying Bond” (CLUB) Credit Trust 2017-P1 (CLUB 2017-P1) issued $323.1 million in prime notes backed by consumer loan assets originated via… Read More

September 18, 2017 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

dv01, the data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers institutional investors transparency and insight into lending markets, announced on Monday it is launching a cashflow engine for securitizations, with full waterfall and collateral model support. dv01’s cashflow engine is available for a library of… 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

July 7, 2017 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Marlette Funding, LLC, an online consumer lending platform and service provider, has closed its third securitization from its proprietary “MFT” shelf. Marlette states that approximately $369 million of BestEgg unsecured personal loan collateral was financed via three classes of Notes and one class of Certificates with… 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 12, 2017 @ 2:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

CommonBond is reporting they have closed a $231 million securitization of refinanced student loans. The online lender says the issuance received their highest ratings to date with Moody’s rating Aa3, DBRS at AA. The securitization was CommonBond’s fourth and largest and was said to be… Read More