Tagged: securitization

July 18, 2021 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lithuania-based financing platform Debitum recently published their platform statistics update for June 2021. As noted in a blog post by Debitum, the month of June was a relatively calm or quiet month for the platform. However, their team continued working hard to… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s InCore Bank, the B2B banking solution provider, reveals that it has launched a comprehensive crypto-asset service. The securitization solution, called CRYSP, was developed with assistance from GenTwo Digital, a provider of innovative securitization platforms for crypto-assets. The solution enables fund managers, whether they’re from… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Tuesday it has completed a $385 million securitization of private student loans, its fourth securitization and largest to date. According to College Ave, the CASL 2021-A transaction was completed in February 2021 and saw… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An article from Global Capital notes that more securitizations of United Kingdom government-backed SME loans are being carried out in private. Last month, Funding Circle had reportedly finalized a deal with Sixth Street and Barclays. Since the UK’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) was… Read More

March 20, 2020 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has completed its second securitization that was said to be oversubscribed during a time of intense volatility. LendInvest said that it securitized £285 million of prime buy to let (BTL) loans – 9 months after its first securitization. The first securitization… Read More

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

January 7, 2020 @ 8:51 pm By Cali Haan  |  

As the “public blockchain” space is being tempered now by market forces, regulation and reality, companies running or looking to set up an investing platform or manage token issuance may want to take a look at the Provenance Blockchain, a privately-developed DLT (distributed ledger technology… Read More

December 18, 2019 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Pagaya, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered investment manager, has closed on its 5th capital markets transaction this year for a $200 million asset-backed security. Pagaya reports that it now has $1.2 billion in assets under management (AUM) having risen a solid 300% this year. Pagaya’s… Read More

December 2, 2019 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending company Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) recently unveiled its £250 million securitization of SME loans with Waterfall Asset Management. The duo reported that the portfolio brings the total amount of UK Funding Circle loans securitized to £1 billion and the deal will notably open up… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Pagaya has closed on a $200 million consumer credit asset-backed security (ABS) fully-managed by its AI. This transaction is Pagaya’s largest to-date and the fourth this year, bringing the Fintech’s issuance to $515 million in the first nine months of 2019, according to a note… Read More

September 10, 2019 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Tuesday it has completed a $300 million securitization of private student loans, its third securitization and largest to date. According to College Ave, the transaction was oversubscribed attracting a broad and diverse group of repeat investors and… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingPoint announced on Wednesday it has closed its inaugural securitization of consumer loans. The company reported that the securitization, LendingPoint Receivables Trust 2019-1 (LDPT2019) issued a total of  $177.85 million of notes backed by a pool of $187.22 million of direct-to-consumer loans originated on the… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending company Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) announced on Wednesday it has completed its first asset-backed securitization (ABS) of US small business loans originated through its platform. According to Funding Circle, a total of $198 million was raised through the securitization, which marks “the debut of… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, a UK-based online marketplace for mortgages, announced on Monday it has securitized £259 million of UK prime Buy-to-Let mortgage loans in an oversubscribed RMBS transaction. LendInvest claims it is the UK’s first marketplace platform to securitise its own assets and the securitization received an… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after announcing the first rated securitization of its receivables portfolio, Credibly, a small and medium-sized business lending platform, announced the next phase in its balance sheet growth strategy by launching a $10 million investment grade-rated senior debt offering. The transaction closed late… Read More

April 8, 2019 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial service platform Kabbage announced on Monday it has closed a $700 million securitization. The company claimed it was the largest asset-back securitization (ABS) by a small business online lending platform to date. According to Kabbage, the oversubscribed transaction saw strong demand from both new… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, an online lender in the consumer credit sector, has closed its second securitization of personal loans. Upgrade Receivables Trust 2019-1 (UPGR 2019-1) issued $225 million in notes backed by personal loan assets facilitated through the Upgrade platform. The Upgrade Receivables Trust securitization was rated… Read More

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