Lending Club released its fourth quarter and full year earnings results on Tuesday, February 14; Lend Academy provides details of the earnings release in their article; the lender originated $8.6 billion in loans for 2016; net operating revenue for the year was $495.5 million, up from $426.7 million in 2015; net income fell to -$146 million from -$5 million in 2015; banks increasingly returned to the platform in the fourth quarter of 2016 funding 31% of loans, an increase from 18% in the third quarter. Source
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The app is available only for the platform's investors; Lend Academy provides screenshots from the app and more details in their article; investors can now invest through the mobile app and also open a new account; the app provides much of the same functionality available through the desktop application allowing investors to monitor their account and make investments from any iOS mobile device. Source
Lending Club's stock increased $0.76 for a 15% gain on Monday after reporting third quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations; company also announced a new partnership with Credigy who will be investing up to $1.3 billion in Lending Club's loans; Lend Academy provides details on the company's earnings report in their article; highlights from the earnings report include revenue of $112.61 million, up from $102.4 million in the second quarter; earnings per share of -$0.04, up from -$0.09 in the second quarter; loan originations also increased with total third quarter volume of $1.97 billion, up from $1.96 billion in the second quarter however still significantly down from their high of $2.75 billion in the first quarter of 2016. Source
Lending Club has a new deal for investors to earn United miles; last year the initial program awarded 1 mile for every $2 invested; now investors will earn 1 mile for every $1 investors; the program is open to new and existing investors and is valid until January 9, 2018. Source
Lend Academy shares information related to filing taxes with LendingClub and Prosper for the 2017 tax year. Source
Last week LendingClub closed a whole loan transaction structured as a tradable, pass-through security called a CLUB Certificate; Lend Academy reached out to LendingClub to find out more and shares what benefits this structure has for some investors. Source
Banks make up nearly 50% of LendingClub’s platform as originations grow 18%...
Yesterday LendingClub released their Q3 earnings; they originated $2.44 billion in loans, up 14% from the previous quarter; revenue was on the lower end of projections, but the company had a lower GAAP loss than expected; Lend Academy shares other highlights from the earnings call. Source
LendingClub grew revenue and announced settlements in two class action lawsuits. Source
Online near prime lender LendingPoint to boost expansion into point-of-sale with acquisition of LoanHero. Source