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Beyond Blend more suppliers could be coming soon such as Roostify, BankVOD, LendSnap and Quovo; FinLocker, Plaid and PointServ are also currently running pilots with Fannie Mae; Only Blend, Finicity and FormFree are approved suppliers while there are more than 40 approved vendors; there are 20 approved vendors of income and employment validation reports, but only DataVerify and Equifax are approved suppliers of these reports. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Sep. 5, 2017

Chart of the Week: OneMain Securitization

PeerIQ provides analysis of the recent OneMain securitization; the chart above compares the deal to other recent online lending securitizations; the deal closed at $947 million and it includes loans from Springleaf and OneMain which have merged under the OneMain brand. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·May. 24, 2018

Lend Academy Article: My Quarterly Marketplace Lending Results – Q1 2018

Peter Renton, Founder of Lend Academy and Co-Founder of LendIt Fintech shares...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Oct. 26, 2017

McKinsey Report Says Banks Should Fear Amazon

In its annual banking report McKinsey & Co. said there is the potential for 40 percent of revenues that could be at risk by 2025 from firms like Amazon entering the space; Asheet Mehta, one of the authors of the McKinsey report, said in an interview reported by American Banker "E-commerce and tech giants are under pressure to keep increasing revenue, and financial services is a large pool they can go after. We're starting to see that." Source.

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Dec. 21, 2017

Hedge Funds Have Invested More than $2bn in Cryptocurrencies

With cryptocurrency market caps rising and futures markets being adopted 2017 saw hedge funds pour over $2bn into the space; the figures come from a Morgan Stanley note sent to clients with research included from Autonomous NEXT; the note also shows 84 of 100 crypto related funds started in 2017; this year has helped the market to begin being more widely accepted by traditional institutional investors. Source.

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Sep. 6, 2017

Lend Academy Article: Marketplace Lenders Lending Club and Prosper Respond to Hurricane Harvey

Both Lending Club and Prosper have announced several programs to help borrowers affected by Hurricane Harvey; Lend Academy shares an email to Lending Club investors which states approximately 30,000 live in the affected areas; Lending Club has made changes around collections calls, late fees, credit bureau reporting and hardship plans; Prosper has taken similar actions by waiving late and NSF fees as well as adjusting payment schedules. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 6, 2018

Four Companies Cooperate for Cyber Security Standards

Citi, Zurich Insurance, Kabbage and DTCC are working to develop the new standards for tech companies; while large institutions have invested significantly in preventing cyber attacks, there are risks with partnering with fintechs who may not have as robust as systems in place; these backdoor attacks pose a significant risk to financial institutions; Michael Bodson, president and chief executive of DTCC stated, “We all live and die by each other; the weakest link in the chain is the highest point of vulnerability”. Source

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