In Orchard's Weekly Online Lending Snapshot they provide some insight on the Marketplace Lending and Alternative Financing Summit, noting industry performance and data transparency as key themes; data points show gains from publicly traded companies in the industry led by LendingTree with a monthly gain of 19.93% and Square with a monthly gain of 16.17%; in the UK listed marketplace lending funds Ranger Direct Lending led monthly returns with a gain of 24%; the US listed River North Marketplace Lending Fund reported a monthly gain of 0.59%; the LendingClub Issuance Trust LCIT-2016-NP2 was listed as the most recent securitization issuance with a pricing date of December 1.  Source

In Orchard's January 6 Weekly Snapshot it notes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's actions against Equifax and TransUnion and its new updates to the Orchard Lendscape; data on publicly traded online lenders shows OnDeck with a monthly gain of 11.21% and Square continuing to report gains with a monthly return of 9.72%; in UK listed funds the VPC Specialty Lending Fund led gains with a monthly return of 10.07% followed by P2P Global Investments with a monthly gain of 8.84%; in the US the River North Marketplace Lending Fund reported a monthly return of -0.94%.  Source

Orchard's January 13 Snapshot highlights Funding Circle's new investments, Marcus and final comments on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's fintech charter proposal; in publicly traded marketplace lending stocks OnDeck led returns with a monthly return of 14.12% followed by Square with a monthly return of 4.76%; in UK listed funds the P2P Global Investment Fund led monthly returns with a gain of 4.08%; in the US the RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Fund reported a monthly return of -1.02%.  Source

Orchard discusses the November 4 week's industry activities, highlighting banks' increasing interest in online lending and fintech in its weekly snapshot; the Orchard Index, which measures aggregate US P2P/MPL consumer loan performance, reported a monthly gain of 0.24%; Yirendai led gains in publicly traded companies with a monthly return of 11.29%; Ranger Direct Lending continued to lead gains in UK publicly traded funds with a monthly gain of 6.65%; the snapshot features Earnest's recently transacted securitization and reports the most recent securitization transacted by Lendmark Funding Trust.  Source

In Orchard's Weekly Online Lending Snapshot, the company introduces a new section on US marketplace lending funds and highlights the growing business also noting RiverNorth's November 17 webcast, "Incorporating Marketplace Lending into an Institutional Portfolio"; notable data points from the snapshot include monthly gains in publicly traded companies for Lending Club, Yirendai and Square; in UK listed funds, the Ranger Direct Lending Fund continues to lead returns with a monthly gain of 2.27%; the RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Fund also has a monthly gain, with a return of 0.84%; in securitization the snapshot has Lendmark Funding Trust as the most recent securitization with a pricing date of October 26.  Source

Orchard published its Weekly Online Lending Snapshot with data through Tuesday of the Thanksgiving holiday week; commentary focuses on increased lending to small businesses and highlights Small Business Saturday which occurred on November 26; the Weekly Snapshot shows publicly traded marketplace lending company returns led by LendingClub with a monthly gain of 22.38% and LendingTree with a monthly gain of 16.09%; UK listed funds all reported losses on a monthly return basis with the VPC Specialty Lending Fund leading losses at -10.38% followed by the P2P Global Investments Fund reporting a monthly loss of -7.12%; the US listed, River North Marketplace Lending Fund has reported a positive monthly gain of 0.83%; in securitizations, SoFi is the latest issuer with the SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC (SOFI-2016-E) priced on November 17.  Source

Orchard has released a comprehensive report analyzing platform data attributes across the marketplace lending industry; the white paper is titled, "Making Loan Data Actionable"; provides insight on varying data management strategies across the industry and explores an accounting standard for alternative marketplace loans; Orchard has taken the lead on marketplace lending data standardization due to its association with the majority of the industry's lending network.  Source