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Every day the Fintech Nexus news team scours the globe for the most important stories of the day to include in our daily newsletter.

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 22, 2017

Lend Academy Article: Lending Club and Prosper Tax Information for 2017

Lend Academy provides details on the tax documents you will receive as an investor in Lending Club or Prosper loans; most investors will receive a 1099-OID which details taxable interest income from investing; other forms may also include a 1099-MISC or a 1099-B; income earned from P2P loan investing is taxed as ordinary income; Lend Academy also outlines details on capital losses and capital loss carryovers which can vary by state. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Mar. 22, 2017

Video of the Week: How the Trump Administration Views Fintech

The market has currently slowed gains as speculators await more details on Trump administration policies; the Justice Department has taken its stance on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's appeals court hearing in May and it seems the next big announcement from the Trump administration regarding fintech is the appointment of the next comptroller; at LendIt USA 2017 Amias Gerety gave some insight on how the Trump administration views fintech and current themes in government fintech debates. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Mar. 22, 2017

New Insurtech Firm Fabric Launches with Narrow Focus

Fabric is a new insurtech startup that is looking to focus on new and expecting parents; they currently have two offerings, Fabric Instant and Fabric Premium; Fabric Instant is an accidental death policy which you can obtain in two minutes with minimal information and Fabric Premium is their 20 year policy which requires a checkup; they recently raised a $2.5 million seed round from Bessemer Venture Partners for their launch and continued product development; policies are currently underwritten by Vantis Life Insurance at $6 per $100,00 of coverage. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 22, 2017

OnDeck Adds Former Morgan Stanley COO to Board of Directors

Jim Rosenthal will join the board of directors at OnDeck; he was previously the chief operating officer at Morgan Stanley and also served as chairman and CEO; according to OnDeck's CEO Noah Breslow: "Jim is a supremely talented executive whose vision contributed greatly to the success of Morgan Stanley and other organizations. His experience as an innovator at the intersection of technology and financial services, combined with his comprehensive knowledge of financial institutions, will add great value to OnDeck as we build on our leadership as the nation's largest online lender to small businesses." Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 22, 2017

Cross River Bank Adds New Board Member

Cross River Bank has added David Cotney to its board of directors; David Cotney brings in-depth experience in banking regulation and specifically bank chartering to the firm's board of directors; Cotney previously served as commissioner of banks for the Massachusetts Division of Banks where he was responsible for licensing and supervision of state-chartered financial entities; his industry experience also includes roles as chairman of the State Liaison Committee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 22, 2017

HNW Lending Launches IFISA

HNW Lending offers secured loans from 50,000 British pounds ($62,375) to 1 million British pounds ($1.2 million) for a range of assets including planes and classic cars; the firm launched in April 2014 and is now offering the innovative finance individual savings account (IFISA) to its investors after receiving full platform authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority; the minimum investment for the IFISA is 5,000 British pounds ($6,238) and the accounts will target annual returns of 7% to 15%. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate

·Mar. 22, 2017

Property Crowd Launches IFISA

UK debt crowdfunding platform Property Crowd has announced the launch of its innovative finance individual savings account (IFISA); the minimum investment for the IFISA is 5,000 British pounds ($6,220) and the account will target returns of 7% to 10%; Property Crowd will compete for investment across the alternative debt market however its offerings vary slightly from traditional P2P lenders since the firm's debt products include structured real estate bonds. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 21, 2017

Prosper Files Annual Earnings Report

Prosper filed its annual earnings report with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing an annual loss in 2016 of $118.7 million from revenue of $132.9 million; the loss compares to an annual loss of $26 million for 2015; 2016 was a challenging year for the industry overall; Prosper attributes the losses to lower loan volumes and higher restructuring and legal costs; in February, Prosper reported a $5 billion deal with a consortium of investors committing to invest in Prosper's loans over the next two years, which has helped to give the firm a much more positive outlook for 2017. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 21, 2017

Business Insider Breaks Down Participants in Major Blockchain Consortiums

The graphic above shares the participation of companies in various blockchain consortiums including R3, Digital Asset Holdings, Hyperledger and Ripple; the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) joined R3 last week becoming the first US regulator to join the consortium. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 21, 2017

British Business Bank Investments in P2P Platforms Total 135mn British Pounds

Media site Bridging & Commercial filed a freedom of information request into the British Business Bank's investments in P2P platforms; since 2014 the British Business Bank has invested 135 million British pounds ($168 million); commitments are made via the Business Finance Partnership Tranche (BFP) and the Investment Programme (IP); the details are outlined in the above chart. Source

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