LendIt, in conjunction with Cadwalader and Lending Times, will host a forum on securitization this Wednesday, January 11th at 2:00 PM EST; the webinar will focus on key factors to consider in choosing the optimal risk retention structure, commercial considerations related to sponsors including brand and investor relationships, requirements necessary to establish a majority owned-affiliate including the amount of equity that must be retained by the sponsor versus an investor and other related topics; speakers include Philip Bartow of River North, Bruce Bloomingdale from Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, Rupert Chisholm from One William Street Capital, Abe Kahan of CommonBond, Dylan Schuler of CommonBond and Gregg Jubin from Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft; learn more by registering here today.
Online Lending
The panel explores the spectrum of responsible online credit; discusses what is clearly irresponsible lending and what are some of the borderline cases of credit being deemed responsible; panelists discuss the many of things to consider when it comes to responsible lending including sales tactics, APRs, transparency and loan stacking/debt traps. Source
The securitization market in marketplace lending continues to strengthen as more lenders utilize this capital route; the LendIt USA 2017 panel on securitization talked through the market conditions and what it takes to do a deal; the panel went through the challenges faced in 2016 and how the industry has come back looking stronger; the industry has gotten back to the fundamentals which are a cornerstone of securitization deals; the vast majority of deals are made up of unsecured consumer loans, but other asset classes including mortgages, student loans and auto have been coming to market; topics touched upon also included barriers to success, vertical versus horizontal interests and the effects of risk retention on the overall market. Source
Securitization was a bright spot in online lending in 2016 with significant securitization growth; Ram Ahluwalia's firm PeerIQ provides data and analytics services to issuers, investors and originators; helps stakeholders price, value, exchange and structure risk in securitizations; Ram Ahluwalia talks about themes relating to securitization growth; year over year growth was 59% from 2015 to 2016 with over half of loans being funded via ABS; securitizations are also becoming increasingly rated by ratings agencies; originators have benefited by accessing lower cost of capital providers such as pension funds, banks and insurance companies; major online lending platforms have also launched their own branded securitization shelfs; Ahluwalia also speaks about the challenges of the securitization market and answers audience questions. Source
