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EuropeNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Feb. 9, 2017

Report Says Marketplace Lending Investments Becoming More Mainstream

A report from P2P lender BondMason says wealth managers are becoming more aware of and comfortable with marketplace lending investments; over half of wealth managers would now recommend marketplace lending investments as an alternative to mainstream cash products; institutional investors are also increasingly allocating to marketplace loans with over half of the product's investments attributed to institutional investors.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Feb. 9, 2017

Lendio Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Lendio reported record growth in loan originations for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016; firm is one of the leading online multi-lender services for small business loans in the US; in the fourth quarter it facilitated loan originations of $70 million and in 2016 loan originations from the platform were more than $240 million.  Source

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EuropeNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Feb. 9, 2017

MarketInvoice Launches MarketInvoice Pro

MarketInvoice has launched a new product for invoice discounting; MarketInvoice Pro provides an open funding line through new technology that will make invoice financing easier and faster for businesses with an ongoing need for funding; to support the new product growth, MarketInvoice recently received a 7.2 million British pound ($9.04 million) investment from MCI Capital and Northzone Partners; with the launch of MarketInvoice Pro the firm plans to double its lending for 2017 with targeted loan originations of 2 billion British pounds ($2.51 billion).  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Feb. 9, 2017

New Marketplace Lender Float Launches in the US

Float will offer credit lines for US consumers in California and Utah; based in Los Angeles the company also announced a $3 million funding round from finance and tech industry angel investors; the company plans to expand to all 50 states over the next six to 12 months.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Feb. 9, 2017

The Top 5 Keys to Long Term Success in Online Lending

Think Finance cites Morgan Stanley's 2015 estimates for the marketplace lending industry which predict global marketplace lending will reach $290 billion by 2020; in their featured blog post they report on five key areas for platforms to achieve long term success; credit modeling, platform costs and differentiation are a few of the factors they focus on; Think Finance offers a full suite of services to online lenders to help them achieve success in branding, marketing, risk underwriting, portfolio management, loan originations and many other related lending services. Sponsored Blog Post

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EuropeNews RoundupOnline LendingReal Estate
·Feb. 9, 2017

Marketplace Lenders Support UK Housing Market Initiative

The UK government has released a white paper discussing its real estate property development initiative; UK P2P lenders continue to support the initiative through alternative funding for real estate borrowers; the government will also manage a 1 billion British pound ($1.25 billion) fund for financing specialized real estate developers; the UK is targeting 200,000 new homes.  Source

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EuropeNews RoundupOnline Lending
·Feb. 9, 2017

Victory Park Capital Reports Fourth Quarter Loss

The Victory Park Capital Specialty Lending Fund reported a net total return of -1.47% for the fourth quarter of 2016 with its marketplace loan investments dragging on total return; while reporting a loss for the fourth quarter, the fund says "…there has been further progress in the reallocation of capital to balance sheet investments"; the fund increased its balance sheet investments to 51% of the fund's net asset value in the fourth quarter, up from 22% at the beginning of the year; firm continues to reallocate its fund and is also buying back shares.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingReal EstateUSA
·Feb. 9, 2017

Better Mortgage Raises $15mn

Real estate marketplace lender Better Mortgage has raised $15 million in a new funding round bringing its total valuation to $220 million; the funding was provided by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Pine Brook Partners; the firm seeks to offer fast approvals for home loans and uses advanced algorithms to match borrower attributes with lending criteria from 20 large home loan buyers; launched in January 2016, the firm has funded over $500 million in home loans and is targeting $1.5 billion in originations for 2017.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Feb. 9, 2017

Legislators Reintroduce Bill for GSE Credit Scoring

Legislators have reintroduced a bill that would enable alternative credit scoring to be used by Fannie and Freddie for evaluation of mortgage loans; these government sponsored enterprises currently use a FICO credit scoring model which legislators believe is outdated; legislators have now proposed the Credit Score Competition Act which would allow for use of alternative credit scoring models that also take into consideration a broader range of factors.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingRegulationUSA
·Feb. 9, 2017

Dodd-Frank Deregulation and Marketplace Lending

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order requiring the Treasury secretary and regulators to come up with a plan to overhaul Dodd-Frank and its over 400 regulations; the banking industry's tighter regulations have been a factor helping the success of marketplace lenders since the financial crisis and deregulation in the sector could create new challenges and increased competition for marketplace lenders; as the government begins to take deregulatory actions for traditional banks it also seems that marketplace lending has reached a phase likely to see increased regulations and involvement from regulators; these two forces along with other market factors could change the competitive landscape for the marketplace lending industry.  Source

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