Orchard provides insight on its Q4 2016 originations report which shows total originations of $2.1 billion; data for the Orchard report only includes originators on the platforms that have allowed their data to be shared publicly; from the report, Orchard shows an increase of 10% in originations from the previous quarter which is the first increase since Q4 2015; charge-offs appear to be trending slightly higher in 2014 and 2015 than in previous years which is likely a factor of the entrance of more subprime lenders and could also be the result of broadening credit models; the data also shows borrowing rates trending lower; a breakdown of interest rates by FICO and interest rates by loan size is also provided. Source
Orchard reports on the diversity of business lending, breaking lending down by industry and state using data from Orchard; reports that they have the most data on retail trade followed by health care and social assistance, and construction; shares the concentration of lending of several industries by state. Source
Orchard has updated its US Consumer Online Loan Index; constituents providing data for the Index have increased to five; new methodologies pertaining to estimates and delinquencies have also been incorporated to improve the Index’s reporting; the updates increase the credibility of the Index as a performance benchmark for the marketplace lending industry; Bill Ullman, Orchard’s chief commercial officer, provides some additional details on the Index’s updates and an analysis of its performance in a blog post. Source
Orchard has updated its Lendscape with three new categories; the three new buckets include law firms, verification and auto; law firms and verification providers have been significantly contributing to the ecosystem; in auto lending, platforms that have emerged include AutoFi, DriverUp, Drive Sally, Lending Club and MotorEnvy; other categories with new companies include loan servicing, education and institutional investors. Source
In Orchard's December 30 Weekly Snapshot it highlights reports from Even, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and American Banker; in online lending stocks, Square reported the highest monthly return, trading at $13.73 for a gain of 6.11%; in UK listed stocks, the VPC Specialty Lending Fund led monthly returns with a gain of 8.01%; in US listed marketplace lending funds, the River North Marketplace Lending Fund had a one month return of -0.87%. Source
In a Q & A with Forbes, Matt Burton, CEO of Orchard discusses the early days of marketplace lending and how Orchard came to be; the company has raised $45 million and has institutional investors across the globe who utilize the platform; Burton also talks about their focus on the secondary market and what upcoming startups he thinks are interesting. Source
Orchard's December 23 industry snapshot highlights interest from marketplace lenders Zopa and SoFi in providing banking deposit accounts; in publicly traded online lending stocks, Square led monthly gains with a return of 13.03% and Yirendai led losses with a monthly return of -19.40%; in P2P listed funds the VPC Specialty Lending Fund led gains with a monthly return of 10.18% and the Ranger Direct Lending Fund led losses with a monthly return of -5.49%. Source
Orchard has released its "Quarterly Industry Report" for the third quarter; origination volume was lower in the third quarter, down approximately 21% from the previous quarter and 50% from peak origination volume in the fourth quarter of 2015; the third quarter is the third consecutive quarter of decreased origination volume; charge-offs have also increased; average borrowing rate has decreased 79 basis points from the previous quarter. Source
Orchard's Weekly Online Lending Snapshot for the week of October 27 focuses on new marketplace lending securitizations and the snapshot's new tracking for recent securitization issuances; other key data points from the week include Yirendai leading publicly-traded marketplace lenders with a monthly stock gain of 12.52% and the UK Ranger Direct Lending Fund continuing to lead among UK listed funds with a monthly gain of 6.46%. 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