While hosting their first investor day the online lender again cut guidance for profits and shares fell to record lows; “The last 18 months have been among the most challenging of my career, but my conviction has never wavered: consumer credit is a data problem that a technology-driven marketplace is well positioned to solve,” CEO Scott Sanborn said at the investor day; Lending Club has had is share of issues and new entrants like Marcus have begun to crowd the market; not all investors are put off by the news, Chinese investor Shanda said he was keeping the faith in the lender as they recently made a big investment. Source.
This weeks PeerIQ Industry Update looks at strong job growth despite the hurricanes, Lending Club’s investor day and the latest in securitization; Rep. Patrick McHenry accused the Cleveland Fed, who recently had their p2p lending report retracted, of trying to block the bill entitled Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act; Lending Club’s first Investor day was not received well by the markets as their stock hit all time lows; PeerIQ reviews the full scope of the investor day including positioning & strategy, product & financial innovation, funding mix, investor returns and stress tests. Source.
This week’s PeerIQ Industry Update covers 4th quarter GDP news, another round of bank earnings, the new SoFi CEO, fintech fundraising’s and the latest securitization trends; the new SoFi CEO was accepted positively across the market as the company looks to expand products in coming quarters; SoFi and Lending Club are looking at a busy quarter on securitization issuance and PeerIQ reviews their most recent deals; Streetshares secured a $23mn series B round led by Rotunda Capital; PeerIQ also took a deep dive into the key points of the recent letter CFPB Director Mulvaney circulated to staff about his vision for the bureau. Source.
Time for my regular quarterly returns post, one of the most popular features here on Lend Academy. I have been...
I still remember the day well. It was back in December 2012 when the LendingClub PR people reached out to...
Last week LendingClub held their very first Investor Day in New York. I was lucky enough to be invited along...
A little over a year ago Goldman Sachs launched their consumer lending platform Marcus as part of a digital strategy...
Lending Club files an 8K for a $200mn warehouse funding agreement; JPMorgan Chase was the administrative agent and Wilmington Trust was the collateral trustee; the revolving credit facility will be with certain lenders not yet announced; the move is another step in the funding sources diversification direction the company discussed late last year. Source.
In this week’s PeerIQ Industry Update they cover the latest minutes from the FOMC meeting, the new NY Fed report on mortgage lending and Lending Club’s earnings report; the FOMC is on track to raise rates 3 times in 2018 and the new rates could affect ABS pricing; the NY Fed report on the role of technology on mortgage lending said fintech lenders are reducing processing times by 20 percent and default rates by 25 percent; Lending Club reported record revenue and a net loss, their stock dropped 18 percent on the news; PeerIQ also gives a report on their recent partnership with Cross River Bank. Source.
It is that time again when I share my quarterly investment returns. This is something I have been doing for...