The focus of the weekly update centered around how the Trump administration will try to ease the regulatory environment for banks and an explanation of the risk retention rule that recently went into effect; banks welcomed the executive orders signed by Trump, the regulatory burden has been high and cost of capital has continued to rise to meet the demands of Dodd-Frank; as of December 24, 2016 all asset types are required to adhere to a 5% risk retention requirement or skin in the game; this is meant to align investor interests with sponsor interests and make the securitization deal safer; PeerIQ goes into a detailed explanation and helps to provide answers to some of the questions surrounding the rule's implementation. Source
Ram Ahluwalia from PeerIQ was a featured keynote speaker at LendIt USA 2017; Ram reports marketplace lending securitizations reached over $12 billion in issuance from over 75 transactions; in the third quarter of 2016 rated tranches reached a peak of nearly 25 and in the fourth quarter of 2016 rated tranches were approximately 18. Source
Securitization continues to grow for the marketplace lending sector. As they do at this time every quarter PeerIQ released their...
These are challenging times, particularly for lenders. There are no risk models that can predict what might happen not just...
According to Bloomberg, defaults have triggered a breach in a 2015 SoFi bond deal; Bloomberg provides some details on the breach, reporting that the SoFi loans backing the bonds averaged more than $35,000, were unsecured and were from prime credit borrowers with annual salaries averaging around $130,000; the SoFi breach adds to worries about rising defaults overall which have been a factor for bond deals and troubled lenders in the marketplace lending industry. Source
Kabbage has announced the pricing of its first securitization of the year; the portfolio was valued at $525 million and includes small business loans; it is structured in four classes and has received ratings from Kroll Bond Rating Agency with the majority of the portfolio rated A; the deal is expected to close around March 20. Source
The recent PeerIQ weekly newsletter discusses the departure of Mike Cagney from SoFi, the Goldman & Mosaic deal and provides an analysis of recent SoFi (SCLP 2017-5) and Lending Club (CLUB 2017-P1) securitizations. Source
In this week’s PeerIQ Industry Update they cover the worries from a flattening yield curve and credit card debt reaching...
Securitization continues to be a key source of capital for many marketplace lenders; LendIt, in association with Cadwalader and Lending Times, will host a forum on 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 to establish a majority owned-affiliate including the amount of equity that must be retained by the sponsor versus an investor and more; register today.
The latest securitization of Zopa loans priced tighter than last year’s; it was led by P2PGI and arranged by Deutsche Bank; the senior tranche was rated AA by Moody’s; Jaidev Janardana, Zopa’s CEO stated, “This is a further demonstration of investor and market confidence in our origination and underwriting capabilities. Our ability to originate high quality loans continues to make the Zopa investment asset a distinctive and attractive one to retail and institutional investors alike.” Source