The House of Representatives has passed Supporting America's Innovators Act (HR 1219); the bill will provide increased access to capital for small businesses; among its provisions are changes to the number of investors in a venture capital fund and incentives for rural entrepreneurship. Source
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It has been reported that Kabbage is interested in acquiring OnDeck Capital. S&P Global recently published an analysis of a potential deal. This week Kabbage announced a new originations milestone of $3 billion since inception. We take a closer look at the originations and pro forma estimates of the two companies provided by S&P Global.
OnDeck's annual originations have increased from approximately $15.9 million in 2008 to $2.40 billion in 2016. Estimates from S&P Global show combined loan originations for the two firms of $3.82 billion for 2016. In addition to synergies from similar balance sheet and securitization funding sources, S&P Global also notes the increased value Kabbage could likely bring to OnDeck's line of credit product. Pro forma estimates put line of credit originations at approximately 50% for the combined entities. Kabbage has considerable expertise in small business line of credit lending and it's a product OnDeck launched in 2013 and has recently been focused on. Source
Understanding the millennial customer is a key for most lenders in the market today and Stephen Dash of Credible explains how his firm handles this challenge during his fireside chat at LendIt USA 2017 with Dakin Campbell of Bloomberg; identifying who the millennial is and how they consume information will help you to tailor your products to this group; 25% of consumers today fall into the millennial category and Credible believes a strong, focused product set will help them to service this generation efficiently; before looking to sell other types of services you must first build a relationship with them, trust can be eroded in an instant; ensuring a compelling value proposition is the key and fully understanding what the customer needs will help you to hold that customer over the lifetime; ultimately customers are co-owned and you can help to make sure your relationship lasts by showing a loyal and durable product set. Source
Goldman Sachs is estimating a 500% return on its initial investment of $550 million in credit data provider TransUnion; the investment began in 2012 when Goldman Sachs bought TransUnion; since then TransUnion has gone public with shares opening at $22.50 on June 25, 2015 and currently trading at $38.23; Goldman Sachs has also earned $50 million from TransUnion's IPO and debt underwriting; additionally, Goldman Sachs is reporting a number of other advantages from the investment including support for its newly launched consumer lending platform Marcus which is a client of TransUnion. Source