Tagged: marketplace lending

December 11, 2024 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) became a public firm in an IPO held on December 11, 2014 – ten years ago today. At that time, the transition of the high-profile Fintech from a private firm to a publicly traded company was heralded as a coming-of-age moment for the… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online marketplace lender October is currently active in five European nations. October CEO and Founder Olivier Goy recently noted that he launched October 7 years ago in France. While commenting on the financing landscape 7 years back and now and the challenges and opportunities this… Read More

November 20, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European online marketplace lender October notes in a recent blog post that as part of the economic support plan following the Covid-19 outbreak, Bpifrance introduced the digital Prêt Rebond (Rebound Loan) back in in April 2020, in partnership with the French Regions, allowing SMEs of… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The lending firms on P2P marketplace Mintos are preparing (or have already prepared) and posted their consolidated financial performance reports from last year. The Mintos team notes in a detailed blog post (dated May 13, 2021) that they’re bringing to attention the lending firms, as… Read More

February 14, 2021 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Auxmoney, a marketplace lending platform that serves both private and institutional investors, recently hired Carsten Höltkemeyer, the former CEO of Barclaycard Germany, in order to serve as the lender’s board chairperson. This move has come as part of a shake-up of Auxmoney’s senior management. Auxmoney,… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced last week it is restructuring to expand the fund’s investment mandate, the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board”) has approved changes… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, a leading platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced on Monday it celebrated being named one of the top 25 fastest growing companies by Deloitte. The platform revealed the exciting news last fall the ranking is based on fiscal-year revenue growth over… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based marketplace lender SocietyOne announced on Monday it has established a warehouse facility arranged by NAB, alongside securing $15 million through its recent equity raise, to support growth. According to SocietyOne, the warehouse facility is also scalable to support the lender’s continued growth, as borrowers… Read More

February 8, 2020 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rates on several notes that are backed by loans from marketplace lending platform Prosper. According to Fitch, the ratings on the Class B and Class C Series 2018-1 (PMIT 2018-1) notes have improved due to the “growth in hard credit… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Thursday the final results of its repurchase offer for up to 5%, or 330,914 of its outstanding common shares. The repurchase offer… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Monday the declaration of monthly distributions of $0.18 per common share for the months of January, February and March 2020. It was… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 1:24 am By Therese Torris  |  

Smart Lenders AM announces the upcoming launch of a new fund dedicated to financing loans to European SMEs issued through marketplace lending platforms (crowdlending). Smart Lenders AM is an asset management firm that specializes exclusively in financing loans issued by online marketplace lenders. Established in… Read More

October 10, 2019 @ 9:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Thursday the final results of its repurchase offer for up to 5%, or 349,075 of its outstanding common shares. RiverNorth reported that… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Tuesday its monthly distribution of $0.18 per common share for the months of October, November, and December 2019. According to RiverNorth, the… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, a UK-based online marketplace for mortgages, announced on Thursday it has joined mortgage club Brilliant Solutions’ lender panel in order to bring its Buy-to-Let (BTL) mortgage product distribution to a wider network of brokers.  LendInvest claims that Brilliant Solutions is an “industry expert” in… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending company Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) announced on Wednesday it has completed its first asset-backed securitization (ABS) of US small business loans originated through its platform. According to Funding Circle, a total of $198 million was raised through the securitization, which marks “the debut of… Read More

August 14, 2019 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendio Franchising, Lendio’s marketplace lending franchise program, announced on Tuesday it has facilitated $50 million in loans to over 1,800 small businesses around the U.S. According to Lendio, the  loans through the franchise provide a boost to small businesses in industries ranging from healthcare to… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leading marketplace lending platform Prosper announced on Tuesday the release of its Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results. Prosper reported that during the quarter personal loan originations increased 27% compared to the first quarter of 2019, and the online lender has now generated positive adjusted EBITDA… Read More

July 23, 2019 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Tuesday its 5.875% Series A Term Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation has declared a Series A… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, an online marketplace for mortgages, announced on Tuesday it has reported a period of strong growth and significant operational and strategic progress for the year, ending on March 31st. The online lender revealed the following: Financial highlights: Platform revenue increased 36% to £72.7m (FY18:… Read More