Tagged: securitization

September 4, 2019 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingPoint announced on Wednesday it has closed its inaugural securitization of consumer loans. The company reported that the securitization, LendingPoint Receivables Trust 2019-1 (LDPT2019) issued a total of  $177.85 million of notes backed by a pool of $187.22 million of direct-to-consumer loans originated on the… 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

June 10, 2019 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, a UK-based online marketplace for mortgages, announced on Monday it has securitized £259 million of UK prime Buy-to-Let mortgage loans in an oversubscribed RMBS transaction. LendInvest claims it is the UK’s first marketplace platform to securitise its own assets and the securitization received an… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after announcing the first rated securitization of its receivables portfolio, Credibly, a small and medium-sized business lending platform, announced the next phase in its balance sheet growth strategy by launching a $10 million investment grade-rated senior debt offering. The transaction closed late… Read More

April 8, 2019 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial service platform Kabbage announced on Monday it has closed a $700 million securitization. The company claimed it was the largest asset-back securitization (ABS) by a small business online lending platform to date. According to Kabbage, the oversubscribed transaction saw strong demand from both new… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, an online lender in the consumer credit sector, has closed its second securitization of personal loans. Upgrade Receivables Trust 2019-1 (UPGR 2019-1) issued $225 million in notes backed by personal loan assets facilitated through the Upgrade platform. The Upgrade Receivables Trust securitization was rated… Read More

December 30, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission (EC) recently announced a European investment plan designed to boost access to capital to Spanish SMEs and “midcap investment projects.” The plan is for the European Investment Bank Group and BBVA to provide €360 million for these smaller businesses. A €60 million “synthetic… Read More

December 30, 2018 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), updated rules for securitization will commence on January 1st, 2019 in the European Union (EU). The new “harmonized” rules are designed to streamline the process of financial services firms to leverage securitization to boost access to capital…. Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) announced on Thursday they have signed a synthetic securitization of €1 billion. According to the duo, this agreement is an innovative financing operation and it is claimed the first synthetic securitization to be supported by blockchain technology in the European Union (EU)… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market,  announced on Thursday it has completed another securitization of $399.2 million in total loans. According to CommonBond, the securitization received AAA ratings from Moody’s and DBRS. The transaction was the lender’s eighth and brings its total securitized loan… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Upgrade, Inc., has closed on its inaugural securitization of personal loans. According to the Fintech, Upgrade Receivables Trust 2018-1 (UPGR 2018-1) issued approximately $282 million in notes to nearly 20 banks and asset managers. Credit Suisse and Jefferies acted as joint lead underwriters, and… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Tuesday it has completed a $199 million securitization of private student loans, its second successful securitization. According to the platform, the CASL 2018-A transaction completed over the summer, achieved higher ratings than College Ave’s inaugural securitization,… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender CommonBond has issued its second AAA rated securitization from Moody’s and DBRS. This is the largest securitization for CommonBond yet at $292 million of total collateral. This was the second securitization for 2018 and the 7th overall bringing the total to $1.5 billion…. Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

INSIKT (pronounced “in-seekt”), a Lending as a Service (LaaS) company, announced on Tuesday it has completed a $25 million social and securitization. The company has completed 15 private market securitization issuances for a total of $247 million. As previously reported, INSIKT was founded in 2012 by Progreso Financiero… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

PeerIQ has just published their quarterly marketplace lending securitization tracker. The periodic report gauges activity in the online lending sector providing an interesting barometer of industry sentiment and investor activity. The most recent report stated that PeerIQ has observed an “unprecedented 21 months of non-stop… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market, has received its first triple A rating for securitization. Moody’s has assigned provisional ratings of (P)Aaa (sf) to Class A-1 and A-2 notes to be issued by CommonBond Student Loan Trust 2018-A-GS (CBSLT 2018-A-GS)…. Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, leading peer-to-peer lending platform for consumer loans, Prosper, reported growth in both transaction revenue and loan originations for the third quarter of 2017. The online lender claimed that the continued demand for personal loan product resulted in $822 million in loan originations through its… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Fitch has moved to upgrade ratings that impact assets originated on the Prosper marketplace lending platform. According to the rating agency, Fitch taken the following rating actions on two Citi Held for Asset Issuance trusts, which are backed by marketplace loans: CIiti Held for Asset Issuance… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

CommonBond, an online lender that helps students and graduates finance their loans, has closed a $248 million securitization of refinanced student loans. This is the largest and highest rated securitization for the Fintech to date. The offering’s most senior notes achieved AA ratings from Moody’s,… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi announced on Friday the closing of a $776.7 million offering of SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-E notes, which has been dubbed the lending platform’s largest loan securitization. According to the online lender, SoFi 2017-E marks the company’s largest asset-backed securities issue to date and its 10th ABS… Read More