There have been many bank partnerships with marketplace lenders however there haven’t been any done with real estate crowdfunding platforms; Allen Shayanfekr, CEO of Sharestates, predicts banks will partner with real estate platforms in 2017; says banks could lower costs and require less investment in new products by partnering with real estate platforms; Allen Shayanfekr outlines three types of scenarios for partnerships including: bank as originator, bank as capital provider and white labeling. Source