Fabric is a new insurtech startup that is looking to focus on new and expecting parents; they currently have two offerings, Fabric Instant and Fabric Premium; Fabric Instant is an accidental death policy which you can obtain in two minutes with minimal information and Fabric Premium is their 20 year policy which requires a checkup; they recently raised a $2.5 million seed round from Bessemer Venture Partners for their launch and continued product development; policies are currently underwritten by Vantis Life Insurance at $6 per $100,00 of coverage. Source
Oldest
USA
The market has currently slowed gains as speculators await more details on Trump administration policies; the Justice Department has taken its stance on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's appeals court hearing in May and it seems the next big announcement from the Trump administration regarding fintech is the appointment of the next comptroller; at LendIt USA 2017 Amias Gerety gave some insight on how the Trump administration views fintech and current themes in government fintech debates. Source
Lend Academy provides details on the tax documents you will receive as an investor in Lending Club or Prosper loans; most investors will receive a 1099-OID which details taxable interest income from investing; other forms may also include a 1099-MISC or a 1099-B; income earned from P2P loan investing is taxed as ordinary income; Lend Academy also outlines details on capital losses and capital loss carryovers which can vary by state. Source
Alternative credit underwriting and new data solutions for broadening credit underwriting have been emerging themes in recent quarters; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently researching alternative data underwriting and many fintech companies are developing new solutions for broadening credit availability and reaching more thin file borrowers; Sasha Orloff from LendUp discusses some of the important factors for consideration in broadening credit availability in his presentation at LendIt USA 2016 highlighting some of the initiatives that are currently developing in today's market. Source
Lending Times reports on the business model created by Unison to improve the affordability of home ownership in the United States; the firm has developed two main products, a HomeOwner and HomeBuyer product, that are based on an investment model rather than a lending model; as a real estate investor the firm provides capital for borrowers and shares in the gain or loss of the real estate property's value; Unison and other innovative real estate businesses participated in a panel at LendIt USA 2017 titled, "The New Era of Buying & Selling a House" sharing further insight on how fintech innovation is evolving in residential real estate. Source