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·Apr. 5, 2017

S&P Global Reports on Q4 2016 MPL Originations

S&P Global Market Intelligence has released data on fourth quarter and 2016 originations for 13 major online lenders; the final quarter of 2016 showed a decrease in loan originations consistent with challenges for the industry in the second half of the year; in the fourth quarter total loan originations were down 15% however loan originations for the year still reported a 15% increase. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 5, 2017

Lantern Credit Appoints New Board of Advisors Chairman

Lantern Credit has appointed John Mack as its new chairman of its board of advisors; the company works to provide credit solutions for inefficiencies through its technology platform; Mack brings experience from roles as chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, co-CEO of Credit Suisse Group, CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston and various other roles on corporate boards including Lending Club. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Apr. 5, 2017

Blockchain Smart Contracts Now Legal in Arizona

The smart contracts will help facilitate faster commerce agreements and transactions; Arizona is the first state to pass legislation on blockchain smart contracts; it encompasses various uses for blockchain smart contracts including data, electronic signatures and electronic records transmitted and tracked through blockchain operations, making the use of blockchain transactions comparable to previous methods of communication and documentation. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 5, 2017

Kabbage Announces $3bn in Funding

Small business lender Kabbage has announced a new milestone with total lending originations of over $3 billion; firm has provided loans for over 100,000 small businesses; helping to reach the new high, the firm provided 20,000 loans in March and reports $1 billion in funding serviced in less than a year. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 6, 2017

LendingHome Announces Individual Investors Milestone

Individual investors have now invested $100 million of the company's $1 billion funded; the investments have been growing at a fast pace with the platform launching in January 2016 and doubling its $50 million investment level from mid-October of 2016; LendingHome markets returns of 8.75% and requires a $50,000 opening balance with a minimum investment of $5,000; at the LendIt USA 2017 event the firm received the 2017 Top Real Estate Platform award. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 6, 2017

LendingRobot Launches New Product for Institutional Investors

Building on the success of the LendingRobot Series Fund announced in January 2017, LendingRobot has launched LendingRobot Professional; the product has new advisor-focused features and functionality and can be optimized by advisors for multiple clients; it has an advisor minimum of $250,000. Source

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Fintech News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate USA

·Apr. 6, 2017

Fundrise Files for a For-Sale Housing eFund

Fundrise plans to offer a new fund that invests in the development of homes for sale in Los Angeles, California; investors in the fund will be investing in a diversified portfolio of real estate properties in development and for sale with the option to buy homes in the portfolio; investors will receive distributions from the fund's operating cash flow which will primarily be generated from the sale of homes in the fund; distributions may also be made from other sources of cash flow including structured equity or debt. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 6, 2017

MLA Director on the Benefits of an OCC Fintech Charter

Fintech is improving the financial services industry and providing new borrowing opportunities across the country; the current framework makes innovation challenging with differing requirements for online lenders in each of the 50 states; Nat Hoopes, the Marketplace Lending Association's director, writes in favor of the OCC fintech charter and the benefits it would provide for online lending, fintech and the industry overall. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 6, 2017

Renaud Laplanche Launches Upgrade

Renaud Laplanche has announced the launch of a new online consumer lending platform called Upgrade; the firm's investors include Apoletto, CreditEase, FirstMark Capital, Noah Holdings, Ribbit Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Union Square Ventures, Uprising and Vy Capital; the firm will partner with WebBank for loan originations and plans to sell its loans to institutional investors; it is working with Jefferies on its capital markets strategy and a loan securitization program; the firm also has plans to use blockchain for data management and transactions. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 6, 2017

Online Lenders Battling Colorado over 12% Rate Cap

Avant and Marlette Funding are battling state law in Colorado; the state has a 12% rate cap for consumer loans and both lenders advertise loans that exceed that limit; both partner banks that work with the online lenders have filed lawsuits against Colorado claiming the interest rates they charge are acceptable by federal law because of the charters they hold from their state. Source

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