Alternative Finances

Alternative Finances
Lending Club Names Scott Sanborn CEO
June 28, 2016

There’s big news out of Lending Club this morning. The pioneering marketplace lender has simultaneously announced the hiring of a new CEO and the fact of 179 coming layoffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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From Bad To Worse, Marketplace Lending And The Brexit
June 28, 2016

 The Fourth of July is not a holiday celebrated in the U.K. — not really that surprising, given that it is the country from which the United State declared independence. And while we expect that 2016 will mark the 24oth July 4th in a row that...

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Big ‘Payoff’ For One Online Lending Startup
June 17, 2016

Not all is lost in the online lending space. TechCrunch reported on Thursday (June 16) that Payoff has raised a nice payoff of $46.7 million, which itself is only part of a $67.4 million financing round. The company makes loans to people who seek to pay...

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Have Expanding Dreams, Must Be Flexible
June 15, 2016

While the stock market has yo-yoed since the end of May 2015, reaching nearly its all-time high before dropping almost 9 percent in three months – all things considered, the economy is doing pretty well. The latest Store Front Business Index™ reveals that the businesses...

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SMBs, The Bedrock Of US Economy, Continue To Grow Faster Than US GDP
June 14, 2016

While the stock market has yo-yoed since the end of May 2015, reaching nearly its all-time high before dropping almost 9 percent in three months – all things considered, the economy is doing pretty well. The latest Store Front Business Index™ reveals that the businesses...

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Lending Club’s Loan Issue Saga Continues
June 13, 2016

The waves hitting the online lending pool seem to be coming nonstop. Lending Club talked down its numbers on loans being sold to investors, with the additional disclosure, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, that the company has been buying at least some of the loans itself....

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Lending Club Holds More Funding Talks
June 10, 2016

The movement by Lending Club to obtain financing in order to help shore up capital appears to be gaining traction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Lending Club Site Hiccup Causes Investor Worry
June 09, 2016

A testament to just how difficult and uncertain the Lending Club situation has been of late — a slight hiccup in the marketplace lender’s website last night caused some pretty big worries, as investors were suddenly concerned the end had come. Get the Full Story...

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Prosper Pauses Lending Tree, Credit Karma Relationships
June 09, 2016

Prosper Marketplace, the online lending company, may have changed its relationship with two prominent loan referral sites, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...