Credit Cycle, Funding News and the Latest in Securitization

In this week’s PeerIQ Industry Update they cover the recent strong month of jobs growth and the Fed’s decision to hold interest rate rises in the near term; there was big fundraising news last week with Acorns and Better Mortgage raising big rounds; GreenSky launched a new elective health loan product; Marlette‘s latest $262mn securitization was rated by Kroll and the lender showed another profitable year in 2018; Prosper is now more focused on higher grade loans with 62 percent of the December originations were rated as AA-B; PeerIQ also takes a close look at where we are in the credit cycle and the concerns from the top banks in regards to politics, trade and the next recession. Source.

  • Todd Anderson

    Todd is the host of PitchIt: the fintech startups podcast, a weekly interview show featuring emerging fintech founders and leading venture capitalists. He is responsible for leading the content team which covers fintech through daily & weekly email newsletters, editorial, virtual events, and in-person conferences. He has been covering fintech, banking, and venture capital for more than 15 years, including speaking regularly at industry events.