Rebuilding Trust and Confidence: The Road Ahead for Online Marketplace Lenders

Experian discusses some of the marketplace lending industry’s new expectations following a challenging year in 2016 that resulted in decreased confidence in the alternative investments; suggests that the investment and banking communities will increase their focus on platform profitability which has been overlooked given significant growth rates in top-line revenue; notes industry self-regulation from multiple viewpoints including six new industry associations created in the past year; emphasizes the importance of a disciplined approach for data and risk management; reports overall that change within the industry could be good for a number of reasons. Sponsored Blog Post