Recent research shows that younger consumers are uncomfortable with carrying credit card balances; consumers are more comfortable with products like personal loans that are more transparent and easier to understand; there has been an increased interest in point of sale financing; one company driving this trend is GreenSky which partners with banks to fund loans; the proportion of consumer loans going to point of sale financing has increased significantly at banks that partner with GreenSky including Regions, Synovus and Fifth Third. Source
Dynamic Credit is an asset manager that started in New York but has strong European ties; they have launched their...
Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned ratings for Avant's most recent securitization deal; the portfolio includes three tranches of consumer notes valued at $192.6 million; ratings for each of the three tranches are included in the chart above and range from A- to BB. Source
LendingClub provided an investor update in a blog post yesterday that demonstrates the resilience of their borrower base; the company...
Marlette Funding has filed for a new securitization portfolio, Marlette Funding Trust 2017-1; the portfolio details were filed by Marlette Funding Depositor Trust; associated parties include Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup Global Markets and Goldman Sachs; the portfolio will contain unsecured consumer loans originated by Marlette. Source
We are living in times of extremes, particularly when it comes to economic data, and this is reflected in the...
Goldman Sachs continues to expand into consumer lending and plans to offer home improvement loans this month; the loans are non-secured personal loans with interest rates lower than credit cards but higher than HELOCs; the company believes the quick financing time will be attractive compared to a HELOC. Source
Upgrade has launched for consumer lending; Lend Academy provides details on the platform's fundraising, lending criteria and lending structure; Renaud Laplanche has raised $60 million for the new company; its loans will focus on high credit quality borrowers with low debt-to-income and minimum monthly free cash flow of $1,000; loans range from $2,000 to $50,000; the platform will be partnering with WebBank for loan originations and will then acquire the loans and sell them to institutional investors with some portion of the loans retained on the firm's balance sheet. Source
LendingPoint has closed two securitizations, one composed of direct to consumer loans and the other of point of sale loans;...
Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are planning to propose legislation to cap rates on credit cards and consumer loans...