marketplace lending

Is The Great Contraction Coming Soon To Alt Lending?

Is The Great Contraction Coming Soon To Alt Lending?
Is The Great Contraction Coming Soon To Alt Lending?
June 14, 2016  |  News

There is nothing we love more here at PYMNTS than … well, payments. There is little we find more inspiring than money moving from one...

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Invoice Finance Platform To Cover (Some) Investor Losses
Invoice Finance Platform To Cover (Some) Investor Losses
June 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

As skepticism over the vitality of the alternative lending space grows, one marketplace lender in the invoice financing sector is looking to quell any investor...

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RateSetter Takes First Business Lending Steps
RateSetter Takes First Business Lending Steps
May 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Has the Lending Club debacle taught the alternative lending industry anything? Perhaps, but the lesson isn’t that the players should abandon the market. Get the...

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Banks Move To Protect Themselves From Online Lending Troubles
Banks Move To Protect Themselves From Online Lending Troubles
May 25, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

As the dust continues to settle from the great Lending Club explosion, the big banks of Wall Street are reportedly inking up their Plan Bs...

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Meet Lending Club’s Largest Shareholder
Meet Lending Club’s Largest Shareholder
May 24, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Lending Club – and the alternative lending industry overall – has lost a lot of support in just a few short weeks following the sudden...

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The CFPB Sets Its Sights On Marketplace Lending
The CFPB Sets Its Sights On Marketplace Lending
April 28, 2016  |  CFPB

The CFPB has its eye on the biggest marketplace lenders in the U.S., and it is leaning toward bringing those online businesses under its supervision...

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FinTech Lenders Are Putting The Brakes On Customer Acquisitions
FinTech Lenders Are Putting The Brakes On Customer Acquisitions
April 11, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

As the wave of FinTech lenders who stepped into the markets after the financial crisis pushed much of their mainstream banking competition out of the...

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Lending Club, Funding Circle And Prosper Join Forces And Form A Trade Association
Lending Club, Funding Circle And Prosper Join Forces And Form A Trade Association
April 07, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

On the logic that everything is easier when taken on with a team, the big names in marketplace lending are joining forces and forming their...

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CFPB Opens Floodgates For Online Marketplace Lender Complaints
CFPB Opens Floodgates For Online Marketplace Lender Complaints
March 08, 2016  |  CFPB

The CFPB has officially opened up its online forum for accepting consumer complaints geared at those who have experienced issues from online marketplace lenders. Get...

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