Why Marketplace Lending Is Set to Boom
It was but one of 70 demos, but it said something more profound than all the offerings at last week's ...
Tag: Alternative Lending
2 Startups Aim to Help Banks Do More for Small Businesses
Small businesses are classically underserved by banks -- or so the story goes. But a closer look at the small ...
Affirm Hiring Push Starts Not a Week After Raising $275 Million
Well, that didn't take long. Affirm is not a week from its $275 million round of fundraising, and already it ...
Affirm’s $275M Round Coincides with Climbing Traffic
Affirm Inc., the POS lender, closed a $275 million round today, which coincides with climbing traffic. The site is now ...
My LendingTree Nears 1 Million Users, Launches iOS App
Personal financial management app My LendingTree has rapidly gained users since its launch earlier this year. LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda said ...
Coolest Brands 2015: Lending Club
Peerless
Among peer-to-peer lenders, Lending Club has no peer. Renaud Laplanche launched Lending Club in 2006 when he noticed the disparity ...
Marketplace Lenders Look to Banks to Find Borrowers
Lending Club and Funding Circle do not want to replace banks -- they want to work with them. Marketplace lenders ...
Loan Volume at Elevate, Alt-Subprime Startup, Hits $442 Million
Welcome to the newest innovation sector: alternative subprime lending. Fort Worth, Texas-based Elevate appears to be leading the charge in ...
Lending Club Files For IPO, But Offers Little Insight
Lending Club has filed a $500 million IPO, according to S-1 filings sent to the SEC. Interestingly, Lending Club’s S-1 ...
Earnest Aims to Overhaul Personal Loans by ‘Getting Back to Basics’
It's hard to borrow money when you have a limited credit history that inaccurately deems you as a risk. Earnest ...
