The question I am not seeing answered is what happens to the thousands of borrowers who just say screw it and don't wait for 30 days for LendingClub to list their loan. They are likely gone forever. The most profitable borrowers for LendingClub are the repeat borrowers. I would also imagine they are the least risky in most cases, if they have paid off a loan and shown an ability to repay.
I would actually argue they should be taking some of their $850M in cash and funding a ton of loans if they need to. The cost of acquiring a customer is significant. These customers who don't wait for 30 days for their loan to be listed will have had a terrible experience and be gone forever.
I think the next 30 days are make or break for LendingClub, and for those of you who have had success earning a return on your investment buying notes. Discover Personal Loans or SoFi, or any others with adequate capital, will end LendingClub if they don't quickly figure out how to fund their backlog of loans.
I would actually argue they should be taking some of their $850M in cash and funding a ton of loans if they need to. The cost of acquiring a customer is significant. These customers who don't wait for 30 days for their loan to be listed will have had a terrible experience and be gone forever.
I think the next 30 days are make or break for LendingClub, and for those of you who have had success earning a return on your investment buying notes. Discover Personal Loans or SoFi, or any others with adequate capital, will end LendingClub if they don't quickly figure out how to fund their backlog of loans.