Lending Club Records a $1B Quarter

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Lending Club?s Billion-Dollar Quarter [Infographic] — Lending Club, one of the leading peer-to-peer lending platforms around, announced last week that it recorded its first billion-dollar quarter. The company has now facilitated over $5 billion dollars in loans since it was founded back in 2007. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OurCrowd Hits $60M in …

Another defining moment for crowdfinance

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Yesterday marked another defining moment for crowdfinance. Lending Club, the world’s largest crowdlender, announced that it has acquired Springstone Financial, a offline consumer lender that focuses on elective medical and dental procedure lending as well as tuition financing for K-12 private school education. The acquisition, totaling $140 million, was financed in …

LendIt – Discounted Pricing for LendIt 2014 Ends Today

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

View this email in your browser Discounted Pricing for LendIt 2014 Ends Today The LendIt 2014 Conference is just five weeks away but more importantly for potential attendees the discounted pricing is ending today. The price will be going up from $795 to $1,195 tonight (March 31) at midnight Pacific Time. So, …

2014 Trends for Business Startups and Future Funders

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

2014 Trends for Business Startups and Future Funders — What does the new year hold for startups and crowdfunders? David Drake of LDJ Capital and The Soho Loft writes in to make some crowdfunding predictions for 2014. Read on to find out what he thinks the new year will bring for …

TheCrowdCafe weekly: A New Startup Financing Model and the Passionate Voices Behind It | Entrepreneur Magazine

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #10 – June 2, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! •  Hey all, Happy Sunday—hope you’re enjoying these last few weekends of Spring. Unfortunately, Summer got impatient here in New York. It’s scorching hot! Anyways, here’s a roundup of this week’s investment crowdfunding news. Give me a shout at [email protected] if you …

Google’s Stake in Lending Club a Defining Moment for Crowdfinance

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Google’s Stake in Lending Club a Defining Moment for Crowdfinance — InvestedIn CEO Alon Goren says Google’s investment in the crowdfinance platform is a key milestone. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS The Rob Ford ‘Crackstarter:’ A Crowdfunding Campaign to Root Against  With Gawker’s campaign over on Indiegogo right now to raise funds to purchase …

How Google’s investment into P2P Lending will impact the financial markets

Jay OwenCrowdfunding, Information Technology Issues

Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend NowStreet’s Free Webinar Channel Stay ahead of industry transformations & capitalize on disruption As part of NowStreet’s educational outreach program, we are pleased to provide issuers, investors and financial industry professionals with the latest intelligence on the regulations and innovations …

Industry Influencers Introduce LendIt, the Inaugural Peer-to-Peer (P2P) & Online Lending Conference

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

NowStreet Press   Industry Influencers Introduce LendIt, the Inaugural Peer-to-Peer (P2P) & Online Lending Conference New York, NY (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Lend Academy, the preeminent resource for the P2P lending industry, and NowStreet Media, producer of acclaimed financial events that highlight Wall Street transformations, are pleased to announce LendIt, …

Industry Influencers Introduce LendIt, the Inaugural Peer-to-Peer (P2P) & Online Lending Conference

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Industry Influencers Introduce LendIt, the Inaugural Peer-to-Peer (P2P) & Online Lending Conference New York, NY (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Lend Academy, the preeminent resource for the P2P lending industry, and NowStreet Media, producer of acclaimed financial events that highlight Wall Street transformations, are pleased to announce LendIt, the first global …