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NSR Invest and LendingRobot announce merger!

We are pleased to announce that NSR Invest and Lending Robot have officially joined forces to become the largest independent robo-advisor in the alternative lending space. The merger of both firms’ robust technologies and expertise

Posted on August 10, 2017December 18, 2018 by Bo BrustkernRead full article

Credit Model Updates for Lending Club and Prosper Portfolios

We’re pleased to announce that we have recently completed an extensive process to improve the credit models we use as part of our Fully-Managed strategies. Our credit team made important changes, primarily focused on five

Posted on November 2, 2016November 11, 2016 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

Return Calculation Methods

Calculating returns for peer to peer lending investments can sometimes be tricky due to the nature of the individual notes that compromise a diversified investment portfolio. For example, if a loan becomes late or charges

Posted on September 7, 2016October 12, 2016 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

Secondary Market – NSR Platform Release 3.1

We’re excited to share with you the release of our newest features and enhancements to the NSR Platform, including: Support for Lending Club Buying and Selling from the FolioFN Secondary Market Historical Data Views in

Posted on August 3, 2016September 7, 2016 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

Measure risk & reward with Peer to Peer Lending

For investors interested in investing in peer to peer (p2p) lending, there are many questions to answer and pieces of information to gather to make sure you know what you’re doing. While NSR Invest

Posted on July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

I think I found the Loan Files

By now you have probably heard about some of the events that unfolded at Lending Club last month. If not, you may want to first read our May newsletter, where our CEO, Bo Brustkern provides a comprehensive debrief of the Lending Club news. As the

Posted on June 28, 2016June 29, 2016 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

Trouble in bonds backed by P2P loans? It depends.

[Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Insikt, a white label loan origination and investing platform that enables any brand to lend to its customers and gives accredited investors access to invest in consumer loan portfolios. If you’re not familiar with how a securitization works,

Posted on April 25, 2016April 27, 2016 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

Vintage Returns Analysis

MonJa, a San Francisco-based p2p investment analytics firm, recently partnered with NSR Invest to analyze the loan book of Lending Club in a new and unique way. We set out to answer two questions: What

Posted on January 6, 2016June 7, 2016 by Bo BrustkernRead full article

What does the Fed rate hike decision mean for peer-to-peer investors?

Investors have known it’s been coming all year. At nearly every FOMC meeting this year, there existed the imminent possibility of the Federal Reserve hiking the federal funds rate. Well, it’s finally here, but what does it mean for the peer-to-peer lending industry — and

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

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