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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

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

Characteristics of Peer-to-Peer Lending Investments

For financial advisors interested in learning more about peer to peer investments, the following is a quick primer designed to provide the background of this growing alternative asset class. P2P lending is a modern financial transaction that entails individual investors lending money online to individual

Posted on December 14, 2015December 17, 2015 by Zach RichheimerRead full article

A Look At Loan Volume for February

We often see end of the month reports detailing loan volume for Lending Club and Prosper. At NSR we monitor daily issued loan volume located under the “charts” section. These charts give great insight into

Posted on March 4, 2014July 3, 2015 by MichaelRead full article

More Data for Policy Code 2 & 99 Loans Redacted on Lending Club

Policy Code 2 & 99 loans, recently covered by Lend Academy, are a set of loans that are reserved for institutional investors. The following data elements were removed recently: Interest Rate Grade Sub Grade The interest rate for these loans are now reported as 0.00%.

Posted on February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 by MichaelRead full article

Lending Club Adds NSR-Like Return Model

Lending Club has recently introduced a new feature that allows investors to model their returns much like NSR’s Portfolio Analyzer and Forecasting Tool. I never thought this type of return forecasting would make it into either platform but I am very happy to see this.

Posted on November 7, 2013July 3, 2015 by MichaelRead full article

NSRP Signup is Now Open

NSR Premium is now accepting new signups. During the launch we will be offering a limited number of investors accounts that have no limits on size or transaction volume for $25/month. Once the signup process

Posted on June 4, 2013July 3, 2015 by MichaelRead full article

The Next Evolution In P2P Investing: NSR Premium

After months of work, the next evolution of Nickel Steamroller (NSR) is here! We are pleased to announce Nickel Steamroller Premium (NSRP). NSRP is a fully-featured automated investment and portfolio management tool designed to work with all major US P2P investing platforms. One Login, Every

Posted on May 28, 2013July 3, 2015 by MichaelRead full article

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