Data Analysis Archives

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

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

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

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

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