Peter Renton shares returns from his marketplace lending portfolio as of Q3 2017; overall returns for Renton’s portfolio was 6.64%; declining performance in the portfolio is primarily due to LendingClub loans; new additions to his portfolio for the quarter include AlphaFlow, Money360 and YieldStreet. Source
The partnership will focus on Money360 providing pre-arranged financing options for eligible commercial properties listed for auction on the Ten-X platform; financing options on these properties will be transparently disclosed on the platform and Money360 will work with buyers to complete the underwriting, processing and closing of the loan; the partnership expands deal flow of commercial properties for Money360, which utilizes technology to enable commercial real estate loan transactions from $1 million to $20 million. Source
Money360 is a marketplace lender for commercial real estate; in Q2 the company closed $143 million in loans making Q2 the company's largest quarter; to date the company has closed $350 million in loans and expects to surpass the $500 million mark by the end of the year; the press release provides further information about the deals closed. Source
Pi Capital International LLC has advised Money360 on a $250 million structured debt facility; the funding comes from a financial institution in South Korea; Pi Capital was able to facilitate the transaction through its global alternative capital network. Source
Money360 is not a newcomer to the marketplace lending industry. They were first mentioned on Lend Academy in 2010 when...
Money360 is a marketplace lending platform focused on commercial real estate; Evan Gentry of Money360 provides insight on the firm in a Lend Academy podcast; the firm offers loans of $1 million to $15 million for commercial real estate properties; it has two primary products, shorter term bridge loans which are mainly funded by high net worth investors, family offices, hedge funds and institutional investors and then permanent longer term loans funded by banks and credit unions; the company has also launched an open-end fund which allows investors to invest in a portfolio of the company's commercial real estate loans; it has plans for continued growth in 2017 with the goal of $1 billion in annual originations over the next few years. Source
Money360 has reported another milestone in the nascent online lending commercial real estate market; the firm has originated $100 million in new commercial real estate loans in the past six months, doubling its total from August 2016; four recent loan closings for a total of $38 million helped the company reach its $200 million milestone; Money360 says it expects to exceed $500 million in loan transactions by the end of 2017. Source
After substantial growth in 2016, Money360 has expanded its team by adding two new divisions and directors; David Christensen will lead the Northwest region and Kenneth Wood will lead the Northeast region; in December the company reported a record month of lending with $35 million in loans; in the first few months of 2017 it expects to report cumulative lending of over $200 million. Source
Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform Money 360 originated loans of $35.6 million in December; the bridge loans ranged from $2.5 million to $12.5 million with durations between one and two years; according to Founder and CEO Evan Gentry, the firm expects momentum to continue in 2017 with performance from the platform a factor of increased demand from borrowers and investors for commercial real estate financing. Source
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