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Operator

Good day, and welcome to the LendingClub Corporation First Quarter 2018 Conference Call and Webcast. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Artem Nalivayko, Investor Relations Manager. ahead. go Please

Artem Nalivayko

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Scott Sanborn

Okay. good Thank you, and Artem, afternoon, everyone.

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Tom Casey

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Scott Sanborn

Thanks, Tom.

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Operator

from [Operator Please Instructions] Stanley. go And first ahead. question with Faucette James will come Morgan

James Faucette

had Thank of you quick couple questions. just I very a much.

or question other curious seeing the is, outside we’re you I part why second that’s know we in may you can through results out but of that my separating case, performance you planned increased impact range just like you’re moving you the am so your that the quarter, originations spending hadn’t for color how And year. saw some as with in or that, don’t either I First, want impact FTC strong there? we expected the so entire comment operations on Are the first your that year, the why and any reversion you’re not on, EBITDA areas, little to expect on that maybe reporting? already and should of those talk directly, about adjusted expecting

Tom Casey

So, EBITDA do on you. to maybe I’ll FTC and the the pass

good for So, feel start year. the very about had James, the we we

we As quarter, a XQ fourth a typically place, of lot slower well. you are know, And we seasonally is in initiatives had performing of as number a came out quarter. quite those of

at start about we this feel talking very it’s we increasing premature. are. So, I good point, think where To guidance about

early growth I we any for guidance continue too about it’s and Obviously, but hard this feel our to point. for to increase the our push think, at year. good guidance profitability, we’ll

feel be balancing place, have the environment credits we we managing to normalizing in We through to lot we is year. interest and the good rest continue go that of about on but have the as a and of focused it, we need things shifting, rate

Scott Sanborn

overall, kind be specifics. the of FTC, speculate of is, would on kind hard mean, changes say question to the on or required we I indicate James, think the I what business really of I it’s would really point can’t any any So, to that operation.

of been so. what you’re are is clear I and the I one response, maybe in impact reactions we thing from term that’s what’s our think, short thing in terms investors. made in to believe one our call As pretty public sure And but compliance, think we our out getting currently I’m if not at, practices

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Operator

Berning next our Craig-Hallum. question go ahead. with Please comes Brad And from

Brad Berning

rates, that follow-up sure got credit adjustments. that related seeing and talked supplemental, is you Just detail, a rates that combination adjustment the want accounting or would guidance One about value and of which helpful. to what your The related you’ve be that to revenue understand just the so that, $XX.X there? fair you despite in wondering in hit make that million I just detail the is

Tom Casey

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be so on changes is And expectations be of could you’re underlying come into those it interest the sell in All credit. there seeing in account value things in change any be changes can for. could what what you rates, it ultimately yield,

why you’re what interest the income. against so is seeing And you’re seeing the that’s offset

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Brad Berning

their year-over-year on what two? quite talk then standpoint the consumer the consumer And despite from you’re efforts decipher card seeing a talked Can as you dollars yields the backdrop do the versus that your on backdrop Understood. as from about their and you can new marketing think up you on about is is apps, what you the being stuff? far seeing credit bit of increased rising part those year And weren’t growth a this up as marketing execution the much. what

Tom Casey

them terrific rates. does that in coming that realize it distinguish that way It’s a distinguish the repriced to us for think to their hard debt stimulate there that online, growth It’s consolidate saving and think where provide exactly. We experience customers I hard applications their that trend pay is prime. for having opportunity are strong a we’re and consumers. occasionally may to the seeing A demand down a of working the seeing. and exactly. We Their our to working, know in that repriced, lot are some had feeling encouraged of of And we’re early efforts amounts lot another debt. are continued we increase we do are be consumers to making easier also we’re money. key we’re the and is to funnel generate good performance with continues. quite But, And the through throughput consumers

Brad Berning

you’re Lastly quickly, model you? prepared and for credit seen adjustments bit? that it’s go expand well hinted expand improved that really a on and remarks, kind you the discussion deeper. You you on little the call maybe can Where of you’re the seeing but that Can little can you new you making? have where the

Scott Sanborn

model. to and say, are hey, with are would the -- Scott. implementation is get overall the seeing pleased it the new obviously the the very very read. of health, we indicate kind the I the a will, increases try we are overall, But, with we are I Brad, things of you think, we would booking financial early one, mean, I profiles to if remains bringing of this the Yes. of loans that on in people we are platform, complete

portfolio good a of indicators on in total seeing level delinquencies. portfolio We’re terms also

within portfolio do expect of have as we repricing some learn the that’s course positive. more the opportunity we’ll for time. that So through We

Operator

comes Our Please next Wedbush. Henry with question from go Coffey ahead.

Henry Coffey

time fess both these don’t can’t go But, to loan mortgage come thing look you and we’ve watched case same I ask then are a very spend and much you in helpful. that ago, which and years did on complaints at FTC for on it They this happened industry team prior seems say I industry the that much. gone the your to And in the to two on go we really -- through most the was your based in I is want blog too something or in years. three legacy issues. management up. situation, know of that they student

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Scott Sanborn

of are Well, identified saw it would you complaint blog on items pointing identified majority any prior is the that self-mediated to whatsoever. say the what by FTC to self improvement the as for issues with company I is the the and in the or post were like sounds opportunities contact

So, item, believe where there. fee. origination with and relates ongoing the that disclosure item the open of to complaint are really in again, the one requirements we And compliance really the we is factually unwarranted the

Henry Coffey

small And of a at how the looking then, pool business, CLUB overall in terms can Cert be?

Tom Casey

range, typically We these in typically have it come million the size $XX in. that in size somewhere the $XX to million

Scott Sanborn

start they people as as And are... that’s

Tom Casey

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Scott Sanborn

But pretty the are managers. asset large buyers typically

in of as are would But, to purchases initial the $XX million, time. -- these that would they grow we to over talking size what’s XX as kind platform. view they about, we coming on So, that Tom would expect

Henry Coffey

a their companies, lot a have card know just then, last question. they marketing the And flexibility cost. I credit with around of

you be? off. get numbers, more thoughts Thank As your I’ll there like you would to you. get are look And an the would then that and be headed opportunity year unfolds, to what or aggressive EBITDA

Scott Sanborn

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Operator

from Citi. is with go ahead. The Please next May Mark question

Mark May

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wondering you’ve the against applications, months applications, of any or the around this particularly to the cetera made any Thanks. materials, Just website promotional disclosures. recent if fee your weeks, et sort your on of changes things, in disclosures

Scott Sanborn

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As XX the of to today, XX of neighborhood or from we of would marketing tests that experience different flow. have user something all aspects going would the incorporate in features to messaging product

this development. specifically changes. we’re making in to nothing So latest always response But

Operator

Heath Terry Please comes Sachs. with Goldman go question ahead. next The from

Heath Terry

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Tom Casey

to ways, opportunities as the quarters about. clearly mix time, the prepared level are year last lead in business. areas we’ve think is model want into the to drive credit to in same in continue previous I originations. remarks, start new at seeing that Those also something as new So, we’ve and that’s to invest saw new lower we said on profitability talked trying of in biggest continue you’re benefit we line in the the that testing more frankly and are from that of to probably finding We but and to two to we efficiency call calibration most that we our of our drivers, of cost are did

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Operator

go Our next question comes Please from Autonomous Rob Research. with Wildhack ahead.

Rob Wildhack

forward? of normalized run-rate Is Question a new on there broadly. I quarters year? more base or guys. is OpEx in next back that level a this coming guess up consider going sort operating more expenses Hi, degree we the possibility or picks what this new To should

Tom Casey

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to sufficient am think making investments have There’ll And that. investments we that we’ll within are we coming that them for make some things to be financials I where call we’ll margin. talk quarters be so run sure can make we about to the you sure the we we’re rate. at able you so, have that that we’ll out to a feel higher you overall, we those we understand run compared should But

Rob Wildhack

total fees as it’d helpful do transaction the took originations which be fee more a towards was percentage a the But steer know if step And in on you the you transaction And decent detail think some just you’ll of up. revenue decrease? I then, us yield, could quarter. provide down

Tom Casey

moving to efforts fee Yes. Bs, some The more of there. of to and With obviously That’s transaction demand result platform. have decrease we rate lower percentage As remix. our really a we among earn in is our where a the most

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our the structure indicated, the structuring additional you we’re more on that revenue we’ve As program. and with getting offset than

I investor by rest same trend in clearly quarter. continue made there encouraged at out year. necessarily pace. significant we’re a in We a I seen coming that. of -- say that the I big XQ in was shift of change expect our first wouldn’t and of I don’t will think a So, the step But the wouldn’t a you’ve first day, quarter. function that that

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Operator

Kelly go with Your next Jed comes Oppenheimer. from question Please ahead.

Jed Kelly

seen up, the were of the look kind into have growing? you And of Can originations any to FTC right is consumer going of Banks since nicely changes you that behind then, forward, that? some bank up at drivers And base pull-through in lawsuit? the dig the sort rate for sequentially.

Tom Casey

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Scott Sanborn

of It’s quarter that got. from investors a that long we’ve the And list relative quarter. of mix good to in you absorb platform changes flexibility it with the view into the the gives ability to like of kind

very on the been the So, customer pleased that with feedback fact on side, investors response and I the the response, earlier we’ve the touched there. on on question

the diligence are before LendingClub on buy and know, extensive investors on operations. so, do many call they our begin As familiar to with

side, we borrower very monitoring the are closely. On

change not in seeing or of demand in are kind any increase for asset We any the complaints.

Jed Kelly

And first then, on I think in you called quarter. out applications X.X the million

in a is originations that fulfilled was implying percentage So, the digits. that single of

question, traffic origination. into a the Just ultimately turn potentially think do big sort monetizing that you of about picture doesn’t how

Scott Sanborn

Things people either are future say, way touched on would’ve prior look by data bureau that or today, opportunity Yes. pricing already better is of we potentially to to that. can transaction provide growth. to exciting we approved a I declined what who bank like an would for very the people been beyond ability the serving using a that example

So future us. opportunity that growth is the for part of

Jed Kelly

you. Thank

Scott Sanborn

would note, really feeling the really about good I And we’re seeing. entering overall demand that we’re quarter

Operator

well the concludes this time. our you at today’s thank this lines your And session may as you presentation, question-and-answer disconnect conference. We as for attending and

LendingClub (LC) 8 May 182018 Q1 Earnings call transcript