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Operator

Good afternoon. And welcome to the LendingClub Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions]

is event this note, being recorded. Please now Simon Mays-Smith, would like to to over conference the Vice turn I President, Relations. Investor ahead. go Please

Simon Mays-Smith

Thank Welcome earnings afternoon. you, XXXX and quarter third to conference LendingClub’s call. good

Scott to talk our results events Tom Joining me Sanborn, about and today CEO; and our recent are CFO. Casey,

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Scott Sanborn

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and delivering momentum, increasing and focus operational is transforming on while Our our simplification financial and resilience. program partnerships the company

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Tom Casey

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know two I things. like Before I’d move on to guidance, to

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in to to year revenue a implying us and million are similar revenue a We tightening of million to in XX%, implies prior million. of profile growth years This quarter with revenues between puts rate slower a assuming range growth track growth full the fourth between in and $XXX million. XX% $XXX and on the with $XXX X% growth generate to $XXX X%

million million, We range margins and EBITDA $XX be XX.X%. adjusted to between $XX implying expect the of to in QX XX.X%

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million now and amortization and compensation between income net the charges $XX adjustment charges and charges amortization year, million for adjusted We million. of stock-based of and QX net $XX approximately of $X other expect net million. We $XX approximately adjustment compensation stock-based full We zero depreciation of approximately expect charges million. other and expect depreciation, profit approximately $XX in and QX therefore

and our our raising a full step to around guidance right $X income EBITDA a higher guidance As result range breakeven. of loss depreciation are adjusted amortization year million we and of full and lower between net year guidance,

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we to already adjustments the of be of been most the For total have expect lower as our costs fourth recognized. the simplification quarter, program

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All short- over long-term. of which and well us the positions

you. Scott, to back

Scott Sanborn

will I Thank you, it Tom. short. keep

about in goals strategy. XXXX that longer to to The are our term making and our working. is we business efforts We we progress are pleased are our good feel financial the against hit see track on

your to questions. I So, turn will with it that, take over

Operator

Please Berning Craig-Hallum. question from [Operator ahead. Brad go comes first Instructions] with Our

Brad Berning

guys, afternoon, enough to membership sheet wondering balance you congrats or more progress. whether credit Good I follow-up a if and could have about on And how about from the was auto. perspective. I you the approach little about of history talking lifetime think you here just and on bit a kind wanted timing specifically and here buyer’s talk

follow-up Just the on And then of that? financial understand help doubling talking about is on the LCX. the volumes us implications question

real financial a that about does talk reduce does help help net adjustment, time, on buyer benefit how the Just that versus value the attract groups LendingClub? that like the real fair new statements for is

Scott Sanborn

will in. free feel I start, to Okay. jump Tom,

I remind auto of are proposition everybody I we value on guess, back, similar stepping very think, So, personal the essentially auto, on is loans. to

a not a offer. there’s one You for actually we These loans savings there higher, some have got can good and make loan, the autos mispricing vehicles we potential very a you structural larger in address. these that are can better used out and

been paper We and experience what in have order bit the on It’s offline for us pretty move of work. based process really this working to is work a quite a online. to for

a So process efficient. we believe the friction, more gotten that’s means be one that that’s say, reducing we have we and reducing doing multi-week a that can focus down the that’s the marketing hey, to of days, why couple have when to been we begin the friction

So that’s kind thing. of one big

are so cushion thing and and asset big new credit proving for in model. class -- out There loans, the is is there less a second us. The yield it’s in personal auto

is. some the spectrum and of that that go time yield So the takes proving model in you it working, higher kind the the credit is cushion out thinner

have to as balance on using we the sheets been we have experience been the working program. have we been So facilitate -- our

use as to the to and as into make allows adding to sizable to our gotten cross-selling changes bring program way now sheet new begin the lean onto have well platform. the a we limited using experience and investor essentially members, essentially to as of a scale be existing people So the able start more balance us and

to everyone’s I mentioned prepared the businesses in Setting expectations, as take time remarks, credit build.

is of doing a for are to and ramp. from of So originations really it we PL are us positive, that we volume beginning excited we But perspective are lower a ahead doubling investment. that’s kind

still to the probably financial of, But to really overall as couple show of are in before in milestone view do a excited this we years we for the start through results. it ramping. starts P&L have an we terms meaning important But

Tom Casey

agree I Scott. Yeah.

balance using actually experience, the excited of We the test have milestone. past. on have the which great loans selling used to our sheet balance very indicated that been in a sheet back for We are and is the we now testing as really we

let So me I could. if on LCX touch

the are it table. platform. broader actually LCX about to the do what believe We is will We a what the additional Keep is bring excited build very trying LCX in bring to do market. mind onto investors much can

loans guys in us onto or building an allows You have efficient investors do the us This or allows deliver above that. heard technology very and come way and choose talk individual to approach a class. with par settle about to platform seamless to using par below asset at par those to

think come continue We put but there we originated and platform of to we is as and more new to there our investors out on that do build out, a expect the loans here big build next more this more capability platform. quarters as few opportunity that in to on we this the

Scott Sanborn

The enabling demand to there us to to Okay. setting in have investor got enough here, to supply market new is there. for essentially building this be work. put it thing expectation We of terms a the same

so out, help think be of with it what appeal we those asset pretty liquidity will class something we But important adding the the and it works, a do the time. increase investors understanding over capability over and building will use into. what asset So of and it’s the medium-term

Brad Berning

Appreciate stuff. it. Good guys. Thanks

Operator

Oppenheimer. question next ahead. Please Kelly with Jed The go from is

Jed Kelly

be a does just you so around XQ guidance, then what are of aware sort what about are conversion of little taking you should down accelerated. the some and are are anything my Great. like you leverage in modeling, you the procedures marketing originations the just of revenue it Looks Thanks driving? growth like question. the putting we of we in lower And had you and or there? sales on and place on doing you Can look took nice talk for terms than

Scott Sanborn

Yeah. you I I and turn Tom. start will it -- will again, to

Tom Casey

Sure.

Scott Sanborn

mean, are statements, broad the you market now. what I I right think yeah, guess, about So, seeing, if you

If up picked record to loans the high, you and cards at credit spread data. prepared is but between remarks that’s the according in personal a fed

of into they that use are are make drilling doing continues So be coming with We, down people interacting to appeal with point number experiences is able to And loans we these I we what are experience of from for asset about the on everything now strong. the from, manage are and just quite and channels to how together message we data increasingly of others, if that consumers -- drive a this to booking. that focused for that you conversion that and custom by data being is testing take the class case what use are are interest a picky right testing, loans, the is us the there’s to we gave, really what develop things are marketing XX,XXX actual risk. applications, lot

some that XX-hour sources to see the we consumer. of the manual just eliminate automating and approval the on steps increasingly very data new you numbers using So eliminate part and there, processes of the friction in is specifically put out

there. going So on there’s a lot

that demand. the -- platform both a demand borrower really And good, out between the continuation look investor it with balance what we and and doing of been would we QX, I QX sides to that revenue profit demand overall, all over comes growth strong to have is right year, when which is finding is on feel prioritizing then growth and comes of say, quite

got you to Tom? If anything add

Tom Casey

It good. No. was

Jed Kelly

on the XQ And then guidance? anything

Tom Casey

fourth as I year. volumes the we have wouldn’t are to have revenue, all profitable been our and We Well, as on guidance at that think, that’s consistent just think, said on we all the the continuing a we year the lower think we EBITDA, think that is with quarter is guide line on where top over guidance, Scott anyway. growth. lower on are XQ focus it I so seasonally in end of been the I typically

seeing are transaction year-over-year. declines some We fee

we remember as certainly growth with transaction that’s prime -- of lower changes fees you last year, As made it. some but in coming the part so those high slowly also slowly

slower mix of think at prime driving you that’s a transaction fee consistent throughout and a when of that’s it’s in of it. very some what’s So the comes -- kind being slightly year. it. also that lower But high But

Scott Sanborn

loan year-on-year, shift total Yeah. A the XX% key is XX%, so AMB of data an pretty book origination that’s this that’s mix grew a quarter point, continued. volume group material well, example

Jed Kelly

Thank you.

Operator

next The Please Henry from question is go Wedbush. Coffey with ahead.

Henry Coffey

and afternoon my taking for call. Good thanks

Before details, quarter. years into your the work great I get It’s congratulations. part, of been it’s on so a

of a lot are Back funding funding as questions buying In to retail I because September, some been the equation, your most very of have of of changing nine states, there always overall the you care my about it take questions focused what know the about the marketing different getting in terms news on seems of have business, and of a had side the on side. I was late? will you in but small impact operating

Scott Sanborn

take Okay. one. I that will

We I platform. guess, fairly of know think, as I you anyone. big sides activities our picture, regulatory environment complex operate So, both in as a on well

activities in as both multiple the the a and the have of investor side variety level. federal as well that the at We level, borrower are regulated places both in on state

overall are We, funding of bank need of not five material where the And have. we that’s not five that experience you we that are states, our really don’t updated customer correct, disappointing as that was of states. have we part seeing it that the need believe overall you investors our an some nine. impact for And did in those charter, we identified requirements. some We for and we licensing we preparation view don’t

get to that working are quickly we very So resolved.

Henry Coffey

licenses when you And of the idea comfortable will your with, are get letting buy to them you loans? that go that back of the process you -- the being

Scott Sanborn

Absolutely.

Henry Coffey

on it the security between the regulations side of federal -- just state is difference was What it, business? the and

Scott Sanborn

And exactly that’s right. Yeah.

Henry Coffey

Yeah.

prep all in for And third in then, the this. addressed somewhat are the I most all that We familiar the quarter of with know your fourth, know But I there? think, process thought the that. -- is Tom, I buildup you inventory in is securitization also

Tom Casey

Yeah.

call So is more third to level typically in the them out. us we We cadence in at of on our were I wanted end the securitization our the bringing with require quarter, target do was what There because loans of doing That of a each change why they quarter. month November. to held securitizations. the trying are were seasoning that

Scott Sanborn

preceding The quarter.

Tom Casey

so the balance what see XXX preceding [ph] The in November. the securitization increase the of quarter, in that’s sheet you in anticipation

Henry Coffey

a balance just see sophisticated you more to going will your get of in sort Are off sheet we to going and get I more this to answer? cadences I of as listen am

Tom Casey

-- -- I continue of we we volume around done about XX% in our securitization. to do XX% Yeah. to have

we we of years As new us to is for to this mentioned, doing new are to learning that have those a for now. reach reach we continue out that important do It so investors is investors, the about product. something investments been couple see

last over that higher of have We couple our demonstrated the years prime in area. risk

to encouraged to current we total And important we so high type of that volumes. XX% what think you on know it’s another XX% our have of focus prime. But with are good range

Henry Coffey

you. Thank

Operator

ahead. from with is Eric question next go Please The UBS. Wasserstrom

Eric Wasserstrom

explicit bank about much. to charter the of very your pursue think, and intent maybe been, Scott, I now you the Thanks one. very benefit have

questions the us So of I next give that. maybe can two really milestones, to you couple guess, related

then prior should of next what through an you filing are the or are the milestones elements process this other preparing question And The there of yourself couple application? actual pay pursuing related the move internally as first to? attention to is, you we of that that is,

Scott Sanborn

Yeah. Hey, Eric.

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Eric Wasserstrom

very Thanks Great. much.

Operator

with question end. go Terry, Goldman muted your is is open our line Sachs. Heath from Mr. on possibly next ahead. Please Terry it yours? The on Is

Heath Terry

Great. Thank you.

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Scott Sanborn

Great.

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Tom Casey

Yeah.

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line. the We are in improvement nice margin seeing contribution

Heath Terry

you, Thank both. Great.

Operator

Please Autonomous with The Wildhack go Rob next is Research. from ahead. question

Rob Wildhack

landscape. I Hi, an competitive ask guys. update to on for the wanted

have de-emphasized I highlight think and Scott growth some share other bigger gains. maybe the some of market players you

wanted there those Thank thoughts So be what’s extent should which out on updated and you. hear to in the related your just the wondering market? to

Scott Sanborn

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Rob Wildhack

Okay. Thank you.

Operator

with The next question Faucette is from go ahead. Stanley. James Please Morgan

Steve Walter

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Scott Sanborn

got Yeah. it James. Thanks, exactly you -- That’s right.

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Steve Walter

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Tom Casey

we I areas comments of our just these just my Scott, fastest was to the In and advisory infrastructure line lot are costs Absolutely. have and Yeah. our cost. cost. consulting our in growing are a one-time already The Keep already mind G&A numbers. credit referring compliance. mentioned in in

we in quarter. already So those expect lot those fourth on the rate significant a and have of run don’t of increases our are

Steve Walter

Great. you. Thank

Operator

Bologna go from Please question ahead. The Giuliano BTIG. with next is

Giuliano Bologna

you Thank congratulations great a and quarter. on

Scott Sanborn

Thank you.

Giuliano Bologna

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there? might So have opportunities I’d just the curious you about

Scott Sanborn

assessment I do real is this of strategic accurate -- provide value our looked would and the your we driver adjacent where the of and next the was for opportunity Where where us balances. is category. can a at synergy. of as We part say the hold customers that

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building system are is that capabilities getting branch-based friction the Again, a directly can online requirements. paperwork we take out so of that the you of experience the applicable there. are one the key So intensive

that larger as real factor, turning higher and We do our applications growth on yeses loans. turning turning see roadmap. essentially into a think we our some current loan rates which all that is capped some into of extensions potentially some personal But nose medium-term lower rates taking into is

Giuliano Bologna

able the clients That and same then be platform would over obviously, monetize monitoring extremely sounds offering the on modernization good. and credit and the solutions, the you to and And to margins what time. over thinking over membership side helpful being incremental some are about describing

products there before that You to other building versus might loan have other the partner assuming in couple clients a revenue right loan about you opportunities those of near-term? be -- and yeah, think products for now, new would partnering useful

Scott Sanborn

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transactions think for we their cash So if of about the and our ability you to today, their decent see flow. customers percentage a have

see going the monitor now credit. these to ability permission, of the with -- customer’s to both the their their are ability to have again We

to provide happening what’s opportunities add experience in an value, identify your is see really can ability and consumers engaging So, to life financial we our for powerful.

build we offer there so some and ourselves. be And will things

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you that offer of have are the that would then, us accept credit there right who be we Then are categories don’t that with -- the essentially absolutely, credentials we auto. pass. And integrate and we for to partner able

come That’s are the you of have right, down. value membership, have part of hey, a that see we we say, mortgage, to rates able

-- LendingClub You offer Can here preapproved you go. to it experience. into your you integrate an be for save,

again we everybody’s will So are time, absolutely setting but that’s where something expectations, that -- is going. over those be to we build

Giuliano Bologna

makes thank That for you a of sense. my lot Well, answering questions.

Scott Sanborn

help, with the will that obviously, and will lifetime And drive value acquisition of engine members, profits. which our feed

Giuliano Bologna

Thank great. so That’s you much. Excellent.

Operator

over like Sanborn session. back question-and-answer any to closing remarks. for would our concludes Scott This conference turn the I to

Scott Sanborn

Simon joining forward everybody us everybody additional Obviously it. That’s right. February. for Thanks please in today. anyone look with to connecting and All to out reach we questions, with

Operator

conference today’s presentation. you now concluded. is The attending for Thank

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LendingClub (LC) 5 Nov 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript