[MCNetwork]

I'm bullish on ONDK. Now that they're transitioning from balance sheet lender to marketplace lender (aka broker), they're going to finally become profitable. And they're new ISO vetting process eliminated all their unsavory partners so they'll see an uptick in the quality of their paper.

[Sean Cash]

I'm bullish on ONDK. Now that they're transitioning from balance sheet lender to marketplace lender (aka broker), they're going to finally become profitable. And they're new ISO vetting process eliminated all their unsavory partners so they'll see an uptick in the quality of their paper.

The funny thing is that two VPs at Goldman Sachs predicted at the recent Marketplace Lending and Investing Conference that the industry would trend away from marketplaces to "on-balance sheet" lending because that was the better model. But the marketplace model rocks so long as you are one of the few companies that will come to dominate the space. I think you can have a functioning industry with 100 lenders but you can't have 100 marketplaces, so everyone beyond the handful of frontrunners in the marketplace world will indeed have to become a balance sheet lender.

[staten]

I'm bullish on ONDK. Now that they're transitioning from balance sheet lender to marketplace lender (aka broker), they're going to finally become profitable. And they're new ISO vetting process eliminated all their unsavory partners so they'll see an uptick in the quality of their paper.

1. Profitability will depend on numerous factors with a change in funding model being just one them. They absolutely have room for improvement in the balance sheet optimization and operational arenas.

2. I don't necessarily agree that vetting will increase the quality of their portfolio on a stand alone basis. There are too many other variables that come into play.

3. If I'm an institution buying 12-18 mths deal at a 1.15 gross, I need leverage, lots a leverage.

At 1.15 marketplace buyers have to question the risk profile-big time.

Net Net Ondk is reducing rates (fair to say drastically reducing rates) to acquire customers-but there might not be buyers for it. Any ISOs want to syndicate on 1.15 18 mth deal?

[skideeppow]

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Net Net Ondk is reducing rates (fair to say drastically reducing rates) to acquire customers-but there might not be buyers for it. Any ISOs want to syndicate on 1.15 18 mth deal?

Isnt that the truth. No way I would syndicate on that deal. Not because of risk but because i could have my money out in half the time.