Annual Report 2017
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
Commission File Number: 001-36771
LendingClub Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
51-0605731
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
94105
(Zip Code)
(415) 632-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Name of each exchange on which registered:
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act. Yes
No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web
site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
(§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to submit and post such files). Yes
No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of
this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive
proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-
accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Emerging growth company
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes
No
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as
of June 30, 2017, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was
$1,784,167,126 based on the closing price reported for such date on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of the
registrant’s common stock held by each executive officer, director and holder of 10% or more of the outstanding
common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This calculation does not
reflect a determination that certain persons are affiliates of the registrant for any other purpose.
As of February 16, 2018, there were 417,579,735 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Such
Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the
end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Annual Report On Form 10-K
For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Business
Item 1.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Properties
Legal Proceedings
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Item 6.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Signatures
Exhibit Index
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Except as the context requires otherwise, as used herein, “LendingClub,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer
to LendingClub Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and, where appropriate, its consolidated subsidiaries and
consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs):
• LendingClub Asset Management, LLC (LCAM), a wholly-owned registered investment advisor with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that acts as the general partner for certain private funds and as
advisor to separately managed accounts and funds of which LCAM’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are the
general partners.
• Springstone Financial, LLC (Springstone), a wholly-owned Delaware limited liability company that
facilitates the origination of education and patient finance loans by third-party issuing banks.
• LC Trust I (the Trust), an independent Delaware business trust that acquires loans from LendingClub and
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holds them for the sole benefit of certain investors that have purchased trust certificates (Certificates) issued
by the Trust and that are related to specific underlying loans for the benefit of the investor.
In connection with its role as sponsor of an asset-backed securities transaction, LendingClub owns a 56%
interest in a majority-owned affiliate (MOA), LendingClub Operated Aggregator Note (LOAN) NP I, LLC.
The Company holds a controlling financial interest in and is the primary beneficiary of the MOA.
• Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Depositor LLC (Depositor), a wholly-owned Delaware limited liability
company established to facilitate LendingClub-sponsored asset-backed securities transactions.
• Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust 2017-P2 (Credit Trust), a Delaware statutory trust
established to facilitate a LendingClub-sponsored asset-backed securities transaction.
• Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Grantor Trust 2017-P2, a grantor trust established to facilitate a
LendingClub-sponsored asset-backed securities transaction.
• Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust organized in series
that provides certain institutional investors the opportunity to invest in trust certificates (CLUB
Certificates), each representing interests in a segregated pool of unsecured personal whole loans.
• LendingClub Warehouse I LLC (Warehouse) and LendingClub Warehouse II LLC (Warehouse II), wholly-
owned Delaware limited liability companies established to enter into warehouse credit agreements with
certain lenders for secured revolving credit facilities.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (Report) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements
in this Report include, without limitation, statements regarding borrowers, credit scoring, our strategy, future
operations, expected losses, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of
management and expected market growth. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as
“anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,”
“project,” “target,” “will,” or similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about:
the ability of borrowers to repay loans and the plans of borrowers;
our ability to maintain investor confidence in the operation of our platform;
the likelihood of investors to continue to, directly or indirectly, invest through our platform;
our ability to secure new or additional sources of investor commitments for our platform;
expected rates of return for investors;
the effectiveness of our platform’s credit scoring models;
the use of our own capital to purchase loans;
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obligations (including repurchase obligations or other commitments to purchase loans), regulatory
obligations to fund loans, and general strategic directives (such as with respect to product testing or
supporting our asset-backed securities initiatives), and to support marketplace equilibrium across our
platform;
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the impact of holding loans on our balance sheet;
transaction fees or other revenue we expect to recognize after loans are issued by the issuing banks who
originate loans facilitated through our platform;
interest income on loans invested in by the Company and the negative fair value adjustments on associated
loans;
our financial condition and performance, including the impact that management’s estimates have on our
financial performance and the relationship between the interim period and full year results;
capital expenditures;
interest rate risk and credit performance associated with the outstanding principal balance of loans and other
securities and their impact to investor returns and demand for our products;
the impact of new accounting standards;
the impact of pending litigation and regulatory inquiries;
our compliance with applicable local, state and Federal laws, regulations and regulatory developments or
court decisions affecting our business;
investor, borrower, platform and loan performance-related factors that may affect our revenue;
the potential adoption rates and returns related to new products and services;
the potential impact of macro-economic developments that could impact the credit performance of our
loans, notes, certificates and secured borrowings, and influence borrower and investor behavior;
our ability to develop and maintain effective internal controls;
our ability to recruit and retain quality employees to support current operations and future growth;
our ability to manage and repay our indebtedness; and
other risk factors listed from time to time in reports we file with the SEC.
We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements in this Report. We may
not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in forward-looking statements, and you should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We have included important factors in the cautionary
statements included in this Report, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section, that could, among other things, cause
actual results or events to differ materially from forward-looking statements contained in this Report. Forward-
looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint
ventures or investments we may make.
You should read this Report carefully and completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be
materially different from what we expect. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Our Mission
Transforming the banking system to make credit more affordable and investing more rewarding.
Overview
LendingClub operates America’s largest online lending marketplace platform that connects borrowers and investors.
We believe a technology-powered lending marketplace is a more efficient mechanism to allocate capital between
borrowers and investors than the traditional banking system. Qualified consumers and small business owners
borrow through LendingClub to lower the cost of their credit and enjoy a better experience than that provided by
traditional banks.
The LendingClub platform offers investors access to an asset class that has generally been closed to many investors
and only available on a limited basis to institutional investors. Loans that are facilitated through our platform are
funded by the issuance of notes to our retail investors, by the issuance of certificates, by direct investment by us or
the sale of whole loans to institutional investors, including high-net-worth individuals and family offices, banks and
finance companies, insurance companies, hedge funds, foundations, pension plans and university endowments. We
provide these investors with access to a variety of tools and products that seek to address their level of
sophistication and desired level of interaction, which can range from low-touch self-directed accounts to high-touch
funds and managed accounts. To expand our investor base, we recently developed the capability to support the
issuance of various types of asset-backed securities for which pools of loans facilitated through our platform serve
as collateral.
We have developed our proprietary technology platform to support our lending marketplace and offer a variety of
our issuing banks’ loan products to interested investors. Our proprietary technology automates certain key aspects of
our operations, including administration of the borrower application process, data gathering, applying credit
decisioning, scoring and underwriting standards of the related issuing bank to an application, loan funding,
investing and servicing, regulatory compliance and fraud detection. Our platform offers analytical tools and data to
facilitate investor decision making and the ability to assess their portfolios. Our proprietary technology platform has
allowed us to expand our offerings from personal loans to include education and patient finance, automotive and
small business loans, and to expand investor classes from individuals to institutions and through various investment
vehicles.
We generate revenue primarily from transaction fees from our platform’s role in accepting and decisioning
applications on behalf of our bank partners to enable loan originations, investor fees that include servicing fees from
investors for various services, including servicing and collection efforts and matching available loans with capital
and management fees from investment funds and other managed accounts, gains on sales of whole loans, interest
income earned and fair value gains/losses from loans held on our balance sheet.
Industry Background and Trends
We believe a transparent and open marketplace where borrowers and investors have access to information,
complemented by technology and tools, can make credit more affordable, redirect existing pools of capital trapped
inside the banking system, and attract new sources of capital to a new asset class. We believe that online lending
marketplaces have the power to transform the traditional banking system, facilitate more efficient deployment of
capital, and improve the global economy.
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We believe the ability of individuals and small businesses to access affordable credit is essential to stimulating and
sustaining a healthy, diverse and innovative economy. Lending to consumers provides financial flexibility and gives
households better control over when and how to purchase goods and services.
Borrowers Are Inadequately Served by the Traditional Banking System
We believe the traditional banking system generally is burdened by its high cost of underwriting and services, in
part due to its physical infrastructure and labor- and paper-intensive business processes, compounded by an
increasingly complex regulatory environment. As a result, we believe the traditional banking system is ill-suited to
meet consumer and small business demand in a fair and affordable way for borrowers. Banks have historically
managed the demand for small balance loans by issuing credit cards, which require less personalized underwriting
and have higher interest rates. While credit cards are convenient as a payment mechanism, they are an expensive
long-term financing solution for borrowers. Borrowers who carry a balance on their cards are often subject to high,
variable interest rates and the possibility of incurring additional fees and penalties. Additionally, a broad population
of borrowers are charged the same high interest rates on their balances, regardless of an individual’s specific risk
profile, so low-risk borrowers often subsidize high-risk borrowers.
Investors Have Had Limited Options to Participate in Consumer and Small Business Credit
Historically, access to most consumer and small business loans as an investment product was limited to the banks
that hold loans on their balance sheet or to structured securitized products that were syndicated to large institutional
investors. Depositors effectively fund the loans made by the banking system, but they share little in the direct
returns of these loans as evidenced by the low yields on various fixed income investment or deposit products offered
by banks. We believe many investors should have access to invest in structured products directly and be able to
invest in consumer and small business credit in a meaningful way. Our lending platform and products seek to
address both of these needs. We believe the additional capital that could be invested in consumer and small business
loans can be more effectively deployed on our lending marketplace than alternatives.
Online Marketplaces Have Proliferated Throughout the Economy
Online marketplaces have emerged to connect buyers and sellers across many industries to increase choice, improve
quality, accelerate the speed of decision making and lower costs. We believe a successful online marketplace must
act as a trusted intermediary providing transparency, security, supply and demand balance, and ease of use to give
marketplace participants an incentive to interact and the confidence to do business together. Initial online
marketplaces connected buyers and sellers of goods and services – primarily moving demand from offline to online
and making the transaction process more efficient. Online marketplaces have more recently evolved to unlock
supply and demand that could not previously be matched in an efficient manner offline. The “sharing economy,” a
term that describes this marketplace trend, enables a better use of resources by allowing owners of underutilized
assets to offer them to people who want them while capturing an economic benefit.
Our Marketplace Solution
We believe that our lending marketplace provides the following benefits to borrowers:
• Access to Affordable Credit. Our proprietary lending marketplace model, easily accessible online delivery
and process automation enable us to offer a wide range of borrowers interest rates that are lower on average
than the rates charged by banks for credit cards, and make us highly competitive within the lending
marketplace space for installment loans.
• Superior Borrower Experience. We offer a fast and easy-to-use online application process and provide
borrowers with access to live support and online tools throughout the process and over the life of the loan.
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• Transparency. The installment loans facilitated through our lending marketplace feature a fixed rate that is
clearly disclosed to the borrower during the application process, with fixed monthly payments, an
origination fee and the ability to prepay the balance at any time without penalty. Our platform utilizes an
automated, rules-based engine for applying the underwriting standards of the related issuing bank partner to
an application and income verification, which significantly reduces the human bias associated with
reviewing applications.
• Fast and Efficient Decisioning. We leverage online data and technology to assess risk, detect fraud,
determine a credit rating and assign appropriate interest rates quickly.
We believe that our lending marketplace provides the following benefits to investors:
• Access to a New Asset Class. All investors can invest in personal loans facilitated through our standard loan
program. Additionally, qualified investors can invest in loans facilitated through our custom loan program
in private transactions. These asset classes have historically been funded and held by financial institutions
or large institutional investors.
• Attractive Risk-Adjusted Returns. We seek to provide investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns on
loans facilitated through our lending marketplace.
• Transparency. We seek to provide investors with transparency and choice in building their loan portfolios.
• Easy-to-Use Tools. We seek to provide investors with tools to easily build and modify customized and
diversified portfolios by utilizing the provided application programming interface (API) to invest in loans
tailored to their investment objectives and to assess the returns on their portfolios. Retail investors can also
enroll in automated investing, a free service that automatically invests any available cash in loans according
to investor-specified criteria.
Our Competitive Strengths
We believe the following strengths differentiate us from our competitors and provide us with competitive
advantages in realizing the potential of our market opportunity:
• Leading Online Lending Marketplace. We are America’s largest online lending marketplace connecting
borrowers and investors, based on approximately $9.0 billion in loan originations during the year ended
December 31, 2017, as further discussed in “Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis –
Overview.”
• Robust Network Effects. Our online lending marketplace exhibits network effects that are driven by the
number of participants and investments enabled through our lending marketplace. More participation leads
to greater potential to match borrowers with investors. Additionally, increased participation also results in
the generation of substantial data that is used to improve the effectiveness of our credit decisioning and
scoring models, enhancing our performance record and generating increasing trust in our lending
marketplace. As trust increases, we believe investors will continue to demonstrate a willingness to accept
lower risk premiums (all else being equal), which will allow us to offer lower interest rates and attract
additional high-quality borrowers, thereby reinforcing our track record and fueling a virtuous cycle for our
business.
• Technology Platform. Our technology platform powers our online lending marketplace and enables us to
deliver proprietary solutions to borrowers and investors. Our technology platform automates our operations
and, we believe, provides a significant time and cost advantage over many traditional banks.
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• Proprietary Risk Assessment. We use proprietary algorithms that leverage behavioral data, transactional
data, bank data and employment information to supplement traditional risk assessment tools, such as Fair
Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores. We have built our technology platform to automate the application of
these proprietary algorithms to each individual borrower’s application profile at scale. This approach allows
us to evaluate and segment each potential borrower’s risk profile and price the loan accordingly.
Products
Borrowers
Our lending marketplace facilitates several types of loan products for consumers and small businesses.
Personal Loans. Our lending marketplace facilitates unsecured personal loans that can be used to make major
purchases, refinance credit card balances or for other purposes. Personal loans are offered through both our standard
and custom loan programs. Personal loans approved through our standard loan program represent loans made to
prime borrowers that are publicly available to note investors and through certificates, loan sales and securitizations
to private investors, and include amounts from $1,000 to $40,000, maturities of three or five years, fixed interest
rates, and no prepayment penalties or fees. These loans must meet certain minimum credit requirements, including a
FICO score of at least 660, satisfactory debt-to-income ratios, 36 months of credit history and a limited number of
credit inquiries in the previous six months. Personal loans that fall outside of the credit criteria for the standard
program might qualify under our custom program and include amounts from $1,000 to $50,000, maturities of three
or five years, fixed interest rates and no prepayment penalties or fees.
Education and Patient Finance Loans. We facilitate unsecured education and patient installment loans and true no-
interest loans through Springstone and its issuing bank partners. Installment loan terms include amounts from
$2,000 to $50,000, maturities from two to seven years, fixed interest rates and no prepayment penalties. The true
no-interest loan terms include amounts ranging from $499 to $32,000 and no required interest payment if the
balance is paid in full during the promotional period, which can be six, 12, 18 or 24 months. There is no prepayment
penalty and borrowers have the flexibility to pay as much or as little, subject to applicable minimums, of the
outstanding principal balance during the promotional period as they choose.
Auto Refinancing Loans. We facilitate secured auto refinance loans that can be used to help eligible consumers save
money by refinancing into more affordable loans with better rates and clear terms. Installment loan terms include
amounts ranging from $5,000 to $55,000, with maturities ranging from two to six years. Borrowers are required to
make monthly amortizing payments, and there are no prepayment penalties. We currently facilitate loans in
29 states, with plans to expand to more states in 2018.
Small Business Loans. We facilitate unsecured small business loans that enable small business owners to expand
their business, purchase equipment or inventory, or meet other obligations at an affordable rate. Small business
loans are fixed-rate loans in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $300,000, with maturities of one to five years, and
contain no prepayment penalties or fees.
Investors
Investors have the opportunity to invest in a wide range of loans based on term and credit characteristics. Personal
loans that are approved through the standard loan program are offered to all investors on our platform, with the
exception of certain F & G grade notes the Company decided to suspend offering for investment by retail investors,
as discussed in “Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Current Economic and Business
Environment.” Custom program loans, which include education and patient finance, auto refinance, small business,
new offerings, and loans that fall outside of the credit criteria of the standard program, are offered to private
investors only. Investors receive monthly cash flow and risk-adjusted returns. All investors are provided access to a
borrower’s proprietary credit grade and credit profile data on each approved and listed loan, as well as historical
performance data on loans issued through our lending marketplace since its inception. The lending marketplace
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enables broad diversification of each investor’s capital by allowing distribution of investments in loans in
increments as small as $25.
Investors can invest in loans through one or all of the following channels:
Notes: We issue notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (Note Registration Statement). Investors
who meet the applicable financial suitability requirements and have completed our investor account opening process
may purchase unsecured, borrower payment dependent notes that correspond to payments received on an underlying
standard program loan selected by the investor. When an investor registers with us, the investor enters into an
investor agreement with us that governs the investor’s purchases of notes. Our note channel is supported by our
website and our Investor Services group, which provides basic customer support to these investors.
Securitizations: To expand the Company’s institutional investor base, in 2017 we developed the capability to
support the self-sponsored securitization of loans in asset-backed securities transactions. We sponsored four
securitization transactions in 2017, and we used our own capital to purchase certain of the loans that were
contributed to these deals. We are broadening our platform to tap into a large and liquid asset-backed securities
market, reach new institutional investors, and provide a capital markets financing alternative.
Whole Loan Purchases: Certain institutional investors, such as banks, seek to hold the actual loan on their balance
sheet. To meet this need, we sell entire standard or custom program loans to these investors through purchase
agreements. Upon the sale of the loan, the investor owns all rights, title and interest in the loan. We establish the
investors’ accounts and the procedures for the purchase of loans, including any purchase amount limitations, which
we control. We and the investor also make limited representations and warranties and agree to indemnify each other
for breaches of the purchase agreement. For the vast majority of our whole loans sold, the investor also agrees to
simultaneously enter into a servicing agreement with us to service the sold loan. We can be removed as the servicer
in limited circumstances. For certain whole loans, under our contractual relationships we are not the servicer. For
regulatory purposes, the investor also has access to the underlying borrower information, but is prohibited from
contacting or marketing to the borrower in any manner and agrees to hold such borrower information in compliance
with all applicable privacy laws. Whole loan purchases are attractive for some investors as it enables them to
account for the loan as an asset, which can offer favorable financial reporting and capital reserve treatment and also
allows them more flexibility on using their assets as collateral. In the third quarter of 2017, we began a recurring
process to aggregate pools of whole loans on balance sheet, for subsequent sale to third-party investors. The typical
period for holding such pools on balance sheet is less than three months. In 2017, the Company also began to sell
loan participations to certain institutional investors in limited circumstances.
CLUB Certificates: In December 2017, we introduced a whole loan transaction structured as a tradeable, pass-
through security called a CLUB Certificate. The instrument trades in the over-the-counter market with a CUSIP and
is cleared through the Depository Trust and Clearing Company. The CLUB Certificate is tailored for an institutional
investor seeking a liquid vehicle with which to access the consumer credit asset class.
Certificates and Investment Funds: Previously, accredited investors and qualified purchasers were able to establish
a relationship with LCAM or another third-party advisor in order to indirectly invest in certificates, or they were
able to directly purchase a certificate. The certificates, which were issued by the Trust, are unsecured and settled
with cash flows from underlying loans selected by the investor. Effective December 2016, the Trust ceased offering
new certificates, but legacy investors may continue to receive cash flows from and make new investments via
previously-issued certificates. Investors in certificates generally pay an asset-based management fee instead of cash
flow-based servicing fee paid by note investors. In addition, accredited investors and qualified purchasers may
purchase a limited partnership interest in one of four private LCAM investment funds that purchase whole loans.
Neither certificates nor limited partnership interests could be nor can be purchased through our website.
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The LendingClub platform is based on technology that is scalable and flexible. Our culture of innovation has led to
the filing of over ten patent applications in 2017. Key elements of our technology include:
• Highly Automated. Our borrower and investor acquisition process, registration, credit decisioning and
scoring, servicing and payment systems are highly automated using our internally developed software. Our
proprietary cash management software processes electronic cash movements, records platform entries and
calculates cash balances in our borrower and investor fund accounts. In nearly all payment transactions, an
Automated Clearing House (ACH) electronic payment network is used to disburse loan proceeds, collect
borrower loan payments on outstanding loans, receive funds from investors and disburse payments to
investors.
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Scalable Platform. Our scalable infrastructure utilizes standard techniques, such as virtualization, load-
balancing and high-availability platforms. Our application and database tiers are designed to be scaled
horizontally by adding additional servers as needed. In addition, a portion of our infrastructure runs on a
cloud-based platform, giving instantaneous scalability and rapid business agility.
• Proprietary Fraud Detection. We use a combination of third-party data, sophisticated analytical tools and
current and historical data obtained during the loan application process to help assess fraud risk. We have
taken measures to detect and reduce the risk of fraud, but these measures need to be continually improved
and may not be effective against new and continually evolving forms of fraud or in connection with new
product offerings. High-risk loan applications are subject to further investigation. In cases of confirmed
fraud, the application is cancelled, and we identify and flag characteristics of the loan application to help
refine our fraud detection efforts.
• Data Integrity and Security. We maintain an effective information security program based on well-
established security standards and best practices, including ISO2700x and NIST 800 series. The program
establishes policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of borrower
and investor information. The program also addresses risk assessment, training, access control, encryption,
service provider oversight, an incident response program and continuous monitoring and review.
• Application Programming Interface. Our application programming interface, referred to as our API,
provides investors and partners access to publicly available loan attributes and allows them to analyze the
data and place orders meeting their criteria without visiting our website. Investors and partners may create
their own software that uses our API or they may use a variety of third-party services that invest via our
API.
• LendingClub Open Integration (LCOI). LCOI allows online advisors and broker-dealers to offer
LendingClub investments quickly and easily to their client bases, using a suite of API services that integrate
directly into their websites. This allows these advisors and broker-dealers to provide the same functionality
that currently exists on our website, including money movement, investing, reinvesting, real-time reporting
of cash and holdings, and tax reporting.
Relationships with Issuing Bank Partners
Loans facilitated through our lending marketplace are originated by our issuing bank partners. Our primary issuing
bank is WebBank, a Utah-chartered industrial bank that handles a variety of consumer and commercial financing
programs. Our contractual arrangements with WebBank provide WebBank with a right to originate a certain
percentage of loans facilitated through our platform. Additionally, we rely on NBT Bank and Comenity Capital
Bank as issuing banks for our education and patient finance loans.
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We have entered into a loan account program agreement with WebBank that governs the terms and conditions
between us and WebBank with respect to loans facilitated through our lending marketplace and originated by
WebBank, including our obligations for servicing the loans during the period of time that the loans are owned by
WebBank. Under the terms of the loan account program agreement, we pay WebBank a monthly program fee based
on the amount of loans issued by WebBank and purchased by us or our partners in a given month, subject to a
minimum monthly fee.
WebBank pays us a transaction fee for our role in processing loan applications through our lending marketplace on
WebBank’s behalf. Under a loan sale agreement, WebBank may sell us the loan without recourse two business days
after WebBank originates the loan. The loan account program agreement and the loan sale agreement initially
terminate in January 2020, with two additional automatic, one-year renewal terms, subject to certain early
termination provisions as set forth in the agreements.
Our issuing banks for education and patient finance loans originate and service each education and patient finance
loan issued. Our issuing banks retain some of these loans while others are offered to private investors. For our role
in loan facilitation, we recognize transaction fees paid by the issuing banks and education and patient service
providers once the loan is issued by the issuing bank and the proceeds are delivered to the borrower.
Credit Decisioning and Scoring Process
Our lending marketplace provides an integrated and automated loan application and credit decisioning and scoring
process that is extensible to a variety of loan products. Borrowers come to our platform to apply online for a loan.
During the simple application process, our platform uses proprietary risk algorithms that leverage behavioral data,
transactional data and employment information to supplement traditional risk assessment tools, such as FICO
scores, to assess a borrower’s risk profile. Our verification processes and analysts then verify the borrower’s
identity, income or employment by connecting with various data providers to determine whether to approve the loan
request. Borrowers are then assigned one of 35 loan grades, from A1 through G5 based on this risk profile, loan
term and loan amount.
Our lending marketplace’s credit decisioning and scoring models are evaluated on a regular basis and the additional
data on loan history experience, borrower behavior, economic factors and prepayment trends that we accumulate are
leveraged to continually improve the models. In September 2017, we facilitated the launch of our next-generation
credit model and made adjustments to credit and pricing policies to adapt to current market conditions. This
information will assist us in assessing if and when to propose further changes to the credit model or pricing for
consideration by the issuing banks who originate loans facilitated through our platform. Our lending marketplace’s
credit decisioning and scoring models assign each loan offered on our lending marketplace a corresponding interest
rate and origination fee. Our investors’ returns are a function of the assigned interest rates and prepayments for each
particular loan invested in less any defaults over the term of the applicable loan. We believe we have the experience
and capabilities to effectively evaluate a borrower’s credit worthiness and likelihood of default, offering attractive
risk-adjusted return opportunities for loan investors.
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Once a loan application is approved, we present the borrower with various loan options, including term, rate and
amount, for which they qualify. After the applicant selects their personalized financing option and completes the
application process, we perform additional verifications on the borrower. Once the verifications are completed, the
loan will be listed for at least 14 days and up to 30 days on our platform to attract investor commitments. Once
sufficient investor commitments are received, the issuing bank originates and issues the loan to the borrower, net of
the origination fee charged and retained by the issuing bank. After the loan is issued, we use the proceeds from these
investors to purchase the loan from the issuing bank. Investor cash balances (excluding payments in process) are
held in segregated bank or custodial accounts and are not commingled with our monies. If insufficient investor
commitments are received, the Company may purchase loans with its own capital.
Loan Servicing
We service all loans facilitated through our lending marketplace, except for patient and education finance loans and
auto refinance loans. Loan servicing includes account maintenance, collections, processing payments from
borrowers and distributions to investors. We have made arrangements for backup servicing with First Associates
Loan Servicing, LLC, and Millennium Trust Company, LLC.
For the month of December 2017, approximately 98% of loan payments for loans that we service were made
through an ACH withdrawal from the borrower’s bank account. Principal and interest payments on loans are
remitted to investors utilizing ACH. This automated process allows us to avoid the time and expense of processing a
significant volume of mailed payments and provides a higher degree of certainty for timely payments. This process
also provides us with prompt notice in the event of a missed payment, which allows us to respond quickly to resolve
the delinquency with the borrower. Generally, in the first 30 days that a loan is delinquent, our Payment Solutions
team works to bring the account current. Once the loan becomes more than 30 days delinquent, we will typically
outsource subsequent servicing efforts to third-party collection agencies.
The servicing fee paid by investors is designed to cover the day-to-day processing costs of loans. If a loan needs
more intensive collection focus, whether internal or external, we may charge investors a collection fee to
compensate us for the costs of this collection activity. This fee varies, with a maximum of up to 35% of the amount
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recovered. There is no collection fee charged if there are no loan payments recovered. We sell most loans that have
been charged-off to certain third parties. All proceeds received on these sales are subject to a collection fee, and the
net proceeds are distributed to investors.
Competition
We compete with financial products and companies that attract borrowers, investors or both. With respect to
borrowers, we primarily compete with traditional financial institutions, such as banks, credit unions, credit card
issuers and other consumer finance companies. We believe our proprietary lending marketplace model, online
delivery and process automation enable us to operate more efficiently and with more competitive rates and higher
borrower satisfaction than these competitors.
With respect to investors, we primarily compete with other investment vehicles and asset classes, such as equities,
bonds and short-term fixed income securities. We believe that our diverse and customizable investment options give
us the flexibility to offer attractive risk-adjusted returns that are generally uncorrelated with other asset classes.
We compete with other online lending marketplaces and other lenders. We anticipate that more established internet,
technology and financial services companies that possess large, existing customer bases, substantial financial
resources and established distribution channels may enter the market in the future. We believe that our brand, scale,
network effect, and historical data provide us with significant competitive strengths over current and future
competitors.
Sales and Marketing
Our marketing efforts are designed to attract and retain borrowers and investors and build brand awareness and
reputation. We dedicate significant resources to our marketing and brand advertising efforts and strategic
relationships. We use a diverse array of marketing channels and are constantly seeking to improve and optimize our
experience both on- and offline to achieve efficiency and a high level of borrower and investor satisfaction.
Currently, we believe reputation, word of mouth and our direct to consumer marketing activities through online and
offline channels, including paid search, email, online aggregators and mail drives, continue the growth in our
investor and borrower base.
We also continue to invest in our strategic relationships to raise awareness of our platform and attract borrowers and
investors to our lending marketplace. For example, we have a strategic partnership relationship with a consortium of
community banks for our lending marketplace to offer co-branded personal loans to the participating banks’
customers. As part of this relationship, each community bank is provided initial access to invest in loans sought by
their own customers, which may include standard program loans. The loans that do not meet the community bank’s
investment criteria are then made available for investment through the lending marketplace. All other loans will
continue to be available on our lending marketplace and accessible on an equal basis and are originated by our
issuing banks.
Regulatory and Compliance Framework
The regulatory environment for lending and online marketplaces such as ours is complex, evolving and uncertain,
creating both challenges and opportunities that could affect our financial performance. We are subject to extensive
and complex rules and regulations, licensing and examination by various federal, state and local government
authorities designed to, among other things, protect borrowers (such as truth in lending, equal credit opportunity,
fair credit reporting and fair debt collection practices) and investors.
Our primary issuing bank, WebBank, is subject to oversight by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
and the State of Utah. The other two issuing banks are NBT Bank and Comenity Capital Bank. NBT Bank is subject
to oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the New York Department of Financial
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Services, and Comenity Capital Bank is subject to oversight by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial
Institutions. These authorities impose obligations and restrictions on our activities and the loans facilitated through
our lending marketplace. For example, these rules limit the fees that may be assessed on the loans, require certain
amounts of capital against outstanding loans, require extensive disclosure to, and consents from, the borrowers and
lenders, prohibit discrimination and unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices and may impose multiple
qualification and licensing obligations on our activities.
Our compliance framework is a cornerstone of the lending marketplace that allows investors to participate in
consumer and commercial credit as an asset class. Our relationship with issuing banks is a key component of our
compliance framework, as described below.
As part of our ongoing compliance program, we have customer identification processes in place to enable us to
detect and prevent fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing, and identify customers who may be on
government watchlists, such as those from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network. We compare users’ identities against these lists at least twice a month for continued
compliance and oversight. If a user were to appear on a list, we would take appropriate action to resolve the issue in
accordance with company policies and anti-money laundering obligations. In addition to our continued
identification and transaction monitoring compliance programs, we use our proprietary technology to assist us in
complying with applicable federal anti-money laundering laws on both sides of our business model, for borrowers
and investors.
Regulations and Licensing
The lending and securities industries are highly regulated. We are regulated differently than a bank because, unlike a
bank, we do not take deposits or issue our own loans under a bank charter. Our current issuing banks originate all of
the loans offered through our lending marketplace and are subject to regulation by the FDIC and/or other relevant
federal and state regulators.
The Company and the loans made through our lending marketplace are highly regulated. State and federal laws
limit the fees that may be assessed on the loans, require extensive disclosure to, and consents from, the borrowers
and lenders, prohibit discrimination and unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices and may impose multiple
qualification and licensing obligations on our activities. Failure to comply with any of these requirements may result
in, among other things, revocation of required licenses or registration, loss of approved status, voiding of the loan
contracts, class action lawsuits, administrative enforcement actions and civil and criminal liability.
Further, federal, state and local governmental authorities impose additional obligations and restrictions on our
activities and the loans facilitated through our lending marketplace. These authorities impose obligations and
restrictions on our activities and the loans facilitated through our lending marketplace as part of their oversight of
the third party providers of the issuing banks. While compliance with such requirements is at times complicated by
our unique business model, we believe we are in substantial compliance with these rules and regulations.
Current Regulatory Environment
We believe that our issuing bank partnership model is appropriate for all the jurisdictions in which we operate and
we strive to work with federal, state and local regulatory agencies to help them understand our model and its
benefits for consumers. However, we operate in a complex and evolving regulatory environment at the federal and
state level. In May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Madden v. Midland
Funding, LLC that interpreted the scope of federal preemption under the National Bank Act (NBA) and held that a
nonbank assignee of a loan originated by a national bank was not entitled to the benefits of federal preemption of
claims of usury. The Second Circuit’s decision is binding on federal courts located in Connecticut, New York, and
Vermont, but the decision could also be adopted by other courts. The defendant petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court
to review the decision and in March 2016, the Court invited the Solicitor General to file a brief expressing the views
of the U.S. on the petition. The Solicitor General filed an amicus brief that stated the Second Circuit decision was
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incorrect, but that the case was not yet ready to be heard by the Supreme Court. In June 2016, the Supreme Court
declined to hear the case. The Federal District Court is now hearing the case in regards to Midland’s alternative
claim under a choice of law analysis, and application of state law.
While we believe that our program is factually distinguishable from the case, in 2016 we revised our agreement
with our primary issuing bank to further distinguish the operation of the program from the court’s analysis of the
facts in Madden. Under the revised program structure, an additional component of the program fee arrangement was
created. This additional program fee component is dependent on the amount and timing of principal and interest
payments made by borrowers of the underlying loans. Under this revised program structure the majority of the
bank’s revenue related to the loans facilitated on our platform is therefore tied to the terms and performance of the
loans. The bank also maintains an ongoing contractual relationship with borrowers, who may seek additional credit
through the LendingClub program in the future.
In addition, federal legislation was introduced in late 2017 that could clarify that any loan originated by a national
bank would be entitled to the benefits of federal preemption on claims of usury provided that certain criteria are
met. We do not know whether this legislation will pass or, if it does pass, what its final terms will provide or its
potential impact on our business.
In August 2016, a federal district court in the Central District of California considered a case brought by the
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) against CashCall, Inc. In that case, CashCall had an arrangement with
a lender owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in which loans were offered to borrowers at APR’s
that could exceed 300 percent. The district court ruled that, under the facts presented in the case, CashCall should be
deemed the “true lender” and could not charge interest rates in excess of state usury laws. In January 2017, the court
issued an order staying the decision for interlocutory appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit, over the CFPB’s objections. The defendants then filed a petition for appeal with the Ninth Circuit, which
was ultimately denied. We believe that our program is factually distinguishable from the CashCall case.
Separately, in September 2016 in Beechum v. Navient Solutions, Inc., also in the federal district court in the Central
District of California, the court considered a program in which a national bank had a bank partnership with a
nonbank, the Student Loan Marketing Association (SLMA), in which borrowers could receive loans originated by
the bank through the SLMA. The court in Beechum rejected the argument that the SLMA was the “true lender,”
holding that the face of the borrower transactions showed that the bank had originated the loans and any further
analysis to look behind the face of the transaction was inappropriate.
In December 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC) released a white paper and sought
public comment on whether to charter a new type of special purpose national bank to facilitate the provision of core
banking activities through financial technology. We, along with other interested parties, submitted responses to the
OCC’s proposed special purpose charter (Fintech Charter) in January 2017. In March 2017, the OCC issued a
Licensing Manual Draft Supplement for Evaluating Charter Applications From Financial Technology Companies
(Draft Manual Supplement) explaining how the OCC intends to apply the licensing standards and requirements in
existing regulations and policies to fintech companies applying for special purpose national bank charters. In
response to the Draft Manual Supplement, the Conference of State Bank Examiners and the New York Department
of Financial Services (NYDFS) each filed suit challenging the authority of the OCC to issue charters to financial
technology companies. In December 2017, the suit filed by the NYDFS was dismissed without prejudice on the
ground that the claims were not ripe because no charters had yet been issued under the Draft Manual Supplement
and that the OCC has yet to definitively conclude whether to move forward. Representatives of the OCC have made
statements that they believe they have the legal right to issue charters to financial technology companies but that the
new OCC administration is reviewing the Draft Manual Supplement and associated rules to determine whether, and
on what basis, to move forward with such charters.
At the state level, certain states are considering the scope of their regulation and oversight of the financial
technology industry. For example, we have participated with other financial technology companies in providing
information and perspective to the California Department of Business Oversight; the New York State Legislature
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passed a law requiring the New York Department of Financial Services to issue a report on online lending by July of
2018, focusing on, among other things, existing state and federal laws and regulations that apply to online lending
and their impact on consumers, start-ups, and emerging businesses; the Colorado Department of Law has brought
suit against two lending marketplace platforms with business models similar to ours, alleging that they are the “true
lenders” of the loans originated through their platforms, and we are exploring a potential settlement with the State of
Colorado permitting us to continue operating under our model pending the resolution of these lawsuits. The
application of state laws to our business, now or as they may be written or interpreted in the future, could have a
significant impact on our ability to do business in any given state.
The CFPB, which commenced operations in July 2011, has broad authority over the businesses in which we engage.
This includes authority to write regulations under federal consumer financial protection laws, such as the Truth in
Lending Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and to enforce those laws against and examine large financial
institutions, such as our issuing banks, for compliance. The CFPB is authorized to prevent “unfair, deceptive or
abusive acts or practices” through its regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority. While we are subject to the
regulatory and enforcement authority of the CFPB, as a facilitator, servicer or acquirer of consumer credit, the
CFPB has recently announced that it intends to expand its supervisory authority, through the use of “larger
participant rules,” to cover larger marketplace lenders, non-bank installment lenders and auto lenders. The CFPB
has announced larger participant rules for auto lenders, and as our auto refinance business grows, we may meet the
definition of a “larger participant” in the auto loan arena and become subject to supervision, examination and
greater oversight by the CFPB. The CFPB has not yet announced specifics regarding its proposed rulemaking for
installment loan lenders and, consequently, there continues to be uncertainty as to how the CFPB’s strategies and
priorities, including any final rules, will impact our unsecured installment loan business and our results of
operations going forward.
State Licensing Requirements
In most states we believe that the applicable issuing bank, as originator of loans facilitated through our lending
marketplace, satisfies any relevant licensing requirements with respect to the origination of loans applicable to our
operations. As needed, we seek the appropriate authorizations to conduct activities in the respective state. State
licensing statutes impose a variety of requirements and restrictions on us, including:
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restrictions on servicing practices, including limits on finance charges and fees;
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surety bond and minimum net worth requirements;
financial reporting requirements;
notification requirements for changes in principal officers, stock ownership or corporate control;
restrictions on advertising; and
review requirements for loan forms.
These statutes also subject us to the supervisory and examination authority of state regulators in certain cases.
Consumer Protection Laws
State Usury Limitations. The following authorities permit FDIC-insured depository institutions, such as WebBank,
to “export” the interest rate permitted by the laws of the state or U.S. territory where the bank is located, regardless
of the usury limitations imposed by the state law of the borrower’s residence unless the state has chosen to opt out
of the exportation regime: Section 521 of the Depository Institution Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980
(DIDA); Section 85 of the National Bank Act (NBA); federal case law interpreting the NBA such as Tiffany v.
National Bank of Missouri, 85 U.S. 409 (1874), and Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First Omaha
Service Corporation, 439 U.S. 299 (1978); and FDIC advisory opinion 92-47.
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WebBank is located in Utah, and Title 70C of the Utah Consumer Credit Code does not limit the amount of fees or
interest that may be charged by WebBank on loans of the type offered through our lending marketplace. Only Iowa
and Puerto Rico have opted out of the exportation regime under Section 525 of DIDA. We believe, however, if a
state or U.S. territory in which we operate opted out of rate exportation, judicial interpretations support the view that
such opt outs would apply only to loans “made” in those states. We believe that the “opt-out” of any state would not
affect the ability of our lending marketplace to benefit from the exportation of rates. If a loan made through our
lending marketplace were deemed to be subject to the usury laws of a state or U.S. territory that had opted-out of the
exportation regime, we could become subject to fines, penalties and possible forfeiture of amounts charged to
borrowers, and we could decide not to facilitate loans in that jurisdiction, which could adversely impact our growth.
State Disclosure Requirements and Other Substantive Lending Regulations. We are subject to state laws and
regulations that impose requirements related to loan disclosures and terms, credit discrimination, credit reporting,
debt collection and unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. Our ongoing compliance program seeks to
comply with these requirements.
Truth in Lending Act. The Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and Regulation Z, which implements it, require lenders to
provide consumers with uniform, understandable information concerning certain terms and conditions of their loan
and credit transactions. These rules apply to our issuing banks as the creditors for loans facilitated through our
lending marketplace, but because the transactions are carried out on our hosted website, we facilitate compliance.
For closed-end credit transactions of the type provided through our lending marketplace, these disclosures include,
among others, providing the annual percentage rate, the finance charge, the amount financed, the number of
payments and the amount of the monthly payment. The creditor must provide these disclosures before a loan is
consummated. TILA also regulates the advertising of credit and gives borrowers, among other things, certain rights
regarding updated disclosures and the treatment of credit balances. Our lending marketplace provides borrowers
with a TILA disclosure at the time a borrower posts a loan request on the platform. If the borrower’s request is not
fully funded and the borrower chooses to accept a lesser amount offered, we provide an updated TILA disclosure.
We also seek to comply with TILA’s disclosure requirements related to credit advertising.
Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits creditors from
discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status,
the fact that all or part of the applicant’s income derives from any public assistance program or the fact that the
applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act or any applicable
state law. Regulation B, which implements ECOA, restricts creditors from requesting certain types of information
from loan applicants and from using advertising or making statements that would discourage on a prohibited basis a
reasonable person from making or pursuing an application. These requirements apply both to a lender such as
WebBank as the creditor for loans facilitated through our lending marketplace as well as to a party such as ourselves
that regularly participates in a credit decision. Investors may also be subject to the ECOA in their capacity as
purchasers of notes if they are deemed to regularly participate in credit decisions. In the underwriting of loans
offered through our lending marketplace, and in all aspects of operations, both WebBank and we seek to comply
with ECOA’s provisions prohibiting discouragement and discrimination. ECOA also requires creditors to provide
consumers and certain small businesses with timely notices of adverse action taken on credit applications. WebBank
and we provide prospective borrowers who apply for a loan through our lending marketplace but are denied credit
with an adverse action notice in compliance with applicable requirements.
Fair Credit Reporting Act. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as amended by the Fair and Accurate
Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), administered by the CFPB, promotes the accuracy, fairness and privacy of
information in the files of consumer reporting agencies. FCRA requires a permissible purpose to obtain a consumer
credit report and requires furnishers to report loan payment information to credit bureaus accurately. FCRA also
imposes disclosure requirements on creditors who take adverse action on credit applications based on information
contained in a credit report. WebBank and we have a permissible purpose for obtaining credit reports on potential
borrowers, and we also obtain explicit consent from borrowers to obtain such reports. As the servicer for the loan,
we report loan payment and delinquency information to appropriate consumer reporting agencies. We provide an
adverse action notice to a rejected borrower on WebBank’s behalf at the time the borrower is rejected that includes
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all the required disclosures. We also have processes in place to ensure that consumers are given “opt-out”
opportunities, as required by the FCRA, regarding the sharing of their personal information. We have implemented
an identity theft prevention program.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) provides guidelines
and limitations on the conduct of third-party debt collectors in connection with the collection of consumer debts.
The FDCPA limits certain communications with third parties, imposes notice and debt validation requirements, and
prohibits threatening, harassing or abusive conduct in the course of debt collection. While the FDCPA applies to
third-party debt collectors, debt collection laws of certain states impose similar requirements on creditors who
collect their own debts. In addition, the CFPB prohibits unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices in debt
collection, including first-party debt collection. Our agreement with investors prohibits investors from attempting to
collect directly on the loan. Actual collection efforts in violation of this agreement are unlikely given that investors
do not learn the identity of borrowers. We use our internal collection team and a professional third-party debt
collection agent to collect delinquent accounts. They are required to comply with the FDCPA and all other
applicable laws in collecting delinquent accounts of our borrowers.
Privacy and Data Security Laws. The federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) includes limitations on financial
institutions’ disclosure of nonpublic personal information about a consumer to nonaffiliated third parties, in certain
circumstances requires financial institutions to limit the use and further disclosure of nonpublic personal
information by nonaffiliated third parties to whom they disclose such information, and requires financial institutions
to disclose certain privacy policies and practices with respect to information sharing with affiliated and nonaffiliated
entities as well as to safeguard personal customer information. We have a detailed privacy policy, which complies
with GLBA and is accessible from every page of our website. We maintain consumers’ personal information
securely, and only share such information with third parties for marketing purposes in accordance with our privacy
policy and with the consent of the consumer. In addition, we take measures to safeguard the personal information of
our borrowers and investors and protect against unauthorized access to this information.
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) allows military members to
suspend or postpone certain civil obligations so that the military member can devote his or her full attention to
military duties. The SCRA requires us to adjust the interest rate of borrowers who qualify for and request relief. If a
borrower with an outstanding loan qualifies for SCRA protection, we will reduce the interest rate on the loan to 6%
for the duration of the borrower’s active duty. During this period, the investors who have invested in such a loan
will not receive the difference between 6% and the loan’s original interest rate. For a borrower to obtain an interest
rate reduction on a loan due to military service, we require the borrower to send us a written request and a copy of
the borrower’s mobilization orders. We do not take military service into account in assigning loan grades to
borrower loan requests and we do not disclose the military status of borrowers to investors.
Military Lending Act. The Military Lending Act (MLA) restricts, among other things, the interest rate and other
terms that can be offered to active military personnel and their dependents. The MLA caps the interest rate that may
be offered to a covered borrower to a 36% military annual percentage rate, or “MAPR,” which includes certain fees
such as application fees, participation fees and fees for add-on products. Prior to a recent amendment of the rules
under the MLA, the MLA applied only to certain short-term loans. The rules amendment extends the 36% rate cap
to most types of consumer credit. The MLA also requires certain disclosures and prohibits certain terms, such as
mandatory arbitration if a dispute arises concerning the consumer credit product.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed
into law. The Dodd-Frank Act is extensive and significant legislation that includes consumer protection provisions.
Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act created the CFPB, which commenced operations in July 2011 and has
authority to write regulations under federal consumer financial protection laws, such as the Truth in Lending Act
and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and to enforce those laws against and examine large financial institutions,
such as our issuing banks, for compliance. The CFPB is authorized to prevent “unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or
practices” through its regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority. We are subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction,
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including its enforcement authority, as a servicer and acquirer of consumer credit. The CFPB may request reports
concerning our organization, business conduct, markets and activities.
Other Regulations
Electronic Fund Transfer Act and NACHA Rules. The federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and
Regulation E that implements it provide guidelines and restrictions on the electronic transfer of funds from
consumers’ bank accounts. In addition transfers performed by ACH electronic transfers are subject to detailed
timing and notification rules and guidelines administered by the National Automated Clearinghouse Association
(NACHA). Most transfers of funds in connection with the origination and repayment of loans are performed by
ACH. We obtain necessary electronic authorization from borrowers and investors for such transfers in compliance
with such rules. We also comply with the requirement that a loan cannot be conditioned on the borrower’s
agreement to repay the loan through automatic fund transfers. Transfers of funds through our platform are executed
by Wells Fargo and conform to the EFTA, its regulations and NACHA guidelines.
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act/Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The federal
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN), and similar state laws, particularly the
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), authorize the creation of legally binding and enforceable agreements
utilizing electronic records and signatures. ESIGN and UETA require businesses that want to use electronic records
or signatures in consumer transactions and provide disclosures to consumers, to obtain the consumer’s consent to
receive information electronically. When a borrower or investor registers on our platform, we obtain his or her
consent to transact business electronically, receive electronic disclosures and maintain electronic records in
compliance with ESIGN and UETA requirements.
Bank Secrecy Act. In cooperation with WebBank, we have implemented various anti-money laundering policies and
procedures to comply with applicable federal law. With respect to new borrowers and investors, we apply the
customer identification and verification program rules and screen names against the list of specially designated
nationals maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and OFAC pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act
amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations.
New Laws and Regulations. From time to time, various types of federal and state legislation are proposed and new
regulations are introduced that could result in additional regulation of, and restrictions on, the business of consumer
lending. We cannot predict whether any such legislation or regulations will be adopted or how this would affect our
business or our important relationships with third parties. In addition, the interpretation of existing legislation may
change or may prove different than anticipated when applied to our novel business model. Compliance with such
requirements could involve additional costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. As a
consequence of the extensive regulation of commercial lending in the United States, our business is particularly
susceptible to being affected by federal and state legislation and regulations that may increase the cost of doing
business.
In addition, see “Item 1A – Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Regulation.”
Foreign Laws and Regulations. We do not permit non-U.S. based individuals to register as borrowers on the
platform and the Company does not facilitate loans to borrowers outside the United States. Therefore, we do not
believe that we are subject to foreign laws or regulations with respect to borrowers.
Intellectual Property
To establish and protect our technology and intellectual property rights, we rely on a combination of copyright,
trade secret and other rights, as well as confidentiality procedures, non-disclosure agreements with third parties,
employee disclosure and invention assignment agreements, and other contractual rights. We are not dependent on
any one patent or related group of patents or any other single right to use intellectual property. Despite our efforts to
protect our proprietary rights, third parties may, in an authorized or unauthorized manner, attempt to use, copy or
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otherwise obtain and market or distribute our intellectual property rights or technology or otherwise develop a
product with the same functionality as our solution. In addition, our competitors may develop products that are
similar to our technology. Policing all unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights is nearly impossible, and
we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken or will take in the future will prevent misappropriations of our
technology or intellectual property rights.
Employees
At December 31, 2017, we had 1,837 employees and contract employees. None of our employees are represented by
a labor union. We have not experienced any work stoppages, and we consider our employee relations to be good.
Available Information
The address of our principal executive offices is LendingClub Corporation, 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1000, San
Francisco, California, 94105. Our website address is www.lendingclub.com, and our investor relations website is
located at ir.lendingclub.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports are available free of charge on our investor relations website as soon
as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
In addition to announcing material financial information through our investor relations website, press releases, SEC
filings, and public conference calls and webcasts, we also intend to use other online and social media channels,
including our Blog (http://blog.lendingclub.com), Twitter handle (@LendingClub) and Facebook page (https://
www.facebook.com/LendingClubTeam) to disclose material non-public information and to comply with our
disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
The contents of the websites referred to above are not incorporated into this filing or in any other report or
document on file with the SEC. Further, our references to the URLs for these websites are intended to be inactive
textual references only.
The public may read and copy any materials filed by us with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at
100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the
SEC at www.sec.gov.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
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You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the section titled “Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes.
While we believe the risks and uncertainties described below include all material risks currently known by us, it is
possible that these may not be the only ones we face. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial
condition, operating results and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS AND REGULATION
If we do not compete effectively in our target markets, increase the loan originations facilitated through our
lending marketplace, or expand our lending marketplace to new markets, we may not succeed in growing our
business, and as a result our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
The consumer and small business lending market is competitive and evolving. We compete with financial products
and companies that attract borrowers, investors or both, as described in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Competition.”
Many of our competitors have significantly greater financial resources and less expensive access to capital than we
do and may have a greater market share, offer a broader range of products, services or features, assume a greater
level of risk, have lower operating or financing costs, or have different profitability expectations than us. As a
consequence, certain competitors may be able to offer lower rates to borrowers than we are able to offer, or they
may be able to structure their loan products in a manner that would appear to be more attractive to a potential
borrower.
To continue to grow our business, we must continue to increase loan originations through our lending marketplace
by attracting a large number of new borrowers who meet our platform’s lending standards and new and existing
investors to invest in these loans. Our ability to attract qualified borrowers and attract new and retain existing
investors each depends in large part on the success of our marketing efforts and the competitive advantage of our
products, particularly as we continue to grow our lending marketplace and introduce new loan products. If any of
our marketing channels become less effective, or the cost of these channels were to significantly increase, we may
not be able to attract new borrowers and attract new and retain existing investors in a cost-effective manner or
convert potential borrowers and investors into active borrowers and investors in our lending marketplace. If we are
unable to continue to develop and successfully implement compelling and competitive product offerings, we may
not be able to attract new borrowers and attract new and retain existing investors. If our loan offerings are priced
less favorably than those offered by our competitors, potential borrowers may choose to take an offer from a
competitor rather than ours. If there are not sufficient qualified loans facilitated on the platform, investors may be
unable to deploy their capital in a timely or efficient manner and may seek other investment opportunities. If the
performance of loans facilitated through our platform is lower than expected, we may be unable to attract new and
retain existing investors. If there are insufficient investor commitments or participation, borrowers may be unable to
obtain investment capital for their loans and may stop using our lending marketplace for their borrowing needs,
which will impact our business results. If loan originations through our platform decrease, for any reason, our
financial results may be adversely affected. Furthermore, in response to the competitive landscape, if we restructure
our loan products, including lowering or eliminating our transaction fees, our financial results may be adversely
affected even if we are able to maintain or increase loan originations through our platform.
We incur expenses and expend resources upfront to develop, acquire and market new loan products and platform
enhancements to incorporate additional features, improve functionality or otherwise make our lending marketplace
more desirable to borrowers and investors.
If we are unable to maintain our relationships with issuing banks, our business will suffer.
We rely on issuing banks to originate all loans and to comply with various federal, state and other laws, as discussed
more fully above in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Relationships with Issuing Bank Partners.”
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Our agreements with WebBank are non-exclusive and do not prohibit WebBank from working with our competitors
or from offering competing services. WebBank currently offers loan programs through other online lending
marketplaces and other alternative lenders. WebBank could decide that working with us is not in its interest or could
decide to enter into exclusive or more favorable relationships with our competitors. In addition, WebBank may not
perform as expected under our agreements including potentially being unable to accommodate our projected growth
in loan volume. We could in the future have disagreements or disputes with WebBank or other issuing banks, which
could negatively impact or threaten our relationship.
WebBank is subject to oversight by the FDIC and the State of Utah and must comply with complex rules and
regulations, licensing and examination requirements, including requirements to maintain a certain amount of
regulatory capital relative to its outstanding loans. We are a service provider to WebBank, and as such, we are
subject to audit by WebBank in accordance with FDIC guidance related to management of third-party vendors. We
are also subject to the examination and enforcement authority of the FDIC as a bank service company covered by
the Bank Service Company Act. We have indemnification obligations and exposure under our agreements with
WebBank, including with respect to our compliance with certain applicable laws. In the event that our relationships
with such backup issuing banks change, we may need to enter into alternative arrangements with different issuing
banks. If WebBank were to suspend, limit or cease its operations or our relationship with WebBank were to
otherwise terminate, we would need to implement a substantially similar arrangement with another issuing bank,
obtain additional state licenses or curtail our operations. To date, no backup issuing banks have originated any loans
through our platform and we do not believe that we have a backup origination arrangement that could be in a
position to originate loans without significant investment in time and resources, resulting in a disruption to the
business. Our relationships with such backup issuing banks are subject to a number of risks and may be subject to
change or termination with appropriate notice.
We believe that our relationship with WebBank is critical to our business. However, if we need to enter into
alternative arrangements with a different issuing bank to replace our existing arrangements, we may not be able to
negotiate a comparable alternative arrangement. Transitioning loan originations to a new issuing bank is untested
and may result in delays in the issuance of loans or, if our platform becomes inoperable, may result in our inability
to facilitate loans through our platform. If we were unable to enter in an alternative arrangement with a different
issuing bank, we would need to obtain a state license in each state in which we operate to enable us to originate
loans, as well as comply with other state and federal laws, which would be costly and time-consuming. If we are
unsuccessful in maintaining our relationships with WebBank, our ability to provide loan products could be
materially impaired and our operating results would suffer.
We are regularly subject to litigation, and government and regulatory investigations, inquiries and requests,
including matters related to our legacy management and the resignation of our former Chief Executive Officer.
We are regularly subject to claims, individual and class action lawsuits, lawsuits alleging regulatory violations such
as Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations, government and
regulatory investigations, inquiries or requests, and other proceedings involving consumer protection, privacy, labor
and employment, intellectual property, privacy, data protection, information security, securities, tax, commercial
disputes,record retention and other matters. The number and significance of these lawsuits, investigations, inquiries
and requests have increased as our business has expanded in scope and geographic reach, and our products and
services have increased in complexity. We have also been subject to significant litigation and regulatory inquiries
following our 2016 Board Review and the resignation of our former CEO, as discussed more fully in “Part II –
Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements –Note
18. Commitments and Contingencies,” below.
The scope, outcome and impact of claims, lawsuits, proceedings, investigations, inquiries and requests that we are
subject to cannot be predicted with certainty. Determining reserves for our pending litigation is a complex, fact-
intensive process that requires significant judgment. Furthermore, resolution of such claims, lawsuits, proceedings,
investigations, inquiries and requests could result in substantial fines and penalties, which may materially and
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adversely affect our business. These claims, lawsuits, proceedings, investigations, inquiries and requests could also:
(i) result in reputational harm, criminal sanctions, consent decrees, orders preventing us from offering certain
features, functionalities, products or services, (ii) impose third party monitoring obligations, (iii) result in a
modification or suspension of our business practices, or (iv) require us to develop non-infringing or otherwise
altered products or technologies. Furthermore, even following the resolution of any claims, lawsuits, proceedings,
investigations, inquiries and requests against the Company, a regulatory enforcement agency could take action
against one or more individuals or entities, which may require us to continue to incur significant expense for
indemnification for any such individual or entity until such matters may be resolved. Any of these consequences
could materially and adversely affect our business.
Holding loans on our balance sheet exposes us to credit, liquidity and interest rate risk, which may adversely
affect our financial performance.
For a variety of reasons, a portion of the loans facilitated through our platform are purchased by the Company. One
of these reasons is to support the Company’s securitizations and other structured finance initiatives. Another reason
is to mitigate temporary portfolio imbalances on our platform, which arise when there is insufficient investor
demand for certain loans available for purchase.
Circumstances may require us to hold these loans for a short period or for a longer term. While these loans are on
our balance sheet we have exposure to the credit risk of the counterparties to the loans (i.e., the borrowers). In the
event of a decline or volatility in the credit risk of these borrowers the value of these held loans may decline. This
may adversely impact the liquidity of these held loans, which could produce losses if the Company is unable to
realize their fair value or manage declines in their value, each of which may adversely affect our financial
performance.
Separately, we may also use our capital to invest in loans associated with the testing or initial launch of alternative
loan terms, programs or channels to establish a track record of performance prior to facilitating third-party
investments in these loans.
In the event we retain a significant inventory of loans on our balance sheet, our financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations will become more dependent upon the performance of the held loans.
Fluctuations in interest rates could negatively affect transaction volume.
All personal, auto, and small business loans facilitated through our lending marketplace are issued with fixed
interest rates, and education and patient finance loans are issued with fixed or variable rates, depending on the type
of loan. If interest rates continue to rise, investors who have already committed capital may lose the opportunity to
take advantage of the higher rates, or may seek to invest capital in alternative investments. Additionally, potential
borrowers could seek to defer loans as they wait for interest rates to settle, and borrowers of variable rate loans may
be subject to increased interest rates. If interest rates decrease after a loan is made, borrowers through our lending
marketplace may prepay their loans to take advantage of the lower rates. Investors through our lending marketplace
would lose the opportunity to collect the above-market interest rate payable on the corresponding loan and may
delay or reduce future loan investments. As a result, fluctuations in the interest rate environment may discourage
investors and borrowers from participating in our lending marketplace and may reduce our loan originations, which
may adversely affect our business.
If the credit decisioning, pricing, loss forecasting and scoring models we use contain errors, do not adequately
assess risk, or are otherwise ineffective, our reputation and relationships with borrowers and investors could be
harmed and our market share could decline.
Our ability to attract borrowers and investors to, and build trust in, our lending marketplace is significantly
dependent on our ability to effectively evaluate a borrower’s credit profile and likelihood of default. To conduct this
evaluation, we utilize credit decisioning, pricing, loss forecasting and scoring models that assign each loan offered
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on our lending marketplace a grade and a corresponding interest rate. Our models are based on algorithms that
evaluate a number of factors, including behavioral data, transactional data, bank data and employment information,
which may not effectively predict future loan losses. If we are unable to effectively segment borrowers into relative
risk profiles, we may be unable to offer attractive interest rates for borrowers and risk-adjusted returns for investors.
Additionally, if these models fail to adequately assess the creditworthiness of our borrowers, we may experience
higher than forecasted losses. We continually refine these algorithms based on new data and changing macro-
economic conditions. However, there is no guarantee that the credit decisioning, pricing, loss forecasting and
scoring models that we use have accurately assessed the creditworthiness of our borrowers, or will be effective in
assessing creditworthiness in the future.
Similarly, if any of these models contain programming or other errors, are ineffective or the data provided by
borrowers or third parties is incorrect or stale, our loan pricing and approval process could be negatively affected,
resulting in mispriced or misclassified loans or incorrect approvals or denials of loans. While we have not incurred
any material liabilities to date, if these errors were to occur in the future, investors may try to rescind their affected
investments or decide not to invest in loans in the future or borrowers may seek to revise the terms of their loans or
reduce the use of our lending marketplace for loans.
If we are unable to accurately forecast demand for loans, our business could be harmed.
We operate a lending marketplace for consumer credit, balancing borrower demand for loans against investor
demand for risk-adjusted returns. We offer credit to borrowers across a range of credit profiles and rates and we
offer investment opportunities across a range of risk-adjusted returns. In the event that borrower demand at a given
credit rate exceeds investor demand for that product for a given period, we may need to fund the loans due to
regulatory requirements or borrower relations reasons and hold those loans on our balance sheet, which carries
certain risks. See “Holding loans on our balance sheet exposes us to credit, liquidity and interest rate risk, which
may adversely affect our financial performance.”
Alternatively, in the event that investor demand at a given return exceeds borrower demand for that product for a
given period, there may be insufficient inventory to satisfy investor demand. If investors do not believe their
demand can be met on our platform, they may seek alternative investments from ours. In the event we are unable to
meet investor demand, we may be unable to meet our growth projections and our business may suffer.
The regulatory framework for our business is evolving and uncertain as federal and state governments consider
new laws to regulate online lending marketplaces such as ours. New laws and regulations, including uncertainty
as to how the actions of any federal or state regulator could impact our business or that of our issuing banks.
The regulatory framework for online lending marketplaces such as ours is evolving and uncertain. It is possible that
new laws and regulations will be adopted in the United States and internationally, or existing laws and regulations
may be interpreted in new ways, that would affect the operation of our lending marketplace and the way in which
we interact with borrowers and investors. For a discussion of how government regulation impacts key aspects of our
business, see “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Regulatory and Compliance Framework,” “Part I – Item 1 – Business –
Current Regulatory Environment, Consumer Protection Laws and Other Regulations” and “Part II – Item 7 –
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Regulatory
Environment.”
Federal Regulatory Framework
OCC Guidance
As discussed in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Current Regulatory Environment” above, the OCC has considered the
adoption of a Fintech Charter. We cannot predict whether or when the OCC will begin accepting applications for
Fintech Charters, if we will pursue a Fintech Charter or other banking charter, or how this new Fintech Charter
could impact our industry, business and results of operations going forward.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
As discussed in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Current Regulatory Environment” above, the CFPB previously
announced that it intends to expand its supervisory authority through the use of “larger participant rules.” The CFPB
has not announced specifics regarding its proposed rulemaking, and recently announced that it intends to review its
policies and priorities. Consequently, there continues to be uncertainty as to how the CFPB’s strategies and
priorities, including any final rules, will impact our businesses and results of operations going forward.
State Regulatory Framework
As discussed in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Current Regulatory Environment” above, at the state level, certain
states are considering the scope of their regulation and oversight of the financial technology industry. The
application of state laws to our business, now or as they may be written or interpreted in the future, could have a
significant impact on our ability to do business in any given state and may impact our business and results of
operations going forward.
Federal and State Borrower and Consumer Protection Laws
As discussed in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Consumer Protection Laws and Other Regulations” above, we and
our issuing bank partners must comply with regulatory regimes, including those applicable to consumer credit
transactions, various aspects of which are untested as applied to our lending marketplace. Certain state laws
generally regulate interest rates and other charges and require certain disclosures. In addition, other federal and state
laws may apply to the origination and servicing of loans facilitated through our lending marketplace.
While we have developed policies and procedures designed to assist in compliance with these laws and regulations,
no assurance can be given that these policies and procedures will be effective in preventing violations of these laws
and regulations.
In particular, the USA PATRIOT and Bank Secrecy Acts require financial institutions to develop programs to
prevent financial institutions from being used for money laundering and terrorist activities. If such activities are
detected, financial institutions are obligated to file suspicious activity reports with FinCEN. These rules require
financial institutions to establish procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of customers seeking to open
new financial accounts. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or sanctions and limit our
ability to get regulatory approval of acquisitions. Recently several banking institutions have received large fines for
non-compliance with these laws and regulations.
Failure to comply with these laws and regulatory requirements applicable to our business may, among other things,
limit our or a collection agency’s ability to collect all or part of the principal of or interest on loans. As a result, we
may not be able to collect our servicing fee with respect to the uncollected principal or interest, and investors may
be discouraged from investing in loans. In addition, non-compliance could subject us to damages, revocation of
required licenses, class action lawsuits, administrative enforcement actions, rescission rights held by investors in
securities offerings and civil and criminal liability, which may harm our business and our ability to maintain our
lending marketplace and may result in borrowers rescinding their loans.
State Licensing Requirements
Where applicable, we will seek to comply with state small loan, loan broker, servicing and similar statutes. In U.S.
jurisdictions with licensing or other requirements that we believe may be applicable to us, we comply with the
relevant requirements through the operation of our lending marketplace with issuing banks or we will be seeking to
obtain required licenses. Although we periodically evaluate the need for licensing in various jurisdictions, there is a
risk that, at any given time, we will not have the necessary licenses to operate in all relevant jurisdictions. If we are
found to not have complied with applicable laws and regulations, we could lose one or more of our licenses or
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authorizations, become subject to a consent order, face other sanctions or penalties or be required to obtain a license
in such jurisdiction, which may have an adverse effect on our ability to continue to facilitate loans through our
lending marketplace, perform our servicing obligations or make our lending marketplace available to borrowers in
particular states, which may harm our business.
If the loans facilitated through our lending marketplace were found to violate a state’s usury laws, and/or we
were found to be the true lender (as opposed to our issuing bank(s)), we may have to alter our business model
and our business could be harmed.
The interest rates that are charged to borrowers and that form the basis of payments to investors through our lending
marketplace are enabled by legal principles including (i) the application of federal law to enable an issuing bank
that originates the loan to export the interest rates of the jurisdiction where it is located, (ii) the application of
common law “choice of law” principles based upon factors such as the loan document’s terms and where the loan
transaction is completed to provide uniform rates to borrowers, or (iii) the application of principles that allow the
transferee of a loan to continue to collect interest as provided in the loan document. WebBank, the primary issuing
bank of the loans facilitated through our lending marketplace, is chartered in, and operates out of, Utah, which
allows parties to generally agree by contract to any interest rate. Certain states, including Utah, have no statutory
interest rate limitations on personal loans, while other jurisdictions have a maximum rate. In some jurisdictions, the
maximum rate is less than the current maximum rate offered by WebBank through our platform. If the laws of such
jurisdictions were found to govern the loans facilitated through our lending marketplace (in conflict with the
principles described above), those loans could be in violation of such laws.
As discussed in “Part I – Item 1 – Business – Current Regulatory Environment” above, the decision of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in decision in Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC could create potential
liability under state statutes such as usury and consumer protection statutes.
In addition, there has been (and may continue to be) other litigation challenging lending arrangements where a bank
or other third-party has made a loan and then sells and assigns it to an entity that is engaged in assisting with the
origination and servicing of a loan. In January 2017, the Colorado Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit
Code filed suit against Avant, Inc., an online consumer loan platform. The Administrator asserts that loans to
Colorado residents facilitated through the Avant platform were required to comply with Colorado laws regarding
interest rates and fees, and that those laws were not preempted by federal laws that apply to loans originated by
WebBank, the federally regulated issuing bank who originates loans through Avant’s platform, as well as through
our platform. In March 2017, WebBank filed its own lawsuit in federal district court for the District of Colorado
seeking declaratory relief that loans originated by WebBank are “valid when made” and are subject to federal
requirements that preempt Colorado state requirements. No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of
these matters. However, the Colorado Department of Law has reached out to us to implement a temporary
resolution of any dispute regarding these issues, pending the outcome of the litigation. These matters could
potentially impact the Company’s business, including the maximum interest rates and fees that can be charged and
application of certain consumer protection statutes.
If a borrower were to successfully bring claims against us for state usury law violations, and the rate on that
borrower’s personal loan was greater than that allowed under applicable state law, we could be subject to fines and
penalties, including the voiding of loans and repayment of principal and interest to borrowers and investors. We
might decide to limit the maximum interest rate on certain loans facilitated through our platform, and we might
decide to originate loans under state-specific licenses, where such a ruling is applicable. These actions could
adversely impact our business. Further, if we were unable to partner with another issuing bank, we would have to
substantially modify our business operations from the manner currently contemplated and would be required to
maintain state-specific licenses and only provide a limited range of interest rates for personal loans, all of which
would substantially reduce our operating efficiency and attractiveness to investors and possibly result in a decline in
our operating results.
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A relatively small number of investors, including LendingClub, account for a large dollar amount of investment
in loans funded through our lending marketplace and other investors may exert influence over us if we
experience a slowdown in a significant amount of investment capital on our platform.
A small number of loan investors account for a large dollar amount of capital on our platform. Accordingly, these
loan investors may exert significant influence over us, our management and operations.
If investors pause or discontinue their investment activity, we may need to provide incentives, and enter into
different additional incentive structures or terms to attract investor capital to the platform. These arrangements may
have a number of different structures and terms, including alternative fee arrangements or other inducements such
as the use of our equity. Failure to attract investor capital on reasonable terms may result in us having to use
additional capital to invest in loans or reduce origination volume. Such actions may have a material impact on our
business and results of operations and may be costly or dilutive to existing stockholders. There is no assurance that
we will be able to enter into any of these transactions if necessary, or if we do, what the final terms will be.
If these inducements or investment structures are not favorable to us, or are unsuccessful in attracting sufficient
investment capital to our platform, we may use a greater amount of our own capital, compared to past experience, to
fulfill regulatory purchase obligations or support short-term marketplace equilibrium.
A decline in social and economic conditions may adversely affect our customers, which may negatively impact
our business and results of operations.
As a lending marketplace, we believe our customers are highly susceptible to uncertainties and negative trends in
the markets driven by, among other factors, general social and economic conditions in the United States and abroad.
Economic factors include interest rates, unemployment levels, natural disasters, gasoline prices, adjustments in
monthly payments, adjustable-rate mortgages and other debt payments, the rate of inflation, relative returns
available from competing investment products and consumer perceptions of economic conditions. Social factors
include changes in consumer confidence levels and changes in attitudes with respect to incurring debt and the
stigma of personal bankruptcy.
These social and economic factors may affect the ability or willingness of borrowers to make payments on their
loans. Because we make payments to investors ratably only to the extent we receive the borrower’s payments on the
corresponding loan, if we do not receive payments on the corresponding loan, the investor will not be entitled to any
payments under the terms of the investment or whole loan purchase agreement. In some circumstances, economic
factors could lead to a borrower deciding to pre-pay his or her loan obligation. While the investor would receive the
return of principal, interest would no longer accrue on the loan. Accordingly, the return for the investor or whole
loan purchaser would decline. Personal loans facilitated through our lending marketplace are not secured by any
collateral, not guaranteed or insured by any third-party, and not backed by any governmental authority in any way.
We are therefore limited in our ability to collect on the loans if a borrower is unwilling or unable to repay. Similarly,
there is no penalty to borrowers if they choose to pay their loan early.
We strive to establish a lending marketplace in which annual percentage rates are attractive to borrowers and
returns, including the impact of credit losses and prepayments, are attractive to investors. These external economic
and social conditions and resulting trends or uncertainties could adversely impact our customers’ ability or desire to
participate on our platform as borrowers or investors, thus adversely impacting the credit performance of the loans,
notes, certificates and secured borrowings, which could negatively affect our business and results of operations. See
“Part II – Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –
Current Economic and Business Environment.”
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If our collection efforts on delinquent loans are ineffective or unsuccessful, the return on investment for
investors in those loans would be adversely affected and investors may not find investing through our lending
marketplace desirable.
With the exception of our auto loan products, loans facilitated on our platform are unsecured obligations of
borrowers, and they are not secured by any collateral. None of the loans facilitated on our platform are guaranteed
or insured by any third party nor backed by any governmental authority in any way. We are the loan servicer for all
loans supporting notes, certificates and secured borrowings, and we are the loan servicer for most, though not all,
loans sold as whole loans. Our ability to collect on the loans is dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial
stability, and consequently, collections can be adversely affected by a number of factors, including job loss, divorce,
death, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including
federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount that can be recovered on these loans.
Accordingly, we and our designated third-party collection agencies may be limited in our ability to collect loans.
In addition, most investors must depend on LendingClub or our third-party collection agents to pursue collection on
delinquent member loans. We generally use our in-house collections department as a first step when a borrower
member misses a payment. Because we make payments ratably on an investor’s investment (or whole loan buyer’s
loans) only if we receive the borrower’s payments on the corresponding loan, if we cannot adequately perform
collection services, the investor or whole loan buyer will not be entitled to any payments under the terms of the
investment. In the event that our initial in-house attempts to contact a borrower member are unsuccessful, we
generally refer the delinquent account to the outside collection agent. Further, if collection action must be taken in
respect of a loan, we or the collection agency may charge a collection fee up to 35% of any amounts that are
obtained (excluding litigation). These fees will correspondingly reduce the amounts of any payments received by an
investor.
Similarly, the returns to investors may be impacted by declines in market rates for sales of charged-off loans to third
party purchasers. In addition, because our servicing fees depend on the collectability of the loans, if we experience
an unexpected significant increase in the number of borrowers who fail to repay their loans or an increase in the
principal amount of the loans that are not repaid, we will be unable to collect our entire servicing fee for such loans
and our revenue could be adversely affected.
We may incur substantial indebtedness and any failure to meet our debt obligations could adversely affect our
business.
We can incur a significant amount of debt under our $120.0 million secured revolving credit facility and our
$250.0 million warehouse credit facility. As of December 31, 2017, we have no outstanding balance under the
secured revolving credit facility and $32.1 million in debt outstanding, in the aggregate, under our warehouse credit
facilities. We may enter into additional financing arrangements, which could increase the aggregate amount of
indebtedness we can incur.
Our ability to make payments on our debt, to repay our existing indebtedness when due, and to fund our business
and operations and significant planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to pay with available cash or
generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and
other factors that are beyond our control. In addition, if we cannot service our indebtedness, we may have to take
actions such as utilizing available capital, limiting the facilitation of additional loans, selling assets, selling equity or
reducing or delaying capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions, investments and alliances, any of which could
impede the implementation of our business strategy, prevent us from entering into transactions that would otherwise
benefit our business and/or negatively affect our business. We also may not be able to refinance our indebtedness or
take such other actions, if necessary, on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
Furthermore, as stated earlier, we have and may increasingly securitize assets and offer other similar structured
instruments, such as our new Club Certificate product. To support these offerings and other initiatives, we have and
will likely continue to use our credit facilities to finance the purchasing and holding of loans on our balance sheet,
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to ultimately be used in connection with such offerings and initiatives. If, however, we are unable to consummate
these types of offerings or other initiatives in accordance with our expectations, we may be required to hold loans on
our balance sheet for longer than expected, or until the maturity of the loans. This may adversely impact our ability
to repay our indebtedness when due and divert resources away from other projects and initiatives.
Some of our debt carries a floating rate of interest linked to various indices, including LIBOR. If a change in
indices, including the discontinuation or modification of LIBOR, results in interest rate increases on our debt, debt
service requirements will increase, which could adversely affect our cash flow and operating results.
Credit and other information that we receive from borrowers or third parties about a borrower may be inaccurate
or may not accurately reflect the borrower’s creditworthiness, which may cause us to inaccurately price loans
facilitated through our lending marketplace.
Our ability to review and select qualified borrowers depends on obtaining borrower credit information from
consumer reporting agencies, such as TransUnion, Experian or Equifax, and we assign loan grades to loan requests
based on our lending marketplace’s credit decisioning and scoring models that take into account reported credit
score, other information reported by the consumer reporting agencies and the requested loan amount, in addition to
a variety of other factors. A credit score or loan grade assigned to a borrower may not reflect that borrower’s actual
creditworthiness because the credit score may be based on outdated, incomplete or inaccurate consumer reporting
data, and we do not verify the information obtained from the borrower’s credit report. Additionally, there is a risk
that, following the date of the credit report that we obtain and review, a borrower may have:
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defaulted on a pre-existing debt obligation;
taken on additional debt; or
sustained other adverse financial events.
In addition, borrowers supply a variety of information that is included in the loan listings on our lending
marketplace, and it may be inaccurate or incomplete. To verify a borrower’s identity, income or employment, our
verification process and teams connect to various data sources, directly or through third-party service providers,
contact the human resources department of the borrower’s stated employer, or request pay stubs. However, we often
do not verify a borrower’s stated tenure, job title, home ownership status or intention for the use of loan proceeds.
If borrowers default on loans that are not priced correctly because the information provided by the borrowers or
third parties is inaccurate, investors may try to rescind their affected investments in these loans or the loans may not
perform as expected and our reputation may be harmed.
Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly and may not fully reflect the longer term underlying
performance of our business.
Our operating and financial results have varied on a quarterly basis during our operating history and may continue
to fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of factors, including as a result of the risks set forth in this “Risk
Factors” section. The increased use of our balance sheet and the timing of capital markets transactions has had an
impact on the quarterly performance of the business in recent quarters, leading us to reduce the earnings guidance or
perform below the expectation of equity investors in a given period. Fluctuation in quarterly results may adversely
affect the price of our common stock.
Our ability to offer our notes depends upon our compliance with requirements under federal or state securities
laws.
We issue borrower payment dependent notes sold pursuant to the Note Registration Statement. We qualify as a
“well-known seasoned issuer,” which allows us to file automatically effective registration statements with the SEC.
Under SEC rules, for certain material updates, we must file post-effective amendments, which, if we do not qualify
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as a “well-known seasoned issuer,” do not become effective until declared effective by the SEC. We may fail to
maintain our “well-known seasoned issuer” status if we do not file SEC reports on a timely manner or for other
reasons. In addition, if we fail to file our Annual Reports on Form 10-K or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q on a
timely basis or are otherwise required to suspend use of a registration statement for the notes, we could be required
to suspend offering of our notes until the deficiency is resolved. Because we offer notes on a continuous basis,
securities law restrictions may also limit our ability to market or advertise to potential investors.
We are also currently required to register or qualify for an exemption in every state in which we offer securities.
Qualification in a state can be a time-consuming process, often requiring periodic renewals. Failure to timely renew
these registrations may require us to pay penalties, suspend further offerings until we regain compliance and make
rescission offers in connection with previously completed investments.
Certain states in which we offer notes also impose special suitability standards and other conditions for operation in
their states, restricting the persons and conditions under which we may make offerings in these states. We do not
offer our notes in all states due to the restrictions of certain states. While we believe that we may now rely on
federal preemption of state registration and qualification requirements, states may interpret federal law as applied to
our notes differently, possibly requiring us to continue to make filings in or limit operations in those states.
Regardless of any such registration, qualification or preemption, we are subject to both state and federal antifraud
rules of each state in which we operate.
As a result of these requirements, actual or alleged non-compliance with federal or state laws or changes in federal
or state law or regulatory policy or could limit our ability to offer notes in certain states, require us to pay fines or
penalties, or curtail our operations.
Any failure to protect our own intellectual property rights could impair our brand, or subject us to claims for
alleged infringement by third parties, which could harm our business.
We rely on a combination of copyright, trade secret, trademark and other rights, as well as confidentiality
procedures and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary technology, underwriting and credit decisioning
credit data, processes and other intellectual property. However, the steps we take to protect our intellectual property
rights may be inadequate. Third parties may seek to challenge, invalidate or circumvent our copyright, trade secret,
trademark and other rights or applications for any of the foregoing. Our competitors, as well as a number of other
entities and individuals, may own or claim to own intellectual property relating to our industry. From time to time,
third parties may claim that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights, and we may be found to be
infringing on such rights. We may, however, be unaware of the intellectual property rights that others may claim
cover some or all of our technology or services.
In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources. Litigation
brought to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly, time-consuming and distracting to
management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. In addition, any
claims or litigation could cause us to incur significant expenses and, if successfully asserted against us, could
require that we pay substantial damages or ongoing royalty payments, prevent us from offering our loan products or
operating our platform or require that we comply with other unfavorable terms. Our failure to secure, protect and
enforce our intellectual property rights could seriously adversely affect our brand and adversely impact our
business.
Any significant disruption in service on our platform or in our computer systems, including events beyond our
control, could prevent us from processing or posting payments on loans, reduce the attractiveness of our lending
marketplace and result in a loss of borrowers or investors.
In the event of a platform outage and physical data loss, our ability to perform our servicing obligations, process
applications or make loans available on our lending marketplace would be materially and adversely affected. The
satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our technology and our underlying network infrastructure are
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critical to our operations, customer service, reputation and our ability to attract new and retain existing borrowers
and investors. Our platform systems are mirrored between two third-party owned and operated facilities. Our
primary location is in Las Vegas, Nevada and is operated by Switch, Inc. Our secondary location is located in Santa
Clara, California and is operated by CenturyLink. Our operations depend on each provider’s ability to protect its
and our systems in their facilities against damage or interruption from natural disasters, power or
telecommunications failures, air quality issues, environmental conditions, computer viruses or attempts to harm our
systems, criminal acts and similar events. If our arrangement with either provider is terminated or if there is a lapse
of service or damage to their facilities, we could experience interruptions in our service as well as delays and
additional expense in arranging new facilities.
Any interruptions or delays in our service, whether as a result of third-party error, our error, natural disasters,
terrorism, other man-made problems, or security breaches, whether accidental or willful, could harm our
relationships with our borrowers and investors and our reputation. Additionally, in the event of damage or
interruption, our insurance policies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that we may incur. Our
disaster recovery plan has not been tested under actual disaster conditions, and we may not have sufficient capacity
to recover all data and services in the event of an outage. These factors could prevent us from processing or posting
payments on the loans, damage our brand and reputation, divert our employees’ attention, reduce our revenue,
subject us to liability and cause borrowers and investors to abandon our lending marketplace, any of which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Fraudulent activity associated with our lending marketplace could negatively impact our operating results, brand
and reputation and cause the use of our loan products and services to decrease and our fraud losses to increase.
We are subject to the risk of fraudulent activity associated with our lending marketplace, issuing banks, borrowers,
investors and third parties handling borrower and investor information. We have taken measures to detect and
reduce the risk of fraud, but these measures need to be continually improved and may not be effective against new
and continually evolving forms of fraud or in connection with new product offerings. Under our agreements with
investors, we are obligated to repurchase loans in cases of confirmed identity theft. The level of our fraud charge-
offs and results of operations could be materially adversely affected if fraudulent activity were to significantly
increase. High profile fraudulent activity or significant increases in fraudulent activity could lead to regulatory
intervention, negatively impact our operating results, brand and reputation and lead us to take steps to reduce fraud
risk, which could increase our costs.
In addition, in the past, third parties have attempted to defraud individuals, some of whom may be potential
customers of ours, by misappropriating our logos and represented themselves as LendingClub in e-mail campaigns
to e-mail addresses that have been obtained outside of LendingClub. In one particular scheme, these third parties
have represented to individuals that they may obtain a loan if they pay an “advance fee.” Individuals who believe
that the campaigns are genuine may forward funds to these unaffiliated third parties. We take steps to prevent these
and other third-party fraud schemes; however, we cannot always be successful in preventing individuals from
suffering losses in these schemes. Individuals who suffer damages due to the actions of these unaffiliated third
parties may negatively view LendingClub, causing damage to our brand and reputation and reducing our business.
Our ability to protect the confidential information of our borrowers and investors may be adversely affected by
cyber-attacks, internal employee or other insider misconduct, computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins
or similar disruptions.
Our business involves the collection, storage, processing and transmission of customers’ personal data, including
financial information of borrowers and investors. The highly automated nature of our lending marketplace and our
reliance on digital technologies may make it an attractive target and potentially vulnerable to cyber-attacks,
computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins or similar disruptions. In addition, in certain circumstances we
utilize third-party vendors, including cloud applications and services, to facilitate the servicing of borrower and
investor accounts. Under these arrangements, these third-party vendors require access to certain customer data for
the purpose of servicing the accounts. While we have taken steps to protect confidential information that we have
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access to, our security measures or those of our third-party vendors could be breached. Any accidental or willful
security breaches or other unauthorized access to our lending marketplace or servicing systems could cause
confidential borrower and investor information to be stolen and used for criminal purposes. Security breaches or
unauthorized access to confidential information could also expose us to liability related to the loss of the
information, time-consuming and expensive litigation and negative publicity. If security measures are breached
because of third-party action, employee error, third-party vendor error, malfeasance or otherwise, or if design flaws
in our software are exposed and exploited, our relationships with borrowers and investors could be severely
damaged, and we could incur significant liability.
The techniques used to obtain unauthorized, improper or illegal access to our systems, our data or customers’ data,
disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems are constantly evolving, may be difficult to detect quickly, and often
are not recognized until after they have been launched against a target. Unauthorized parties may attempt to gain
access to our systems or facilities through various means, including, among others, hacking into the systems or
facilities of us or our partners or customers, or attempting to fraudulently induce our employees, partners, customers
or others into disclosing user names, passwords, or other sensitive information, which may in turn be used to access
our information technology systems. Certain efforts may be state-sponsored and supported by significant financial
and technological resources, making them even more difficult to detect.
Federal and state regulators and many federal and state regulations require notice if data security breaches involve
certain personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach are costly to implement and often
lead to widespread negative publicity, which may cause borrowers and investors to lose confidence in the
effectiveness of our data security measures. Any security breach, whether actual or perceived, would harm our
reputation, we could lose borrowers, investors and ecosystem partners and our business and operations could be
adversely affected. Additionally, our insurance policies carry a self-insured retention and coverage limits, which
may not be adequate to reimburse us for losses caused by security breaches, and we may not be able to collect fully,
if at all, under these insurance policies.
Cyber-attacks suffered by third parties could negatively affect our business.
We utilize certain information provided by third parties to facilitate the marketing, distribution, servicing and
collection of loans. A cyber-attack suffered by a third-party that provides data to us could impact our ability to
market, distribute, service or collect for borrowers or investors. For example, Equifax recently announced a
significant cyber breach that impacted millions of consumers. We utilize certain information from Equifax to allow
us to market our products through pre-screened offers to qualified borrowers. If a consumer elects to “freeze” their
credit data, we will not be able to access their information to make these pre-screened offers.
In addition, if consumers cease to trust credit reporting agencies or other third-party data providers because of
cyber-attacks, they may be less willing to participate in borrowing or investing activities generally, which could
impact our business. Further, as a result of the release of personally identifiable information from a third-party
platform, we could experience an increase in fraudulent loan applications or investor accounts. Under our policies,
we reimburse investors for any loan obtained as a result of a verified identity fraud and any increase in identity theft
could result in increased reimbursement costs.
Third party service disruptions may prevent us from being able to score and decision loan applicants, which may
adversely affect our business.
Our credit decisioning and scoring models are based on algorithms that evaluate a number of factors and currently
depend on sourcing certain information from third parties, including consumer reporting agencies, such as
TransUnion, Experian or Equifax. In the event that any of third party from which we source information
experiences a service disruption, whether as a result of maintenance, error, natural disasters, terrorism or security
breaches, whether accidental or willful, our ability to score and decision loan applications may be adversely
impacted. This may result in us being unable to approve otherwise qualified applicants, which may adversely impact
our business by negatively impacting our reputation and reducing the number of loans we are able to facilitate.
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Negative publicity and unfavorable media coverage could negatively affect our business.
Negative publicity about our industry or our company, including with respect to the quality and reliability of our
lending marketplace, effectiveness of the credit decisioning or scoring models used in the lending marketplace, the
effectiveness of our collection efforts, statements regarding investment returns, changes to our lending marketplace,
our ability to grow our borrower and investor base at a rate expected by the market, our ability to effectively
manage and resolve borrower and investor complaints, our ability to manage borrower and investor accounts in
compliance with regulatory requirements which may not be clear, privacy and security practices, use of loan
proceeds by certain borrowers of ours or other companies in our industry for illegal purposes, litigation, regulatory
activity and the experience of borrowers and investors with our lending marketplace or services, even if inaccurate,
could adversely affect our reputation and the confidence in, and the use of, our lending marketplace, which could
harm our business and operating results. Harm to our reputation can arise from many sources, including employee
misconduct, misconduct by our partners or partners of partners, other online lending marketplaces, outsourced
service providers or other counterparties, failure by us or our partners to meet minimum standards of service and
quality, inadequate protection of borrower and investor information and compliance failures and claims.
The collection, processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities as a result of
governmental regulation, conflicting legal requirements or differing views of personal privacy rights.
We receive, transmit and store a large volume of personally identifiable information and other user data. There are
federal, state and foreign laws regarding privacy and the storing, sharing, use, disclosure and protection of
personally identifiable information and user data. Specifically, personally identifiable information is increasingly
subject to legislation and regulations in numerous U.S. and international jurisdictions, the intent of which is to
protect the privacy of personal information that is collected, processed and transmitted in or from the governing
jurisdiction. This regulatory framework for privacy issues worldwide is currently evolving and is likely to remain
uncertain for the foreseeable future. We could be adversely affected if legislation or regulations are expanded to
require changes in business practices or privacy policies, or if governing jurisdictions interpret or implement their
legislation or regulations in ways that negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our failure to comply with applicable privacy policies or federal, state or foreign laws and regulations or any
compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release of personally identifiable information or other user
data could damage our reputation, discourage potential borrowers or investors from using our lending marketplace
or result in fines or proceedings brought against us, our issuing banks or other third parties by governmental
agencies, borrowers, investors or other third parties, one or all of which could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. In addition to laws, regulations and other applicable common law rules
regarding privacy and privacy advocacy, industry groups or other private parties may propose new and different
privacy standards. We could also be subject to liability for the inappropriate use of information made available by
us. Because the interpretation and application of privacy and data protection laws and privacy standards are still
uncertain, it is possible that these laws or privacy standards may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is
inconsistent with our practices. Any inability to adequately address privacy concerns, even if unfounded, or to
comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws, regulations and privacy standards, could result in additional
cost and liability for us, damage our reputation, inhibit use of our lending marketplace and harm our business.
Risk retention rules and recent developments in our business may increase our compliance costs, impair our
liquidity and otherwise adversely affect our operating results.
We have been using, and may increasingly use, securitizations and other structured financing transactions, like our
CLUB Certificates, as a source of liquidity and financing for our business. Such transactions provide us with
additional sources of investor demand for the consumer loans facilitated through our platform. If credit rating
downgrades, market volatility, market disruptions, regulatory requirements or other factors impede our ability to
complete additional structured financing transactions on a timely basis or upon terms acceptable to us, our ability to
fund our business may be adversely affected.
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Effective as of December 24, 2016, “risk retention” rules promulgated by U.S. federal regulators under the Dodd-
Frank Act (the U.S. Risk Retention Rules) require a “securitizer” or “sponsor” of a securitization transaction to
retain, directly or through a “majority-owned affiliate” (each as defined in the U.S. Risk Retention Rules), in one or
more prescribed forms, at least 5% of the credit risk of the securitized assets. For the securitization transactions for
which we have acted as “sponsor,” we have sought to satisfy the U.S. Risk Retention Rules by retaining a “vertical
interest” (as defined in the U.S. Risk Retention Rules) through either a majority-owned affiliate (MOA) or directly
on our balance sheet. For any CLUB Certificate transactions, we have sought to satisfy the U.S. Risk Retention
Rules by retaining a 5% interest in the CLUB Certificate issued by the applicable series trust. See “Part II – Item 8
– Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1. Basis of Presentation” and “Part II – Item 8 – Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities.” In addition, in order
to facilitate certain investor offerings in Europe, we have structured two of the securitizations for which we have
acted as “sponsor” in 2017 to comply with the risk retention and ongoing monitoring and diligence requirements of
Articles 404-410 of the CRR, as supplemented by E.U. secondary legislation, including Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) No. 625/2014, Articles 50-56 of the AIFM Regulation, and Articles 254-257 of the Solvency II
Regulation, together with any related technical standards or guidelines (the E.U. Risk Retention Rules). We have
sought to satisfy the E.U. Risk Retention Rules by retaining a “material net economic interest” (as defined in the
E.U. Risk Retention Rules) directly on our balance sheet.
Furthermore, we have also participated in other securitizations for which we have determined that we are not the
“sponsor,” and accordingly, we have not sought to comply with any requirements that would be applicable to the
“sponsor” of those transactions. The U.S. Risk Retention Rules are subject to varying interpretations, and one or
more regulatory or governmental authorities could take positions with respect to the U.S. Risk Retention Rules that
conflict with, or are inconsistent with, the U.S. Risk Retention Rules as understood or interpreted by us, the
securitization industry generally, or past or current regulatory or governmental authorities. There can be no
assurance that applicable regulatory or governmental authorities will agree with any of our determinations described
above, and if such authorities disagree with such determinations, we may be exposed to additional costs and
expenses, in addition to potential liability. Furthermore, we expect that compliance with the U.S. Risk Retention
Rules (and other related laws and regulations), as currently understood by us, may entail the implementation of new
forms, processes, procedures, controls and infrastructure. Such implementation may be costly and may adversely
affect our operating results.
In addition to the increased costs we expect to be generated by our efforts to comply with the U.S. Risk Retention
Rules and the E.U. Risk Retention Rules, as applicable, which may be significant, we expect the U.S. Risk
Retention Rules and the E.U. Risk Retention Rules, as applicable, to tie up our capital, which could potentially have
been deployed in other ways that could have generated better value for our shareholders. Holding risk retention
interests or loans in contemplation of structured financing increases our exposure to the performance of the loans
that underlie or are expected to underlie those transactions. Accordingly, although compliance with the U.S. Risk
Retention Rules and the E.U. Risk Retention Rules, as applicable, would be expected to more closely align our
incentives with those of the investors in our loans, it is also expected that poor loan performance may have a
heightened adverse effect on the value of our shares. This may exacerbate the negative effects of poor loan
performance on the value of our shares.
If we breach representations or warranties that we made in our securitization, whole loan or CLUB Certificate
transactions, or if either we suffer a direct or indirect loss in our retained interests in these transactions, our
financial condition could be harmed.
In 2017 we sponsored four sales of unsecured personal whole loans through asset-backed securitizations. In
connection with these securitizations, as well as our whole loan and CLUB Certificate transactions, we made certain
customary representations, warranties and covenants. If there is a breach of those representations and warranties that
materially and adversely affects the value of the subject loans, then we will be required to either cure the breach,
repurchase the affected loans from the issuing entity, replace the affected loans with another loan or make a loss of
value payment, as the case may be. Any losses that result could be material and have an adverse effect on our
financial condition.
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For a description of the interests we have retained in connection with complying with risk retention rules applicable
to us as a sponsor of securitization transactions, see “Risk retention rules and recent developments in our business
may increase our compliance costs, impair our liquidity and otherwise adversely affect our operating results.” In the
event that we suffer losses on all or a portion of the interests in any securitization transaction that we have retained
(whether to comply with applicable risk retention rules or otherwise), our financial condition could be harmed.
We may enter into similar transactions in the future and those transactions could likely entail similar and other
substantial risks.
From time to time we may evaluate and potentially consummate acquisitions or other strategic transactions,
which could require significant management attention, disrupt our business and adversely affect our financial
results.
We may evaluate and consider strategic transactions, combinations, acquisitions, dispositions or alliances. These
transactions could be material to our financial condition and results of operations if consummated. If we are able to
identify an appropriate business opportunity, we may not be able to successfully consummate the transaction and,
even if we do consummate such a transaction, we may be unable to obtain the benefits or avoid the difficulties and
risks of such transaction.
Any strategic transaction, combination, acquisition, disposition or alliance will involve risks encountered in
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difficulties in assimilating and integrating the operations, personnel, systems, data, technologies, products
and services of the acquired business;
inability of the acquired technologies, products or businesses to achieve expected levels of revenue,
profitability, productivity or other benefits;
difficulties in retaining, training, motivating and integrating key personnel;
diversion of management’s time and resources from our normal daily operations;
difficulties in successfully incorporating licensed or acquired technology and rights into our platform;
difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies within the combined
organizations;
difficulties in retaining relationships with customers, employees and suppliers of the acquired business;
risks of entering markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience;
regulatory risks, including remaining in good standing with existing regulatory bodies or receiving any
necessary pre-closing or post-closing approvals, as well as being subject to new regulators with oversight
over an acquired business;
assumption of contractual obligations that contain terms that are not beneficial to us, require us to license or
waive intellectual property rights or increase our risk for liability;
failure to successfully further develop the acquired technology;
liability for activities of the acquired business before the acquisition, including patent and trademark
infringement claims, violations of laws, regulatory actions, commercial disputes, tax liabilities and other
known and unknown liabilities;
assumption of exposure to performance of any acquired loan portfolios;
potential disruptions to our ongoing businesses; and
unexpected costs and unknown risks and liabilities associated with the acquisition.
We may not make any transactions, combinations, acquisitions, dispositions or alliances, or any future transactions,
combinations, acquisitions, dispositions or alliances may not be successful, may not benefit our business strategy,
may not generate sufficient revenue to offset the associated costs or may not otherwise result in the intended
benefits. Any transactions, combinations, acquisitions, dispositions or alliances may also require us to issue
additional equity securities, spend our cash, or incur debt (and increased interest expense), liabilities, and
amortization expenses related to intangible assets or write-offs of goodwill, which could adversely affect our results
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of operations and dilute the economic and voting rights of our stockholders and the interests of holders of our
indebtedness. In addition, we cannot assure you that any future acquisition of new businesses or technology will
lead to the successful development of new or enhanced loan products and services or that any new or enhanced loan
products and services, if developed, will achieve market acceptance or prove to be profitable.
If we were required to register as a broker-dealer under federal or state law, our costs could significantly
increase or our operations could be impaired.
We issue securities and, in certain instances, offer them directly to investors. We are not registered as a broker-
dealer with the SEC nor do we operate as a registered broker-dealer in any jurisdiction. This limits the methods and
manners by which we may market and sell our securities. If a regulatory body were to find that our activities require
us to register as a broker-dealer or to market and sell our securities only through a registered broker-dealer, we could
be subject to fines, rescission offers or other penalties, and our compliance costs and other costs of operation could
increase significantly.
We have incurred net losses in the past and may incur net losses in the future.
As of December 31, 2017, our accumulated deficit was $389.4 million. We anticipate that our operating expenses
will continue to be elevated for the foreseeable future as we continue to enhance our compliance systems,
reestablish the growth of our business, attract borrowers, investors and partners, continue to defend the Company
and indemnify individuals in connection with ongoing litigation and regulatory matters and further enhance and
develop our loan products, lending marketplace and platform. These efforts may prove more expensive than we
currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses.
We may incur additional net losses in the future and may not maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
We may have to constrain our business activities to avoid being deemed an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
In general, a company that is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting
or trading in securities may be deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (Investment Company Act). The Investment Company Act contains substantive legal requirements that
regulate the manner in which “investment companies” are permitted to conduct their business activities. We believe
we have conducted, and we intend to continue to conduct, our business in a manner that does not result in our
company being characterized as an investment company. To avoid being deemed an investment company, we may
decide not to broaden our offerings, which could require us to forego attractive opportunities. We may also apply for
formal exemptive relief to provide additional clarity on our status under the Investment Company Act. We may not
receive such relief on a timely basis, if at all, and such relief may require us to modify or curtail our operations. If
we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute
burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which would materially adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We design, create and offer products and services, including our platform, which incorporate proprietary
technologies that involve risks and we may not realize the degree or timing of benefits anticipated.
We operate a platform to offer proprietary credit products to borrowers and exposure to credit for investors. Our
products and services operate in a very dynamic industry and, to stay relevant and effective, we will utilize
technology to develop our products and design our platform for greater efficiency. We expect spending in
technology and data management and science will increase over time as we add computer scientists, designers,
software engineers, data scientists and other employees. We seek to invest efficiently in several areas of technology
and data and expansion of new and existing product categories and service offerings, such as our platform product.
We also invest in our technology infrastructure to enhance the customer experience, improve our processes and
more efficiently match borrower and investor demand. To best take advantage of these continued advances in
technology, we are investing in initiatives to build and deploy proprietary and efficient software.
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We seek to achieve growth through the design, development, and support of our products and services, including a
proprietary loan platform that incorporates advanced technologies. Our products and services, including our
platform, change as we invest substantial amounts in research and development efforts to pursue advancements and
better use our data. If our design and development efforts are delayed, or if third-party developers cannot timely
deliver or perform to our standards, we may not meet customers’ schedules or expectations. Such issues could result
in material additional costs, including penalties that could be assessed under existing contractual provisions. Our
ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our technological advancements depends on a variety of factors,
including meeting development, production, third-party requirements and approval and regulatory approval
schedules; execution of internal and external performance plans; availability of third-party developers and suppliers;
hiring and training of qualified personnel; achieving cost and production efficiencies; identification of emerging
technological trends in our markets; validation of proprietary technologies; the level of customer interest in new
technologies and products; and borrower and investor acceptance of our products and products that incorporate
technologies we develop. These products and services may incorporate additional technologies developed by third
parties and involve additional risks and uncertainties. As a result, the performance and market acceptance of these
third-party products and services could affect the level of customer interest and acceptance of our own products in
the marketplace.
Any development efforts divert resources from other potential investments in our businesses, and these efforts may
not lead to the development of new technologies or products on a timely basis or meet the needs of our customers as
fully as competitive offerings. In addition, the markets for our products or products that incorporate our
technologies may not develop or grow as we anticipate. We or our customers, suppliers or subcontractors may
encounter difficulties in developing and producing new products and services, and may not realize the degree or
timing of benefits initially anticipated or may otherwise suffer significant adverse financial consequences. Due to
the design complexity of our products, we may in the future experience delays in completing the development and
introduction of platform enhancements and new products. Any delays could result in increased development costs or
deflect resources from other projects.
In addition, some of our agreements with platform investors contain provisions regarding the manner in which our
lending marketplace platform product operates that could constrain the manner in which our lending marketplace
platform product can develop, particularly with respect to how loans are selected for investment. Some of these
agreements provide for significant damages in the event of a breach. These agreements could constrain the
development of the marketplace or result in significant damages that could impact our results in a given period.
Our lending marketplace platform allows investors to select loans manually and build their portfolio note by note or,
alternatively, by using our automated investing service to select loans based on investment criteria selected by the
investor. Certain loans selected by manual service investors may be unavailable when the automated investing
service orders are placed. Accordingly, the returns of the note holders using the automated investing service may
vary from the returns of the note holders using the manual service, which may be higher than our automated
investing service if manual service investors are able to identify and select higher performing loans.
If we fail to accurately estimate our costs or the time required to support or complete a product enhancement,
including any platform enhancements, the profitability of our products and services may be materially and adversely
affected. Some of our contracts provide for liquidated damages in the event that we are unable to perform and
deliver in accordance with the contractual specifications and schedule. In addition, we may face customer directed
cost reduction targets that could have a material adverse effect on the profitability of our contracts. Furthermore, we
cannot be sure that our competitors will not develop competing technologies which gain market acceptance in
advance of or instead of our platform and products. The possibility exists that our competitors might develop new
technology or offerings that might cause our existing technology and offerings to become obsolete. Any of the
foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, results of operations, cash flows or
financial condition.
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Any delay in the implementation of our technology systems could disrupt our operations and cause unanticipated
increases in our costs.
We believe the technology platform that powers our lending marketplace enables us to deliver solutions to
borrowers and investors and provides a significant time and cost advantage over traditional banks. The satisfactory
performance, reliability and availability of our technology and our underlying network infrastructure are critical to
our operations, customer service, reputation and our ability to attract new and retain existing borrowers and
investors. In addition, our future growth prospects are highly dependent on our ability to implement changes to our
technology platform to support the future demands of our customers and industry. Our failure to implement changes
to our technology platform and adapt to our customers’ changing technological needs and requirements or to hire
and retain qualified personnel and maintain our engineering and technological expertise could have a material
adverse effect on our operations.
Some aspects of our platform include open source software, and any failure to comply with the terms of one or
more of these open source licenses could negatively affect our business.
Aspects of our platform include software covered by open source licenses, which may include, by way of example,
GNU General Public License and the Apache License. Open source license terms are often ambiguous, and there is
little or no legal precedent governing the interpretation of many of the terms of certain of these licenses. Therefore,
the potential impact of such terms on our business is somewhat unknown. If portions of our proprietary software are
determined to be subject to an open source license, we could be required to publicly release the affected portions of
our source code, re-engineer all or a portion of our technologies or otherwise be limited in the licensing of our
technologies, each of which could reduce or eliminate the value of our technologies and loan products. There can be
no assurance that efforts we take to monitor the use of open source software to avoid uses in a manner that would
require us to disclose or grant licenses under our proprietary source code will be successful, and such use could
inadvertently occur. This could harm our intellectual property position and have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations, cash flow, and financial condition. In addition to risks related to license
requirements, usage of open source software can lead to greater risks than use of third-party commercial software,
as open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or controls on the origin of the software. Many of the
risks associated with use of open source software cannot be eliminated, and could adversely affect our business.
Our platform and internal systems rely on software that is highly technical, and if it contains undetected errors,
our business could be adversely affected.
Our platform and internal systems rely on software that is highly technical and complex. In addition, our platform
and internal systems depend on the ability of such software to store, retrieve, process and manage immense amounts
of data. The software on which we rely has contained, and may now or in the future contain, undetected errors or
bugs. Some errors may only be discovered after the code has been released for external or internal use. Errors or
other design defects within the software on which we rely may result in a negative experience for borrowers and
investors, delay introductions of new features or enhancements, result in errors or compromise our ability to protect
borrower or investor data or our intellectual property. Any errors, bugs or defects discovered in the software on
which we rely could result in harm to our reputation, loss of borrowers or investors, loss of revenue or liability for
damages, any of which could adversely affect our business and financial results.
Misconduct and errors by our employees and third-party service providers could harm our business and
reputation.
We are exposed to many types of operational risk, including the risk of misconduct and errors by our employees and
other third-party service providers. Our business depends on our employees and third-party service providers to
process a large number of increasingly complex transactions, and if any of our employees or third-party service
providers take, convert or misuse funds, documents or data or fail to follow protocol when interacting with
borrowers and investors, we could be liable for damages, be subject to repurchase obligations and subject to
regulatory actions and penalties.
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We could also be perceived to have facilitated or participated in the illegal misappropriation of funds, documents or
data, or the failure to follow protocol, and therefore be subject to civil or criminal liability.
Any of these occurrences could result in our diminished ability to operate our business, potential liability to
borrowers and investors, inability to attract future borrowers and investors, reputational damage, regulatory
intervention and financial harm, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
If we fail to attract and retain our highly skilled employees needed to support our business, we may not be able to
achieve our anticipated level of growth and our business could suffer.
We believe our success depends on the efforts and talents of our employees, including software engineers, financial
personnel and marketing professionals. Our future success depends on our continued ability to attract, develop,
motivate and retain highly qualified and skilled employees. Competition for highly skilled technical and financial
personnel, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, is extremely intense. We have had a high attrition rate from
employees and have seen that attrition rate increase. We may not be able to hire and retain these personnel at
compensation levels consistent with our existing compensation and salary structure. Many of the companies with
which we compete for experienced employees have greater resources than we have and may be able to offer more
attractive terms of employment. Additionally, changes in U.S. immigration policy may make it difficult to renew or
obtain visas for certain highly skilled employees that we have hired or are recruiting.
In addition to attracting and retaining highly skilled employees in general, our future performance depends, in part,
on our ability to attract and retain key personnel, including our executive officers, senior management team and
other key personnel, all of whom would be difficult to replace. The loss of the services of our executive officers or
members of our senior management team, and the process to replace any of them, would involve significant time
and expense and distraction that may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives or
impair our operations or results.
If our registered investment advisor, LendingClub Asset Management, LLC (LCAM) (formerly known as LC
Advisors, LLC), were found to have violated the Investment Advisers Act, our ability to raise sufficient investor
commitments to meet borrower demand could be impaired.
Our subsidiary, LCAM, acts as an advisor to certain private funds and accredited investors, including those that
invest in managed accounts that rely on a third-party adviser or manager to manage their investment through our
lending marketplace. Registered investment advisers are subject to a number of regulatory and legal requirements,
including fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, advertising restrictions and custody requirements.
As previously described, the 2016 Board Review discovered that the investment parameters of one of the funds
advised by LCAM, specifically with respect to the allocation of 60-month loans held by the fund, was out of
tolerance. Further, we reviewed the methodologies used to determine the net asset values and monthly return figures
reported for six private investment funds managed by LCAM and determined that adjustments were made to the
valuation of the Fund’s assets that were not consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These
adjustments affected the direction and the specific returns reported in monthly statements sent to limited partners.
We reimbursed limited partners who, during the life of any fund, entered or exited the funds and were adversely
impacted by these adjustments. We subsequently liquidated the assets held in six of the funds advised by LCAM
and distributed the proceeds to investors, some of whom elected to roll their proceeds into newly created private
funds advised by LCAM. As previously disclosed, these matters were included in the 2016 Board Review, and such
matters are being reviewed by the SEC and other state and federal regulatory agencies.
We believe we have conducted, and we intend to continue to conduct, the business of LCAM in substantial
compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Investment Advisers Act) and applicable
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fiduciary duties. If, however, we are deemed to have breached any of our obligations under the Investment Advisers
Act, the activities of LCAM could be restricted, suspended or even terminated.
Short of any regulatory enforcement action, because LCAM is the general partner or investment manager for a
series of private funds, we could be perceived as having a conflict of interest regarding access to loans versus other
platform investors. While we have implemented controls and processes to mitigate any potential conflicts of
interest, those controls and processes may prove to be ineffective. If this were to occur, our ability to provide
investors with the opportunity to invest through private funds and managed accounts could be severely curtailed,
our reputation could be damaged and we may not be able to sufficiently meet borrower and investor demand for
loans, which could harm our business.
Investors in the limited partnership interests offered by LCAM or CLUB Certificates offered by the Company
may be deemed to have been solicited by general solicitation or general advertising, and such investors could
seek to rescind their purchase.
We offer member payment dependent notes publicly pursuant to the Note Registration Statement. In addition, the
Company and LCAM offer CLUB Certificates and limited partnership interests, respectively. These offerings by the
Company and LCAM are made privately with potential investors and separate from the public offering of the notes.
Because of the fact-specific nature of what types of activities might constitute a general solicitation or general
advertising, it is possible that some of these investors could assert that they became interested in an investment in
these private offerings by LCAM or the Company through a general solicitation or general advertising with regard
to those offerings or the public offering of notes. If it was determined that an investor’s interest in the CLUB
Certificates or limited partnership interests was the result of a general solicitation or general advertisement, the
investor could claim that the sale of CLUB Certificates or limited partnership interests violated Section 5 of the
Securities Act and could seek to rescind their purchase or seek other remedies, subject to any applicable statute of
limitations. We would contest vigorously any claim that a violation of the Securities Act occurred, however,
litigation is inherently uncertain and can be expensive and time consuming.
We have not reviewed our compliance with foreign laws regarding the participation of non-U.S. residents on our
lending marketplace.
From time to time, non-U.S. residents invest in loans directly through our lending marketplace. We are not experts
with respect to all applicable laws in the various foreign jurisdictions from which an investor may be located, and
we cannot be sure that we are complying with applicable foreign laws. Failure to comply with such laws could
result in fines and penalties payable by us, which could reduce our profitability or cause us to modify or delay
planned expansions and expenditures, including investments in our growth. In addition, any such fines and penalties
could create negative publicity, result in additional regulatory oversight that could limit our operations and ability to
succeed, or otherwise hinder our plans to expand our business internationally.
Our ability to use our deferred tax assets to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations that
could subject our business to higher tax liabilities.
We may be limited in the portion of net operating loss carryforwards that we can use in the future to offset taxable
income for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) enacted on
December 22, 2017, makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code. While future interpretative guidance of
the Tax Act and how many U.S. states will incorporate these federal law changes may have an impact on our
business, the Tax Act’s reduction of the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1,
2018, has reduced our deferred tax asset associated with net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs). A lack of future
taxable income would adversely affect our ability to utilize our NOLs.
In addition, under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), a corporation that
undergoes an “ownership change” is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its NOLs to offset future taxable
income. Future changes in our stock ownership as well as other changes that may be outside of our control, could
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result in additional ownership changes under Section 382 of the Code. Our NOLs may also be impaired under
similar provisions of state law.
We assess the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be
generated to utilize the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, a full valuation allowance has
historically been recorded to recognize only deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.
Finally, further changes to the federal or state tax laws or technical guidance relating to the Tax Act that would
further reduce the corporate tax rate could operate to effectively reduce or eliminate the value of any deferred tax
asset. Our tax attributes as of December 31, 2017 may expire unutilized or underutilized, which could prevent us
from offsetting future taxable income.
Our credit facilities provide our lenders with first-priority liens against substantially all of our assets and
contains certain affirmative and negative covenants and other restrictions on our actions, and could therefore
limit our operational flexibility or otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.
We have certain credit facilities that contain restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other
financial and operational matters. These restrictive covenants may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional
capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we are unable to obtain adequate
financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business
growth and to respond to business challenges could be impaired, and our business may be harmed.
If we fail to perform under the loan agreements for these credit facilities by, for example, failing to make timely
payments or failing to comply with the required total leverage ratio, our operations and financial condition could be
adversely affected. For more information regarding the covenants and requirements, see “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – 13. Debt” included in this Report.
RISKS RELATED TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our stock price has been and will likely continue to be volatile.
Our stock price has declined significantly since the end of the first quarter of 2016 and has exhibited substantial
volatility. Our stock price may continue to fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, such as quarterly
operating results; changes in our financial projections provided to the public or our failure to meet those projections;
changes in the credit performance on our platform; the public’s reaction to our press releases, other public
announcements and filings with the SEC; significant transactions, or new features, products or services by us or our
competitors; changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts; media coverage of our
business and financial performance; the operating and stock price performance of, or other developments involving,
other companies that investors may deem comparable to us; trends in our industry; any significant change in our
management; and general economic conditions.
In addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices for companies in our industry, have experienced
volatility that often has been unrelated to operating performance. These broad market and industry fluctuations may
adversely affect the price of our stock, regardless of our operating performance. Price volatility over a given period
may cause the average price at which we repurchase our own stock to exceed the stock’s price at a given point in
time. Volatility in our stock price also impacts the value of our equity compensation, which affects our ability to
recruit and retain employees. In addition, some companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of
their stock, including us, have been subject to securities class action litigation. We have been the target of this type
of litigation and may continue to be a target in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial
costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could harm our business.
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If we fail to meet expectations related to future growth, profitability, or other market expectations, our stock price
may decline significantly, which could have a material adverse impact on investor confidence and employee
retention. A sustained decline in our stock price and market capitalization could lead to impairment charges.
If we were to become subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, the right of payment of investors in our
notes may be senior to the right of payment of our stockholders and there may not be value recoverable by our
stockholders.
Under the terms of the notes offered through our lending marketplace, we are obligated to pay principal and interest
on each note on a non-recourse basis only if and to the extent that we receive principal, interest or late fee payments
from the borrower on the corresponding loan, but the notes become fully recourse to us if we fail to pay such
obligation, which would include being prohibited from making such payments as a result of a bankruptcy or similar
proceeding, or if we breach a covenant under the indenture governing the notes. In a bankruptcy or similar
proceeding due to a default under current or future indebtedness, an action for repurchase or rescission of securities
or other event, there is uncertainty regarding whether a holder of a note has any right of payment from our assets
other than the corresponding loan. It is possible that a note holder could be deemed to have a right of payment from
both the corresponding loan and from some or all of our other assets, in which case the note holder would have a
claim to the proceeds of our assets that is senior to any right of payment of the holders of our common stock,
regardless of whether we have received any payments from the underlying borrower, making it highly unlikely that
there would be any value recoverable by our stockholders.
We are subject to ownership concentration by certain significant stockholders.
Ownership of our common stock is concentrated among certain stockholders. For example, Shanda Investment
Group Limited beneficially owns shares of our common stock representing approximately 20% of LendingClub
Corporation’s voting power as of December 31, 2017. We do not have any restrictions on any stockholder in favor
of LendingClub Corporation other than as may be required by applicable law. Any single stockholder with a
significant concentration could determine to vote shares in a manner that may be contrary to the interests of other
minority stockholders, or such stockholder could sell shares in a manner that could affect our stock price. In
addition, the concentration of shares may act as a deterrent to other potential investors purchasing our stock.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law may delay or prevent an acquisition of our
company.
Our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws, contain provisions that can have the effect of delaying
or preventing a change in control of us or changes in our management. The provisions, among other things:
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establish a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board of directors are elected at one
time;
permit only our board of directors to establish the number of directors and fill vacancies on the board;
provide that directors may only be removed “for cause” and only with the approval of two-thirds of our
stockholders;
require two-thirds vote to amend some provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and restated
bylaws;
authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that our board of directors could use to implement a
stockholder rights plan (also known as a “poison pill”);
eliminate the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders;
prohibit stockholder action by written consent, which will require that all stockholder actions must be taken
at a stockholder meeting;
do not provide for cumulative voting; and
establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our board of directors or for proposing
matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at annual stockholder meetings.
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These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in
our management.
In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, which limits the ability of stockholders owning in excess of 15% of our
outstanding voting stock to merge or combine with us in certain circumstances.
Any provision of our restated certificate of incorporation or restated bylaws, or Delaware law that has the effect of
delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for
their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our
common stock.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, and consist of approximately
169,000 square feet of space under lease agreements, the longest of which is expected to expire in June 2022. Under
these lease agreements, the Company has an option to extend nearly all of the space for five years.
In April 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement for approximately 112,000 square feet of additional
office space in San Francisco, California. In August 2017, this lease agreement was amended to add 15,000 square
feet of additional office space. The amended lease agreement expires in April 2026 with the right to renew the lease
term for two consecutive renewal terms of five years each.
The Company has additional leased office space of approximately 26,000 square feet in Westborough,
Massachusetts, under a lease agreement that expires in July 2021.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The information set forth under “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – 18. Commitments and Contingencies” of this Form 10-K is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Market Information for Common Stock
LendingClub’s stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “LC.” The
following table sets forth the high and low sales price per share of LendingClub’s common stock as reported on the
NYSE for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
2017
2016
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Holders of Record
High
Low
High
Low
$
$
$
$
6.79 $
6.17 $
6.47 $
6.56 $
4.99 $
5.17 $
4.92 $
3.29 $
11.25 $
8.41 $
6.58 $
6.56 $
6.34
3.44
4.03
4.64
As of January 31, 2018, there were 58 holders of record of LendingClub’s common stock. The closing market price
per share on that date was $3.66. Because many of LendingClub’s shares of common stock are held by brokers and
other institutions on behalf of stockholders, the Company is unable to estimate the total number of stockholders
represented by these record holders.
Dividend Policy
LendingClub has not paid cash or other dividends since its inception, and does not anticipate paying cash or other
dividends in the foreseeable future.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
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This performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
LendingClub under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
The following graph compares the cumulative total return to stockholders of LendingClub’s common stock relative
to the cumulative total returns of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) and the Dow Jones Internet
Composite Index (DJ Internet Composite). An investment of $100 (with reinvestment of all dividends) is assumed
to have been made in LendingClub’s common stock and in each index at market close on December 11, 2014, the
date LendingClub’s common stock began trading on the NYSE, and its relative performance is tracked through
December 29, 2017. The returns shown are based on historical results and are not intended to suggest future
performance.
December 11,
2014
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2015
December 30,
2016
December 29,
2017
LendingClub Corporation
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
Dow Jones Internet Composite Index
$
$
$
100
100
100
$
$
$
107.98
101.16
101.72
$
$
$
47.16
100.42
124.20
$
$
$
22.41
110.00
133.23
$
$
$
17.63
131.36
183.97
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7 – Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial
statements included in this Report (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
2014 (1)
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Statement of Operations Data:
Net revenue:
Transaction fees
Investor fees (2)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (2)
Other revenue (2)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (2)
Net interest income (expense) and fair value
adjustments (2)
Total net revenue
Operating expenses: (3)
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Class action litigation settlement
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
Income (loss) before income tax expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Consolidated net income (loss)
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
LendingClub net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to
LendingClub:
Basic (3) (4)
Diluted (3) (4)
Weighted-average common shares - Basic (4) (5)
Weighted-average common shares - Diluted (4) (5)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents (5)
Securities available for sale
Loans held for investment at fair value (2)
Loans held for investment by the Company at fair
value (2)
Loans held for sale by the Company at fair value
Total assets (1) (4)
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings at
fair value
Total liabilities
Total LendingClub stockholders’ equity (5)
$
$
$
$
448,608
$
423,494
$
373,508
$
197,124
$
85,830
87,108
23,370
6,436
79,647
(17,152)
9,478
43,787
4,885
4,517
611,259
(571,424)
(30,817)
696,662
(688,368)
(2,949)
552,972
(549,740)
14
3,246
429,943
171,526
61,335
77,062
122,182
—
—
9,018
574,540
229,865
86,891
142,264
191,683
77,250
—
727,953
(153,413)
632
(154,045)
(210)
(153,835) $
5,345
500,812
216,670
74,760
115,357
207,172
—
37,050
651,009
(150,197)
(4,228)
(145,969)
—
(145,969) $
17,491
(3,569)
2,366
354,453
(356,615)
(122)
(2,284)
211,128
85,652
37,326
38,518
81,136
—
—
7,034
3,862
1,249
187,507
(187,447)
(33)
27
98,002
37,431
17,978
15,528
19,757
—
—
90,694
7,308
—
7,308
—
7,308
432,105
(2,162)
2,833
(4,995)
—
(4,995) $
242,632
(31,504)
1,390
(32,894)
—
(32,894) $
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.01) $
(0.01) $
(0.44) $
(0.44) $
—
—
408,995,947
387,762,072
374,872,118
75,573,742
51,557,136
408,995,947
387,762,072
374,872,118
75,573,742
81,426,976
$
401,719
$
515,602
$
623,531
$
869,780
$
49,299
117,573
287,137
297,211
—
—
2,932,325
4,295,121
4,552,623
2,798,145
1,828,671
361,230
235,825
16,863
9,048
3,458
—
360
—
371
—
4,640,831
5,562,631
5,793,634
3,890,054
1,943,395
2,954,768
3,713,074
4,320,895
4,586,861
4,571,583
2,813,618
1,839,990
4,751,774
2,916,835
1,875,301
$
922,495
$
975,770
$ 1,041,860
$
973,219
$
68,094
(1)
In April 2014, the Company completed the Springstone acquisition. The Company’s consolidated financial statements
include Springstone’s financial position and results of operations from the acquisition date.
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(2) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1. Basis of Presentation” for additional information.
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
(3)
Years Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Total stock-based compensation expense
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
$
$
7,654 $
4,804
22,047
36,478
70,983 $
7,546 $
4,159
19,858
37,638
69,201 $
7,250 $
2,735
11,335
29,902
51,222 $
5,476 $
1,653
6,445
23,576
37,150 $
1,147
424
2,336
2,376
6,283
(4)
(5)
In April 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of LendingClub’s outstanding capital
stock and in August 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved another two-for-one stock split of LendingClub’s
outstanding capital stock, which became effective in September 2014. All share and per share data in this table has been
adjusted to reflect these stock splits.
In December 2014, LendingClub registered 66,700,000 shares of our common stock in its initial public offering at the
initial offering price of $15.00 per share. In connection with this stock offering, all outstanding shares of convertible
preferred stock were converted into LendingClub’s common stock.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K (Report). In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains
forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially
from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences
include those discussed below and in this Report, particularly in Part 1 – Item 1A – Risk Factors.
Overview
LendingClub operates America’s largest online lending marketplace platform that connects borrowers and investors.
We believe a technology-powered lending marketplace is a more efficient mechanism to allocate capital between
borrowers and investors than the traditional banking system. Qualified consumers and small business owners
borrow through LendingClub to lower the cost of their credit and enjoy a better experience than that provided by
traditional banks.
The LendingClub platform offers investors access to an asset class that has generally been closed to many investors
and only available on a limited basis to institutional investors. The capital to invest in the loans enabled through our
lending marketplace comes directly from a wide range of investors, including retail investors, high-net-worth
individuals and family offices, banks and finance companies, insurance companies, hedge funds, foundations,
pension plans and university endowments.
Loans that are facilitated through our lending marketplace are funded by the issuance of notes to our retail investors,
the issuance of certificates or the sale of whole loans to institutional investors, or invested in directly by the
Company. To expand the Company’s investor base, in 2017 the Company developed the capability to support the
securitization of loans. In the second half of 2017, the Company used its own capital to purchase loans to facilitate
this newly developed securitization capability, including sponsoring its first four securitization transactions and
closing two CLUB Certificates transactions. We intend to use more of our capital to fund the purchase of loans for
future securitizations or loan sales. We also, from time to time, use our own capital to fulfill contractual purchase
obligations for loans funded without a matched third-party investor, as more fully described in “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18.
Commitments and Contingencies – Purchase Commitments.” Additionally, we may use our own capital to invest in
loans or interests backed by loans to fulfill regulatory obligations, support short-term marketplace equilibrium,
make accommodations to customers, comply with risk retention requirements applicable to sponsors of
securitization transactions, or to test and establish a track record of performance for new or alternative loan terms,
programs, or channels.
We generate revenue primarily from transaction fees from our lending marketplace’s role in accepting and
decisioning applications for our bank partners to enable loan originations, investor fees that include servicing fees
from investors for various services, including servicing and collection efforts and matching available loan assets
with capital and management fees from investment funds and other managed accounts, gains on sales of whole
loans sold, interest income earned net of interest expenses and fair value gains/losses from loans held on our balance
sheet.
The transaction fees we receive from issuing banks in connection with our lending marketplace’s role in facilitating
loan originations range from 1% to 7% of the initial principal amount of the loan. In addition, for education and
patient finance loans, we also collect fees earned from issuing banks and fees from the related education and patient
service providers.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Investor fees paid to us vary based on investment channel. Note investors generally pay us a fee equal to 1% of
payment amounts received from the borrower. Whole loan purchasers pay a monthly fee of up to 1.3% per annum,
which is generally based on the month-end principal balance of loans serviced by us. Certificate holders generally
pay a monthly fee of up to 1.5% per annum of the month-end balance of assets under management or the month-end
balance of unpaid principal of the underlying Certificate. Investor fees may also vary based on the delinquency
status of the loan.
Since beginning operations in 2007, our lending marketplace has facilitated $33.6 billion in loan originations. These
loans were facilitated through the following investment channels: (i) the issuance of member payment dependent
notes, (ii) the sale of trust certificates, (iii) the sale of whole loans (or interests backed by whole loans) either
directly to qualified investors or indirectly through asset-backed securitization transactions, or (iv) invested in by
the Company. In 2017, our marketplace facilitated $9.0 billion of loan originations, of which $1.1 billion were
invested in through member payment dependent notes, $0.7 billion were invested in through trust certificates,
$5.6 billion were invested in through whole loan sales, and $1.6 billion were invested in by the Company. Of the
loans invested in by the Company, $198.5 million were securitized or contributed to CLUB Certificates and sold
and $791.8 million were sold to whole loan investors during the year ended December 31, 2017. In 2016, our
marketplace facilitated over $8.7 billion of loan originations, of which approximately $1.3 billion were invested in
through member payment dependent notes, $1.4 billion were invested in through trust certificates and $6.0 billion
were invested in through whole loan sales. See “Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors – A decline in social and economic
conditions may adversely affect our customers, which may negatively impact our business and results of
operations.”
Current Economic and Business Environment
LendingClub monitors a variety of economic, credit and competitive indicators in connection with operating its
online lending marketplace platform.
Our approach to risk-management is a data-driven, continuous and proactive process that runs against a constantly
shifting set of conditions. Our online lending marketplace platform seeks to adapt to changing marketplace
conditions, including by leveraging market and loan performance data to propose changes to underwriting or pricing
models for the related issuing bank’s approval.
During the first half of 2016, we began to observe pockets of underperformance in higher risk segments. This trend
was subsequently observed across all loan grades in the second half of 2016, although it was most pronounced in
higher risk grades, particularly grades E, F and G. We responded to these observations by working with the issuing
banks who originate loans facilitated through our platform to implement changes intended to optimize applicable
credit policies several times in 2016, and again in January and May of 2017. We observed an increase in pre-
payment rates in 2017 in the higher risk prime grades, specifically F & G grades in our standard program.
Accordingly, in November 2017 we decided to suspend the offering of F & G grade notes for investment by retail
investors. We are currently facilitating the issuance of F & G grade loans through our platform, but these loans are
currently offered to private investors only. We currently hold these F & G grade loans on our balance sheet as we
continue to observe the performance of loans within these grades, but have sold certain of these whole loans to
qualified institutional investors and may continue to do so in the future.
In September 2017, we facilitated the launch of our next-generation credit model and made adjustments to credit
and pricing policies to adapt to the current conditions we have observed. We continue to monitor credit performance
on new vintages as data becomes available and any impact from changes in the broader macroeconomic and
competitive environment. This information will assist us in assessing if and when to propose further changes to the
credit model or interest rates for consideration by the issuing banks who originate loans facilitated through our
platform. We have also invested in our multifaceted collections capabilities to further mitigate risk to our existing
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loan portfolio, including adding new recovery strategies, payment programs and augmenting collections team
capacity.
In addition, we continue to actively explore ways to diversify our investor base and obtain additional investment
capital for the platform loans. This could include the strategic use of our balance sheet to access new investors,
monetize excess demand for loans, or support capital market transactions to provide liquidity to our existing
investors.
Factors That Can Affect Revenue
As an operator of a lending marketplace, we work to match supply of loans and demand from investors while also
growing the overall volume of originations and correspondingly revenue at a pace commensurate with proper
planning, compliance, risk management, user experience, and operational controls that work to optimize the quality
of the customer experience, customer satisfaction and long-term growth. In addition, we utilize our balance sheet to
hold loans for testing of terms and conditions of new or existing loan products, repurchasing loans that did not meet
an investor’s criteria, supporting our securitization and other structured financing initiatives or managing short-term
marketplace equilibrium issues. In some instances, we may subsequently sell those loans, recognizing a gain or loss
on their sale.
The interplay of the volume, timing and quality of loan applications, investment appetite, the impact of our holding
certain loans on balance sheet, investor confidence in our data, controls and processes and available investment
capital from investors, platform loan processing and originations, liquidity of securitization market, and the
subsequent performance of loans (including credit performance and prepayment timing), which directly impacts our
servicing fees and loan fair values, can affect our revenue in any particular period. These drivers collectively affect
transaction fees, investor fees earned by us related to these transactions, interest income, and other revenue related
to loans held on balance sheet, including the performance of such loans. As these drivers can be affected by a
variety of factors, both in and out of our control, revenues may fluctuate from period to period. Factors that can
affect these drivers and ultimately revenue and its timing include:
• market confidence in our data, controls, and processes,
•
•
•
•
announcements and terms of resolution of governmental inquiries or private litigation,
the mix of borrower products and corresponding transaction fees,
availability or the timing of the deployment of investment capital by investors,
the availability and amount of new capital from pooled investment vehicles and managed accounts that
typically deploy their capital at the start of a period,
the amount of purchase limitations we can impose on larger investors as a way to maintain investor balance
and fairness,
the attractiveness of alternative opportunities for borrowers or investors,
the responsiveness of applicants to our marketing efforts,
expenditures on marketing initiatives in a period,
the sufficiency of operational staff to process any manual portion of the loan applications in a timely
manner,
the responsiveness of borrowers to satisfy additional income or employment verification requirements
related to their application,
borrower withdrawal rates,
the percentage distribution of loans between the whole and fractional loan platforms,
platform system performance,
seasonality in demand for our platform and services, which is generally lower in the first and fourth
quarters,
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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•
•
•
•
determination to hold loans for purposes of subsequently distributing the loans through sale or securitization
or other structured financing initiative,
changes in the credit performance of our loans or market interest rates,
the success of our models to predict borrower risk levels and attractiveness to investors, and
other factors.
At any point in time we have loan applications in various stages from initial application through issuance, as well as
loans held on our balance sheet. Depending upon the timing and impact of the factors described above, loans may
not be issued by the issuing banks who originate loans facilitated through our program in the same period in which
the corresponding application was originally made, resulting in a portion of that subsequent period’s revenue being
earned from loan applications that were initiated in the immediately prior period. Loans may also be held on balance
sheet before being subsequently sold. Consistent with our revenue recognition accounting policy under GAAP, we
do not recognize the transaction fee revenue associated with a loan until the loan is issued by the issuing bank and
the proceeds are delivered to the borrower. Our transaction fees are generally paid by the issuing bank, or in the case
of patient finance loans, by the participating medical service provider, and are accordingly independent of who is
investing in a loan or how a loan is invested in.
Key Operating and Financial Metrics
We regularly review several metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends, formulate
financial projections and make strategic decisions. The following presents our key operating and financial metrics:
Year Ended December 31,
Loan originations
Customer acquisition cost as a percent of loan originations (1)
Net revenue
Consolidated net loss
Contribution (2) (3)
Contribution margin (2) (3)
Adjusted EBITDA (2) (3)
Adjusted EBITDA margin (2) (3)
2017
$ 8,987,218
2016
$ 8,664,746
2015
$ 8,361,697
2.56%
2.50 %
2.05%
$
$
$
$
574,540
(154,045)
270,452
$
500,812
$ (145,969)
221,087
$
47.1%
44.1 %
44,587
$
(12,890)
7.8%
(2.6)%
$
$
$
$
429,943
(4,995)
207,067
48.2%
73,004
17.0%
(1) Represents sales and marketing expense as a percent of loan origination principal balances during each period presented.
(2) Contribution, Contribution Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures.
For more information regarding these measures and a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP
measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
(3) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”
below for additional information.
Loan Originations
We believe the volume of loans facilitated through our platform and originated by our issuing banks is a key
indicator of the adoption rate of our lending marketplace, growth of our brand, scale of our business, strength of our
network effect, economic competitiveness of our products and future growth.
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Loan origination volume and weighted-average transaction fees (as a percent of origination balance) by its major
loan products are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
(in millions, except percentages)
Weighted-
Average
Transaction
Fees
Weighted-
Average
Transaction
Fees
Origination
Volume
Origination
Volume
Weighted-
Average
Transaction
Fees
Origination
Volume
Personal loans - standard program
$
Personal loans - custom program
Total personal loans
Other loans
Total
6,585.0
1,546.1
8,131.1
856.1
4.9% $
5.6
5.1
4.4
6,400.5
1,437.4
7,837.9
826.8
4.9% $
5.3
4.9
4.5
6,417.6
1,243.8
7,661.4
700.3
4.4%
4.9
4.5
4.4
$
8,987.2
5.0% $
8,664.7
4.9% $
8,361.7
4.5%
Personal loan origination volume for our standard loan program by loan grade were as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
Personal loan originations by loan
grade – standard loan program:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
2017
2016
2015
Amount % of Total
Amount % of Total
Amount % of Total
$
1,096.9
1,839.7
2,224.9
891.9
340.7
118.6
72.3
17% $
28%
34%
13%
5%
2%
1%
1,013.5
1,802.8
1,941.5
949.8
463.9
179.3
49.7
16% $
28%
30%
15%
7%
3%
1%
1,077.4
1,676.1
1,777.8
999.2
645.6
197.2
44.3
17%
26%
28%
15%
10%
3%
1%
Total personal loan originations
– standard loan program
$
6,585.0
100% $
6,400.5
100% $
6,417.6
100%
During 2017 compared to 2016, the Company saw a shift in the mix of personal loan origination volume from
higher risk grades, particularly grades D through G, to lower risk A through C grades. Credit and pricing policy
changes the Company made in 2016 and the first half of 2017 disproportionately affected the higher risk grades
resulting in this shift in concentration. As a result of the implementation of our next-generation credit model, we
expect to see this shift towards lower risk grades continue.
Loans Serviced On Our Platform
The following table provides the outstanding principal balance of loans serviced at the end of the periods indicated,
by the method in which the loans were financed (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
Notes
Certificates
Secured borrowings
Whole loans sold
Total excluding loans invested in by the Company
Loans invested in by the Company
Total loans serviced
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
1,608 $
1,291
243
8,178
11,320 $
593
11,913 $
1,795 $
2,752
—
6,542
11,089 $
28
11,117 $
1,573
3,105
—
4,289
8,967
3
8,970
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth the Consolidated Statements of Operations data for each of the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31,
Net revenue:
Transaction fees
Investor fees (1)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1)
Other revenue (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1)
Total net revenue
Operating expenses: (2)
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Class action litigation settlement
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
Loss before income tax expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Consolidated net loss
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
LendingClub net loss
2017
2016
2015
$
448,608 $
87,108
23,370
6,436
423,494 $
79,647
(17,152)
9,478
373,508
43,787
4,885
4,517
611,259
(571,424)
(30,817)
9,018
574,540
229,865
86,891
142,264
191,683
77,250
—
727,953
(153,413)
632
(154,045) $
(210)
(153,835) $
696,662
(688,368)
(2,949)
5,345
500,812
216,670
74,760
115,357
207,172
—
37,050
651,009
(150,197)
(4,228)
(145,969) $
—
(145,969) $
552,972
(549,740)
14
3,246
429,943
171,526
61,335
77,062
122,182
—
—
432,105
(2,162)
2,833
(4,995)
—
(4,995)
$
$
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Basis of
Presentation” for additional information.
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
(2)
Year Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Total stock-based compensation expense
2017
2016
2015
$
$
7,654 $
4,804
22,047
36,478
70,983 $
7,546 $
4,159
19,858
37,638
69,201 $
7,250
2,735
11,335
29,902
51,222
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Total Net Revenue
Year Ended December 31,
Net revenue:
2017
2016
Change ($) Change (%)
Transaction fees
Investor fees (1)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1)
Other revenue (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1)
Total net revenue
$
$
448,608 $
87,108
23,370
6,436
423,494 $
79,647
(17,152)
9,478
611,259
(571,424)
(30,817)
9,018
574,540 $
696,662
(688,368)
(2,949)
5,345
500,812 $
25,114
7,461
40,522
(3,042)
(85,403)
116,944
(27,868)
3,673
73,728
6 %
9 %
N/M
(32)%
(12)%
(17)%
N/M
69 %
15 %
N/M – Not meaningful
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Basis of
Presentation” for additional information.
Year Ended December 31,
Net revenue:
2016
2015
Change ($)
Change (%)
Transaction fees
Investor fees (1)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1)
Other revenue (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1)
Total net revenue
$
$
423,494 $
79,647
(17,152)
9,478
373,508 $
43,787
4,885
4,517
49,986
35,860
(22,037)
4,961
696,662
(688,368)
(2,949)
5,345
500,812 $
552,972
(549,740)
14
3,246
429,943 $
143,690
(138,628)
(2,963)
2,099
70,869
13%
82%
N/M
110%
26%
25%
N/M
65%
16%
N/M – Not meaningful
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Basis of
Presentation” for additional information.
Transaction Fees
Transaction fees are fees paid by issuing banks or education and patient service providers to us for the work we
perform through our lending marketplace’s role in facilitating the origination of loans by our issuing bank partners.
The amount of these fees is based upon the terms of the loan, including grade, rate, term and other factors. As of
December 31, 2017, these fees ranged from 1% to 7% of the initial principal amount of a loan. In addition, for
education and patient finance loans, we also collect fees earned from issuing banks and education and patient
service providers. With respect to loans for which WebBank acts as the issuing bank, we record transaction fee
revenue net of program fees paid to WebBank.
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Transaction fees were $448.6 million and $423.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively, an increase of 6%. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a higher average transaction fee paid
and a higher volume of loans facilitated through our lending marketplace during 2017 compared to 2016. The
average transaction fee as a percentage of the initial principal balance of the loan was 5.0% in 2017, compared to
4.9% in 2016. Loans facilitated through our lending marketplace increased from $8.7 billion for the year ended
December 31, 2016 to $9.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 4%. In March 2016, we
increased the transaction fee that we earn from our primary issuing bank partner for certain prime and near-prime C
through G graded personal loans from 5% to 6%, B graded personal loans from 4% to 5%, and A graded personal
loans by approximately 1% at each subgrade level for grades A2 to A5. Additional transaction fee increases were
made for A graded personal loans by approximately 1% at each subgrade level for grades A2 to A5 in June 2016.
Through 2017, we have continued to evaluate and test transaction fee levels relative to the competitive environment
and our levels of borrower demand.
Transaction fees were $423.5 million and $373.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively, an increase of 13%. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a higher average transaction fee paid
during 2016. The average transaction fee as a percentage of the initial principal balance of the loan was 4.9% in
2016, compared to 4.5% in 2015. Additionally, loans facilitated through our lending marketplace increased from
$8.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2015 to $8.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016, an
increase of 4%.
In January 2018, we recognized approximately $5.5 million in transaction fee revenue associated with the issuance
of loans in which the loan application process had commenced prior to the end of 2017. In January 2017, we
recognized approximately $6.1 million in transaction fee revenue associated with the issuance of loans in which the
loan application process had commenced prior to the end of 2016. In January 2016, we recognized approximately
$2.7 million in transaction fee revenue associated with the issuance of loans in which the loan application process
had commenced prior to the end of 2015.
Investor Fees
The tables below illustrate the composition of investor fees by investment channel for each period presented:
Year Ended December 31,
Investor fees – whole loans sold
Investor fees – notes, certificates and self-
directed accounts
Investor fees – Funds and separately managed
accounts (1)
Total investor fees
2017
2016
Change ($)
Change (%)
$
52,049 $
47,153 $
4,896
32,504
26,548
5,956
2,555
87,108 $
5,946
79,647 $
(3,391)
7,461
$
10 %
22 %
(57)%
9 %
(1) Funds are the private funds for which LCAM or its subsidiaries act as general partner.
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Year Ended December 31,
Investor fees – whole loans sold
Investor fees – notes, certificates and self-
directed accounts
Investor fees – Funds and separately managed
accounts (1)
Total investor fees
2016
2015
Change ($)
Change (%)
$
47,153 $
19,238 $
27,915
145 %
26,548
15,361
11,187
5,946
79,647 $
9,188
43,787 $
(3,242)
35,860
$
73 %
(35)%
82 %
(1) Funds are the private funds for which LCAM or its subsidiaries act as general partner.
For each investment channel, the Company receives fees to compensate us for the costs we incur in servicing the
related loan, including managing payments from borrowers, collections, payments to investors, maintaining
investors’ account portfolios, and providing information and issuing monthly statements. The amount of investor fee
revenue earned is predominantly affected by the various servicing rates paid by whole loan, note, self-directed
investors, and certain certificate investors, the outstanding principal balance of whole loans and loans underlying
notes, certificates and secured borrowings serviced, and the amount of principal and interest collected from
borrowers and remitted to whole loan, note, self-directed, and certain certificate investors. Additionally, the investor
fees earned from the funds and separately managed accounts compensate us for the management and advisory
services we provide related to the investment portfolios of these investors.
Investor fee revenue related to whole loans sold also includes the change in fair value of our servicing assets and
liabilities associated with the loans. Servicing rights are recorded as either an asset or liability depending on the
degree to which the contractual loan servicing fee is above or below, respectively, an estimated market rate loan
servicing fee. The change in fair value of servicing rights does not affect the contractual fees that we collect
monthly from the whole loan investors.
Investor fees – whole loans sold: Investor fee revenue related to the servicing of whole loans sold was $52.0 million
and $47.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, an increase of 10%. The increase
in revenue was due to a higher balance of whole loans serviced and an increase in collection fees and charged-off
loan sales in 2017 compared to 2016, partially offset by an increase in the change in fair value of servicing rights of
($19.9) million in 2017.
Investor fee revenue related to the servicing of whole loans sold was $47.2 million and $19.2 million for the years
ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 145%. The increase in revenue was due to a higher
balance of whole loans serviced and an increase in collection fees in 2016 compared to 2015, partially offset by an
increase in the change in fair value of servicing rights.
Investor fees – notes, certificates and self-directed: Investor fee revenue related to the servicing of loans underlying
notes, certificates, and self-directed accounts was $32.5 million and $26.5 million for the years ended December 31,
2017 and 2016, respectively, an increase of 22%. The increase in revenue was due to increases in collections fees,
the principal and interest payments processed on loans underlying notes, and self-directed fees in 2017 compared to
2016.
Investor fee revenue related to the servicing of loans underlying notes, certificates, and self-directed accounts was
$26.5 million and $15.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 73%.
The increase in revenue was due to increases in self-directed fees, the principal and interest payments processed on
loans underlying notes, and collection fees in 2016 compared to 2015.
Investor fees – Funds and separately managed accounts: In July 2016, certain of the private funds ceased accepting
contributions and limited existing investors’ ability to make redemption requests, pursuant to the terms of the
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respective limited partnership agreements, and in October 2017 we completed the dissolution of these funds. As a
result, the assets under management associated with these funds was returned to investors. This reduction negatively
affected investor fee revenue related to the funds.
Investor fee revenue related to the funds and separately managed accounts was $2.6 million and $5.9 million for
the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, a decrease of 57%. This decrease was primarily due to a
52% decrease in the average assets underlying the funds as a result of the redemption requests and fund dissolutions
discussed above.
Investor fee revenue related to the funds and separately managed accounts was $5.9 million and $9.2 million for
the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, a decrease of 35%. This decrease was primarily due to a
decrease in the average assets underlying the funds.
Gain (Loss) on Sales of Loans
In connection with whole loan sales, in addition to investor fees earned with respect to the corresponding loan, we
recognize a gain or loss on the sale of that loan based on the degree to which the contractual loan servicing fee is
above or below an estimated market rate loan servicing fee net of transaction costs, if applicable. Gain (Loss) on
sales of loans is presented net of credit support agreement expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 below.
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans was $23.4 million and $(17.2) million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and
2016, respectively. This increase for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016
was primarily due to gains on sales of loans related to the Company’s self-sponsored securitization transactions and
CLUB certificate program, an increase in the volume of loans sold at a gain during 2017 compared to 2016, and the
sale of loans that resulted in approximately $14.0 million and $10.7 million of incentives provided to investors in
the second and third quarters of 2016, respectively.
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans was $(17.2) million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015, respectively. The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, was
primarily due the sale of loans that resulted in approximately $14.0 million and $10.7 million of incentives provided
to investors in the second and third quarters on 2016, respectively. Prior to the second quarter of 2016, we had not
historically provided such incentives.
Other Revenue (Expense)
Other revenue (expense) primarily consists of referral revenue that relates to fees earned from third-party companies
when customers referred by us complete specified actions with such third-party companies, and commission for
facilitating the transfer of whole loans and related certificate redemption between third-party investors.
The table below illustrates the composition of other revenue for each period presented:
Year Ended December 31,
Referral revenue
Other
Other revenue (expense) (1)
2017
2016
Change ($)
Change (%)
5,258
1,178
6,436 $
5,934
3,544
9,478 $
(676)
(2,366)
(3,042)
$
(11)%
(67)%
(32)%
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Year Ended December 31,
Referral revenue
Other
Other revenue (expense) (1)
2016
2015
Change ($)
Change (%)
5,934
3,544
9,478 $
4,332
185
4,517 $
1,602
3,359
4,961
$
37%
N/M
110%
N/M – Not meaningful
(1)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Part II – Item 8 –
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Basis of
Presentation” for additional information.
Net Interest Income and Fair Value Adjustments
Net Interest Income and Fair Value Adjustments on Loans Invested in by the Company: In the third quarter of 2017,
the Company began to invest in loans to support securitizations and whole loan sale initiatives. We assume principal
and interest rate risk on loans we invest in using our own capital. The typical holding period for such pools is less
than three months and we earn interest on those loans during that time. We may issue debt to finance the purchase of
these loans with the associated interest expense reducing net interest income. Fair value adjustments on loans
invested in by the Company are generally negative due to interest cash flow receipts and the timing of expected
charge-offs. As we expand the use of our own capital to invest in loans for strategic business purposes, we expect
the net negative fair value adjustments on loans to increase. However, we anticipate these fair value adjustments
will be more than offset by the interest income earned from holding such loans.
The following table summarizes net interest income and fair value adjustments on loans invested in by the
Company, available-for-sale securities and cash and cash equivalents:
Year Ended December 31,
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments
Net interest income and fair value adjustments
2017
2016
2015
$
$
42,410 $
(2,575)
(30,817)
9,018 $
8,294 $
—
(2,949)
5,345 $
3,232
—
14
3,246
Interest income associated with loans invested in by the Company was $42.4 million and $8.3 million for the years
ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to the
increase in the average outstanding balances of loans invested in by the Company during 2017 to support Company-
sponsored securitization transactions and whole loan sales. Interest income was $8.3 million and $3.2 million for the
years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 157%. The increase in interest income was
due to an increase in the average balance of loans invested in by the Company primarily to support platform
equilibrium. Interest income also includes interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and our securities available
for sale portfolio.
Interest expense associated with loans invested in by the Company was $2.6 million for the year ended
December 31, 2017. There was no interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015. Interest expense
in 2017 resulted from the use of securitization notes and the Warehouse credit facility to finance loans held for
investment and held for sale by the Company, respectively.
Net fair value adjustments were $(30.8) million and $(2.9) million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and
2016, respectively, primarily due to losses on fair value adjustments on loans invested in by the Company, as well as
$1.5 million in other-than-temporary impairment charges during the year ended December 31, 2017 on subordinated
residual certificates held as a result of Company-sponsored securitization transactions.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Net Interest Income and Fair Value Adjustments on Loans, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings: We do not
assume principal or interest rate risk on loans facilitated through our lending marketplace that are funded by notes,
certificates and secured borrowings because loan balances, interest rates and maturities are matched and offset by an
equal balance of notes, certificates or secured borrowings with the exact same interest rates and maturities. The
changes in fair value of loans, notes, certificates and secured borrowings are shown on our Consolidated Statements
of Operations on a net basis. Due to the payment dependent feature of the notes, certificates and secured
borrowings, fair value adjustments on loans funded with notes, certificates and secured borrowings result in no net
effect on our earnings.
The following tables provide additional detail related to net interest income:
Year Ended December 31,
Interest income:
Loans held for investment at fair value
Loans held for investment and held for sale by
the Company at fair value
Securities available for sale
Cash and cash equivalents
Total interest income
Interest expense:
Warehouse credit facility
Securitization notes
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings
Total interest expense
Net interest income
Average outstanding balances:
Loans held for investment
Loans held for investment by the Company
Loans held for sale by the Company
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings
N/M Not meaningful.
2017
2016
Change ($)
Change (%)
$
568,849
688,368 $
(119,519)
35,692
4,093
2,625
611,259
(1,900)
(675)
(568,849)
(571,424)
3,222
3,244
1,828
696,662
—
—
(688,368)
(688,368)
$
39,835 $
8,294 $
32,470
849
797
(85,403)
(1,900)
(675)
119,519
116,944
31,541
$ 3,936,957 $ 4,727,434 $
13,520 $
$
10,393 $
$
$ 3,971,992 $ 4,753,757 $
44,340 $
152,805 $
(790,477)
30,820
142,412
(781,765)
(17)%
N/M
26 %
44 %
(12)%
N/M
N/M
(17)%
(17)%
N/M
(17)%
N/M
N/M
(16)%
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Year Ended December 31,
Interest income:
Loans held for investment at fair value
Loans held for investment and held for sale by
the Company at fair value
Securities available for sale
Cash and cash equivalents
Total interest income
Interest expense:
Notes and certificates
Total interest expense
Net interest income
Average outstanding balances:
Loans held for investment
Loans held for investment by the Company
Loans held for sale by the Company
Notes and certificates
N/M Not meaningful.
2016
2015
Change ($)
Change (%)
$
688,368 $
549,740 $
138,628
3,222
3,244
1,828
696,662
42
2,143
1,047
552,972
(688,368)
(688,368)
(549,740)
(549,740)
$
8,294 $
3,232 $
$ 4,727,434 $ 3,821,448 $
— $
$
$
— $
$ 4,753,757 $ 3,840,241 $
13,520 $
10,393 $
3,180
1,101
781
143,690
(138,628)
(138,628)
5,062
905,986
13,520
10,393
913,516
25%
N/M
51%
75%
26%
25%
25%
157%
24%
N/M
N/M
24%
Interest income from loans held for investment was $568.8 million and $688.4 million for the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, a decrease of 17%. The decrease in interest income was primarily due to
a decrease in the average outstanding balance of loans held for investment, driven by the sale of six LCAM funds
and a larger portion of loans originated in 2017 being sold to whole loan investors.
Interest income from loans held for investment was $688.4 million and $549.7 million for the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 25%. The increase in interest income was primarily due
to the increase in the average outstanding balances of loans held for investment.
Interest expense for notes, certificates and secured borrowings was $568.8 million and $688.4 million for the years
ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, a decrease of 17%. The decrease in interest expense was
primarily due to a decrease in the average outstanding balances of notes, certificates and secured borrowings, driven
by a larger portion of loans originated in 2017 being sold to whole loan investors.
Interest expense for notes and certificates was $688.4 million and $549.7 million for the years ended December 31,
2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 25%. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to the increase
in the average outstanding balances of notes and certificates.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses consist of sales and marketing, origination and servicing, engineering and product
development and other general and administrative expenses, as described below.
Sales and Marketing: Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of borrower and investor acquisition efforts,
including costs attributable to marketing and selling the loans facilitated through the platform we operate. This
includes costs of building general brand awareness, and salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense
related to our sales and marketing team.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Origination and Servicing: Origination and servicing expense consists of salaries, benefits and stock-based
compensation expense and vendor costs attributable to activities that most directly relate to facilitating the
origination of loans and servicing loans for borrowers and investors. These costs relate to the credit, collections,
customer support and payment processing teams and related vendors.
Engineering and Product Development: Engineering and product development expense consists primarily of
salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense for engineering and product management teams, and the
cost of contractors who work on the development and maintenance of our platform. Engineering and product
development expense also includes non-capitalized hardware and software costs and depreciation and amortization
of technology assets.
Other General and Administrative: Other general and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries, benefits
and stock-based compensation expense for our accounting, finance, legal, risk, compliance, human resources and
facilities teams, professional services fees and facilities expense.
After announcing the findings of our internal board review, and the significant decrease in the trading price of our
common stock in May 2016, we offered incentive retention awards to certain members of the executive
management team and other key personnel that totaled $34.9 million that were recognized as compensation expense
ratably through May 2017. In addition, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant legal and other
expenses in connection with the inquiries and private litigation that have arisen and may continue to arise from the
internal board review, and our response to ongoing governmental requests for information.
Year Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Class action litigation settlement
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
N/M Not meaningful.
Year Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
N/M Not meaningful.
2017
2016
Change ($)
Change (%)
229,865 $
86,891
142,264
191,683
77,250
—
727,953 $
216,670 $
74,760
115,357
207,172
—
37,050
651,009 $
13,195
12,131
26,907
(15,489)
77,250
(37,050)
76,944
6 %
16 %
23 %
(7)%
N/M
(100)%
12 %
2016
2015
Change ($)
Change (%)
216,670 $
74,760
115,357
207,172
37,050
651,009 $
171,526 $
61,335
77,062
122,182
—
432,105 $
45,144
13,425
38,295
84,990
37,050
218,904
26%
22%
50%
70%
N/M
51%
$
$
$
$
Sales and marketing: Sales and marketing expense was $229.9 million and $216.7 million for the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, an increase of 6%. The increase was primarily due to an $18.3 million
increase in variable marketing expenses driven by increased loan origination volume, partially offset by a
$2.6 million decrease in non-recurring advisory fees incurred in the second and third quarters of 2016. Sales and
marketing expense as a percent of loan originations was 2.6% in 2017 compared to 2.5% in 2016.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Sales and marketing expense was $216.7 million and $171.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015, respectively, an increase of 26%. The increase was primarily due to a $34.9 million increase in variable
marketing expenses that drove higher loan originations and a $6.5 million increase in personnel-related expenses
associated with higher headcount levels.
Origination and servicing: Origination and servicing expense was $86.9 million and $74.8 million for the years
ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, an increase of 16%. The increase was primarily due to a
$7.8 million increase in personnel-related expenses associated with higher headcount levels and a $2.7 million
increase in loan processing costs driven by increased collection efforts, both resulting from higher loan origination
volume in 2017 compared to 2016.
Origination and servicing expense was $74.8 million and $61.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015, respectively, an increase of 22%. The increase was primarily due to an $8.1 million increase in personnel-
related expenses and a $4.4 million increase in loan processing costs, driven by higher loan originations and
increased collection efforts.
Engineering and product development: Engineering and product development expense was $142.3 million and
$115.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, an increase of 23%. The increase was
primarily driven by continued investment in technology and platform improvements that are focused on enhancing
our credit decisioning capabilities, internal testing environment and cloud infrastructure, which included a
$15.9 million increase in depreciation expense, a $4.2 million increase in equipment and software expense and a
$6.0 million increase in personnel-related expenses primarily associated with higher headcount levels.
Engineering and product development expense was $115.4 million and $77.1 million for the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 50%. The increase was primarily driven by investment in
our platform and product development, which included a $23.8 million increase in personnel-related expenses
resulting from increased headcount, salaries and retention costs, and a $12.6 million increase in equipment, software
and depreciation expense.
We capitalized $45.0 million, $41.6 million and $25.4 million in software development costs for the years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Other general and administrative expense: Other general and administrative expense was $191.7 million and
$207.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, a decrease of 7%. The decrease was
primarily due to $28.4 million in insurance reimbursements for certain legal expenses incurred as a result of the
Company’s board review and related governmental and regulatory inquiries, partially offset by an increase of
$7.9 million in legal expenses primarily related to such board review. Additionally, the decrease was due to a
$9.3 million reduction in professional services fees related to the board review, partially offset by an increase of
$7.4 million in personnel-related expenses associated with higher headcount levels.
Other general and administrative expense was $207.2 million and $122.2 million for the years ended December 31,
2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of 70%. The increase was primarily due to a $39.3 million increase in
legal, audit, communications, and advisory fees primarily associated with the board review (including investigating
the matters identified in the board review), government inquiries, supporting investor due diligence activities,
remediation efforts and pending and potential future litigation matters. The increase was also due to a $30.9 million
increase in salaries and stock-based compensation expense related to increased headcount and salaries of newly
hired executives, as we invested in infrastructure and support teams, retention costs, and a $8.6 million increase in
facilities expense. Additionally, other general and administrative expense increased by $1.0 million during the year
ended December 31, 2016 for the LCAM reimbursement to the Funds’ limited partners.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Class Action Litigation Settlement
On February 19, 2018, we reached a preliminary settlement, subject to court approval, to resolve the previously
disclosed class action lawsuits in federal and California state courts arising out of legacy matters as disclosed in the
2016 Board Review. Class action litigation settlement expense for the year ended December 31, 2017, was
$77.25 million, which includes $125.0 million for the agreement between the parties, offset by $47.75 million that
will be covered by insurance. See“Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.
Goodwill Impairment
We have one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, the patient and education finance (PEF)
reporting unit. We performed a quantitative annual test for impairment as of April 1, 2017, for which the estimated
fair value of the PEF reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value. We estimate the fair value of the PEF
reporting unit using the discounted cash flow model, which relies on several assumptions. These assumptions
include weighted-average cost of capital, as well as transaction fee revenue based on projected loan origination
growth, projected revenue growth, projected operating expenses and contribution margin, capital expenditures and
income taxes. We believe these assumptions to be representative of assumptions that a market participant would use
in valuing the PEF reporting unit, but these assumptions are inherently uncertain. If the performance of the PEF
reporting unit fails to meet current forecast or if the assumptions regarding weighted-average cost of capital and
income taxes are not accurate, it is possible that the carrying value of this reporting unit will exceed its fair value,
which could result in recognition of a noncash impairment of goodwill that could be material.
There were no goodwill impairment expenses recorded for the years ended December 31, 2017 or December 31,
2015. We recorded a goodwill impairment expense of $37.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 related
to the PEF reporting unit. See “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 10. Intangible Assets and Goodwill” for a further description of this
impairment expense.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) was $0.6 million, $(4.2) million, and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31,
2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the income tax expense was primarily attributable to the tax effects of
unrealized gains credited to other comprehensive income associated with our available for sale portfolio.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, the income tax benefit was primarily attributable to the tax effects of the
impairment of tax-deductible goodwill from the acquisition of Springstone, which previously gave rise to an
indefinite-lived deferred tax liability, and the tax effects of unrealized gains credited to other comprehensive income
associated with our available for sale portfolio.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, income tax expense was primarily attributable to the amortization of tax
deductible goodwill from the acquisition of Springstone, which gave rise to an indefinite-lived deferred tax liability,
and the realization of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.
During the first quarter of 2017, we adopted ASU 2016-09 relating to accounting for excess tax benefits associated
with stock-based compensation. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09, we increased our deferred tax assets by
$56.7 million for previously unrecognized excess tax benefits relating to stock-based compensation, fully offset by a
$56.7 million increase in the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) was signed into law. Some of the provisions of the
Tax Reform affecting corporations include, but are not limited to, a reduction of the federal corporate income tax
rate from 35% to 21%, certain limitations on interest expense deductions and executive compensation, and the
expensing of costs of acquired qualified property. We evaluated the impact of the new tax law on our financial
condition and results of operations. The impact of the federal corporate income tax rate reduction to 21%, which
became effective on January 1, 2018, resulted in the reduction in our deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2017 by
$53.0 million, fully offset by a $53.0 million reduction in the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we continued to record a valuation allowance against the net
deferred tax assets. This determination was based on the assessment of the available positive and negative evidence
to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to utilize the existing deferred tax assets. As of
December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the valuation allowance was $140.6 million and $75.3 million,
respectively. We intend to continue maintaining a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets until there is
sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use certain non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating our operating results. We believe that contribution,
contribution margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and investor fees before changes in fair value of
servicing assets and servicing liabilities help identify trends in our core business results and allow for greater
transparency with respect to key metrics used by our management in its decision making.
Our non-GAAP measures of contribution, contribution margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and
investor fees before changes in fair value of assets and liabilities have limitations as analytical tools and you should
not consider them in isolation. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as substitutes for, or superior to,
net income (loss) as prepared in accordance with GAAP. In evaluating these non-GAAP measures, you should be
aware that in the future we will incur expenses similar to the adjustments in this presentation. There are a number of
limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures versus their most directly comparable GAAP
measures, which include the following:
• Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these measures differently, which may
reduce their usefulness as a comparative measure.
• These measures do not consider the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation.
• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized
may have to be replaced in the future and adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin do not reflect
cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements.
• Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin do not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction
in cash available to us.
Contribution and Contribution Margin
Contribution is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as net revenue less “sales and marketing” and
“origination and servicing” expenses on the Company’s Statements of Operations, adjusted to exclude non-cash
stock-based compensation expense within these captions and (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.
These costs represent the costs that are most directly related to generating such revenue. Contribution Margin is a
non-GAAP financial measure calculated by dividing Contribution by total net revenue.
Contribution and Contribution Margin are measures of overall direct product profitability that our management and
board of directors find useful, and believe investors may find useful, in understanding the relationship between costs
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
most directly associated with revenue generating activities and the related revenue, and remaining amount available
to support our costs of engineering and product development and other general and administrative expense to
evaluate our operating performance and trends. While we believe Contribution and Contribution Margin are useful
for the reasons above, they are not an overall measure of our profitability, as they exclude engineering and product
development and other general and administrative expenses that are required to run our business. Factors that affect
our Contribution and Contribution Margin include revenue mix, variable marketing expenses and origination and
servicing expenses.
The following table shows the calculation of contribution and contribution margin:
Year Ended December 31,
Total net revenue
Less: Sales and marketing expense
Less: Origination and servicing expense
Total direct expenses
Add: Stock-based compensation (1)
Add: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Contribution (2)
Contribution margin (2)
2017
574,540
229,865
86,891
316,756
12,458
210
270,452
$
$
$
2016
500,812
216,670
74,760
291,430
11,705
—
221,087
2015
429,943
171,526
61,335
232,861
9,985
—
207,067
$
$
$
$
$
$
47.1%
44.1%
48.2%
(1) Contribution excludes stock-based compensation expense included in the “Sales and marketing” and “Origination and
servicing” expense categories.
(2) Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, contribution includes net interest income to capture the full spectrum of revenue we
expect to generate. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, contribution excludes (income) loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to contribution for each of the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
Consolidated net loss
Engineering and product development expense
Other general and administrative expense
Class action litigation settlement expense
Goodwill impairment expense
Stock-based compensation expense (1)
Income tax expense (benefit)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Contribution (2)
Total net revenue
Contribution margin (2)
2017
(154,045)
142,264
191,683
77,250
—
12,458
632
210
270,452
574,540
$
$
$
2016
(145,969)
115,357
207,172
—
37,050
11,705
(4,228)
—
221,087
500,812
$
$
$
$
$
$
2015
(4,995)
77,062
122,182
—
—
9,985
2,833
—
207,067
429,943
47.1%
44.1%
48.2%
(1) Contribution excludes stock-based compensation expense included in the “Sales and marketing” and “Origination and
servicing” expense categories.
(2) Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, contribution includes net interest income to capture the full spectrum of revenue we
expect to generate. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, contribution excludes (income) loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income (loss) before (1) depreciation,
impairment and amortization expense, (2) stock-based compensation expense, (3) income tax (benefit) expense,
(4) acquisition related expenses, (5) legal and regulatory expense related to legacy issues, (6) goodwill impairment
and (7) (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Adjusted EBITDA margin is a non-GAAP financial
measure calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by total net revenue.
We believe that adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management,
investors and our board to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our return on capital and
operating efficiencies, from period to period by removing outstanding legacy issues that will result in elevated legal
costs, including ongoing regulatory and government investigations, indemnification obligations and litigation, the
impact of depreciation, impairment and amortization in our asset base, other non-operating expense, and share-
based compensation, and tax consequences.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company included a new adjustment for outstanding legacy issues that result in
elevated legal costs, including ongoing regulatory and government investigations, indemnification obligations and
litigation to calculate adjusted EBITDA. These expenses in the fourth quarter of 2017 include the settlement of the
two securities class action lawsuits and costs to resolve regulatory matters. We expect expenses in the future to
include resolution of additional matters that arose from legacy management, including indemnification legal
expenses paid by the Company for former employees, and settlements of regulatory investigations and
examinations. Such legacy expenses incurred prior to the fourth quarter of 2017 were offset by insurance proceeds,
resulting in no net impact to earnings in those periods. As such, prior period amounts were not recast for the change
in how we calculate adjusted EBITDA.
Additionally, we utilize adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure as an input into the Company’s
calculation of the annual bonus plan. In addition to its use by management, adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely
used by securities analysts, investors and others to evaluate the financial performance of our company and other
companies in our industry as well as in the broader financial services and technology industries.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
Consolidated net loss
Acquisition and related expense
Depreciation and impairment expense:
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Amortization of intangible assets
Legal and regulatory expense related to legacy issues (1)
Goodwill impairment
Stock-based compensation expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
Total net revenue
Adjusted EBITDA margin (2)
$
2017
(154,045)
349
2016
$ (145,969)
1,174
$
2015
(4,995)
2,367
36,790
5,130
4,288
80,250
—
70,983
632
210
44,587
574,540
20,906
4,216
4,760
—
37,050
69,201
(4,228)
—
(12,890)
500,812
$
$
$
$
13,820
2,426
5,331
—
—
51,222
2,833
—
73,004
429,943
7.8%
(2.6)%
17.0%
$
$
(1)
Includes class action litigation settlement expense of $77.25 million and expense related to regulatory matters of
$3.0 million, which are included in “Class action litigation settlement” expense and “Other general and administrative”
expense, respectively, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA includes net interest income to capture the full spectrum of
revenue we expect to generate. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA excludes (income) loss
attributable to noncontrolling interests. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current period
presentation.
Operating expenses include the following amounts of stock-based compensation for the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Total stock-based compensation expense
2017
2016
2015
$
$
7,654 $
4,804
22,047
36,478
70,983 $
7,546 $
4,159
19,858
37,638
69,201 $
7,250
2,735
11,335
29,902
51,222
Investor Fees Before Changes in Fair Value of Servicing Assets and Liabilities
Investor fee revenue, excluding fair market value accounting adjustments, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is
calculated as investor fees less the change in fair value of servicing assets and liabilities. We account for servicing
assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value recorded through earnings in the period of change. We
believe this is a useful non-GAAP financial measure because it reflects the amount of fees actually collected. We
believe that the fair value adjustments to the servicing assets and liabilities is less useful in particular because the
Company does not trade or transfer such servicing assets or liabilities.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
The following table presents a reconciliation of investor fees to investor fees before change in fair value of servicing
assets and liabilities:
Year Ended December 31,
Investor fees
Change in fair value of servicing assets and liabilities
Investor fees before change in fair value of servicing assets and
liabilities
$
$
2017
2016
2015
87,108 $
20,826
79,647 $
905
43,787
(1,392)
107,934 $
80,552 $
42,395
Investments by Investment Channel and Investor Concentration
The following table shows the percentage of loan origination volume funded by investment channel for the periods
presented:
December 31,
2017
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
March 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
Originations by Investor Type:
Managed accounts
Self-directed
Banks
LendingClub (1)
Other institutional investors
Total
26%
10%
36%
11%
17%
100%
24%
10%
42%
9%
15%
100%
31%
13%
44%
—%
12%
100%
33%
15%
40%
—%
12%
100%
43%
13%
31%
—%
13%
100%
(1) Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Company introduced “LendingClub” as a new line item presented to separately
show the percentage of loan originations funded by the Company, as discussed in “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – 5. Loans Held for Investment, Loans Held for
Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings and Loan Servicing Rights.” The loans invested in by the Company are
primarily related to the structured program when loans are subsequently sold either through securitizations or whole loan
sales. The percentage of loan origination volume funded represents the loans owned by each investor as of the date
presented. The LendingClub percentage reflects all securitizations as sold loans for the portion of securities sold to third
parties.
Managed accounts include the private funds managed by LCAM, dedicated third-party funds and separately managed
accounts. Self-directed investors include our self-directed retail investor base. Banks are deposit taking institutions,
while other institutional investors include asset managers, insurance companies, hedge funds and other large non-
bank investors.
The following table provides the percentage of loans invested in by the ten largest external investors during each of
the previous five quarters (by dollars invested):
Percentage of loans invested in by
ten largest investors
60%
61%
59%
61%
68%
December 31,
2017
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
March 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
For the year ended December 31, 2017, no single investor accounted for more than 12% of the loans invested in
through our lending marketplace. The composition of the top ten investors may vary from period to period. In
addition to these investors, private funds associated with LCAM and publicly issued member payment dependent
notes accounted for approximately 1% and 12%, respectively, of investment capital provided through our lending
marketplace during the period.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
For the year ended December 31, 2016, no single investor accounted for more than 12% of the loans invested in
through our lending marketplace. The composition of the top ten investors may vary from period to period. In
addition to these investors, private funds associated with LCAM and publicly issued member payment dependent
notes accounted for approximately 3% and 16%, respectively, of investment capital provided through our lending
marketplace during the period.
Effectiveness of Scoring Models
Our ability to attract borrowers and investors to our lending marketplace is significantly dependent on our
platform’s ability to effectively evaluate a borrower’s credit profile and likelihood of default.
Our lending marketplace platform’s credit decisioning and scoring models are evaluated on a regular basis and the
additional data on loan history experience, borrower behavior, economic factors and prepayment trends that we
accumulate are leveraged to continually improve the models. We believe we have the experience to effectively
evaluate a borrower’s creditworthiness and likelihood of default, offering attractive risk-adjusted return
opportunities for loan investors. If our lending marketplace’s credit decisioning and scoring models ultimately prove
to be ineffective, or fail to appropriately account for a decline in the macroeconomic environment, investors may
experience higher than expected losses and lose confidence in our business.
In September 2017, we implemented our next-generation credit model designed to assess and differentiate risk of
the applications for the standard and custom personal loan programs on the platform. The model was built using
more recent data than the previous model and leverages a number of custom attributes developed by LendingClub.
We worked with our primary issuing bank partner to modify credit and pricing policies, leveraging insights on
current market conditions and recent vintage performance.
The charts provided below display the historical lifetime cumulative net charge-off rates (expressed as a percent of
original loan balances) through December 31, 2017, by booking year, for all grades and 36 or 60 month terms of
standard program loans for each of the years shown. For 2017, standard program loans accounted for approximately
73% of all loan origination volume.
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Loan Portfolio Information and Credit Metrics
We classify the loans held on our Consolidated Balance Sheets into three major loan products: standard program
personal loans, custom program personal loans and other loans. The majority of the loans facilitated through our
platform and retained on our balance sheet are standard program personal loans that represent loans made to prime
borrowers that are publicly available to note investors and through certificates, loan sales and securitizations to
private investors. Custom program personal loans include all other personal loans that are not eligible for our
standard program, including loans made to near prime borrowers, and are available only to private investors. Other
loans is comprised of education and patient finance loans, auto refinance loans, and small business loans. The loans
held on our Consolidated Balance Sheets are financed by notes issued by us, certificates issued by the Trust or the
CLUB certificate program, or loans invested in directly by us.
Fair Value and Delinquencies
With respect to the loans held for investment on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, the outstanding principal balance,
fair value and percentage of loans that are delinquent, by loan product, are as follows:
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
(in millions, except percentages)
Personal loans - standard program $
Personal loans - custom program
Other loans (1)
Total
$
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
3,046.9
92.0
2.5
3,141.4
Fair
Value (2)
93.4%
91.0
95.9
93.3%
Delinquent
Loans (2)
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
3.7% $
7.5
4.0
3.8% $
4,270.1
264.5
12.5
4,547.1
Fair
Value (2)
94.6%
91.5
97.1
94.5%
Delinquent
Loans (2)
3.2%
5.5
2.5
3.3%
(1) Components of other loans are less than 10% of the outstanding principal balance presented individually.
(2) Expressed as a percent of outstanding principal balance.
Declines in the fair value of loans as a percent of outstanding principal balance from December 31, 2016 to
December 31, 2017 were primarily due to increases in the yields required by investors to purchase our loans, notes,
certificates, and an increase in expected credit losses and prepayments.
With respect to loans invested in directly by the Company for which there were no associated notes, certificates or
secured borrowings, the outstanding principal balance, fair value and percentage of loans that are delinquent, by
loan product, are as follows:
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
(in millions, except percentages)
Personal loans - standard program $
Personal loans - custom program
Other loans (1)
Total
$
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Fair
Value (2)
97.2%
98.6
96.0
97.3%
Delinquent
Loans (2)
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
0.6% $
0.3
2.2
0.7% $
20.3
2.9
4.7
27.9
Fair
Value (2)
92.7%
89.9
96.2
93.0%
Delinquent
Loans (2)
4.3%
17.6
3.7
5.6%
474.8
85.6
53.3
613.7
(1) Components of other loans are less than 10% of the outstanding principal balance presented individually.
(2) Expressed as a percent of outstanding principal balance.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Increases in fair value of loans as a percent of outstanding principal balance from December 31, 2016 to
December 31, 2017 were primarily due to changes in the type, payment status and average age of the loans invested
in by the Company.
Net Annualized Charge-Off Rates
The following tables show annualized net charge-off rates, which is a complementary measure of the performance
of the loans held in our portfolio from the graphs above. Net cumulative lifetime charge-off rates used above show
total charge-offs as a function of original principal balance, while these tables show the annualized net charge-off
rates that reflect the charged-off balance of loans in a specific period as a percentage of the average outstanding
balance of the loans during the periods presented.
Net annualized charge-off rates are affected by the average age of the loans outstanding in the portfolio for a given
quarter and the credit performance of those loans. Additionally, in any particular quarter the portfolios include loans
from past vintages that were originated under prior credit underwriting parameters, and thus do not reflect the
current credit underwriting models used to originate new loans.
The annualized net charge-off rates for personal loans for both standard and custom programs in total for the last
five quarters are as follows:
Total Platform (1)
Personal Loans - Standard Program:
Annualized net charge-off rate
Weighted-average age in months
Personal Loans - Custom Program:
Annualized net charge-off rate
Weighted-average age in months
December 31,
2017
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
March 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
8.3%
12.8
14.8%
10.4
7.6%
12.9
13.5%
10.5
8.1%
12.9
14.1%
10.5
8.5%
12.5
15.7%
10.5
8.0%
12.0
14.6%
9.8
(1) Total platform comprises all loans facilitated through the lending marketplace, including whole loans sold and loans
financed by notes, certificates and secured borrowings, but excluding education and patient finance loans, auto refinance
loans, and small business loans.
Loans Retained on Consolidated
Balance Sheets
December 31,
2017
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
March 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
Personal Loans - Standard Program:
Annualized net charge-off rate
Weighted-average age in months
Personal Loans - Custom Program:
Annualized net charge-off rate
Weighted-average age in months
10.7%
14.4
15.9%
12.3
9.9%
15.2
17.4%
17.3
10.2%
14.9
15.5%
15.7
10.9%
14.2
19.6%
14.3
10.4%
13.5
19.1%
12.4
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The increase in the annualized net charge-off rates in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of
2017 for both the total platform and loans retained on our Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect the effect of higher
observed actual charge-offs in the fourth quarter of 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2017, we observed higher charge-
offs in both the standard and custom personal loan programs. These increases from the third quarter to the fourth
quarter were driven by a combination of factors:
• The loans originated between the second half of 2015 through the third quarter of 2016 continue to season
and are charging off at higher rates than loans originated in prior vintages.
• The effect of seasonality on delinquencies and charge-offs. Historically, the fourth quarter has higher
delinquencies and loss levels driven by the financial stress that consumers face with the holiday spending
season. The trend reverses in February through May as consumers get the benefit of tax refunds.
• The increases in charge-offs were partially offset by the following:
An increase in originations that increased the mix of younger loans in the servicing book.
The effect of credit tightening implemented in late 2016 and early 2017. As the fourth quarter of
2016 and first quarter of 2017 vintages are beginning to season we are seeing improved loss
performance vintage-over-vintage compared to the second and third quarter 2016 cohorts as a result
of the tighter credit criteria after normalizing for the impact of natural disasters.
The benefits from investments made in servicing of delinquent loans, including increased staffing
and improved technology infrastructure.
An increase in recovery rates as sales prices of charged-off debt have trended back up.
We generally expect charge-off rates to increase with loan age, as new loans generally have fewer credit losses than
seasoned loans. Prior to 2016, our loan portfolios grew significantly as the volume of loans facilitated increased. As
a result, the average age of the portfolio, and with it the average charge-off rate, stayed low during these prior
periods. In 2016, loan originations grew at a slower rate, causing the average loan age to increase resulting in an
increase in the aggregate annualized charge-off rate. See “Current Economic and Business Environment” for further
discussion regarding how we responded to these observations and credit performance by implementing changes to
the credit model, increasing interest rates and supplementing collections efforts.
The annualized net charge-off rates for standard program loans are higher for loans retained on our Consolidated
Balance Sheets compared to loans reflected at the total platform level for each quarter because of, among other
reasons, a difference in grade distribution for the two portfolios. The proportion of grade A and B loans is
approximately 28% of the retained loan portfolio compared to approximately 42% for the total platform level as of
December 31, 2017. This difference in loan grade distribution results in higher net charge-off rates for the loans on
the balance sheet compared to the total platform, as grade A and B loans have lower expected and actual credit
losses.
Additionally, due to the ramp up of the LendingClub securitization program and other strategic loan sales strategies,
the mix of loans on the balance sheet at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 shifted materially relative to the third
quarter of 2017.
•
20% of loans on balance sheet in the fourth quarter of 2017 are invested in by the Company compared to
4% for the third quarter of 2017. The loans for the securitizations on average are less seasoned than those
for the loans offset by notes and certificates, resulting in the average loan age contracting from 15.2 months
to 14.4 months.
• Additionally, the loans held for securitization and other strategic sales resulted in an increase in the mix of
60-month loans to 47% in the fourth quarter from 45% in the third quarter for loans held on balance sheet.
• Similarly, the average age of the loans retained on balance sheet from the custom program also dropped
from 17.3 months to 12.3 months from the third quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2017 as a result of
aggregating custom program loans for the purpose of securitization.
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Regulatory Environment
As a result of our internal board review and resignation of our former CEO in 2016, we have received inquiries
from governmental entities, and we continue to cooperate fully with such governmental entities. Responding to
inquiries of this nature are costly and time consuming, can generate negative publicity, and could have a material
and adverse effect on our business. See “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements – 18. Commitments and Contingencies” for further discussion regarding these
inquiries.
In addition, there has been (and may continue to be) other litigation challenging lending arrangements where a bank
or other third-party has made a loan and then sells and assigns it to an entity that is engaged in assisting with the
origination and servicing of a loan. In January 2017, the Colorado Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit
Code filed suit against Avant, Inc., an online consumer loan platform. The Administrator asserts that loans to
Colorado residents facilitated through the Avant platform were required to comply with Colorado laws regarding
interest rates and fees, and that those laws were not preempted by federal laws that apply to loans originated by
WebBank, the federally regulated issuing bank who originates loans through Avant’s platform, as well as through
our platform. In March 2017, WebBank filed its own lawsuit in federal district court for the District of Colorado
seeking declaratory relief that loans originated by WebBank are “valid when made” and are subject to federal
requirements that pre-empt Colorado state requirements. No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of
these matters. However, these matters could potentially impact the Company’s business, including the maximum
interest rates and fees that can be charged and application of certain consumer protection statutes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
The following table sets forth certain cash flow information for the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31,
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities (1)
2017
(590,814) $
$
2016
2015
545 $
74,741
Cash flow provided by (used for) loan investing activities (2)
Cash flow provided by (used for) all other investing activities
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
819,878
113,935
933,813
(275,213)
(147,744)
(422,957)
(2,034,590)
(372,110)
(2,406,700)
Cash flow (used for) provided by note, certificate, and secured
borrowings financing (2)
(826,398)
262,952
2,034,993
Cash flow provided by issuance of securitization notes and
residual certificates and revolving credit facilities
Cash flow provided by all other financing activities
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
345,586
23,930
(456,882)
(113,883) $
$
—
51,531
314,483
(107,929) $
—
50,717
2,085,710
(246,249)
(1) Cash flows used for/provided by operating activities includes loans purchased with the intent to sell. The change in net
cash used for operating activities is due to the purchase of loans that were not sold at year end and loans sold that did not
meet accounting sale derecognition requirements.
(2) Cash flows provided by/used for loan investing activities includes the purchase of loans and repayment of loans facilitated
through our lending marketplace. Cash flow used for/provided by note, certificate and secured borrowings financing
activities includes the issuance of notes, certificates and secured borrowings to investors and the repayment of those notes,
certificates and secured borrowings. These amounts generally correspond to and offset each other. See “Note 5. Loans Held
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For Investment, Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings and Loan Servicing Rights” for
additional information.
Our short-term liquidity needs generally relate to our working capital requirements, including the purchase of loans.
These liquidity needs are generally met through cash generated from the operations of facilitating loan originations
and principal payments made on loans. If we experience a pause in investor capital on our platform, cash generated
from facilitating loan originations could decline, in which case we may need to use our cash and cash equivalents on
hand, which was $401.7 million at December 31, 2017, to meet our working capital needs. Additionally, we had
$117.6 million of available for sale securities at December 31, 2017, of which $45.3 million are subject to
restrictions on transfer pursuant to regulatory risk retention rules. The consolidated net loss during the year ended
December 31, 2017, along with the purchase of loans we sold and intend to sell, and the payment of the 2016
corporate cash bonus in February 2017, resulted in negative operating cash flows for the year ended December 31,
2017.
Given the payment dependent structure of the notes, certificates and secured borrowings, principal and interest
payments on notes, certificates and secured borrowings are paid only when received from borrowers on the
corresponding retained loans, resulting in no material impact to our liquidity. During the year ended December 31,
2017, we purchased a total of $1.6 billion of loans through the platform using our own capital to support Company-
sponsored securitization initiatives and CLUB Certificates and fulfill contractual purchase obligations. Of the loans
invested in by the Company, $198.5 million were securitized or contributed to CLUB Certificates and sold and
$791.8 million were sold to whole loan investors during the year ended December 31, 2017. The aggregate
outstanding principal balance of loans in which we remained invested in as of December 31, 2017 amounted to
$613.7 million, of which $359.4 million were held in Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust 2017-P2, LLC
and financed by term borrowings. See “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 13. Debt” for further information.
Cash and cash equivalents are primarily held in institutional money market funds, interest-bearing deposit accounts
at investment-grade financial institutions, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper. Cash and cash equivalents
were $401.7 million and $515.6 million at December 31, 2017, and 2016, respectively. Changes in the balance of
cash and cash equivalents are generally a result of purchases of loans to support securitization initiatives, timing
related to working capital requirements or investments in or out of our securities available for sale portfolio, and
changes in restricted cash and other investments.
Restricted cash consists primarily of bank deposit accounts and money market funds that are: (i) pledged to or held
in escrow at correspondent banks as security for transactions processed on or related to our platform or activities by
certain investors; (ii) pledged through a credit support agreement with a certificate holder; (iii) received from
investors but not yet been applied to their accounts on the platform and transferred to segregated bank accounts that
hold investors’ funds; or (iv) as of December 31, 2016, held in a Rabbi Trust through a grantor trust agreement to
satisfy obligations to participants under the 2016 Cash Retention Bonus Plan. Restricted cash was $242.6 million
and $177.8 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in restricted cash is primarily
attributable to an increase in cash received from investors that has not yet been applied to their accounts.
We invest in securities classified as available for sale. The fair value of securities available for sale as of
December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $117.6 million and $287.1 million, respectively. At December 31, 2017, these
securities included asset-backed securities related to Company-sponsored securitizations and CLUB Certificate
transactions, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, U.S.
agency securities, U.S. Treasury securities, and other securities. All securities, except for the subordinated residual
certificates and the most subordinated class of notes issued in connection with the Company-sponsored
securitization transactions discussed above in “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data –
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities,” were rated
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investment grade (defined as a rating equivalent to a Moody’s rating of “Baa3” or higher, or a Standard & Poor’s
rating of “BBB-” or higher) and there were no significant unrealized losses on those securities. During the year
ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized $1.5 million in other-than-temporary impairment charges on its
subordinated residual certificates held as a result of its Company-sponsored securitization transactions. During the
years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015, the Company recognized no other-than-temporary impairment charges. As
of December 31, 2017, $45.3 million of these securities were subject to regulatory risk retention rules, as mentioned
above. These securities provided $4.1 million and $3.2 million of interest income for the years ended December 31,
2017 and 2016, respectively.
On October 10, 2017, LendingClub Warehouse I LLC (Warehouse), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LendingClub,
entered into a warehouse credit agreement (Warehouse Credit Agreement) with certain lenders for an aggregate
$250.0 million secured revolving credit facility (Warehouse Credit Facility). In connection with the Warehouse
Credit Agreement, the Warehouse entered into a security agreement with a large commercial bank as administrative
agent and a national banking association as collateral trustee and paying agent. As of December 31, 2017, we had
$32.1 million in debt outstanding under the Warehouse Credit Facility. See “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 13. Debt” for further information.
Our available liquidity resources also include external sources. On December 17, 2015, we entered into a credit and
guaranty agreement with several lenders for an aggregate $120.0 million secured revolving credit facility (Credit
Facility). In connection with the credit agreement, we entered into a pledge and security agreement with Morgan
Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as collateral agent. Proceeds of loans made under the Credit Facility may be
borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until December 17, 2020. Repayment of any outstanding proceeds are payable on
December 17, 2020, but may be prepaid without penalty. As of December 31, 2017, we had no loans outstanding
under the Credit Facility. See “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 13. Debt” for further information.
We believe based on our projections and ability to reduce loan volume if needed, that our cash on hand, funds
available from our lines of credit, and our cash flow from operations is expected to be sufficient to meet our
liquidity needs for the next twelve months.
Capital Resources
Net capital expenditures were $44.6 million, or 8% of total net revenue, $51.8 million, or 10% of total net revenue,
and $39.4 million, or 9% of total net revenue, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Capital expenditures generally consist of internally developed software, computer equipment, and construction in
progress. Capital expenditures in 2018 are expected to be approximately $60 million, primarily related to costs
associated with the continued development and support of our lending platform. In the future, we expect our capital
expenditures to increase as we continue to enhance our platform to support the growth in our business.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, a total of $5.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively, in standby
letters of credit were outstanding related to certain financial covenants required for our leased facilities. To date, no
amounts have been drawn against the letters of credit, which renew annually and expire at various dates through
July 2026.
In the ordinary course of business, we engage in other activities that are not reflected on our Consolidated Balance
Sheets, generally referred to as off-balance sheet arrangements. These activities involve transactions with
unconsolidated variable interest entities. See “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data –
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities” for additional
information regarding these types of activities.
Contingencies
Legal
For a comprehensive discussion of legal proceedings as of December 31, 2017, see “Part II – Item 8 – Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18. Commitments and
Contingencies.”
Contractual Obligations
Our principal commitments consist of obligations under our loan funding operation with WebBank and in
connection with direct marketing efforts, operating leases for office space and contractual commitments for other
support services. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2017 and the
timing and effect that such commitments are expected to have on our liquidity and capital requirements in future
periods:
Loan funding obligations (1)
Operating lease obligations
WebBank purchase obligations
Purchase obligations
Total contractual obligations (2) $
Less than
1 Year
166,973
16,389
54,172
7,065
244,599 $
1 to 3 Years
—
34,183
—
3,829
38,012 $
3 to 5 Years
—
31,363
—
401
31,764 $
More than
5 Years
—
32,645
—
208
32,853 $
Total
166,973
114,580
54,172
11,503
347,228
(1) Represents loans as of December 31, 2017, the Company could have been required to purchase resulting from direct mail
marketing efforts if such loans were not otherwise invested in by investors on the platform. As of the date of this report, no
loans remained without investor commitments and the Company was not required to purchase any of these loans.
(2) The notes and certificates issued by LendingClub and the Trust, respectively, have been excluded from the table above
because payments on those liabilities are only required to be made by us if and when we receive the related loan payments
from borrowers. Our own liquidity resources are not required to make any contractual payments on the notes or certificates,
except in limited instances of proven identity fraud on a related loan.
Loan Purchase Obligation
Under our loan account program with WebBank, which serves as our primary issuing bank, WebBank retains
ownership of the loans it originates that are facilitated through our lending marketplace for two business days after
origination. As part of this arrangement, we are committed to purchase the loans at par plus accrued interest, at the
conclusion of the two business days. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we were committed to purchase loans
with an outstanding principal balance of $54.2 million and $32.2 million at par, respectively.
Loan Repurchase Obligations
We are generally required to repurchase loans, notes or certificates in events of verified identity theft. We may also
repurchase certain loans, notes or certificates in connection with certain customer accommodations. In connection
with certain whole loan and CLUB Certificate sales, as well as to facilitate access securitization markets, we have
agreed to repurchase loans if representations and warranties made with respect to such loans are breached, and such
breach has a material adverse effect on the loans. In the case of certain securitization transactions, the Company has
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also agreed to repurchase or substitute loans for which a borrower fails to make the first payment due under a loan.
We believe such provisions are customary and consistent with institutional loan and securitization market standards.
In addition to and distinct from the repurchase obligations described in the preceding paragraph, we perform certain
administrative functions for a variety of retail and institutional investors, including executing, without discretion,
loan investments as directed by the investor. To the extent loans do not meet the investor’s investment criteria at the
time of issuance, or are transferred to the investor as a result of a system error by us, we repurchase such loans,
notes or certificates at par. As a result of the loan repurchase obligations described above, we repurchased
$2.2 million in loans, notes and certificates during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Purchase Commitments
As required by applicable regulations, we are obligated to purchase loans resulting from direct mail marketing
efforts if such loans are not otherwise invested in by investors on the platform. We were not required to purchase
any such loans during 2017. Additionally, loans in the process of being facilitated through our platform and
originated by our issuing bank partner at December 31, 2017, were substantially funded in January 2018. As of the
date of this report, no loans remained without investor commitments and we were not required to purchase any of
these loans.
In addition, if neither Springstone nor the Company can arrange for other investors to invest in or purchase loans
that Springstone facilitates and that are originated by an issuing bank partner but do not meet the credit criteria for
purchase by the issuing bank partner (Pool B loans), Springstone and the Company are contractually committed to
purchase these loans. As of December 31, 2017, we had a $9.0 million deposit in a bank account to secure potential
future purchases of these loans, if necessary. These funds are recorded as restricted cash on our Consolidated
Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company was required to purchase $26.7 million of
Pool B loans. Pool B loans are held on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and have an outstanding principal balance
and fair value of $20.1 million and $18.2 million as of December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company believes it
will be required to purchase additional Pool B loans in 2018 as it seeks to arrange for other investors to invest in or
purchase these loans.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in “Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies” of the consolidated financial statements. The Company considers certain of these policies to be critical
accounting policies as they require significant judgments, assumptions and estimates which we believe are critical
in understanding and evaluating our reported financial results. These judgments, estimates and assumptions are
inherently subjective and actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions, and the differences could
be material.
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Fair Value of Loans Held for Investment, Loans Held for Sale, Notes and Certificates
We have elected the fair value option for loans held for investment, loans held for sale, and related notes and
certificates. We primarily use a discounted cash flow model to estimate fair value based on the present value of
estimated future cash flows, but we may adjust model results if we do not believe the present value reflects the fair
value of an instrument. This model uses inputs that are not observable but reflect our best estimates of the
assumptions a market participant would use to calculate fair value. The following describes the primary inputs that
require significant judgment:
Net losses – Net losses are estimates of the principal payments that will not be repaid over the life of a loan held for
investment, loan held for sale, note or certificate. Net loss expectations are adjusted to reflect the expected principal
recoveries on charged-off loans. Net loss expectations are primarily based on the historical performance of the loans
facilitated on our platform but also incorporate discretionary adjustments based on our expectations of future credit
performance.
Prepayments – Prepayments are estimates of the amount of principal payments that will occur before they are
contractually required during the life of a loan held for investment, loan held for sale, note or certificate.
Prepayments reduce the projected principal balances, interest payments and expected time loans are outstanding.
Prepayment expectations are primarily based on the historical performance of the loans facilitated on our platform
but also incorporate discretionary adjustments based on our expectations of future loan performance.
Discount rates – The discount rates applied to the expected cash flows of loans held for investment, loans held for
sale, and related notes and certificates reflect our estimates of the rates of return that investors would require when
investing in financial instruments with similar risk and return characteristics. Discount rates are based on our
estimate of the rate of return investors are likely to receive on new loans facilitated on platform. Discount rates for
aged loans are adjusted to reflect the market relationship between interest rates and remaining time to maturity.
Fair Value of Asset-backed Securities related to Company-sponsored Securitizations and CLUB Certificate
Transactions
We classify asset-backed securities related to Company-sponsored securitizations and CLUB Certificate transactions
as available for sale securities. These securities are recorded at fair value and unrealized gains and losses are
reported, net of taxes, in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the Company’s Consolidated
Balance Sheets unless management determines that a security is other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI).
We estimate fair value based on the price of transactions for similar instruments if available. If market observable
prices are not available, we use a discounted cash flow model to estimate fair value based on the present value of
estimated future cash flows. This model uses inputs that are not observable but reflect our best estimates of the
assumptions a market participant would use to calculate fair value. The following describes the primary inputs that
require significant judgment:
Discount rates – The discount rates for asset-backed securities related to Company-sponsored securitization
transactions reflects our estimates of the rates of return that investors would require when investing in financial
instruments with similar risk and return characteristics. The primary source of discount rate observations is the rate
of return implied by the sales of asset-backed securities associated with new Company-sponsored securitization
transactions.
The Company also incorporates estimates of net losses and prepayments in its estimation of asset-backed securities
related to Company-sponsored securitizations and CLUB Certificate transactions. These inputs are consistent with
the assumptions used in the valuation of loans held for investment, loans held for sale, and related notes and
certificates.
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Fair Value of Secured Borrowings
We have elected the fair value option for secured borrowings. We primarily use a discounted cash flow model to
estimate fair value based on the present value of estimated future cash flows, but we may adjust model results if we
do not believe the present value reflects the fair value of an instrument. This model uses inputs that are not
observable but reflect our best estimates of the assumptions a market participant would use to calculate fair value.
The following describes the primary inputs that require significant judgment:
Net losses – Net losses are estimates of the principal payments that will not be repaid over the life of a secured
borrowing. Net loss expectations are adjusted to reflect the expected principal recoveries on charged-off loans. Net
loss expectations are primarily based on the historical performance of the loans facilitated on our platform but also
incorporate discretionary adjustments based on our expectations of future credit performance. The fair value of
secured borrowings varies significantly for different net loss expectations; therefore, we incorporate a variety of net
loss scenarios and weight them based on their probability.
Discount rates – The discount rates applied to the expected cash flows of the secured borrowing reflect our
estimates of the rates of return that investors would require when investing in financial instruments with similar risk
and return characteristics. Discount rates incorporate our estimate of the rate of return investors are likely to receive
on new loans facilitated on platform as well as an estimate of the Company’s cost of capital.
We also incorporate estimates of prepayments in our estimation of the fair value of secured borrowings. These
inputs are consistent with the assumptions used in the valuation of loans held for investment, loans held for sale, and
related notes and certificates.
Fair Value of Servicing Assets and Liabilities
We record servicing assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values when we sell whole loans to unrelated third-
party whole loan buyers or we assume or acquire a servicing obligation whereby the underlying loans are not
included in our financial statements. The gain or loss on a loan sale is recorded separately in “Total net revenue” in
our Consolidated Statements of Operations while the component of the gain or loss that is based on the degree to
which the loan servicing fee is above or below an estimated market rate loan servicing fee is recorded as an offset in
servicing assets or liabilities. Servicing assets and liabilities are reported in “Other assets” and “Accrued expenses
and other liabilities,” respectively, on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of servicing assets
and liabilities are reported in “Investor fees” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which
the changes occur.
We use the fair value measurement method to account for changes in servicing assets and liabilities. We use a
discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair values of loan servicing assets and liabilities. The cash flows in the
valuation model represent the difference between the servicing fees charged to whole loan buyers and an estimated
market servicing fee. Since servicing fees are generally based on the monthly unpaid principal balance of the
underlying loans, the expected cash flows in the model incorporate estimated net expected losses and expected
prepayments. The significant assumptions used in valuing our servicing assets and liabilities are:
Market servicing rates – We consider market servicing rates as those rates which a market participant would require
to service the loans that LendingClub sells. We estimate these market servicing rates based on our review of
available observable market servicing rates.
Discount rates – The discount rates for loan servicing rights reflect our estimates of the rates of return that investors
in servicing rights for unsecured consumer credit obligations would require when investing in similar servicing
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rights. Discount rates for servicing rights on existing loans reflect a risk premium intended to reflect the amount of
compensation market participants would require due to the credit and liquidity uncertainty inherent in the
instruments’ cash flows.
The Company also incorporates estimates of net losses and prepayments in its estimation of fair value of servicing
assets and liabilities. These inputs are consistent with the assumptions used in the valuation of loans held for
investment, loans held for sale, and related notes and certificates.
Fair Value of Loan Trailing Fee Liability
In February 2016, we revised the agreement with our primary issuing bank partner to include an additional program
fee (Loan Trailing Fee). The Loan Trailing Fee is dependent on the amount and timing of principal and interest
payments made by borrowers of the underlying loans, and gives the issuing bank an ongoing financial interest in the
performance of the loans it originates. This fee is paid by us to the issuing bank partner over the term of the
respective loans and is a function of the principal and interest payments. In the event that principal and interest
payments are not made, we are not required to make this Loan Trailing Fee payment. The Loan Trailing Fee is
recorded at fair value and presented as a reduction of transaction fees on our Consolidated Statements of
Operations. The fair value of the Loan Trailing Fee represents the present value of the expected monthly Loan
Trailing Fee, which considers assumptions of expected prepayment rates and future credit losses.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the fair value of an acquired business in excess of the aggregate fair value of the identified net
assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or whenever events or
circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is below its
carrying value. Our annual impairment testing date is April 1. Impairment exists whenever the carrying value of
goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value. Adverse changes in impairment indicators such as loss of key personnel,
lower than forecast financial performance, increased competition, increased regulatory oversight, or unplanned
changes in our operations could result in impairment.
We can elect to qualitatively assess goodwill for impairment if it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value
of a reporting unit (generally defined as a component of a business for which financial information is available and
reviewed regularly by management) exceeds its carrying value. A qualitative assessment may consider
macroeconomic and other industry-specific factors, such as trends in short-term and long-term interest rates and the
ability to access capital or company-specific factors, such as market capitalization in excess of net assets, trends in
revenue generating activities and merger or acquisition activity.
If we do not qualitatively assess goodwill we compare a reporting unit’s estimated fair value to its carrying value.
We estimate the fair value of a reporting unit using both an income approach and a market approach. We rely on the
income approach (discounted cash flow method) as the primary method for determining estimated fair value.
Market-based methods are used as benchmarks to corroborate the estimated fair value determined by the discounted
cash flow method. Both the income approach and the market approach rely on long-term growth rates, and revenue
and earnings projections.
When applying the income approach, we use a discounted cash flow model, which requires the estimation of cash
flows and an appropriate discount rate. We project cash flows expected to be generated by a reporting unit inclusive
of an estimated terminal value. The discount rate assumption contemplates a weighted-average cost of capital based
on both market observable and company-specific factors. The discount rate is risk-adjusted to include any premiums
related to equity price volatility, size, and projected capital structure of publicly traded companies in similar lines of
business.
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We rely on several assumptions when estimating the fair value of a reporting unit using the discounted cash flow
method. These assumptions include the current discount rate discussed above, as well as transaction fee revenue
based on projected loan origination growth, projected operating expenses and contribution margin, capital
expenditures and income taxes. We believe these assumptions to be representative of assumptions that a market
participant would use in valuing a reporting unit, but these assumptions are inherently uncertain. If the assumptions
regarding business operating plans, projected loan origination growth and transaction fee rates, operating expenses,
or competition in the industry are not achieved, we may be required to record goodwill impairment charges in future
periods. There can be no assurances that estimates and assumptions made for purposes of goodwill impairment
testing will prove accurate predictions of the future.
The market approach estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on certain market value multiples of publicly
traded companies in similar lines of business, such as total enterprise value to revenue, or to EBITDA. Under the
market approach, we also consider fair value implied from any relevant and comparable market transactions.
Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives in a manner that best reflects their economic benefit, which
may include straight-line or accelerated methods of amortization. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment
quarterly and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not
be recoverable. We do not have any indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as
liabilities in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Associated
legal expense is recorded in “Other general and administrative” expense or in “Class action litigation settlement”
expense for the losses associated with the securities class action lawsuits, as described in “Note 18. Commitments
and Contingencies,” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Such liabilities and associated
expenses are recorded when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably
estimated. Such estimates are based on the best information available at the time. As additional information
becomes available, we reassess the potential liability and record an adjustment to our estimate in the period in which
the adjustment is probable and an amount or range can be reasonably estimated. Due to the inherent uncertainties of
loss contingencies, our estimates may be different than the actual outcomes.
Insurance Recoveries
Insurance recoveries of all or a portion of incurred losses are recognized when realization of the claim for recovery
is probable. Any insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred are accounted for as a gain contingency. Insurance
recoveries are recorded in “Other assets” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Insurance recoveries
associated with the reimbursement of legal expenses arising from loss contingencies and legal fees are recorded as a
contra-expense in “Other general and administrative” expense or, if such recoveries are associated with the
securities class action lawsuits, as a contra-expense in “Class action litigation settlement” expense, in the
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than
not to be realized.
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Given our history of operating losses, it is difficult to accurately forecast when and in what amounts future results
will be affected by the realization, if any, of the tax benefits resulting from future deductions for our net operating
loss carryforwards. Based on the weight of available evidence, which includes our historical operating performance
and the reported cumulative net losses in prior years, we have provided a full valuation allowance against our net
deferred tax assets.
We assess the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be
generated to utilize the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, a full valuation allowance has
historically been recorded to recognize only deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
A variable interest entity (VIE) is a legal entity that has either a total equity investment that is insufficient to finance
its activities without additional subordinated financial support or whose equity investors lack the ability to control
the entity’s activities or lack the ability to receive expected benefits or absorb obligations in a manner that’s
consistent with their investment in the entity.
The most common type of VIE is a special purpose entity (SPE). SPEs are commonly used in securitization
transactions in order to isolate certain assets and distribute the cash flows from those assets to investors. In
connection with these securitization activities, we have various forms of ongoing involvement with SPEs, which
may include 1) holding senior or subordinated interests in SPEs, 2) acting as servicer for SPEs; and, 3) providing
administrative services to SPEs. SPEs are generally structured to insulate investors from claims on the SPE’s assets
by creditors of other entities, including the creditors of the seller of the assets.
A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary, the party that has both the power to direct the activities that most
significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive
benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company consolidates VIEs when it is
deemed to be the primary beneficiary.
Management regularly reviews and reconsiders its previous conclusions regarding whether it holds a variable
interest in potential VIEs, the status of an entity as a VIE, and whether the Company is required to consolidate such
VIEs in the consolidated financial statements.
Legal Fees
Legal fees, including legal fees associated with loss contingencies, are recognized as incurred and included in
“Other general and administrative” expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation includes expense associated with restricted stock units, stock option grants, and our
employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), as well as expense associated with stock issued related to our acquisition of
Springstone. Stock-based compensation expense is based on the grant date fair value of the award.
The fair value of restricted stock units is based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. To
determine the fair value of stock options and ESPP purchase rights, we use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model,
with inputs for the fair value of our common stock, expected common stock price volatility over the expected life of
the stock options or ESPP purchase rights, expected term of the stock option or ESPP purchase right, risk-free
interest rates and expected dividends.
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For awards issued prior to 2017, as we did not have a significant trading history for our common stock, the expected
stock price volatility for our stock options and ESPP was estimated by reference to the average historical stock price
volatility for our industry peers. In 2017, the Company began using the expected volatility of ESPP purchase rights
and stock options based upon the weighted-average of the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The
expected term for stock options represents the period of time that stock options are estimated to be outstanding,
giving consideration to the contractual terms of the options, vesting schedules, and expectations of future exercise
patterns and post-vesting employee termination behavior. Given our limited operating history, the simplified method
is applied to calculate the expected term. We use a risk-free interest rate based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term
consistent with the expected life of the awards in effect at the time of grant. We have never declared or paid any
cash or other dividends and do not anticipate paying cash or other dividends in the foreseeable future, and
consequently use an expected dividend yield of 0.0% in our option-pricing model.
Beginning in 2017, we elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur for equity awards with only a service
condition, rather than estimated expected forfeitures.
We use a Monte Carlo simulation to fair value the total shareholder return (TSR) vesting portion of the restricted
stock unit awards with performance, market, and service conditions. This valuation methodology utilizes the 20-day
volume weighted-average stock price and the closing price of the common stock of the Company and our peer
group on the grant date, as well as several key assumptions, including the expected volatilities of the Company and
peer group’s stock price, risk-free rate of return, and estimated total shareholder return. Due to the complexity of the
valuation technique we have engaged a third-party valuation firm to perform the Monte Carlo simulation.
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units that are expected to vest is
recognized over the vesting period of the award, which is generally four years, on a straight-line basis. The
compensation expense related to ESPP purchase rights is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period, which is generally six months.
2016 Board Review
As previously disclosed, in 2016 we conducted a review under the supervision of an independent sub-committee of
the board of directors and with the assistance of independent outside counsel and other advisors. This review is
complete, although it is possible that additional issues may arise as part of our response to ongoing government
requests for information.
The details of the review and the findings from the review have been disclosed in prior filings, including the
Company’s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Following the commencement of the
review, we undertook efforts to remediate any deficiencies and we implemented additional controls.
In connection with this review, the Company concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was
ineffective as of December 31, 2015 due to a material weakness and, therefore, the Company’s disclosure controls
and procedures also were ineffective as disclosed in “Part II – Item 9A - Controls and Procedures” of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company made a similar conclusion
with respect to its internal control over financial reporting and its disclosure controls and procedures as of
March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, and September 30, 2016, as disclosed in Item 4 of our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, and September 30, 2016, respectively. Following
the implementation of our remediation plan, as of December 31, 2016, management concluded that, as remediated,
its internal control over financial reporting and its disclosure controls and procedures, were effective, as described in
“Part II – Item 9A – Controls and Procedures.” Management has made a similar conclusion for each quarter of and
the year ended December 31, 2017.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, or as Noted)
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in market
prices, credit performance of loans and interest rates.
Market Rate Sensitivity
We are exposed to market risk on loans facilitated through our lending marketplace that are not sold or funded with
offsetting notes, certificates or secured borrowings. Changes in the fair value of these loans are primarily related to
changes in market discount rates, credit performance and prepayments. The fair values of loans are estimated using
a discounted cash flow methodology, where the discount rate represents an estimate of the required rate of return by
market participants. The discount rates for our loans may change due to expected loan performance or changes in
the expected returns of similar financial instruments available in the market.
During 2017, we purchased a total of $1.6 billion of loans through the platform using our own capital, primarily to
support securitization and whole loan sale initiatives, fund certain custom program loans, and fulfill contractual
purchase obligations. In the third quarter of 2017, we began a recurring process to aggregate pools of whole loans
on balance sheet, for subsequent sale to third-party investors. The typical holding period for such pools is less than
one month, and this process represents the majority of the $990.3 million of loans we previously purchased. The
outstanding principal balance of loans in which we remained invested using our own capital as of December 31,
2017 was $613.7 million. We depend on an active liquid market and third-party investor demand for whole loan
sales and successful securitization transactions. See “Part II – Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Current Economic and Business Environment” and “Item 7 –
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital
Resources – Liquidity” for additional discussion. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We invest in securities classified as available for sale and loans that are subject to interest rate risk. The fair value of
securities available for sale as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $117.6 million and $287.1 million, respectively,
consisting of corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, U.S. agency securities, certificates of deposit,
commercial paper, U.S. Treasury securities, asset-backed securities related to Company-sponsored securitizations
and CLUB Certificate transactions and other securities. To mitigate the risk of loss, our investment policy and
strategy is focused first on the preservation of capital and supporting our liquidity requirements, and then
maximizing returns. To manage this risk, the Company limits and monitors maturities, credit ratings, performance
of loans underlying asset-backed securities and residual interests and concentrations within the investment portfolio.
Changes in U.S. interest rates affect the interest earned on our securities available for sale and the market value of
those securities. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in a decrease of approximately
$0.6 million in the fair value of our securities available for sale as of December 31, 2017. A hypothetical 100 basis
point decrease in interest rates would result in an increase of approximately $0.6 million in the fair value of our
securities available for sale as of December 31, 2017. Any unrealized gains or losses resulting from such interest
rate changes would only be recorded if we sold the securities prior to maturity or if the securities were not
considered other-than-temporarily impaired.
We had cash and cash equivalents of $401.7 million as of December 31, 2017. These amounts were held primarily
in interest-bearing deposits at investment grade financial institutions, institutional money market funds, certificates
of deposit, and commercial paper, which are short-term. Cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital
purposes. Due to their short-term nature, we do not believe we have material exposure to changes in the fair value
of these liquid investments as a result of changes in interest rates. Decreases in short-term interest rates will not
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materially reduce interest income on these cash and cash equivalents because of the current low rate environment.
Increases in short-term interest rates will modestly increase the interest income earned on these cash balances.
The outstanding principal balance of loans in which the Company remained invested using its own capital as of
December 31, 2017 was $613.7 million, substantially all of which bears interest at fixed rates. Future funding
activities, including funding under the Warehouse Credit Agreements, may increase our exposure to interest rate
risk, as the interest rates payable on such funding are tied to short-term market rates.
Credit Performance Sensitivity
We invest in loans, asset-backed securities and residual interests related to unconsolidated VIEs and Company-
sponsored securitization transactions. The performance of these loans, securities and residual interests is dependent
on the credit performance of loans facilitated by the Company. To manage this risk, we monitor borrower payment
performance and how it may impact the valuation of our investments. The valuation of these investments is based
on a discounted cash flow analysis and includes Level 3 assumptions.
Any unrealized losses on securities and residual interests is evaluated for other-than-temporary impairment. The
Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $1.5 million on its subordinated residual
certificates held related to its Company-sponsored securitization transactions during the year ended December 31,
2017. There were no other-than-temporary impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015. See
“Part II – Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements –
Note 4. Securities Available for Sale” for additional information. All other unrealized gains and losses are recorded
in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated Financial Statements of LendingClub Corporation
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and Board of Directors of LendingClub Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LendingClub Corporation and subsidiaries (the
“Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive
income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2017, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as
the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based
on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 21, 2018, expressed an unqualified
opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with
the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
February 21, 2018
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
December 31,
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
Restricted cash (1)
Securities available for sale
Loans held for investment at fair value (1) (2)
Loans held for investment by the Company at fair value (1) (2)
Loans held for sale by the Company at fair value (1)
Accrued interest receivable (1)
Property, equipment and software, net
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets (1)
Total assets
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable
Accrued interest payable (1)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1)
Payable to investors
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings at fair value (1)
Payable to securitization note and residual certificate holders (includes $1,479 and
$0 at fair value, respectively) (1)
Warehouse notes payable (1)
Total liabilities
Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 419,756,546 and
400,262,472 shares issued, respectively; 417,473,846 and 397,979,772 shares
outstanding, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,282,700 shares
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total LendingClub stockholders’ equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
2017
2016
$
$
$
$
401,719
242,570
117,573
2,932,325
361,230
235,825
33,822
101,933
21,923
35,633
156,278
4,640,831
9,401
32,992
228,380
143,310
2,954,768
312,123
32,100
3,713,074
4,198
1,327,206
(389,419)
(19,485)
(5)
922,495
5,262
927,757
4,640,831
$
$
$
$
515,602
177,810
287,137
4,295,121
16,863
9,048
40,299
89,263
26,211
35,633
69,644
5,562,631
10,889
43,574
85,619
125,884
4,320,895
—
—
4,586,861
4,003
1,226,206
(234,187)
(19,485)
(767)
975,770
—
975,770
5,562,631
(1)
(2)
Includes amounts in consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) presented separately in the table below.
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements – Note 1. Basis of Presentation” for additional information.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
The following table presents the assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs), which are included in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets above. The assets in the table below may only be used to settle obligations of consolidated VIEs and
are in excess of those obligations. Additionally, the assets and liabilities in the table below include third-party assets and liabilities
of consolidated VIEs only and exclude intercompany balances that eliminate in consolidation. See “Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements – Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities” for additional information.
December 31,
Assets of consolidated VIEs, included in total assets above
Restricted cash
Loans held for investment at fair value
Loans held for investment by the Company at fair value
Loans held for sale by the Company at fair value
Accrued interest receivable
Other assets
Total assets of consolidated variable interest entities
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs, included in total liabilities above
Accrued interest payable
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings at fair value
Payable to securitization note and residual certificate holders
Warehouse notes payable
Total liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2017
2016
$
$
$
$
34,370
1,202,260
350,699
60,812
15,602
6,324
1,670,067
14,789
52
1,210,349
312,123
32,100
1,569,413
$
$
$
$
—
2,600,422
—
—
24,037
—
2,624,459
26,839
—
2,616,023
—
—
2,642,862
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
Net revenue:
Transaction fees
Investor fees (1)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1)
Other revenue (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1)
Total net revenue
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Class action litigation settlement
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
Loss before income tax expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Consolidated net loss
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
LendingClub net loss
Net loss per share attributable to LendingClub:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted-average common shares - Basic
Weighted-average common shares - Diluted
2017
2016
2015
$
448,608 $
87,108
23,370
6,436
423,494 $
79,647
(17,152)
9,478
373,508
43,787
4,885
4,517
611,259
(571,424)
(30,817)
9,018
574,540
229,865
86,891
142,264
191,683
77,250
—
727,953
(153,413)
632
(154,045)
(210)
(153,835) $
696,662
(688,368)
(2,949)
5,345
500,812
216,670
74,760
115,357
207,172
—
37,050
651,009
(150,197)
(4,228)
(145,969)
—
(145,969) $
552,972
(549,740)
14
3,246
429,943
171,526
61,335
77,062
122,182
—
—
432,105
(2,162)
2,833
(4,995)
—
(4,995)
$
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
$
$
408,995,947
408,995,947
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.01)
(0.01)
374,872,118
374,872,118
387,762,072
387,762,072
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Basis of Presentation” for additional information.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
LendingClub net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Income tax effect
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
interests
LendingClub other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
LendingClub comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
2017
2016
2015
$ (153,835) $ (145,969) $
(4,995)
184
184
(591)
775
1,515
1,515
611
904
13
762
(153,073)
13
—
904
(145,065)
—
(1,671)
(1,671)
—
(1,671)
—
(1,671)
(6,666)
—
(6,666)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
$ (153,060) $ (145,065) $
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
LendingClub Corporation Stockholders
Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Treasury Stock
Shares
Amount
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
LendingClub
Stockholders’
Equity
Noncontrolling
Interests
Total
Equity
371,443,916
$ 3,714
$ 1,052,728
— $
— $
— $
(83,223)
$
973,219
$
— $ 973,219
—
7,862,705
410,009
—
—
—
—
79
4
—
—
—
56,005
13,394
5,087
—
738
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(1,671)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(4,995)
56,005
13,473
5,091
(1,671)
738
(4,995)
—
—
—
—
—
—
56,005
13,473
5,091
(1,671)
738
(4,995)
379,716,630
$ 3,797
$ 1,127,952
— $
— $
(1,671)
$
(88,218)
$
1,041,860
$
— $1,041,860
—
19,037,329
(2,282,700)
1,508,513
—
—
—
—
191
—
15
—
—
—
79,803
13,398
—
—
—
—
— 2,282,700
(19,485)
5,229
—
(176)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
904
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
79,803
13,589
(19,485)
5,244
904
(176)
(145,969)
(145,969)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
79,803
13,589
(19,485)
5,244
904
(176)
(145,969)
397,979,772
$ 4,003
$ 1,226,206
2,282,700
$(19,485)
$
(767)
$
(234,187)
$
975,770
$
— $ 975,770
—
18,174,537
1,319,537
—
—
—
—
—
182
13
—
—
—
—
81,599
13,803
5,598
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
762
—
—
—
(1,397)
—
—
—
—
—
80,202
13,985
5,611
762
—
—
—
—
—
13
80,202
13,985
5,611
775
7,722
7,722
(2,263)
(2,263)
(153,835)
(153,835)
(210)
(154,045)
417,473,846
$ 4,198
$ 1,327,206
2,282,700
$(19,485)
$
(5)
$
(389,419)
$
922,495
$
5,262
$ 927,757
Balance at
December 31, 2014
Stock-based
compensation and
related tax effects
Stock option
exercises and other
ESPP purchase
shares
Net unrealized loss
on available for sale
securities, net of tax
Excess tax benefit
from share-based
award activity
Net loss
Balance at
December 31, 2015
Stock-based
compensation and
related tax effects
Stock option
exercises and other
Treasury stock
ESPP purchase
shares
Net unrealized gain
on available for sale
securities, net of tax
Excess tax benefit
from share-based
award activity
Net loss
Balance at
December 31, 2016
Stock-based
compensation and
related tax effects
Stock option
exercises and other
ESPP purchase
shares
Net unrealized gain
on available for sale
securities, net of tax
Contribution of
interests in
consolidated VIE
Dividends paid and
return of capital to
noncontrolling
interests
Net loss
Balance at
December 31, 2017
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Consolidated net loss
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net loss to net cash (used
for) provided by operating activities:
2017
2016
2015
$
(154,045) $
(145,969) $
(4,995)
Net fair value adjustments
Change in fair value of loan servicing liabilities
Change in fair value of loan servicing assets
Stock-based compensation, net
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards
Goodwill impairment charge
Depreciation and amortization
(Gain) Loss on sales of loans
Other, net
Purchase of loans held for sale
Principal payments received on loans held for sale
Proceeds from sales of whole loans
Purchase of loans held for sale by consolidated VIE
Proceeds from sale of securities by consolidated VIE, net of
underwriting fees and costs
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable, net
Other assets
Due from related parties
Accounts payable
Accrued interest payable
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of loans
Principal payments received on loans
Proceeds from recoveries and sales of charged-off loans
Proceeds from sales of whole loans
Purchases of securities available for sale
Proceeds from sales, maturities, redemptions and paydowns of
securities available for sale
Proceeds from paydowns of asset-backed securities related to
Company-sponsored securitizations and CLUB Certificate
transactions
Investment in Cirrix Capital
Net change in restricted cash
Purchases of property, equipment and software, net
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Change in payable to investors
Proceeds from issuance of notes and certificates
92
30,817
(2,346)
23,172
70,983
—
—
46,208
(38,850)
2,744
(6,008,943)
54,107
5,172,941
(706,003)
2,949
(4,498)
5,403
69,244
176
37,050
29,882
(13,175)
1,791
(4,742,538)
4,380
4,731,831
—
(14)
(5,194)
3,803
51,222
(738)
—
21,578
(4,885)
661
(3,358,611)
—
3,358,611
—
853,788
—
—
6,293
(71,625)
420
(1,913)
(10,582)
142,020
(590,814)
(2,218)
(10,140)
179
5,582
3,330
27,286
545
(13,819)
(15,857)
(188)
(598)
13,280
30,485
74,741
(1,738,710)
2,397,565
48,256
112,767
(139,770)
(2,732,669)
2,393,354
37,277
26,825
(75,983)
(3,865,565)
1,804,719
26,256
—
(419,173)
356,608
87,158
120,420
6,472
—
(64,760)
(44,615)
933,813
—
(10,000)
(97,077)
(51,842)
(422,957)
—
—
(33,970)
(39,387)
(2,406,700)
17,426
1,720,884
52,722
2,681,109
34,421
3,861,995
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Proceeds from secured borrowings
Repayments of secured borrowings
Principal payments on and retirements of notes and certificates
Payments on notes and certificates from recoveries/sales of
related charged-off loans
Proceeds from issuance of securitization notes and residual
certificates
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities
Principal payments on revolving credit facilities
Payment for debt issuance costs
Repurchases of common stock
Proceeds from exercise of warrants to acquire common stock
Proceeds from stock option exercises and other
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for ESPP
Purchase of noncontrolling interests in consolidated VIE
Return of capital to noncontrolling interests in consolidated VIE
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests in consolidated VIE
Other financing activities
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest
Non-cash investing activity:
Accruals for property, equipment and software
Beneficial interests retained by consolidated VIE
Non-cash investing and financing activity:
Transfer of whole loans to redeem certificates
Non-cash financing activity:
Noncontrolling interests’ contribution of beneficial interests
in consolidated VIE
Issuance of payable to securitization residual certificate
holders
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2017
280,495
(42,834)
(2,737,029)
2016
2015
22,274
(22,274)
(2,381,372)
—
—
(1,800,859)
(47,914)
(36,785)
(26,143)
313,486
283,100
(251,000)
(5,099)
—
—
14,562
—
5,611
(6,307)
(2,191)
(72)
—
(456,882)
(113,883)
515,602
401,719 $
—
—
—
—
(19,485)
17
13,209
(176)
5,244
—
—
—
—
314,483
(107,929)
623,531
515,602 $
—
—
—
(1,296)
—
3
11,670
738
5,091
—
—
—
90
2,085,710
(246,249)
869,780
623,531
581,435 $
684,775 $
536,448
710 $
54,955 $
1,089 $
— $
2,975
—
130,223 $
3,862 $
7,722 $
1,549 $
— $
— $
—
—
—
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
1. Basis of Presentation
LendingClub Corporation (LendingClub) operates an online lending marketplace platform that connects borrowers
and investors. LendingClub Asset Management, LLC (LCAM), is a registered investment advisor with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and wholly-owned subsidiary of LendingClub that acts as the general
partner for certain private funds. Additionally, LCAM is an advisor to separately managed accounts (SMAs) and
funds of which LCAM’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are the general partners. Springstone Financial, LLC
(Springstone), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LendingClub that facilitates the origination of education and patient
finance loans by third-party issuing banks. LC Trust I (the Trust) is an independent Delaware business trust that
acquires loans from LendingClub and holds them for the sole benefit of certain investors that have purchased trust
certificates (Certificates) issued by the Trust that are related to specific underlying loans for the benefit of the
investor. Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I (Master Trust) is a Delaware statutory master
trust in series that provides accredited investors and qualified institutional buyers the opportunity to invest in a pool
of unsecured personal whole loans in a certificated form (CLUB Certificates). LendingClub Warehouse I LLC
(Warehouse) and LendingClub Warehouse II LLC (Warehouse II) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of LendingClub
established to enter into warehouse credit agreements with certain lenders for secured revolving credit facilities.
In connection with its role as the sponsor of an asset-backed securities securitization transaction, LendingClub owns
a 56% interest in a majority-owned affiliate (MOA), LendingClub Operated Aggregator Note (LOAN) NP I, LLC.
LendingClub holds a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary of the MOA and consolidates the
MOA in its financial statements. Additionally, in 2017, LendingClub established Consumer Loan Underlying Bond
Depositor LLC (Depositor), a wholly-owned limited liability company, and Consumer Loan Underlying Bond
Credit Trust 2017-P2, LLC (Credit Trust) and Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Grantor Trust 2017-P2, LLC
(Grantor Trust), issuer and grantor trusts that facilitated a LendingClub-sponsored asset-backed securities
transaction. See “Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities” for additional information.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include LendingClub, its consolidated subsidiaries
(collectively referred to as the Company) and variable interest entities (VIEs). Noncontrolling interests are reported
as a separate component of consolidated equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets from the equity attributable to
LendingClub’s stockholders for all periods presented. All intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for financial information.
These accounting principles require management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect
the amounts in the accompanying financial statements and related notes. The Company bases its estimates on
historical experience and on various other factors it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of certain assets and liabilities. These
judgments, assumptions and estimates include but are not limited to the following: (i) fair value determinations for
servicing assets and liabilities; (ii) fair value determinations for loans held for investment, loans held for sale, notes,
certificates and secured borrowings; (iii) fair value determinations for securities available for sale; (iv) stock-based
compensation expense; (v) provision for income taxes, net of valuation allowance for deferred tax assets;
(vi) recoverability of property, equipment and software; (vii) carrying values of goodwill and intangible assets;
(viii) consolidation of variable interest entities; and (ix) accrued liabilities for contingencies. These judgments,
estimates and assumptions are inherently subjective in nature and actual results may differ from these estimates and
assumptions, and the differences could be material.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company disaggregated “Loans” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to separately
present “Loans held for investment” and “Loans held for investment by the Company.” Additionally, the Company
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
separately presented “Loans held for sale by the Company” from “Loans held for sale.” These changes had no
impact on “Total assets.” Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
In the first quarter of 2017, the Company simplified the presentation of “Total net revenue” in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations to present revenues from transactions with investors as a single line item reported as
“Investor fees” by aggregating the revenues previously separately reported as “Servicing fees” and “Management
fees.” Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company separately reported “Gain (Loss) on sales of loans”
and “Net fair value adjustments” from “Other revenue (expense)” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Operations. “Net fair value adjustments” was also revised to include other-than-temporary impairment charges on
subordinated residual certificates held as a result of Company-sponsored securitization transactions, which were
previously included in “Other revenue. These changes had no impact on “Total net revenue.” Prior period amounts
have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include the Company’s unrestricted interest-bearing deposit accounts with investment-
grade financial institutions, institutional money market funds, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper. The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with stated maturity dates of three months or less from the date of
purchase to be cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash consists primarily of bank deposit accounts and money market funds that are: (i) pledged to or held
in escrow at correspondent banks as security for transactions processed on or related to LendingClub’s platform or
activities by certain investors; (ii) pledged through a credit support agreement with a certificate holder; (iii) received
from investors but not yet been applied to their accounts on the platform and transferred to segregated bank
accounts that hold investors’ funds; or (iv) as of December 31, 2016, held in a Rabbi Trust through a grantor trust
agreement to satisfy obligations to participants under the Company’s 2016 Cash Retention Bonus Plan (Cash
Retention Plan). See “Note 16. Employee Incentive and Retirement Plans” for additional information on the Cash
Retention Plan.
Investor cash balances (excluding transactions-in-process) are held in segregated bank or custodial accounts and are
not commingled with the Company’s monies or held on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Securities Available for Sale
Debt securities that the Company might not hold until maturity and marketable equity securities are classified as
available for sale securities. In Company-sponsored securitization transactions that meet the applicable criteria to be
accounted for as a sale, the Company retains certain asset-backed securities including subordinated residual
interests, which are classified as available for sale securities. Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value
and unrealized gains and losses are reported, net of taxes, in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)”
included in Equity in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets unless management determines that a security is
other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI). Realized gains and losses from sales of securities available for sale are
determined on a specific identification basis and are included in “Net fair value adjustments” in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Operations. Purchases and sales of securities available for sale are recorded on the trade
date.
Management evaluates whether securities available for sale are OTTI on a quarterly basis. Debt securities with
unrealized losses are considered OTTI if the Company intends to sell the security or if it is more likely than not that
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
it will be required to sell such security before any anticipated recovery. If management determines that a security is
OTTI under these circumstances, the impairment recognized in earnings is measured as the entire difference
between the amortized cost and then-current fair value.
A security is also OTTI if management does not expect to recover all of the amortized cost of the security. In this
circumstance, the impairment recognized in earnings represents estimated credit loss, and is measured by the
difference between the present value of expected cash flows and the amortized cost of the security. Management
utilizes cash flow models to estimate the expected future cash flow from the securities to estimate the credit loss
when necessary. Expected cash flows are discounted using the security’s effective yield. Impairment charges are
recorded in “Net fair value adjustments” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The evaluation of whether the Company expects to recover the amortized cost of a security is inherently
judgmental. The evaluation includes the assessment of several security performance indicators, including the
magnitude and duration of the unrealized loss and whether the Company has received all scheduled principal and
interest payments.
Loans Held for Investment and Loans Held for Sale
The Company has elected the fair value option for loans held for investment and loans held for sale. Upfront fees
and costs related to loans are recognized in earnings as incurred. Changes in the fair value of loans are recorded in
“Net fair value adjustments” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period of the fair value changes.
The Company places loans on non-accrual status at 120 days past due. The Company charges-off loans no later than
120 days past due, or earlier in the event of notification of borrower bankruptcy.
Notes and Certificates
The Company has elected the fair value option for notes and certificates. Due to the payment dependent feature of
the notes and certificates, changes in the fair value of the notes and certificates are offset by changes in the fair
values of related loans, resulting in no net effect on our earnings. Changes in the fair value of notes and certificates
are recorded in “Net fair value adjustments” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period of the fair
value changes.
Secured Borrowings
The Company has elected the fair value option for secured borrowings. Changes in the fair value of the secured
borrowings are recorded in “Net fair value adjustments” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period
of the fair value changes. See “Note 14. Secured Borrowings” for additional information.
Servicing Assets and Liabilities
The Company recognizes servicing assets and liabilities at fair value when it sells or securitizes loans with servicing
rights retained or when the Company assumes or acquires a servicing obligation whereby the underlying loans are
not included in the Company’s financial statements. The fair value of servicing assets or servicing liabilities
recognized at the time of sale is a component of the gain or loss on loan sales, which is recorded in “Gain (Loss) on
sales of loans” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company recognizes a servicing asset
or servicing liability depending on whether the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately
compensate the Company for performing the servicing. Servicing assets and liabilities are recorded in “Other
assets” and “Accrued expenses and other liabilities,” respectively, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company uses the fair value measurement method to account for changes in servicing assets and liabilities. As
such, changes in the fair value of servicing assets and liabilities are reported in “Investor fees” in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the changes occur.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Loan Trailing Fee Liability
In February 2016, the Company revised the agreement with its primary issuing bank partner to include an additional
program fee (Loan Trailing Fee). The Loan Trailing Fee is dependent on the amount and timing of principal and
interest payments made by borrowers of the underlying loans, and gives the issuing bank an ongoing financial
interest in the performance of the loans it originates. This fee is paid by the Company to the issuing bank partner
over the term of the respective loans and is a function of the principal and interest payments. In the event that
principal and interest payments are not made, the Company is not required to make this Loan Trailing Fee payment.
The Loan Trailing Fee is recorded at fair value and presented as a reduction of transaction fees on the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell the financial asset or paid to transfer the financial
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). The Company
uses fair value measurement to record securities available for sale, loans, notes, certificates, secured borrowings,
servicing assets and liabilities, and loan trailing fee liability at fair value on a recurring basis.
The fair value hierarchy includes a three-level classification, which is based on whether the inputs to the valuation
methodology used for measurement are observable:
Level 1 — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices for similar items in active markets, quoted
prices for identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that
are observable such as interest rate and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).
Level 3 — Inputs that are unobservable in the market but reflective of the Company’s assumptions about what
market participants would use to price the asset or liability. The inputs are developed based on the
best information available in the circumstances, which might include the Company’s own data.
Valuation techniques include discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.
When developing fair value measurements, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the
use of unobservable inputs. However, for certain instruments the Company must utilize unobservable inputs in
determining fair value due to the lack of observable inputs in the market, which requires greater judgment in
measuring fair value.
Loans held for investment, loans held for sale and related notes, certificates and secured borrowings, are measured
at estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow valuation methodology. The fair valuation methodology
considers projected prepayments and uses the historical actual defaults, losses and recoveries on our loans to project
future losses and net cash flows on loans.
Loan servicing assets and liabilities are measured at estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow valuation
methodology. The cash flows in the valuation model represent the difference between the contractual servicing fees
charged to investors and an estimated market servicing fee. Since contractual servicing fees are generally
based on the monthly unpaid principal balance of the underlying loans, the expected cash flows in the model
incorporate estimates of net losses and prepayments.
The Company uses quoted prices in active markets to measure the fair value of securities available for sale, when
available. When utilizing market data and bid-ask spreads, the Company uses the price within the bid-ask spread
that best represents fair value. When quoted prices do not exist, the Company uses prices obtained from third-party
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
pricing services to measure the fair value of securities available for sale. The Company’s third-party pricing services
provide prices based on observable trades and discounted cash flows that incorporate observable information, such
as yields for similar types of securities (a benchmark interest rate plus observable spreads) and weighted-average
maturity for the same or similar securities. The Company compares the prices obtained from its primary
independent pricing service to the prices obtained from the additional independent pricing services to determine if
the price obtained from the primary independent pricing service is reasonable. The Company does not adjust the
prices received from independent third-party pricing services unless such prices are inconsistent with the definition
of fair value and result in a material difference in the recorded amounts. When quoted prices and prices provided by
third-party pricing services are not available, the Company measures fair value for securities available for sale using
a discounted cash flow valuation methodology.
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
Financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, restricted
cash, accrued interest receivable, deposits, accrued interest payable, accounts payable, payables to investors, and
payables to securitization note holders. These assets and liabilities are recorded at historical cost. Given the nature
of these instruments, the Company considers the amortized cost to approximate their fair values.
Accrued Interest
Accrued interest income on loans is calculated based on the contractual interest rate of the loan and recorded as
interest income as earned. Loans are placed on non-accrual status upon reaching 120 days past due. When a loan is
placed on non-accrual status, the Company stops accruing interest and reverses all accrued but unpaid interest as of
such date. Accrued interest payable on notes, certificates and secured borrowings is also reduced when the
corresponding loan is placed on non-accrual status, due to the payment dependent structure of the notes, certificates
and secured borrowings.
Property, Equipment and Software, net
Property, equipment and software consists of furniture and fixtures, construction in process, leasehold
improvements, computer equipment, and internally developed and purchased software, which are recorded at cost,
less accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Furniture and fixtures, computer equipment, and purchased software are depreciated or amortized on a straight line
basis over three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term excluding
renewal periods or the estimated useful life. Internally developed software is amortized on a straight line basis over
the project’s estimated useful life, generally three years.
Internally developed software is capitalized when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed and it
is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. Capitalized costs consist of
salaries and payroll related costs for employees and fees paid to third-party consultants who are directly involved in
development efforts. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post implementation activities, including
training and maintenance, are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred for upgrades and enhancements that are
considered to be probable to result in additional functionality are capitalized.
The Company evaluates potential impairments of its property, equipment and software whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Events or changes in
circumstances that could result in impairment include, but are not limited to, underperformance relative to historical
or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or the strategy for the
Company’s overall business and significant negative industry or economic trends. The determination of
recoverability of these assets is based on whether an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
use of the asset and its eventual disposition exceed the net book value of the asset. If the asset is not recoverable,
measurement of an impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset. When an impairment loss is recognized,
the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the fair value of an acquired business in excess of the aggregate fair value of the identified net
assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or whenever events or
circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is below its
carrying value. The Company’s annual impairment testing date is April 1. Impairment exists whenever the carrying
value of goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value. Adverse changes in impairment indicators such as loss of key
personnel, lower than forecast financial performance, increased competition, increased regulatory oversight, or
unplanned changes in operations could result in impairment.
The Company can elect to qualitatively assess goodwill for impairment if it is more likely than not that the
estimated fair value of a reporting unit (generally defined as a component of a business for which financial
information is available and reviewed regularly by management) exceeds its carrying value. A qualitative
assessment may consider macroeconomic and other industry-specific factors, such as trends in short-term and long-
term interest rates and the ability to access capital or company-specific factors, such as market capitalization in
excess of net assets, trends in revenue-generating activities and merger or acquisition activity.
If the Company does not qualitatively assess goodwill it compares a reporting unit’s estimated fair value to its
carrying value. The Company estimates the fair value of a reporting unit using both an income approach and a
market approach. The Company relies on the income approach (discounted cash flow method) as the primary
method for determining estimated fair value. Market-based methods are used as benchmarks to corroborate the
estimated fair value determined by the discounted cash flow method. Both the income approach and the market
approach rely on long-term growth rates, and revenue and earnings projections.
When applying the income approach, the Company uses a discounted cash flow model, which requires the
estimation of cash flows and an appropriate discount rate. The Company projects cash flows expected to be
generated by a reporting unit inclusive of an estimated terminal value. The discount rate assumption contemplates a
weighted-average cost of capital based on both market observable and company-specific factors. The discount rate
is risk-adjusted to include any premiums related to equity price volatility, size, and projected capital structure of
publicly traded companies in similar lines of business.
The Company relies on several assumptions when estimating the fair value of a reporting unit using the discounted
cash flow method. These assumptions include the current discount rate discussed above, as well as transaction fee
revenue based on projected loan origination growth and revenue growth, projected operating expenses and
contribution margin, capital expenditures and income taxes. The Company believes these assumptions to be
representative of assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing a reporting unit, but these assumptions
are inherently uncertain. If the assumptions regarding business operating plans, projected loan origination growth
and transaction fee rates, operating expenses, or competition in the industry are not achieved, the Company may be
required to record goodwill impairment charges in future periods. There can be no assurances that estimates and
assumptions made for purposes of goodwill impairment testing will prove accurate predictions of the future.
The market approach estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on certain market value multiples of publicly
traded companies in similar lines of business, such as total enterprise value to revenue, or to EBITDA. Under the
market approach, the Company also considers fair value implied from any relevant and comparable market
transactions.
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives in a manner that best reflects their economic benefit, which
may include straight-line or accelerated methods of amortization. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment
quarterly and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not
be recoverable. The Company does not have indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as
liabilities in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Associated
legal expense is recorded in “Other general and administrative” expense or in “Class action litigation settlement”
expense for the losses associated with the securities class action lawsuits, as described in “Note 18. Commitments
and Contingencies,” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Such liabilities and associated
expenses are recorded when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably
estimated. Such estimates are based on the best information available at the time. As additional information
becomes available, we reassess the potential liability and record an adjustment to our estimate in the period in which
the adjustment is probable and an amount or range can be reasonably estimated. Due to the inherent uncertainties of
loss contingencies, our estimates may be different than the actual outcomes.
Insurance Recoveries
Insurance recoveries of all or a portion of incurred losses are recognized when realization of the claim for recovery
is probable. Any insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred are accounted for as a gain contingency. Insurance
recoveries are recorded in “Other assets” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Insurance recoveries
associated with the reimbursement of legal expenses arising from loss contingencies and legal fees are recorded as a
contra-expense in “Other general and administrative” expense or, if such recoveries are associated with the
securities class action lawsuits, as a contra-expense in “Class action litigation settlement” expense, in the
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Debt
For debt instruments carried at amortized cost, the Company defers specific incremental costs directly related to
issuing debt or entering into revolving debt arrangements. Debt issuance costs associated with debt liabilities are
presented as a direct deduction of the carrying amount of debt liability and subsequently amortized to interest
expense over the contractual life of the debt. Debt issuance costs associated with revolving debt arrangements are
presented as an asset and subsequently amortized over the term of the revolving debt arrangement.
Revenue Recognition
Transaction Fees: The Company recognizes transaction fees paid by issuing banks and education and patient
service providers at the time the loan is issued by the issuing bank and the proceeds are delivered to the borrower.
The Company records transaction fee revenue net of program fees paid to WebBank. See “Loan Trailing Fee
Liability” above for further discussion.
At the time of loan issuance by the issuing bank and delivery of proceeds to the borrower, the Company recognizes
estimated refunds for potential assumption of the issuing bank’s obligation under Utah law to refund the pro-rated
amount of the transaction fee in excess of 5% in the event the borrower prepays the loan in full before maturity.
Additionally, for patient solutions products, the Company may provide refunds to borrowers when the borrower
cancels the loan under certain conditions. The Company records transaction fee revenue net of estimated refunds.
Investor Fees: Note investors, certain certificate holders and whole loan purchasers typically pay LendingClub a
servicing fee on each payment received from a borrower or on the investors’ month-end principal balance of loans
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serviced. The servicing fee compensates the Company for managing payments from borrowers and payments to
investors and maintaining investors’ platform account. The Company records servicing fees when received as a
component of “Investor fees” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Servicing fees can be, and have been,
modified or waived at management’s discretion. Investor fees also include the change in fair value of loan servicing
assets and liabilities.
Qualified investors can invest in investment funds managed by LCAM. LCAM charges limited partners in the
investment funds a management fee payable monthly in arrears, based on a limited partner’s capital account balance
at month end. LCAM also earns management fees on separately managed accounts (SMAs), payable monthly in
arrears, based on the month-end balances in the SMAs. Management fees are recorded as earned as a component of
“Investor fees” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Management fees can be, and have been, modified or
waived at the discretion of LCAM.
Gain (Loss) on Sales of Loans: In connection with whole loan sales, in addition to investor fees earned with respect
to the corresponding loan, the Company recognizes a gain or loss on the sale of that loan based on the degree to
which the contractual loan servicing fee is above or below an estimated market rate loan servicing fee. Gain (Loss)
on sales of loans is presented net of credit support agreement expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
Other Revenue: Other revenue primarily consists of referral revenue that relates to fees earned from third-party
companies when customers referred by us complete specified actions with such third-party companies, and
commission for facilitating the transfer of whole loans and related certificate redemption between third-party
investors.
Legal Fees
Legal fees, including legal fees associated with loss contingencies, are recognized as incurred and included in
“Other general and administrative” expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation includes expense associated with restricted stock units (RSUs), stock options, and the
Company’s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), as well as expense associated with stock issued related to its
acquisition of Springstone. Stock-based compensation expense is based on the grant date fair value of the award.
The fair value of restricted stock units is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of
grant. To determine the fair value of stock options and ESPP purchase rights, the Company uses the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, with inputs for the fair value of its common stock, expected common stock price volatility
over the expected life of the stock options or ESPP purchase rights, expected term of the stock option or ESPP
purchase right, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends.
For awards issued prior to 2017, as the Company did not have a significant trading history for its common stock, the
expected stock price volatility for its stock options and ESPP was estimated by reference to the average historical
stock price volatility for its industry peers. In 2017, the Company began using the expected volatility of ESPP
purchase rights and stock options based upon the weighted-average of the historical volatility of the Company’s
common stock. The expected term for stock options represents the period of time that stock options are estimated to
be outstanding, giving consideration to the contractual terms of the options, vesting schedules, and expectations of
future exercise patterns and post-vesting employee termination behavior. Given the Company’s limited operating
history, the simplified method is applied to calculate the expected term. The Company uses a risk-free interest rate
based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term consistent with the expected life of the awards in effect at the time of
grant. The Company has never declared or paid any cash or other dividends and does not anticipate paying cash or
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other dividends in the foreseeable future, and consequently uses an expected dividend yield of 0.0% in its option-
pricing model.
Beginning in 2017, the Company elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur for equity awards with only a service
condition, rather than estimated expected forfeitures. The Company recorded a $1.4 million reclassification to 2017
beginning accumulated deficit to remove the estimate of forfeitures as of January 1, 2017.
The Company uses a Monte Carlo simulation to fair value the total shareholder return (TSR) vesting portion of the
restricted stock unit awards with performance, market, and service conditions. This valuation methodology utilizes
the 20-day volume weighted-average stock price and the closing price of the common stock of the Company and its
peer group on the grant date, as well as several key assumptions, including the expected volatilities of the Company
and peer group’s stock price, risk-free rate of return, and estimated total shareholder return. Due to the complexity
of the valuation technique, the Company has engaged a third-party valuation firm to perform the Monte Carlo
simulation.
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and RSUs that are expected to vest is recognized over
the vesting period of the award, which is generally four years, on a straight-line basis. The compensation expense
related to ESPP purchase rights is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is
generally six months.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of
deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the
financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the
differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for
the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets
and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. On December 22, 2017, the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) was signed into law which reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from
35% to 21%, effective on January 1, 2018.
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it believes these assets are more likely than not to be
realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers the available positive and negative evidence,
including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning
strategies, and results of recent operations. If the Company determines that it is able to realize its deferred tax assets
in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, the Company decreases the deferred tax asset valuation
allowance, which reduces the provision for income taxes.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions using a two-step process whereby (i) it determines whether it is
more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position
(“more-likely-than-not recognition threshold”) and (ii) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not
recognition threshold, it recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be
realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of
“Income tax expense (benefit)” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Earnings (Loss) per share (EPS) is the amount of net income (loss) available to each share of common stock
outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS is the amount of net income (loss) available to each share of
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(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
common stock outstanding during the reporting period, adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive common
shares. Potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted EPS in periods in which
the effect would be antidilutive. Potentially dilutive common shares include incremental shares issued for stock
options and warrants to purchase common stock. The Company calculates diluted EPS using the treasury stock
method. Under the treasury stock method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the
period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at
the average market price during the period.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
A variable interest entity (VIE) is a legal entity that has either a total equity investment that is insufficient to finance
its activities without additional subordinated financial support or whose equity investors lack the ability to control
the entity’s activities or lack the ability to receive expected benefits or absorb obligations in a manner that’s
consistent with their investment in the entity.
The most common type of VIE is a special purpose entity (SPE). SPEs are commonly used in securitization
transactions in order to isolate certain assets and distribute the cash flows from those assets to investors. In
connection with its securitization activities, the Company has various forms of ongoing involvement with SPEs,
which may include (i) holding senior or subordinated interests in SPEs; (ii) acting as servicer for SPEs; and (iii)
providing administrative services to SPEs. SPEs are generally structured to insulate investors from claims on the
SPE’s assets by creditors of other entities, including the creditors of the seller of the assets.
A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary, the party that has both the power to direct the activities that most
significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive
benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company consolidates VIEs when it is
deemed to be the primary beneficiary.
Management regularly reviews and reconsiders its previous conclusions regarding whether it holds a variable
interest in potential VIEs, the status of an entity as a VIE, and whether the Company is required to consolidate such
VIEs in the consolidated financial statements.
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests represent the noncontrolling holders’ share of income or losses, and share of total equity,
from a consolidated subsidiary or consolidated VIE in which the Company holds less than 100% ownership.
Transfers of Financial Assets
The Company accounts for transfers of financial assets as sales when it has surrendered control over the transferred
assets. Control is generally considered to have been surrendered when the transferred assets have been legally
isolated from the Company, the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the assets without any significant
constraints, and the Company has not entered into a repurchase agreement, does not hold significant call options and
has not written significant put options on the transferred assets. In assessing whether control has been surrendered,
the Company considers whether the transferee would be a consolidated affiliate and the impact of all arrangements
or agreements made contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of the transfer, even if they were not entered into
at the time of transfer. The Company recognizes gain or loss on sale of financial assets by comparing the net sales
proceeds (including fair value of any servicing asset or liability and recourse obligation recognized) to the carrying
amount of the assets sold.
Transfers of financial assets that do not qualify for sale accounting are reported as secured borrowings. Accordingly,
the related assets remain on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and continue to be reported and accounted
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
for as if the transfer had not occurred. Cash proceeds from these transfers are reported as liabilities, with related
interest expense recognized over the life of the related assets.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
The Company adopted the following accounting standards during the year ended December 31, 2017:
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-09 Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to
Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (ASU 2016-09), simplifies the accounting for employee share-based
payment transactions, including the associated accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and classification in the
statement of cash flows. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017, under the modified
retrospective method with the cumulative effect of adoption recorded as a reclassification to 2017 beginning
accumulated deficit. The Company also elected to present the change in classification in its Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows related to excess tax benefits prospectively and, therefore, prior period amounts have not been
adjusted.
Under ASU 2016-09, the Company now recognizes the excess income tax benefits or deficiencies from stock-based
compensation in “Income tax expense (benefit)” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, and as
an operating activity in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Additionally, excess tax benefits
and tax deficiencies are now excluded from the calculation of assumed proceeds under the treasury stock method
when computing fully diluted earnings per share. Upon the adoption of this standard, the Company recognized a
$56.7 million deferred tax asset with a full valuation allowance (net zero impact upon adoption) in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets for the excess income tax benefits from stock-based compensation as of January 1, 2017.
The Company also elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur for equity awards with only a service condition,
rather than estimate expected forfeitures, as permitted by ASU 2016-09. The Company recorded a $1.4 million
reclassification to 2017 beginning accumulated deficit to remove the estimate of forfeitures as of January 1, 2017.
ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,
simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairments by eliminating Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Under
ASU 2017-04, a goodwill impairment loss is now measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of a
reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2017-04 effective January 1, 2017.
The adoption did not have an effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2017.
New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock
Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, (ASU 2017-09), which clarifies when to account for
a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under ASU 2017-09,
modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award
(as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The guidance is effective
prospectively for all companies for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. The Company will
adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2018. The impact of this adoption will prospectively impact any
modifications that occur after adoption of this ASU.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash, to
address the diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statement of cash
flows, by requiring entities to combine the changes in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in one line. As a
result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the
statement of cash flows. Additionally, if more than one line item is recorded on the balance sheet for cash and cash
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
equivalents and restricted cash, a reconciliation between the statement of cash flows and balance sheet is required.
The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017 using a
retrospective transition method. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt this standard in the first
quarter of 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its statement of cash flows.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts
and Cash Payments, to address diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and payments are presented and
classified in the statements of cash flows. The guidance also clarifies how the predominance principle should be
applied when cash receipts and cash payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flows. The guidance is
effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017 using a retrospective transition
method, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2018. The
Company is evaluating the impact of this ASU will have on its statement of cash flows.
In June 2016, the FASB amended guidance related to impairment of financial instruments as part of ASU 2016-13
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which
will be effective January 1, 2020. The guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology with an
expected credit loss model for which a company recognizes an allowance based on the estimate of expected credit
loss. The Company accounts for its loans at fair value through net income, which is outside the scope of Topic 326.
For available for sale debt securities, the guidance will require recognition of expected credit losses by recognizing
an allowance for credit losses when the fair value of the security is below amortized cost and the recognition of this
allowance is limited to the difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and fair value. The Company is
evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to record on their
balance sheets a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use (ROU) asset for the right
to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Lessees may elect to not recognize lease liabilities and ROU assets for
leases with terms of 12 months or less. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments
over the lease term. The ROU asset will be based on the liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives,
and the lessee’s initial direct costs. For operating leases, lease expense will generally be recognized on a straight-
line basis over the lease term. Lessor accounting activities are largely unchanged from existing lease accounting.
The new standard is effective January 1, 2019 and requires modified retrospective transition approach, with early
adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of 2019. The Company is
evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and related
disclosures.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic: 825-10): Recognition
and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which is effective January 1, 2018. The amendment
changes the accounting for equity investments, changes disclosure requirements related to instruments at amortized
cost and fair value, and clarifies how entities should evaluate deferred tax assets for securities classified as available
for sale. The guidance also requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the
total change in fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity
has elected to measure the liability under the fair value option. The Company is evaluating the impact of this
guidance on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and related disclosures.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which is
effective January 1, 2018. The guidance clarifies that revenue from contracts with customers should be recognized
in a manner that depicts both the likelihood of payment and the timing of the related transfer of goods or
performance of services. In March 2016, the FASB issued an amendment (ASU 2016-08) to the new revenue
recognition guidance clarifying how to determine if an entity is a principal or agent in a transaction. In April
(ASU 2016-10), May (ASU 2016-12), and December (ASU 2016-20) of 2016, the FASB further amended the
guidance to include performance obligation identification, licensing implementation, collectability assessment and
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
other presentation and transition clarifications. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments is
the same as for ASU 2014-09. The Company will adopt the revenue recognition guidance beginning January 1,
2018 using the modified retrospective method of adoption.
The Company has performed an assessment of our revenue contracts and concluded that there will be no change to
(1) the timing and pattern of revenue recognition for its current revenue streams in scope of Topic 606, which
includes transaction fees, management fees, and referral fees, (2) the presentation of revenue as gross versus net, or
(3) the amount of capitalized contract costs upon adoption of Topic 606. Because there will be no change to the
timing and pattern of revenue recognition, we believe there will be no material changes to the Company’s processes
and internal controls. As part of our implementation process to date, we are evaluating new qualitative and
quantitative disclosures, including disaggregation of revenues and descriptions of performance obligations. The
Company will make such disclosures in the first quarter of 2018.
3. Net Loss Per Share
The following table details the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share:
Year Ended December 31,
LendingClub net loss
Weighted-average common shares – Basic
Weighted-average common shares – Diluted
Net loss per share attributable to LendingClub:
Basic
Diluted
2017
(153,835) $
2016
(145,969) $
$
408,995,947
408,995,947
387,762,072
387,762,072
2015
(4,995)
374,872,118
374,872,118
$
$
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.38) $
(0.01)
(0.01)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
4. Securities Available for Sale
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of securities available for sale as of
December 31, 2017 and 2016, were as follows:
December 31, 2017
Asset-backed senior securities related to
Company-sponsored securitizations (1)
Certificates of deposit
Corporate debt securities
Asset-backed securities
Commercial paper
Asset-backed subordinated residual certificates
related to Company-sponsored securitizations
and CLUB Certificate transactions (1)
Total securities available for sale
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
36,953
24,758
16,268
14,843
14,665
73
—
1
1
—
(6)
—
(11)
(1)
—
37,020
24,758
16,258
14,843
14,665
10,058
117,545 $
$
11
86 $
(40)
(58) $
10,029
117,573
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
$
Amortized
Cost
181,359 $
27,501
25,369
20,164
19,602
2,493
10,805
287,293 $
December 31, 2016
Corporate debt securities
Certificates of deposit
Asset-backed securities
Commercial paper
U.S. agency securities
U.S. Treasury securities
Other securities
181,223
27,501
25,364
20,164
19,623
2,496
10,766
287,137
(1) Approximately $45.3 million of the asset-backed securities related to Company-sponsored securitizations and
CLUB Certificate transactions are subject to restrictions on transfer pursuant to the Company’s obligations as a
“sponsor” under the U.S. Risk Retention Rules (as more fully described in “Part II. Other Information –
Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risk retention rules and recent developments in our business may increase our
compliance costs, impair our liquidity and otherwise adversely affect our operating results.”
(199) $
—
(9)
—
—
—
(39)
(247) $
63 $
—
4
—
21
3
—
91 $
Total securities available for sale
$
The senior securities and the subordinated residual certificates related to the securitization transactions are
accounted for as securities available for sale, as described in “Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest
Entities.” The senior securities and subordinated residual certificates are included in asset-backed securities related
to Company-sponsored securitizations and CLUB Certificate transactions in the table above. The senior securities
are valued using prices obtained from third-party pricing services (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy), as described
in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” The subordinated residual certificates and CLUB
Certificates retained interests are valued using discounted cash flow models that incorporate contractual payment
terms and estimated discount rates, credit losses, and prepayment rates (Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy). The fair
value of the subordinated residual certificates and retained CLUB Certificates was $10.0 million at December 31,
2017.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
A summary of securities available for sale with unrealized losses as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, aggregated by
period of continuous unrealized loss, is as follows:
Less than
12 months
12 months
or longer
Total
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
December 31, 2017
Asset-backed securities related to
Company-sponsored securitizations
and CLUB Certificate transactions
Corporate debt securities
Asset-backed securities
Total securities with unrealized losses (1) $ 45,303 $
$ 26,534 $
14,368
4,401
(46) $
(11)
(1)
(58) $
— $
—
—
— $
— $ 26,534 $
—
—
— $ 45,303 $
14,368
4,401
(46)
(11)
(1)
(58)
Less than
12 months
12 months
or longer
Total
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Unrealized
Losses
December 31, 2016
Corporate debt securities
Asset-backed securities
Other securities
Total securities with unrealized losses (1) $ 121,290 $
$ 107,862 $
6,628
6,800
(185) $ 11,682 $
(8)
(3)
1,870
3,966
(196) $ 17,518 $
Fair
Value
(14) $ 119,544 $
(1)
(36)
(51) $ 138,808 $
8,498
10,766
(199)
(9)
(39)
(247)
(1) The number of investment positions with unrealized losses at December 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled 24 and 72,
respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized $1.5 million in other-than-temporary
impairment charges on its subordinated residual certificates held as a result of its Company-sponsored securitization
transactions. There were no credit losses recognized into earnings for other-than-temporarily impaired securities
held by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2017 for which a portion of the impairment was
previously recognized in other comprehensive income. During the years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015, the
Company recognized no other-than-temporary impairment charges.
The contractual maturities of securities available for sale at December 31, 2017, were as follows:
Within
1 year
After 1 year
through
5 years
After 5
years
through
10 years
After
10 years
Total
Asset-backed securities related to
Company-sponsored securitizations
and CLUB Certificate transactions
Certificates of deposit
Corporate debt securities
Asset-backed securities
Commercial paper
Total fair value
Total amortized cost
$
$
$
— $
24,758
16,258
14,843
14,665
70,524 $
70,534 $
— $
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
45,256 $
—
—
—
—
45,256 $
45,215 $
1,793 $
—
—
—
—
1,793 $
1,796 $
47,049
24,758
16,258
14,843
14,665
117,573
117,545
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company’s Depositor and MOA sold $831.1 million in asset-backed
securities related to the Company-sponsored securitization transactions. There were no realized gains or losses
related to such sales. See “Note 6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities” for additional information.
Proceeds and gross realized gains and losses from sales of securities available for sale were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
Proceeds
Gross realized gains
Gross realized losses
2017
2016
2015
$ 125,522 $
196 $
$
(26) $
$
2,494 $ 120,420
133
4
2 $
— $
5. Loans Held For Investment, Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings and Loan
Servicing Rights
Loans Held For Investment, Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings
The Company sells loans and issues notes and the Trust issues certificates as a means to allow investors to invest in
the corresponding loans. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, loans held for investment, notes, certificates and secured
borrowings measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
December 31,
Aggregate principal balance outstanding
Net fair value adjustments
Fair value
Loans Held For Investment
Notes, Certificates and Secured
Borrowings
2017
2016
2017
2016
3,141,391
$
4,547,138
$
3,161,080
$
4,572,912
(209,066)
(252,017)
(206,312)
(252,017)
2,932,325
$
4,295,121
$
2,954,768
$
4,320,895
$
$
In October 2017, LCAM initiated the full wind down of six funds by redeeming the Certificates issued by the funds
and transferring the loan participations underlying the redeemed Certificates to third party investors. The Company
received $384.7 million in proceeds from the sale of loan participations with a fair value of $103.8 million and
issued secured borrowings with a fair value of $282.5 million. The secured borrowings are collateralized by loan
participations with a fair value of $280.9 million . The Company paid $386.1 million to certificate holders with a
$1.4 million net cash outflow recorded in “Net fair value adjustments” in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations. At December 31, 2017, $242.7 million of the aggregate principal balance outstanding and a fair value of
$228.1 million included in “Loans held for investment” were pledged as collateral for secured borrowings. See
“Note 14. Secured Borrowings” for additional information.
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, loans invested in by the Company for which there were no associated notes,
certificates or secured borrowings were as follows:
Loans Invested in by the Company
Loans Held For Investment
December 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
Loans Held For Sale
Total
December 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
December 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
Aggregate principal
balance
outstanding
Net fair value
adjustments
Fair value
$
$
371,379
18,515 $
242,273 $
9,345 $
613,652 $
27,860
(10,149)
361,230
(1,652)
16,863 $
(6,448)
235,825 $
(297)
9,048 $
(16,597)
597,055 $
(1,949)
25,911
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The net change in fair value recorded in earnings on loans invested in by the Company was $(25.8) million during
the year ended December 31, 2017. This change was offset by $35.7 million in interest income earned on the loans
held by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2017.
The Company used its own capital to purchase $1.6 billion in loans during 2017 and sold $990.3 million in loans
during 2017, of which $198.5 million was securitized or contributed to CLUB Certificates and sold and
$791.8 million was sold to whole loan investors. The aggregate principal balance outstanding of loans invested in
by the Company was $613.7 million at December 31, 2017, of which $242.3 million was held for sale primarily to
support upcoming securitization initiatives and sales to whole loan investors. See “Note 7. Fair Value of Assets and
Liabilities” for a fair value rollforward of loans invested in by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2017
and 2016.
At December 31, 2017, $359.4 million of the aggregate principal balance outstanding included in “Loans held for
investment” were pledged as collateral for payables to securitization note and residual certificate holders.
Additionally, $62.1 million of the aggregate principal balance outstanding included in “Loans held for sale” were
pledged as collateral for the Warehouse credit facility. See “Note 13. Debt” for additional information related to
these debt obligations.
The Company continues to evaluate the impact of natural disasters on loans held by LendingClub and investors.
Temporary relief measures on payment obligations have been provided to borrowers who reside in the affected
areas. At December 31, 2017, $14.0 million of loans invested in by the Company were to borrowers who reside in
the affected areas. The Company has reviewed its portfolio for potential losses from these recent natural disasters
and reflected additional expected credit losses for these loans in the valuation of loans invested in by the Company.
The Company continues to monitor performance of these loans.
Loans that were 90 days or more past due (including non-accrual loans) were as follows:
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
> 90 days
past due
Non-accrual
loans
> 90 days
past due
Non-accrual
loans
$
$
$
$
36,588 $
(30,071)
6,517 $
3,779
1,015 $
(861)
154 $
257
3,289 $
(2,675)
614 $
591
45,207 $
(39,734)
5,473 $
3,887
122 $
(107)
15 $
34
511 $
(449)
62 $
154
4,965
(4,312)
653
465
90
(80)
10
18
Loans held for investment and loans held
for sale:
Outstanding principal balance
Net fair value adjustments
Fair value
Number of loans (not in thousands)
Loans invested in by the Company:
Outstanding principal balance
Net fair value adjustments
Fair value
Number of loans (not in thousands)
Loan Servicing Rights
Loans underlying loan servicing rights had a total outstanding principal balance of $8.18 billion and $6.54 billion as
of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
6. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities
In the normal course of business, the Company engages in a variety of activities with VIEs. The Company
determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the time it becomes involved with the variable interest
entity and reconsiders that conclusion continually. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary,
the Company evaluates its economic interests in the entity. The consolidation analysis can generally be performed
qualitatively, however if it is not readily apparent that the Company is not the primary beneficiary, a quantitative
analysis may also be performed. If the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it must
account for the VIE as a consolidated subsidiary. If the Company is determined not to be the primary beneficiary of
a VIE such VIE is not consolidated. See “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional
information.
VIE Assets and Liabilities
The Company has segregated its involvement with VIEs between those VIEs which are consolidated and those VIEs
which are not consolidated. The following tables provide the classifications of assets and liabilities on the
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets for its transactions with VIEs at December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Consolidated
VIEs
Unconsolidated
VIEs
Total
December 31, 2017
Assets
Restricted cash
Securities available for sale
Loans held for investment at fair value
Loans held for investment by the Company at fair value
Loans held for sale by Company at fair value
Accrued interest receivable
Other assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Accrued interest payable
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings at fair value
Payable to securitization note and residual certificate
$
$
$
holders
Warehouse notes payable
Total liabilities
Total net assets
34,370 $
—
1,202,260
350,699
60,812
15,602
6,324
1,670,067 $
14,789 $
52
1,210,349
312,123
32,100
1,569,413
— $
47,049
—
—
—
407
15,779
63,235 $
— $
300
—
—
—
300
62,935 $
34,370
47,049
1,202,260
350,699
60,812
16,009
22,103
1,733,302
14,789
352
1,210,349
312,123
32,100
1,569,713
163,589
$
100,654 $
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
December 31, 2016
Assets
Loans held for investment at fair value
Accrued interest receivable
Other assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Accrued interest payable
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings at fair value
Total liabilities
Total net assets
Consolidated VIEs
Consolidated
VIEs
Unconsolidated
VIEs
Total
$
$
$
$
2,600,422 $
24,037
—
2,624,459 $
26,839 $
2,616,023
2,642,862
(18,403) $
— $
—
10,122
10,122 $
— $
—
—
10,122 $
2,600,422
24,037
10,122
2,634,581
26,839
2,616,023
2,642,862
(8,281)
Trust Certificates
The Company established the Trust for the purpose of acquiring and holding loans for the sole benefit of certain
investors that have purchased trust certificates issued by the Trust based on its power to direct the activities that
most significantly impact the economic outcomes of the Trust through involvement in the design and ongoing
activities and significant variable interest held in the Trust. The Company consolidates the loans held and the
certificates issued by the Trust as it is the primary beneficiary of the Trust. As the primary beneficiary of the Trust,
the Company is obligated the ensure that the Trust meets minimum capital requirements with respect to funding the
administrative activities and maintaining the operations of the Trust.
Securitizations
The Company established LOAN, Depositor, Credit Trust and Grantor Trust for the purpose of maintaining at least
5% ongoing interest to comply with regulatory credit risk retention rules in connection with securitizations of
personal whole loans. The Company consolidates LOAN, Depositor, Credit Trust and Grantor Trust in its
consolidated financial statements as it holds a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary. The
Company is the primary beneficiary of LOAN, Depositor, Credit Trust and Grantor Trust based on its power to
direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic outcomes of the securitizations through its role as
sponsor and servicer and significant variable interests through its interests in these VIEs.
Warehouse Credit Facility
The Company established Warehouse for the purpose of purchasing non-revolving personal whole loans from
LendingClub, financing the purchase or acquisition of such assets through facility agreements and warehousing the
assets for securitization or loan sales. The Company consolidates Warehouse in its consolidated financial statements
as it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary of Warehouse based on its power to direct
the activities that most significantly impact the economic outcomes of the VIE through role in the design and
ongoing activities and significant variable interest held in the VIE.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The following table presents a summary of financial assets and liabilities from the Company’s involvement with
consolidated VIEs at December 31, 2017 and 2016:
December 31, 2017
Trust Certificates
Securitizations
Warehouse Credit Facility
Total consolidated VIEs
December 31, 2016
Trust Certificates
Total consolidated VIEs
Assets
1,226,957 $
375,607
67,503
1,670,067 $
Liabilities
Net Assets
(1,224,473) $
(312,832)
(32,108)
(1,569,413) $
2,484
62,775
35,395
100,654
Assets
2,624,459 $
2,624,459 $
Liabilities
Net Assets
(2,642,862) $
(2,642,862) $
(18,403)
(18,403)
$
$
$
$
The creditors of the VIEs above have no recourse to the general credit of the Company as the primary beneficiary of
the VIEs and the liabilities of the VIEs can only be settled by the respective VIE’s assets.
Unconsolidated VIEs
The Company’s transactions with unconsolidated VIEs include securitizations of personal whole loans and sales of
personal whole loans to investment funds sponsored by LCAM. The Company has various forms of involvement
with VIEs, including servicing of loans, holding senior or subordinated interests, and serving as the investment
manager for sponsored investment funds. The Company considers continued involvement in an unconsolidated VIE
insignificant when it relates to third-party sponsored VIEs for which it was not the transferor, unless it is servicer
and has other significant forms of involvement, or if it was the sponsor only or sponsor and servicer but does not
have any other forms of significant involvement. In these instances, the Company’s involvement with the VIE is in
the role as an agent and without significant participation in the economics of the VIE.
Securitizations
The Company sponsors securitizations of unsecured personal whole loans through issuances of fixed-rate asset-
backed securities, which are collateralized by loans transferred to a VIE. Securitizations typically involve the
transfer of unsecured personal whole loans to these VIEs with the transfer accounted for as a sale. In addition, the
Company enters into separate servicing agreements with the VIEs and holds at least 5% of the beneficial interests
issued by the VIEs. In certain instances, the Company may service unsecured personal loan securitizations
structured by third parties whose loans were transferred to the VIE by a party other than the Company. In the case of
certain securitization transactions, the Company has also agreed to repurchase or substitute loans for which a
borrower fails to make the first payment due under a loan.The Company has determined that the variable interests it
holds with respect to the securitizations are not potentially significant to the VIE, and as such, the Company is not
the primary beneficiary.
CLUB Certificates
The Company sponsors the sale of unsecured personal whole loans through issuance of pass-through securities
called CLUB Certificates, which are collateralized by loans transferred to a VIE. In December 2017, the Company
introduced the CLUB Certificate, which is an instrument that trades in the over-the-counter market with a CUSIP.
For each CLUB Certificate transaction, Master Trust establishes a series of the Master Trust (Series Trust). The
CLUB Certificate transaction typically involves the transfer of unsecured personal whole loans to a Series Trust
with the transfer accounted for as a sale. In addition, the Company enters into a servicing agreement with each
applicable Series Trust and holds at least 5% of the beneficial interests issued by the Series Trust. The Company has
determined that the variable interests it holds with respect to CLUB Certificates are not potentially significant to the
VIE and as such, the Company is not the primary beneficiary.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Investment Fund
The Company has an equity investment in a holding company (Investment Fund) to a family of funds that purchases
loans and interest in loans from the Company. The Company’s investment is deemed to be a variable interest in the
Investment Fund because the limited partnership interest shares in the expected returns and losses of the Investment
Fund. However, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the Investment Fund because the Company does not
have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the Investment Fund’s economic performance.
As a result, the Company does not consolidate the operations of the Investment Fund in its consolidated financial
statements.
The following tables summarize unconsolidated VIEs with which the Company has significant continuing
involvement, but is not the primary beneficiary at December 31, 2017 and 2016:
December 31, 2017
Carrying Value
Total VIE
Assets
Securities
Available
for Sale
Accrued
Interest
Receivable
Other
Assets
Securitizations
CLUB Certificates
Investment Fund
Total unconsolidated VIEs
$ 863,589 $
36,833
40,494
$ 940,916 $
45,256 $
1,793
—
47,049 $
391 $
16
—
407 $
5,446 $
315
10,018
15,779 $
Accrued
Expenses
and Other
Liabilities Net Assets
50,793
2,124
10,018
62,935
(300) $
—
—
(300) $
December 31, 2017
Maximum Exposure to Loss
Securities
Available
for Sale
Accrued
Interest
Receivable
Other
Assets
Accrued
Expenses
and Other
Liabilities
Total
Exposure
Securitizations
CLUB Certificates
Investment Fund
Total unconsolidated VIEs
$
$
45,256 $
1,793
—
47,049 $
391 $
16
—
407 $
5,446 $
315
10,018
15,779 $
300 $
—
—
300 $
51,393
2,124
10,018
63,535
December 31, 2016
Carrying Value
Maximum Exposure to Loss
Total VIE
Assets
Other Assets
Net Assets
Other Assets
Total
Exposure
Investment Fund
$
Total unconsolidated VIEs $
50,523 $
50,523 $
10,122 $
10,122 $
10,122 $
10,122 $
10,122 $
10,122 $
10,122
10,122
“Total VIE Assets” represents the remaining principal balance of loans held by unconsolidated VIEs with respect to
securitizations and CLUB Certificates, and the net assets held by the investment fund using the most current
information available. “Securities Available for Sale,” “Accrued Interest Receivable,” “Other Assets” and “Accrued
Expenses and Other Liabilities” are the balances in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets related to its
involvement with the unconsolidated VIEs. “Other Assets” includes the Company’s servicing assets associated with
loans transferred as part of securitizations and CLUB Certificates and the Company’s equity investment with respect
to the Investment Fund. “Total Exposure” refers to the Company’s maximum exposure to loss from its involvement
with unconsolidated VIEs. It represents estimated loss that would be incurred under severe, hypothetical
circumstances, for which the Company believes the possibility is extremely remote, such as where the value of
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
interests and any associated collateral declines to zero. Accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of
expected losses.
Personal Whole Loan Securitizations
The Company securitizes certain prime and near-prime unsecured personal whole loans through asset-backed
securitization transactions. The loans are facilitated through the Company’s lending marketplace with the Company
and third-party whole loan investors contributing loans. In connection with the securitizations, the Company
established VIEs to purchase the loans from the Company and third-party whole loan investors and simultaneously
transferred the loans to a securitization trust with the transfer accounted for as a sale of financial assets. The assets
are transferred into a trust such that the assets are legally isolated from the creditors of the Company are not
available to satisfy its obligations. These assets can only be used to settle obligations of the securitization trust or
other securitization vehicle.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, securitization trusts issued senior securities and subordinated residual
certificates and Master Trust issued CLUB Certificates by the respective VIEs as consideration for the transferred
loans. The VIEs sold 95% of the senior securities to third-party investors and then distributed the cash and the
subordinated residual certificates to the Company and third-party whole loan investors. The Company subsequently
sold a portion of its allocated subordinated residual certificates in prime unsecured personal whole loans to a third-
party whole loan investor.
To comply with regulatory credit risk retention rules, the Company retained at least 5% of each of the senior
securities, subordinated residual certificates and CLUB Certificates. Additionally, the Company’s continued
involvement includes loan servicing responsibilities for which it receives servicing fees over the life of the
underlying loans.
The senior securities, subordinated residual certificates and CLUB Certificates are accounted for as securities
available for sale. See “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 7. Fair Value of Assets and
Liabilities” for additional information.
The following table summarizes activity related to the unconsolidated personal whole loan securitizations and
personal whole loan CLUB Certificates with the transfers accounted for as a sale on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017:
Year Ended December 31,
2017
Personal Whole
Loan
Securitizations
Personal Whole
Loan CLUB
Certificates
Principal derecognized from loans securitized or sold
Net gains (losses) recognized from loans securitized or sold
Fair value of senior securities and subordinated certificates retained upon
settlement (1)
Cash proceeds from loans securitized or sold
Cash proceeds from subordinated certificates sold
Cash proceeds from servicing and other administrative fees on loans
securitized or sold
Cash proceeds for interest received on senior securities and subordinated
certificates
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
999,128 $
4,987 $
53,154 $
812,851 $
6,300 $
2,641 $
300 $
37,779
(177)
1,802
34,575
—
21
5
(1) For personal whole loan securitizations, the Company retained senior securities of $43.4 million and
subordinated certificates of $9.7 million.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
There were no activities related to Company-sponsored securitizations or CLUB Certificate transactions during the
years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Off-Balance Sheet Loans
Off-balance sheet loans primarily relate to securitized unsecured personal whole loans for which the Company has
some form of continuing involvement, including as servicer. Delinquent loans contain loans 31 days or more past
due, including non-accrual loans. For loans securitized, where servicing is the only form of continuing involvement,
the Company would only experience a loss if it was required to repurchase a delinquent loan due to a breach in
representations and warranties associated with our loan sale or servicing contracts.
As of December 31, 2017, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the off-balance sheet loans pursuant to
Company-sponsored securitization transactions and CLUB Certificate transactions was $900.4 million, of which
$26.5 million was 31 days or more past due. As of December 31, 2016, there were no off-balance sheet loans related
to Company-sponsored securitization transactions.
Retained Interests from Unconsolidated VIEs
The Company and other investors in the subordinated residual certificates have rights to cash flows after the
investors holding the senior securities issued by the securitization trusts have first received their contractual cash
flows. The investors and the securitization trusts have no recourse to the Company’s assets, and holders of the
securities issued by the securitization trusts can look only to the assets of the securitization trusts that issued their
securities for payment. The beneficial interests held by the Company and MOA are subject principally to the credit
and prepayment risk stemming from the underlying personal whole loans. The Company holds a portion of each
issuance of CLUB Certificates. Accordingly, the Company has exposure to the loans underlying this pass through
security.
The fair value sensitivity of the senior securities, subordinated residual certificates and CLUB Certificates to
adverse changes in key assumptions are as follows:
December 31, 2017
Asset-Backed Securities Related to Company-Sponsored
Securitizations and CLUB Certificate Transactions
Subordinated
Residual
Certificates
CLUB
Certificates
Senior
Securities
Fair value of interests held
Expected weighted-average life (in years)
Discount rates
100 basis point increase
200 basis point increase
Expected credit loss rates on underlying loans
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
Expected prepayment rates
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
37,020 $
1.0
(326) $
(644) $
(1) $
(2) $
(1) $
(3) $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
116
8,236 $
1.5
(105) $
(208) $
(1,060) $
(2,118) $
(265) $
(513) $
1,793
1.4
(41)
(76)
(15)
(25)
(21)
(42)
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
There were no activities related to Company-sponsored securitizations or CLUB Certificate transactions during the
year ended December 31, 2016.
7. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
For a description of the fair value hierarchy and the Company’s fair value methodologies, see “Note 2. Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies.” The Company records certain assets and liabilities at fair value as listed in the
following tables.
Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
December 31, 2017
Assets:
Loans held for investment
Loans held for investment by the Company
Loans held for sale by the Company
Securities available for sale:
Asset-backed senior securities related to
Company-sponsored securitizations
Certificates of deposit
Corporate debt securities
Asset-backed securities
Commercial paper
Asset-backed subordinated residual
certificates related to Company-
sponsored securitizations and CLUB
Certificate transactions
Total securities available for sale
Servicing assets
Total assets
Liabilities:
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings
Payable to securitization residual certificate
holders
Servicing liabilities
Loan trailing fee liability
Total liabilities
Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs
Balance at
Fair Value
$
$
$
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
—
—
2,932,325 $
361,230
235,825
2,932,325
361,230
235,825
37,020
24,758
16,258
14,843
14,665
—
—
—
—
—
37,020
24,758
16,258
14,843
14,665
—
107,544
—
107,544 $
10,029
10,029
33,676
3,573,085 $
10,029
117,573
33,676
3,680,629
—
2,954,768
2,954,768
—
—
—
— $
1,479
833
8,432
2,965,512 $
1,479
833
8,432
2,965,512
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
December 31, 2016
Assets:
Loans held for investment
Loans held for investment by the Company
Loans held for sale by the Company
Securities available for sale:
Corporate debt securities
Certificates of deposit
Asset-backed securities
Commercial paper
U.S. agency securities
U.S. Treasury securities
Other securities
Total securities available for sale
Servicing assets
Total assets
Liabilities:
Notes and certificates
Loan trailing fee liability
Servicing liabilities
Total liabilities
Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs
Balance at
Fair Value
$
$
$
$
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
—
—
— $
— $
—
—
4,295,121 $
16,863
9,048
4,295,121
16,863
9,048
181,223
27,501
25,364
20,164
19,623
2,496
10,766
287,137
—
287,137 $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21,398
4,342,430 $
181,223
27,501
25,364
20,164
19,623
2,496
10,766
287,137
21,398
4,629,567
— $
—
—
— $
4,320,895 $
4,913
2,846
4,328,654 $
4,320,895
4,913
2,846
4,328,654
Financial instruments are categorized in the valuation hierarchy based on the significance of unobservable factors in
the overall fair value measurement. Since the Company’s loans held for investment and related notes, certificates
and secured borrowings, loans held for sale, loan servicing rights, asset-backed securities related to consolidated
VIEs, and loan trailing fee liability do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices, the Company
uses significant unobservable inputs to measure the fair value of these assets and liabilities. These fair value
estimates may also include observable, actively quoted components derived from external sources. As a result,
changes in fair value for assets and liabilities within the Level 2 or Level 3 categories may include changes in fair
value that were attributable to observable and unobservable inputs, respectively. The Company did not transfer any
assets or liabilities in or out of Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
The Company primarily uses a model to estimate the fair value of Level 3 instruments based on the present value of
estimated future cash flows. This model uses inputs that are inherently judgmental and reflect our best estimates of
the assumptions a market participant would use to calculate fair value. The following tables present quantitative
information about the significant unobservable inputs used for the Company’s Level 3 fair value measurements at
December 31, 2017 and 2016:
December 31, 2017
Loans Held for Investment,
Loans Held for Sale,
Notes, Certificates
and Secured Borrowings (1)
Asset-Backed Securities
Related to Consolidated VIEs
Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average
1.7%
0.4%
11.3%
17.2%
41.8%
51.0%
8.5%
13.8%
31.6%
5.8%
10.9%
28.3%
15.0%
37.2%
33.7%
9.5%
19.7%
30.5%
December 31, 2017
Servicing Assets/Liabilities
Loan Trailing Fee Liability
Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average
1.9%
0.4%
11.3%
17.1%
41.8%
51.0%
8.8%
12.4%
31.7%
1.9%
0.8%
11.3%
17.1%
41.8%
51.0%
8.9%
13.2%
31.4%
0.66%
0.90%
0.66%
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discount rates
Net cumulative expected loss rates (2)(4)
Cumulative expected prepayment rates (2)(4)
Discount rates
Net cumulative expected loss rates (2)
Cumulative expected prepayment rates (2)
Total market servicing rates
(% per annum on outstanding principal balance) (3)
Loans Held for Investment,
Loans Held for Sale,
Notes and Certificates (1)
Servicing Assets/Liabilities
Loan Trailing Fee Liability
December 31, 2016
Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average Minimum Maximum
Weighted
Average
Discount rates
1.2%
16.6 %
7.2 %
3.4%
15.1%
7.8%
3.4%
15%
7.7%
Net cumulative expected
loss rates (2)
Cumulative expected
prepayment rates (2)
Total market servicing rates
(% per annum on
outstanding principal
balance) (3)
0.3%
33.9 %
14.6 %
0.3%
33.9%
12.8%
0.3%
33.9%
13.5%
8.0%
42.7 %
30.7 %
8.0%
42.7%
29.3%
8.0%
42.7%
28.3%
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.63%
0.90%
0.63%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A Not applicable
(1) Loans held for investment and loans held for sale include loans invested in by the Company.
(2) Expressed as a percentage of the original principal balance of the loan, note, certificate or secured borrowing,
except for asset-backed securities.
(3) Includes collection fees estimated to be paid to a hypothetical third-party servicer.
(4) For asset-backed securities, expressed as a percentage of the outstanding collateral balance.
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the discounted cash flow methodology used to estimate the note, certificate and
secured borrowings’ fair values used the same projected net cash flows as their related loans. As demonstrated by
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
the following tables, the fair value adjustments for loans held for investment and loans held for sale were largely
offset by the fair value adjustments of the notes, certificates and secured borrowings due to the payment dependent
design of the notes, certificates and secured borrowings and because the principal balances of the loans were close
to the combined principal balances of the notes, certificates and secured borrowings.
The following table presents additional information about Level 3 loans held for investment, loans held for sale, and
notes, certificates and secured borrowings measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Loans Held For Investment
Loans Held for Sale
Notes, Certificates
and Secured Borrowings
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Valuation
Adjustment
Fair Value
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Valuation
Adjustment
Fair Value
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Valuation
Adjustment
Fair Value
Balance at
December 31,
2015
$ 4,678,209
$ (125,586) $ 4,552,623
$
— $
— $
— $ 4,697,169
$ (125,586) $ 4,571,583
Purchases
2,653,589
—
2,653,589
4,638,436
—
4,638,436
20,573
—
—
—
—
—
20,573
(20,573)
—
—
—
—
(20,573)
—
2,681,109
— (4,617,863)
— (4,617,863)
—
(2,385,102)
— (2,385,102)
(420,131)
420,131
—
—
—
(36,784)
(36,784)
(509,778)
(509,778)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— (2,385,234)
— (2,385,234)
—
—
—
(420,132)
420,132
—
—
—
(36,785)
(36,785)
(509,778)
(509,778)
$ 4,547,138
$ (252,017) $ 4,295,121
$
— $
— $
— $ 4,572,912
$ (252,017) $ 4,320,895
Purchases
1,720,343
5
1,720,348
5,232,503
6,420
5,238,923
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,681,109
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(253,124)
(4,112)
(257,236)
253,124
257,236
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,019,316
(17,937)
2,001,379
— (5,483,146)
8,067
(5,475,079)
—
—
—
(2,383,510)
— (2,383,510)
(2,481)
(489,456)
489,456
—
—
—
(47,913)
(47,913)
(394,485)
(394,485)
—
—
—
(2,481)
(2,941,692)
31,606
(2,910,086)
—
—
(489,456)
489,456
—
—
—
(47,914)
(47,914)
(409,506)
(409,506)
(18,599)
(18,599)
4,112
—
—
—
—
$ 3,141,391
$ (209,066) $ 2,932,325
$
— $
— $
— $ 3,161,080
$ (206,312) $ 2,954,768
120
Transfers (to)
from loans held
for investment
(from) to loans
held for sale
Issuances
Sales
Principal
payments and
retirements
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Change in fair
value recorded in
earnings
Balance at
December 31,
2016
Transfers (to)
from loans held
for investment
(from) to loans
held for sale
Issuances
Sales
Principal
payments and
retirements
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Change in fair
value recorded in
earnings
Balance at
December 31,
2017
Balance at
December 31,
2015
Purchases
Transfers (to)
from loans held
for investment
(from) to loans
held for sale
Sales
Principal
payments
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Change in fair
value recorded in
earnings
Balance at
December 31,
2016
Transfers (to)
from loans held
for investment
(from) to loans
held for sale
Sales
Principal
payments
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Change in fair
value recorded in
earnings
Balance at
December 31,
2017
(55,984)
—
(6,705)
(1,994)
—
—
—
(16,433)
(4,182)
—
—
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The following table presents additional information about Level 3 loans invested in by the Company measured at
fair value on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Loans Held For Investment
by the Company
Loans Held For Sale
by the Company
Total Loans Invested
in by the Company
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Valuation
Adjustment
Fair Value
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Valuation
Adjustment
Fair Value
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
Valuation
Adjustment
Fair Value
$
3,462
$
(4) $
3,458
$
— $
— $
— $
3,462
$
(4) $
3,458
79,736
(656)
79,080
104,102
—
104,102
183,838
(656)
183,182
—
—
—
1,994
(493)
(55,984)
55,984
—
(144,655)
(6,705)
(5,927)
—
(493)
(159)
—
—
—
—
159
—
55,984
—
(144,655)
(144,655)
(5,927)
—
—
(12,632)
(2,153)
—
—
—
—
—
2,153
(493)
—
(144,655)
(12,632)
—
(493)
(2,949)
(2,949)
(2,493)
(2,493)
—
(456)
(456)
$
18,515
$
(1,652) $
16,863
$
9,345
$
(297) $
9,048
$
27,860
(1,949) $
25,911
Purchases
19,069
(707)
18,362
1,629,228
(192)
1,629,036
1,648,297
(899)
1,647,398
354,410
4,112
358,522
(354,410)
(4,112)
(358,522)
—
—
—
—
—
4,182
(343)
—
(990,267)
5,871
(984,396)
(990,267)
5,871
(984,396)
(16,433)
(49,248)
—
(49,248)
(65,681)
—
(65,681)
—
(343)
(2,375)
—
—
2,375
—
—
—
(10,093)
(10,093)
(6,557)
—
—
6,557
(343)
—
(343)
(25,834)
(25,834)
(15,741)
(15,741)
$
371,379
$
(10,149) $
361,230
$
242,273
$
(6,448) $
235,825
$
613,652
(16,597) $
597,055
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The following table presents additional information about Level 3 servicing assets and liabilities measured at fair
value on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Fair value at December 31, 2015
Issuances (1)
Changes in fair value, included in investor fees
Other net changes included in deferred revenue
Fair value at December 31, 2016
Issuances (1)
Changes in fair value, included in investor fees
Other net changes included in deferred revenue
Fair value at December 31, 2017
Servicing
Assets
Servicing
Liabilities
$
$
$
10,250 $
16,546
(5,403)
5
21,398 $
34,950
(23,172)
500
33,676 $
3,973
3,371
(4,498)
—
2,846
333
(2,346)
—
833
(1) Represents the gains or losses on sales of the related loans.
The following table presents additional information about the Level 3 loan trailing fee liability measured at fair
value on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Year Ended December 31,
Fair value at beginning of period
Issuances
Cash payment of loan trailing fee
Change in fair value, included in origination and servicing
Fair value at end of period
2017
2016
$
$
4,913 $
7,470
(4,358)
407
8,432 $
—
5,843
(1,174)
244
4,913
Significant Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Asset and Liability Input Sensitivity
Fair valuation adjustments are recorded through earnings related to Level 3 instruments for the years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. Certain unobservable inputs may (in isolation) have either a directionally
consistent or opposite impact on the fair value of the financial instrument for a given change in that input. When
multiple inputs are used within the valuation techniques for loans, notes, certificates and secured borrowings,
servicing assets and liabilities, and loan trailing fee liability, a change in one input in a certain direction may be
offset by an opposite change from another input.
A specific loan that is projected to have larger future default losses than previously estimated has lower expected
future cash flows over its remaining life, which reduces its estimated fair value. Conversely, a specific loan that is
projected to have smaller future default losses than previously estimated has increased expected future cash flows
over its remaining life, which increases its estimated fair value.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The fair value sensitivity of loans invested in by the Company to adverse changes in key assumptions as of
December 31, 2017, are as follows:
Fair value of loans invested in by the Company
Expected weighted-average life (in years)
Discount rates
100 basis point increase
200 basis point increase
Expected credit loss rates on underlying loans
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
Expected prepayment rates
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
December 31, 2017
597,055
$
1.5
$
$
$
$
$
$
(7,449)
(14,715)
(10,090)
(18,935)
(3,548)
(5,894)
The fair value sensitivity of loans invested in by the Company to adverse changes in key assumptions as of
December 31, 2016, was not material.
The Company’s selection of the most representative market servicing rates for servicing assets and servicing
liabilities is inherently judgmental. The Company reviews third-party servicing rates for its loans, loans in similar
credit sectors and market servicing benchmarking analyses provided by third-party valuation firms, when available.
The table below shows the impact on the estimated fair value of servicing assets and liabilities, calculated using
different market servicing rate assumptions as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Weighted-average market servicing rate assumptions
Change in fair value from:
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
Servicing
Assets
Servicing
Liabilities
Servicing
Assets
Servicing
Liabilities
0.66%
0.66%
0.63%
0.63%
Servicing rate increase by 0.10%
Servicing rate decrease by 0.10%
$
$
(7,749)
7,760
$
$
233
(222)
$
$
(5,673)
5,812
$
$
964
(825)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Financial Instruments, Assets, and Liabilities Not Recorded at Fair Value
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for financial instruments, assets, and liabilities not recorded at
fair value:
December 31, 2017
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
Restricted cash
Servicer reserve receivable
Deposits
Total assets
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Accounts payable
Payable to investors
Payable to securitization note holders
Warehouse notes payable
Total liabilities
Carrying
Amount
Level 1
Inputs
Level 2
Inputs
Level 3
Inputs
Balance at
Fair Value
$
$
$
$
401,719
242,570
13,685
855
658,829
13,856 $
11,151
143,310
310,644
32,100
511,061 $
— $
—
—
—
— $
— $
—
—
—
—
— $
401,719 $
242,570
13,685
855
658,829 $
— $
11,151
143,310
310,644
—
465,105 $
— $
—
—
—
— $
13,856 $
—
—
—
32,100
45,956 $
401,719
242,570
13,685
855
658,829
13,856
11,151
143,310
310,644
32,100
511,061
(1) Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these financial instruments.
December 31, 2016
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
Restricted cash
Servicer reserve receivable
Deposits
Total assets
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Accounts payable
Payable to investors
Total liabilities
Carrying
Amount
Level 1
Inputs
Level 2
Inputs
Level 3
Inputs
Balance at
Fair Value
$
$
$
$
515,602 $
177,810
4,938
855
699,205 $
10,981 $
10,889
125,884
147,754 $
— $
—
—
—
— $
— $
—
—
— $
515,602 $
177,810
4,938
855
699,205 $
— $
—
—
—
— $
515,602
177,810
4,938
855
699,205
— $
10,889
125,884
136,773 $
10,981 $
—
—
10,981 $
10,981
10,889
125,884
147,754
(1) Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these financial instruments.
124
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
8. Property, Equipment and Software, Net
Property, equipment and software, net, consist of the following:
December 31,
Internally developed software (1)
Leasehold improvements
Computer equipment
Purchased software
Furniture and fixtures
Construction in progress
Total property, equipment and software
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Total property, equipment and software, net
2017
2016
$
$
107,370 $
26,949
20,324
8,284
7,567
1,202
171,696
(69,763)
101,933 $
75,202
22,637
18,080
7,598
6,827
707
131,051
(41,788)
89,263
(1) Includes $10.7 million and $7.4 million in development in progress as of December 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, equipment and software was $40.3 million, $25.1 million and
$16.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company recorded
impairment expense of $2.4 million, $1.1 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015, respectively.
9. Other Assets
Other assets consist of the following:
December 31,
Insurance reimbursement receivable
Loan servicing assets, at fair value
Prepaid expenses
Servicer reserve receivable
Other investments
Accounts receivable
Deferred financing costs
Receivable from investors
Tenant improvement receivable
Other
Total other assets
2017
2016
$
$
52,119 $
33,676
23,427
13,685
10,268
10,005
2,952
2,318
348
7,480
156,278 $
—
21,398
16,960
4,938
10,372
7,572
1,032
1,566
3,290
2,516
69,644
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
10. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consists of the following:
December 31, 2017
Customer relationships
Technology
Brand name
Total intangible assets
December 31, 2016
Customer relationships
Technology
Brand name
Total intangible assets
Gross Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Value
$
$
39,500 $
400
300
40,200 $
(17,577) $
(400)
(300)
(18,277) $
21,923
—
—
21,923
Gross
Carrying Value
$
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Value
39,500 $
400
300
40,200 $
(13,329) $
(360)
(300)
(13,989) $
26,171
40
—
26,211
$
The customer relationship intangible assets are amortized on an accelerated basis over a 14 year period. The
technology and brand name intangible assets were amortized on a straight line basis over three years and one year,
respectively. At December 31, 2017, the weighted-average amortization period for remaining intangibles was
14 years. Amortization expense associated with intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and
2015 was $4.3 million, $4.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively.
The expected future amortization expense for intangible assets as of December 31, 2017, is as follows:
Year Ending December 31,
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Thereafter
Total
Goodwill
Goodwill consists of the following:
Balance at December 31, 2015
Goodwill impairment
Balance at December 31, 2016
Other changes in goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2017
126
$
$
$
$
3,872
3,498
3,122
2,746
2,370
6,315
21,923
72,683
(37,050)
35,633
—
35,633
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The Company has one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, the patient and education finance
(PEF) reporting unit. The Company performed a quantitative annual test for impairment as of April 1, 2017,
according to which the estimated fair value of the PEF reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value. The
Company estimates the fair value of the PEF reporting unit using the discounted cash flow model, which relies on
several assumptions. These assumptions include weighted-average cost of capital, as well as transaction fee revenue
based on projected loan origination growth, projected revenue growth, projected operating expenses and
contribution margin, capital expenditures and income taxes. The Company believes these assumptions to be
representative of assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the PEF reporting unit, but these
assumptions are inherently uncertain. Upon completion of the annual impairment test in the second quarter of 2017,
the Company did not record any goodwill impairment.
The Company recorded a goodwill impairment expense of $37.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2016
related to the PEF reporting unit. There were no goodwill impairment expenses recorded for the years ended
December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2015.
11. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following:
December 31,
Contingent liabilities
Accrued compensation (1)
Accrued expenses
Deferred rent
Transaction fee refund reserve
Loan trailing fee liability, at fair value
Deferred revenue
Payable to issuing banks
Loan servicing liabilities, at fair value
Credit loss coverage reserve
Reimbursement payable to limited partners of LCAM private funds
Other
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities
2017
129,887 $
30,549
21,317
14,734
14,528
8,432
3,415
1,894
833
—
—
2,791
228,380 $
2016
—
27,009
19,734
11,638
9,098
4,913
2,556
1,658
2,846
2,529
2,313
1,325
85,619
$
$
(1) Includes accrued cash retention awards of $3.0 million as of December 31, 2016. There was no accrued cash
retention awards as of December 31, 2017. See “Note 16. Employee Incentive and Retirement Plans” for
additional information on the Company’s Cash Retention Plan.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
12. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss represents other cumulative gains and losses that are not reflected in
earnings. The components of Other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Before Tax
184
$
184
$
2017
Tax Effect
$
$
(591) $
(591) $
Net of Tax
775
775
Year Ended December 31,
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Before Tax
1,515
$
1,515
$
2016
Tax Effect
611
$
611
$
Net of Tax
904
$
904
$
Year Ended December 31,
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss balances were as follows:
2015
Tax Effect
Net of Tax
Before Tax
$
$
(1,671) $
(1,671) $
Balance at December 31, 2015
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
Balance at December 31, 2016
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Balance at December 31, 2017
13. Debt
Revolving Credit Facilities
Warehouse Credit Facility
On October 10, 2017, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, LendingClub Warehouse I LLC (Warehouse),
entered into a warehouse credit agreement (Warehouse Credit Agreement) with certain lenders for an aggregate
$250 million secured revolving credit facility (Warehouse Credit Facility). In connection with the Warehouse Credit
Agreement, the Warehouse entered into a security agreement with a large commercial bank as administrative agent
and a national banking association as collateral trustee and paying agent. Proceeds under the Warehouse Credit
Facility may only be used to purchase certain unsecured consumer loans and related rights and documents from the
Company and to pay fees and expenses related to the Warehouse Credit Facility.
128
— $
— $
(1,671)
(1,671)
Total
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
(1,671)
$
904
(767)
775
13
(5)
$
$
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Proceeds of loans made under the Warehouse Credit Facility may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until the
earliest of October 10, 2019 or another event that constitutes a “Commitment Termination Date” under the
Warehouse Credit Agreement. Repayment of any outstanding proceeds is due on October 10, 2019, but may be
prepaid without penalty.
Borrowings under the Warehouse Credit Facility bear interest at an annual benchmark rate based on LIBOR rate
plus a spread of 2.00% to 7.25%, or at an alternative commercial paper rate (which is the per annum rate equivalent
to the weighted-average of the per annum rates at which all commercial paper notes issued by such lenders to fund
advances or maintain its loan were sold, as defined in the credit agreement). Benchmark rate borrowings may be
prepaid at any time without penalty. Interest is payable monthly. Additionally, the Company was required to pay an
upfront commitment fee to the lenders of 0.75% of the initial $250.0 million available under the revolving loan
facility and a monthly unused commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the average undrawn portion available under
the revolving loan facility.
The Warehouse Credit Facility and credit and security agreements contain certain covenants applicable to the
Company, including restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends, incur indebtedness, pledge assets,
merge or consolidate, make investments, and enter into certain affiliate transactions. The Warehouse Credit Facility
also requires the Company to maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio (defined as the ratio of net debt to
Adjusted EBITDA, on a consolidated basis for the four most recent Fiscal Quarter periods) of 3.25:1.00 initially,
and which decreases over the term of the Warehouse Credit Facility to 3.00:1.00 on and after June 30, 2018 (on a
consolidated basis). As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with the total net leverage ratio
requirements, calculated as defined in the Warehouse Credit Facility.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $32.1 million in debt outstanding under the Warehouse Credit Facility
secured by aggregate outstanding principal balance of $62.1 million included in “Loans held for sale by the
Company at fair value” and Restricted cash of $4.1 million included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The
Company incurred $2.4 million of capitalized debt issuance costs, which will be recognized as interest expense
through October 10, 2019.
Credit Facility
On December 17, 2015, the Company entered into a credit and guaranty agreement with several lenders for an
aggregate $120.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (Credit Facility). In connection with the credit
agreement, the Company entered into a pledge and security agreement with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as
collateral agent.
Proceeds of loans made under the Credit Facility may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until December 17,
2020. Repayment of any outstanding proceeds are payable on December 17, 2020, but may be prepaid without
penalty.
Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at an annual rate based on LIBOR rate
plus a spread of 1.75% to 2.00%, which is fixed for a Company-selected interest period of one, two, three, six or 12
months, or at an alternative base rate (which is tied to either the prime rate, federal funds effective rate, or the
adjusted eurocurrency rate, as defined in the credit agreement). Base rate borrowings may be prepaid at any time
without penalty, however pre-payment of LIBOR-based borrowings before the end of the selected interest period
may result in the Company incurring expense to compensate the lenders for their funding costs through the end of
the interest period. Interest is payable quarterly. Additionally, the Company is required to pay a quarterly
commitment fee to the lenders of between 0.25% and 0.375% per annum, depending on the Company’s total net
leverage ratio, on the average undrawn portion available under the revolving loan facility.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The Credit Facility and pledge and security agreement contain certain covenants applicable to the Company,
including restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends, incur indebtedness, pledge our assets, merge or
consolidate, make investments, and enter into certain affiliate transactions. The Credit Facility also requires the
Company to maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio (defined as the ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA, on a
consolidated basis for the four most recent Fiscal Quarter periods) of 4.00:1.00 initially, and which decreases over
the term of the Credit Facility to 3.00:1.00 on and after June 30, 2018 (on a consolidated basis). As of December 31,
2017 and 2016, the Company was in compliance with the total net leverage ratio requirements, calculated as defined
in the Credit Facility.
The Company did not have any loans outstanding under the Credit Facility during the year ended December 31,
2016. On October 11, 2017, the Company did a Base Rate borrowing of $5.0 million under the Credit Facility and
repaid the amount in full on October 13, 2017. The Company did not have any loans outstanding under the Credit
Facility as of December 31, 2017. In 2015, the Company incurred $1.3 million of capitalized debt issuance costs,
which will be recognized as interest expense through December 17, 2020.
Payable to Securitization Note and Residual Certificate Holders
On December 6, 2017, the Company sponsored an asset-backed securities securitization transaction consisting of
approximately $368.0 million in unsecured personal whole loans facilitated through the Company’s platform. In
connection with this securitization, the Company’s Depositor purchased the loans and simultaneously transferred
the loans to a securitization trust, which held the transferred loans and issued notes and residual certificates.
The Depositor sold 95% of the notes to third party-investors for $310.5 million in net proceeds and then distributed
cash and 4.1% of residual certificates to original whole loan investors. The securitization trust used to effect the
transaction is a VIE that the Company consolidates because the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
The notes and residual certificates held by third-party investors are classified as debt in the Company’s
Consolidated Balance Sheets. The notes are carried at amortized cost. The associated debt issuance costs of
$2.9 million are deferred and amortized into interest expense over the weighted-average contractual life of the
notes. The Company has elected the fair value option for the residual certificates. Both the notes and residual
certificates held by third-party investors and the unamortized debt issuance costs of $312.1 million are included in
“Payable to securitization note and residual certificate holders” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
December 31, 2017 and are secured by aggregate outstanding principal balance of $359.4 million included in
“Loans held for investment by the Company at fair value” and restricted cash of $18.7 million included in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017.
14. Secured Borrowings
In October 2017, LCAM initiated the full wind down of six funds by redeeming the Certificates issued by the funds
and transferring the loan participations underlying the redeemed Certificates to third party investors. The Company
transferred loan participations with a fair value of $280.9 million that were accounted for as an issuance of secured
borrowings at a fair value of $282.5 million and the proceeds from issuance were used to redeem certificates; these
loan participations are pledged as collateral. The loan participation for two of the funds transferred did not meet the
definition of participating interests because the Company provided a credit support agreement under which the
investor has a recourse to the Company for credit losses in excess of certain minimum loss coverage hurdle. The
Company’s maximum exposure to loss under this credit support agreement was limited to $7.5 million as of
December 31, 2017. The transfer of the loan participations in these two funds was accounted for as secured
borrowings and the underlying whole loans were not derecognized from the Company’s Consolidated Balance
Sheets. The credit support agreement embedded in the secured borrowings is not required to be bifurcated and
accounted for separately. The Company has elected the fair value option for the secured borrowings. As of
December 31, 2017, the fair value of the secured borrowings was $232.4 million secured by aggregate outstanding
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
principal balance of $242.7 million included in “Loans held for investment by the Company at fair value” in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017. Changes in the fair value of the secured borrowings are
partially offset by the associated loan participations, and the net effect is changes in fair value of the credit support
agreement through earnings. As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of this credit support agreement was
$2.8 million. The fair value of the credit support agreement is equal to the present value of the probability-weighted
estimate of expected payments over a range of charge-off scenarios. See “Note 5. Loans Held For Investment,
Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings and Loan Servicing Rights” for additional
information.
During the second quarter of 2016, the Company repurchased $22.3 million of near-prime loans from a single
institutional investor that did not meet a non-credit, non-pricing requirement of the investor, of which $15.1 million
were originally sold to the investor prior to March 31, 2016. As a result, these loans were accounted for as secured
borrowings at March 31, 2016. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company resold the loans to a different
investor at par. This subsequent transfer qualified for sale accounting treatment, and the loans were removed from
the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and the secured borrowings liability was reduced to zero in the second
quarter of 2016. There were no secured borrowing liabilities as of December 31, 2016.
15. Stockholders’ Equity
Share Repurchases
On February 9, 2016, the board of directors approved a share repurchase program under which LendingClub may
repurchase up to $150.0 million of the Company’s common shares in open market or privately negotiated
transactions in compliance with Securities and Exchange Act Rule 10b-18. This repurchase plan was valid for one
year and did not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock. In the first quarter of
2016, the Company repurchased 2,282,700 shares of its common stock at a weighted-average purchase price of
$8.52 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $19.5 million. There were no shares repurchased during the
second, third or fourth quarters of 2016, or first quarter of 2017.
Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had shares of common stock reserved for future issuance as
follows:
December 31,
Options and unvested RSUs outstanding
Available for future stock option and RSU grants
Available for ESPP
Total reserved for future issuance
16. Employee Incentive and Retirement Plans
2017
47,538,097
49,277,465
8,695,999
105,511,561
2016
62,082,821
28,449,336
5,408,441
95,940,598
The Company’s equity incentive plans provide for granting stock options and RSUs to employees, consultants,
officers and directors. In addition, the Company offers a retirement plan and an ESPP to eligible employees.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Stock-based compensation expense was as follows for the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31,
Stock options
RSUs
ESPP
Stock issued related to acquisition
Total stock-based compensation expense
2017
2016
2015
$
$
15,103 $
54,116
1,605
159
70,983 $
23,203 $
41,737
1,686
2,575
69,201 $
30,717
9,185
1,904
9,416
51,222
The following table presents the Company’s stock-based compensation expense recorded in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations:
Year Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Total stock-based compensation expense
2017
2016
2015
$
$
7,654 $
4,804
22,047
36,478
70,983 $
7,546 $
4,159
19,858
37,638
69,201 $
7,250
2,735
11,335
29,902
51,222
The Company capitalized $9.2 million, $9.8 million and $4.4 million of stock-based compensation expense
associated with developing software for internal use during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015,
respectively.
In addition, the Company recognized $0.2 million in tax deficits and $0.7 million in tax benefits from exercised
stock options and RSUs for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the first quarter of
2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09 relating to accounting for excess tax benefits associated with stock-based
compensation. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09, the Company recorded previously unrecognized excess
tax benefits relating to stock-based compensation through December 31, 2016 to retained earnings with an equal
and offsetting adjustment due to the Company’s full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. See
“Note 17. Income Taxes” for additional information.
In the second quarter of 2016, the board of directors or the compensation committee of the board of directors, as
appropriate, approved incentive retention awards to certain members of the executive management team and other
key personnel. These incentive awards consisted of an aggregate of $16.3 million of RSUs and $18.6 million of
cash. These incentive retention awards were recognized as compensation expense ratably through May 2017.
The cash retention awards were granted under the Cash Retention Plan. Under the terms of the Cash Retention Plan,
employees who received an award were eligible to earn a cash retention bonus on the terms and in the amounts
specified in their respective cash retention bonus award agreement, subject to continued services and other vesting
requirements set forth in such agreement. Funds associated with the remaining retention liability as of December 31,
2016, were held in a Rabbi Trust established under the Cash Retention Plan and recorded as restricted cash on the
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. There was no remaining retention liability under the Cash Retention Plan,
and therefore no associated funds held in the Rabbi Trust as of December 31, 2017.
The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017. See “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies,” for additional information.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Equity Incentive Plans
The Company has two equity incentive plans: the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (2007 Plan) and the 2014 Equity
Incentive Plan (2014 Plan). Upon the Company’s IPO in 2014, the 2007 Plan was terminated and all shares that
remained available for future issuance under the 2007 Plan at that time were transferred to the 2014 Plan. As of
December 31, 2017, 15,500,667 options to purchase common stock granted under the 2007 Plan remain
outstanding. If cancelled, these options are eligible for transfer into the 2014 Plan, which would increase shares
available for grant within the 2014 Plan. As of December 31, 2017, the total number of shares reserved for future
grants under the 2014 Plan was 49,277,465 shares, including shares transferred from the 2007 Plan.
Stock Options
The following table summarizes the activities for the Company’s stock options during 2017:
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited/Expired
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2017
Exercisable at December 31, 2017
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (1)
6.0 $
6.0 $
5.7 $
22,485
22,485
22,485
4.79
—
2.01
8.09
5.28
5.28
4.76
Number of
Options
30,669,177 $
— $
(7,213,167) $
(3,046,670) $
20,409,340 $
20,409,340 $
16,471,522 $
(1) The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards
and the Company’s closing stock price of $4.13 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 29,
2017.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company granted service-based stock options to purchase 7,482,011
shares of common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $7.22 per option share, a weighted-average grant
date fair value of $3.61 per option share and an aggregate estimated fair value of $27.0 million. Stock options
granted during the year ended December 31, 2016 included 265,987 shares of fully-vested stock options granted in
lieu of cash bonuses to be paid to certain employees for the 2015 performance period. In the third quarter of 2016, a
portion of these options were modified and the cash bonuses were paid.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company granted service-based stock options to purchase 1,164,929
shares of common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $20.00 per option share, a weighted-average
grant date fair value of $9.80 per option share and an aggregate estimated fair value of $11.4 million.
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised was $27.0 million, $74.4 million and $103.5 million for the years
ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. The total fair value of stock options vested for the years
ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $19.6 million, $32.9 million and $36.8 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2017, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options was
$13.9 million, which is expected to be recognized over the next 1.8 years.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options granted with
the following assumptions:
Year Ended December 31,
Expected dividend yield
Weighted-average assumed stock price volatility
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
Weighted-average expected life (in years)
2016
2015
—
51.6%
1.34%
6.15
—
49.4%
1.61%
6.25
There were no stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the activities for the Company’s RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2017:
Unvested at December 31, 2016
Granted
Vested
Forfeited/expired
Unvested at December 31, 2017
Expected to vest after December 31, 2017
Number
of Units
31,413,644 $
12,955,901 $
(11,087,906) $
(6,703,341) $
26,578,298 $
26,578,298 $
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
6.61
5.31
6.18
7.07
6.03
6.03
As of December 31, 2017, the Company granted 12,955,901 RSUs with an aggregate fair value of $68.8 million.
As of December 31, 2017, there was $150.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs,
which is expected to be recognized over the next 2.9 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s ESPP became effective on December 11, 2014. The Company’s ESPP allows eligible employees to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount through payroll deductions, subject to plan
limitations. Payroll deductions are accumulated during six-month offering periods. The purchase price for each
share of common stock is 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock on the first business day
of the offering period or on the last business day of the offering period.
The Company’s employees purchased 1,319,537, 1,508,513 and 410,009 shares of common stock under the ESPP
during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015,
a total of 8,695,999, 5,408,441 and 2,589,991 shares remain reserved for future issuance, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The fair value of stock purchase rights granted to employees under the ESPP is measured on the grant date using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The compensation expense related to ESPP purchase rights is recognized on a
straight-line basis over the 6-month requisite service period. We used the following assumptions in estimating the
fair value of the grants under the ESPP which are derived using the same methodology applied to stock option
assumptions:
Year Ended December 31,
Expected dividend yield
Weighted-average assumed stock price volatility
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
Weighted-average expected life (in years)
2017
—
45.1%
1.21%
0.50
2016
—
50.1%
0.51%
0.50
2015
—
43.7%
0.23%
0.46
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the dates of the assumptions were May 11, 2017 and
November 11, 2017, May 11, 2016 and November 11, 2016 and June 11, 2015 and November 11, 2015,
respectively.
Stock Issued Related to Acquisition
As part of the Springstone acquisition in 2014, the sellers received shares of the Company’s Series F convertible
preferred stock having an aggregate value of $25.0 million (Share Consideration). $22.1 million of the Share
Consideration is subject to certain vesting and forfeiture conditions over a three-year period for key continuing
employees. This was accounted for as a compensation agreement and expensed over the three-year vesting period.
In conjunction with the conversion of preferred stock upon the IPO, these preferred shares were converted into
common shares.
Retirement Plan
Upon completing 90 days of service, employees may participate in the Company’s qualified retirement plan that is
governed by section 401(k) of the IRS Code. Participants may elect to contribute a portion of their annual
compensation up to the maximum limit allowed by federal tax law. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company
approved an employer match of up to 4% of an employee’s eligible compensation with a maximum annual match of
$5,000 per employee. Prior to 2016, the Company approved an employer match of up to 3% of an employee’s
eligible compensation with a maximum annual match of $5,000 per employee. The total expense for the employer
match for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $4.4 million, $3.9 million and $2.1 million,
respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
One-Time Severance Costs
On June 22, 2016, the Board of the Company approved a plan to reduce the number of employees, which includes
payment of severance benefits to certain employees whose positions were affected. The plan authorized the
reduction of up to 179 positions, or approximately 12% of the Company’s workforce. The purpose of the action was
to reduce costs, streamline operations and more closely align staffing with anticipated loan volumes. As a result, the
Company recorded and paid $2.7 million in severance costs during 2016 related to this reduction in employees,
which were predominately comprised of cash severance. No such reduction plans were implemented during the
years ended December 31, 2017 or 2015. The following table presents the severance expense recorded in the
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016:
Year Ended December 31,
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Total severance expense
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
2016
772
1,174
134
650
2,730
$
$
During the first quarter of 2017, the Company’s chief executive officer received performance-based restricted stock
units (PBRSUs). PBRSUs are equity awards that may be earned based on achieving pre-established performance
metrics over a specific performance period. Depending on the probability of achieving the pre-established
performance targets, the PBRSUs issued could range from 0% to 200% of the target amount. PBRSUs granted
under the Company’s equity incentive plans generally have a one-year performance period with one-half of the
grant vesting in one year following the completion of the performance period and the remaining one-half vesting in
two years following the completion of the performance period. Over the performance period, the number of
PBRSUs that may be earned and the related stock-based compensation expense that is recognized is adjusted
upward or downward based upon the probability of achieving the pre-established performance targets against the
performance metrics.
17. Income Taxes
Loss before income tax expense (benefit) less loss attributable to non-controlling interest was $(153.2) million,
$(150.2) million and $(2.2) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Income
tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following for the periods shown below:
Year Ended December 31,
Current:
Federal
State
Total current tax expense (benefit)
Deferred:
Federal
State
Total deferred tax (benefit) expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
$
$
498 $
134
632 $
— $
—
— $
632 $
(515) $
(267)
(782) $
(2,589) $
(857)
(3,446) $
(4,228) $
—
720
720
1,405
708
2,113
2,833
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 was primarily attributable to the tax effects of unrealized
gains credited to other comprehensive income associated with the Company’s available for sale portfolio. Income
tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2016 was primarily attributable to the tax effects of the impairment of
tax-deductible goodwill from the acquisition of Springstone, which previously gave rise to an indefinite-lived
deferred tax liability, and the tax effects of unrealized gains credited to other comprehensive income associated with
the Company’s available for sale portfolio. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was
primarily attributable to the amortization of tax deductible goodwill from the acquisition of Springstone, which gave
rise to an indefinite-lived deferred tax liability, and the realization of excess tax benefits related to stock-based
compensation.
A reconciliation of the income taxes expected at the statutory federal income tax rate and Income tax expense
(benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
Tax at federal statutory rate
State tax, net of federal tax benefit
Stock-based compensation expense
Research and development tax credits
Change in valuation allowance
Change in unrecognized tax benefit
Tax rate change
Other
Income tax expense (benefit)
2017
(52,089)
42
3,171
(5,022)
(3,532)
2,922
53,048
2,092
632
$
$
2016
(51,072)
(1,028)
3,509
(688)
42,714
2,817
—
(480)
(4,228)
$
$
2015
(738)
1,277
549
(1,068)
2,686
(62)
—
189
2,833
$
$
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
were:
December 31,
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards
Stock-based compensation
Reserves and accruals
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Tax credit carryforwards
Other
Total deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance
Deferred tax assets – net of valuation allowance
Deferred tax liabilities:
Internally developed software
Accrued receivables
Servicing fees
Depreciation and amortization
Other
Total deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax asset (liability) – net
2017
2016
$
$
$
$
$
95,611 $
18,117
56,111
5,666
3,364
7,499
637
187,005
(140,623)
46,382 $
(19,340) $
(13,838)
(8,630)
(3,047)
(1,527)
(46,382) $
— $
47,451
26,838
18,409
9,855
3,978
2,483
82
109,096
(75,308)
33,788
(21,436)
—
(6,445)
(5,907)
—
(33,788)
—
The table of deferred tax assets and liabilities does not include certain deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016,
related to tax deductions for equity-based compensation greater than the compensation recognized for financial
reporting excess tax benefits. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09 relating to
accounting for excess tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation. As a result of the adoption of
ASU 2016-09, the Company increased its deferred tax assets by $56.7 million for previously unrecognized excess
tax benefits relating to stock-based compensation, fully offset by a $56.7 million increase in the valuation allowance
against its deferred tax assets.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) was signed into law. Some of the provisions of the
Tax Reform affecting corporations include, but are not limited to, a reduction of the federal corporate income tax
rate from 35% to 21%, certain limitations on interest expense deduction and executive compensation, and expensing
of cost of acquired qualified property. The Company evaluated the impact of the new tax law on its financial
condition and results of operations. The impact of the federal corporate income tax rate reduction to 21%, which is
effective on January 1, 2018, resulted in the reduction in the Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31,
2017 by $53.0 million, fully offset by a $53.0 million reduction in the valuation allowance against its deferred tax
assets.
The Company continues to recognize a full valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets. This determination
was based on the assessment of the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable
income will be generated to utilize the existing deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the
valuation allowance was $140.6 million and $75.3 million, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had federal and state net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of
approximately $342.5 million and $323.8 million, respectively, to offset future taxable income. The federal and
majority of state NOL carryforwards will expire beginning in 2026 and 2028, respectively. Additionally, as of
December 31, 2017, the Company had federal and state research credit carryforwards of $6.2 million and
$5.8 million, respectively. The federal research credit carryforwards will expire beginning in 2026 and the state
research credits may be carried forward indefinitely. As of December 31, 2017, the Company also had other state
tax credit carryforwards of $2.3 million which will expire beginning in 2020.
In general, a corporation’s ability to utilize its NOL and research and development carryforwards may be
substantially limited due to the ownership change limitations as required by Section 382 and 383 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), as well as similar state provisions. The federal and state Section 382
and 383 limitations may limit the use of a portion of the Company’s domestic NOL and tax credit carryforwards.
Further, a portion of the carryforwards may expire before being applied to reduce future income tax liabilities.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
Beginning balance
Gross increase (decrease) for tax positions related to prior years
Gross increase for tax positions related to the current year
Ending balance
2017
2016
2015
$
$
3,246 $
2,330
2,208
7,784 $
429 $
677
2,140
3,246 $
491
(310)
248
429
If the unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2017 is recognized, there will be no effect on the Company’s
effective tax rate as the tax benefit would increase a deferred tax asset, which is currently offset with a full valuation
allowance. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax
expense. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax
benefits. The Company does not expect any significant increases or decreases to its unrecognized benefits within the
next twelve months.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various state jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2017,
the Company’s federal tax returns for 2013 and earlier, and the state tax returns for 2012 and earlier were no longer
subject to examination by the taxing authorities. However, tax periods closed in a prior period may be subject to
audit and re-examination by tax authorities for which tax carryforwards are utilized in subsequent years.
18. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Lease Commitments
The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, and consist of approximately
169,000 square feet of space under lease agreements, the longest of which is expected to expire in June 2022. Under
these lease agreements, the Company has an option to extend nearly all of the space for five years.
In April 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement for approximately 112,000 square feet of additional
office space in San Francisco, California. In August 2017, this lease agreement was amended to add approximately
15,000 square feet of additional office space. The amended lease agreement expires in April 2026, with the right to
renew the lease term for two consecutive renewal terms of five years each.
The Company has additional leased office space of approximately 26,000 square feet in Westborough,
Massachusetts, under a lease agreement that expires in July 2021.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Total facilities rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $15.7 million,
$14.2 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Sublease rental income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was
$0.4 million. The Company had no sublease rental income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Minimum lease payments for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $15.1 million, $11.9 million
and $6.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the Company pledged $0.8 million of cash and
$5.5 million in letters of credit as security deposits in connection with its lease agreements.
The Company’s future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases in excess of one year and
anticipated sublease income as of December 31, 2017, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Thereafter
Total
Loan Purchase Obligation
Operating
Leases
Subleases
Net
$
$
16,389 $
16,626
17,557
17,844
13,519
32,645
114,580 $
310 $
39
—
—
—
—
349 $
16,079
16,587
17,557
17,844
13,519
32,645
114,231
Under the Company’s loan account program with WebBank, which serves as the Company’s primary issuing bank,
WebBank retains ownership of the loans it originates that are facilitated through the Company’s lending
marketplace for two business days after origination. As part of this arrangement, the Company is committed to
purchase the loans at par plus accrued interest, at the conclusion of the two business days. As of December 31, 2017
and 2016, the Company was committed to purchase loans with an outstanding principal balance of $54.2 million
and $32.2 million at par, respectively.
Loan Repurchase Obligations
The Company is generally required to repurchase loans, notes or certificates in events of verified identity theft. The
Company may also repurchase certain loans, notes or certificates in connection with certain customer
accommodations. In connection with certain whole loan and CLUB certificate sales, as well as to facilitate access to
securitization markets, the Company has agreed to repurchase loans if representations and warranties made with
respect to such loans are breached, and such breach has a material adverse effect on the loans. In the case of certain
securitization transactions, the Company has also agreed to repurchase or substitute loans for which a borrower fails
to make the first payment due under a loan. The Company believes such provisions are customary and consistent
with institutional loan and securitization market standards.
In addition to and distinct from the repurchase obligations described in the preceding paragraph, the Company
performs certain administrative functions for a variety of retail and institutional investors, including executing,
without discretion, loan investments as directed by the investor. To the extent loans do not meet the investor’s
investment criteria at the time of issuance, or are transferred to the investor as a result of a system error by the
Company, the Company repurchases such loans, notes or certificates at par.
As a result of the loan repurchase obligations described above, the Company repurchased $2.2 million and
$46.7 million in loans, notes and certificates during 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Purchase Commitments
As required by applicable regulations, the Company is required to purchase loans resulting from direct mail
marketing efforts if such loans are not otherwise invested in by investors on the platform. The Company was not
required to purchase any such loans during 2017. Additionally, loans in the process of being facilitated through the
Company’s platform and originated by the Company’s issuing bank partner at December 31, 2017, were
substantially funded in January 2018. As of the date of this report, no loans remained without investor commitments
and the Company was not required to purchase any of these loans.
In addition, if neither Springstone nor the Company can arrange for other investors to invest in or purchase loans
that Springstone facilitates and that are originated by an issuing bank partner but do not meet the credit criteria for
purchase by the issuing bank partner (Pool B loans), Springstone and the Company are contractually committed to
purchase these loans. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had a $9.0 million deposit in a bank account to secure
potential future purchases of these loans, if necessary. The funds are recorded as restricted cash on the Company’s
Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company was required to purchase
$26.7 million of Pool B loans. Pool B loans are held on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and have an
outstanding principal balance and fair value of $20.1 million and $18.2 million as of December 31, 2017,
respectively. The Company believes it will be required to purchase additional Pool B loans in 2018 as it seeks to
arrange for other investors to invest in or purchase these loans.
Credit Support Agreements
In connection with a significant platform purchase agreement, the Company entered into a credit support agreement
with a third-party whole loan investor that required the Company to reimburse the investor for credit losses in
excess of a specified percentage of the original principal balance of whole loans acquired by the investor during a
12-month period. During 2017, the Company paid the investor $13.0 million under this agreement, which
terminated in October 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no further liability under this agreement.
The Company is also subject to a credit support agreement with Cirrix Capital (Investment Fund). The credit
support agreement requires the Company to pledge and restrict cash in support of its contingent obligation to
reimburse the Investment Fund for net credit losses on loans underlying the Investment Fund’s certificates that are
in excess of a specified, aggregate net loss threshold. On April 14, 2017, the credit support agreement was
terminated effective December 31, 2016. However, the Company remains subject to the credit support agreement
for credit losses on loans underlying the Investment Fund’s certificates that were issued on or prior to December 31,
2016. The Company pledged and restricted cash in the amount of $2.2 million and $3.4 million as of December 31,
2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, to support this contingent obligation. The Company’s maximum
exposure to loss under this credit support agreement was limited to $6.0 million as of December 31, 2017, for which
no liability has been accrued as of December 31, 2017.
Legal
The Company is subject to various claims brought in a litigation or regulatory context. The Company is required to
defend significant class action and derivative lawsuits filed in 2016; continues to address federal regulatory actions
relating to and arising from the internal board review described more fully in “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Board Review” contained in Part II, Item 7 of the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the Board Review); federal and
state regulatory examinations and actions relating to the Company’s business practices and licensing; and routine
litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The majority of these claims and proceedings relate to
or arise from alleged state or federal law and regulatory violations, or are alleged commercial disputes and alleged
consumer complaints. The Company accrues for costs related to contingencies when a loss from such claims is
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. In determining whether a loss from a claim is
probable and if it is possible to estimate the loss, the Company reviews and evaluates its litigation and regulatory
matters on at least a quarterly basis in light of potentially relevant factual and legal developments. If the Company
determines an unfavorable outcome is not probable or the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the
Company does not accrue for a potential litigation loss. In those situations, the Company discloses an estimate of
the probable losses or a range of possible losses, if such estimates can be made. Except as otherwise specifically
noted below, at this time, the Company does not believe that it is possible to estimate the reasonably possible losses
or a range of reasonably possible losses related to the matters described below.
Settlement of Class Action and Derivative Lawsuits Filed In 2016
State and Federal Securities Class Actions. During the year ended December 31, 2016, several putative class action
lawsuits alleging violations of federal securities laws were filed in California Superior Court, naming as defendants
the Company, current and former directors, certain officers, and the underwriters in the December 2014 initial
public offering (the IPO). All of these actions were consolidated into a single action (Consolidated State Court
Action), entitled In re LendingClub Corporation Shareholder Litigation, No. CIV537300. In August 2016, plaintiffs
filed an amended complaint alleging violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933
(Securities Act) based on allegedly false and misleading statements in the IPO registration statement and prospectus.
Following multiple demurrers, which were granted in part and denied in part, the Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended
Consolidated Complaint, which became the operative pleading. In April 2017 the plaintiffs filed their motion for
class certification, which the Company opposed. The motion was granted in part in a June 2017 Order. The Court
set the trial date for October 2018. During the discovery, the Company vigorously defended against the claims.
In May 2016, two related putative securities class actions (entitled Evellard v. LendingClub Corporation, et al.,
No. 16-CV-2627-WHA, and Wertz v. LendingClub Corporation, et al., No. 16-CV-2670-WHA) were filed in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, naming as defendants the Company and certain
of its officers and directors. In August 2016, the two actions were consolidated into a single action. The Company
moved to dismiss the amended complaint filed in the fourth quarter of 2016. The Court held a hearing on this
motion in the first quarter of 2017 and ultimately granted in part and denied in part the motion. The plaintiffs
thereafter amended their complaint consistent with the May 2017 Order and the parties began discovery. In
September 2017 the plaintiffs filed their motion for class certification, which the Company opposed. The motion
was granted in an October 2017 Order. In that Order, the Court also granted a motion by the plaintiffs in the
Consolidated State Court Action to intervene in the federal action. All parties (including the intervening state court
plaintiffs) were ordered to participate in a mediation on November 28, 2017. The Company participated in the
mediation in good faith, but the parties did not reach a settlement, nor did the parties establish a range in which a
settlement could be reached. Notwithstanding the fact that the parties did not reach a settlement in November 2017,
the parties jointly requested a further mediation date, and on December 29, 2017, the Court ordered the parties to
participate in a second mediation on January 29, 2018. As a result of that second mediation, the Company agreed to
a preliminary settlement in which the Company would pay a total of $125.0 million in exchange for a dismissal of
both the federal and state securities class actions with prejudice. Of that amount, $47.75 million will be paid from
insurance. The settlement is subject to final approval by the Court. In the event the settlement is approved, these
matters will be dismissed with prejudice and settlement proceeds will be distributed to members of the impacted
class. In the event that this or any other settlement is not approved, the matter will continue to proceed to trial and
the Company will continue to vigorously defend against the claims.
The Company was self-insured for the deductible amount under its director and officers’ liability insurance policy
for these matters. The Company exceeded the deductible in 2016 and was being reimbursed by insurance carriers
for costs related to the litigations and investigations prior to the settlement. As a result of the costs and settlement,
the available insurance policies are exhausted of their policy limits.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Derivative Lawsuits. In May 2016 and August 2016, respectively, two putative shareholder derivative actions were
filed (Avila v. Laplanche, et al., No. CIV538758 and Dua v. Laplanche, et al., CGC-16-553731) against certain of
the Company’s current and former officers and directors and naming the Company as a nominal defendant. Both
actions were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. On December 14, 2016, a new putative shareholder derivative
action was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Steinberg, et al. v. Morris, et al., C.A. No. 12984-CB), against
certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors and naming the Company as a nominal
defendant. In addition, on August 18, 2017, another putative shareholder derivative action was filed in the Delaware
Court of Chancery (Fink et. al. v. Laplanche, et. al., Case No. 2017-0600). Both of these actions are based on
allegations similar to those in the securities class action litigation, as described above. In September 2017, the
Steinberg plaintiffs and Fink plaintiffs each filed motions to consolidate the two derivative suits and for the
designation of lead plaintiff(s) and lead counsel. In October 2017, the Steinberg and Fink plaintiffs reached an
agreement regarding consolidation and submitted a proposed consolidation order to the court. The court entered that
order consolidating the cases, selecting the Steinberg plaintiffs, and designating the Steinberg complaint as the
operative complaint. The defendants moved to stay these matters in light of the other pending proceedings. On
November 6, 2017, a new putative shareholder derivative action was filed in the Northern District of California
(Sawyer v. Sanborn, et al. No. 3:17-cv-06447), against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and
directors and naming the Company as a nominal defendant. This action is based on allegations similar to those in
the securities class action litigation, as described above. The defendants are working to stay this matter in light of
the other pending proceedings.
Regulatory Investigations Following the Board Review
On May 9, 2016, following the announcement of the Board Review, the Company received a grand jury subpoena
from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The Company also received formal requests for information from the
SEC and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC Staff is investigating questions concerning certain of the
Company’s policies and practices and related legal compliance. We have worked and continue to work to respond to
the FTC’s information requests, and have cooperated closely with FTC Staff as they evaluate potential claims of
deception or unfairness under the FTC Act and other consumer protection laws enforced by the FTC. While we are
not able to predict with certainty the timing, outcome, or consequence of this investigation, we believe that we are
in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws related to this matter.
The Company continues cooperating with the DOJ, SEC, FTC, and other governmental or regulatory authorities or
agencies. No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of these matters. However, to the extent that the
Company continues to incur expenses to defend or respond to these investigations, insurance policy coverage limits
have been met, as described above, so that the Company will not have insurance available to offset any costs.
Regulatory Action By the State of Massachusetts
The Company is currently in discussions with the Massachusetts Division of Banks (Massachusetts DOB) regarding
the licensing of the activities of the Company and its subsidiary, Springstone Financial, within the State of
Massachusetts. Among other matters, the Massachusetts DOB is examining whether: (i) Springstone Financial
engaged in the business of arranging small loans for a fee from April 2014 through the present without a
valid small loan company license; and (ii) whether the Company should have obtained a servicing license. The
Company continues to cooperate with the Massachusetts DOB to resolve the matter.
Regulatory Examinations and Actions Relating to the Company’s Business Practices and Licensing
The Company has been subject to inquiries and enforcement actions brought by federal and state regulatory
agencies relating to the Company’s business practices, the required licenses to operate its business and its manner of
operating in accordance with the requirements of its licenses. In the past, the Company has successfully resolved
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
inquiries in a manner that was not material to its results of financial operations in any period and that did not
materially limit the Company’s ability to conduct its business. At the state level, the Company is currently in
discussions with the Colorado Department of Law concerning the licensing of the Company’s servicing operations
and the structure of it offerings in the State of Colorado. No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of
any of these matters.
In addition, the Company has also responded to inquiries from the California Department of Business Oversight and
the New York Department of Financial Services regarding the operation of the Company’s business and the overall
“FinTech” industry, but to date has had no indication that these inquiries will lead to any enforcement or other
actions.
Litigation Matters Arising in the Ordinary Course of Business
In December 2017, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against the Company in the State of Nevada (Moses v.
Lending Club, 2:17-cv-03071-JAD-PAL) alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The complaint alleges
that the Company improperly accessed the credit report of the plaintiff, who had formerly had a loan serviced by the
Company. The complaint further alleges, on information and belief, that the Company improperly accessed credit
reports of other similarly situated individuals. The lawsuit is in its early stages and the Company denies the
allegations of the complaint and will vigorously defend against the allegations.
At December 31, 2017, the Company had $129.9 million in accrued contingent liabilities and $52.1 million in
insurance reimbursement receivable associated with the matters discussed above. In addition to the foregoing, the
Company is subject to, and may continue to be subject to, legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary
course of business. No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of any of these matters.
19. Segment Reporting
The Company defines operating segments to be components of the Company for which discrete financial
information is evaluated regularly by the Company’s executive management committee as chief operating decision
maker (CODM). For purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance, the Company’s CODM
reviews financial information by loan product types of personal, education and patient finance, small business, and
auto. These product types are individually reviewed as operating segments but are aggregated to represent one
reportable segment because the education and patient finance, small business, and auto loan product types are
immaterial both individually and in the aggregate.
Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is generated in the United States. No individual borrower or investor
accounted for 10% or more of consolidated net revenue for any of the periods presented.
20. Related Party Transactions
Related party transactions must be reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of
directors when not conducted in the ordinary course of business subject to the standard terms of the Company’s
lending marketplace or certificate investment program. Any material amendment or modification to an existing
related party transaction is also subject to the review and approval of the Audit Committee. Related party
transactions may include any transaction between entities under common control or with a related person that has
occurred since the beginning of the Company’s latest fiscal year or is currently proposed. The Company has defined
related persons as members of the board of directors, executive officers, principal owners of the Company’s
outstanding stock and any immediate family members of each such related person, as well as any other person or
entity with significant influence over the Company’s management or operations.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Several of the Company’s executive officers and directors (including immediate family members) have made
deposits and withdrawals to their investor accounts and purchased loans, notes and certificates or have investments
in private funds managed by LCAM. The Company believes all such transactions by related persons were made in
the ordinary course of business and were transacted on terms and conditions that were not more favorable than those
obtained by similarly situated third-party investors.
In October 2017, LCAM initiated the full wind down of six funds by redeeming the certificates issued by the funds
and transferring the loan participations underlying the redeemed certificates to third-party investors. The
redemptions of the certificates of $386.1 million to certificate holders were transacted on terms and conditions that
were not more favorable than those observed by similarly situated third-party investors. See “Note 5. Loans Held
For Investment, Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings and Loan Servicing Rights” and
“Note 14. Secured Borrowings” for additional information.
On April 1, 2016, the Company closed its $10.0 million investment in the Investment Fund, a holding company that
participates in a family of funds with other unrelated third parties and purchases whole loans and interests in loans
from the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the Company and Mr. John Mack, one of the Company’s board
members, had an ownership interest of approximately 25% and 1%, respectively, in the Investment Fund. At
December 31, 2017, the Company’s investment was $10.0 million, which is recognized in “Other assets” on the
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During 2017, this Investment Fund purchased $53.3 million of whole loans and interests in whole loans. During
2017, the Company earned $734 thousand in investor fees from this family of funds, and paid interest of
$7.4 million on interests in whole loans to the family of funds. The Company believes that the sales of whole loans
and interests in whole loans, and the investor fees charged were on terms and conditions that were not more
favorable than those obtained by other third-party investors.
During 2016, this Investment Fund purchased $256.7 million of whole loans and interests in whole loans. During
2016, the Company earned $1.8 million in investor fees from this family of funds, and paid interest received from
the borrowers of the underlying loans of $8.6 million to the family of funds. The Company believes that the sales of
whole loans and interests in whole loans, and the servicing and management fees charged were on terms and
conditions that were not more favorable than those obtained by other third-party investors.
21. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2017, through the
date the consolidated financial statements were filed with the SEC. Based on this evaluation, other than as recorded
or disclosed within these consolidated financial statements and related notes, including as disclosed below, the
Company has determined none of these events were required to be recognized or disclosed.
Entry into Warehouse Credit Facility II
On January 23, 2018, LendingClub Warehouse II LLC (Warehouse II), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
entered into a warehouse credit agreement (Warehouse Credit Agreement II) with certain lenders for an aggregate
$200 million secured revolving credit facility (Warehouse Credit Facility II). In connection with Warehouse Credit
Agreement II, Warehouse II entered into a security agreement with a large commercial bank as administrative agent
and a national banking association as collateral trustee and paying agent. Proceeds under Warehouse Credit
Facility II may only be used to purchase certain unsecured consumer loans and related rights and documents from
the Company and to pay fees and expenses related to Warehouse Credit Facility II.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
22. Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
The following table sets forth our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations data for each of the eight
quarters ended December 31, 2017. The unaudited quarterly statements of operations data set forth below have been
prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and reflect, in the opinion of
management, all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited
quarterly statements of operations data. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our future operating
results. The following quarterly consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Report.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Quarters Ended
Net revenue:
Transaction fees
Investor fees (1)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1)
Other revenue (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1)
Total net revenue
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Class action litigation settlement
Total operating expenses
Loss before income tax expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Consolidated net loss
Less: Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling
interests
LendingClub net loss
Other data (2):
Loan originations (3)
Weighted-average common shares - Basic
Weighted-average common shares - Diluted
Net loss per share attributable to LendingClub:
Basic
Diluted
$
$
$
$
December 31,
2017
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
March 31,
2017
$
120,697
$
121,905
$
107,314
$
24,313
10,353
1,366
141,471
(122,796)
(18,949)
(274)
156,455
60,130
23,847
37,926
48,689
77,250
247,842
(91,387)
711
(92,098)
20,499
6,680
1,375
151,532
(139,681)
(8,280)
3,571
154,030
59,570
21,321
32,860
46,925
—
160,676
(6,646)
13
(6,659)
21,116
4,445
1,949
157,260
(150,340)
(2,171)
4,749
139,573
55,582
21,274
35,718
52,495
—
165,069
(25,496)
(52)
(25,444)
(91)
(92,007) $
(129)
(6,530) $
10
(25,454) $
98,692
21,180
1,892
1,746
160,996
(158,607)
(1,417)
972
124,482
54,583
20,449
35,760
43,574
—
154,366
(29,884)
(40)
(29,844)
—
(29,844)
2,438,267
$
2,442,867
$
2,147,335
$
1,958,749
416,005,213
412,778,995
406,676,996
400,308,521
416,005,213
412,778,995
406,676,996
400,308,521
(0.22) $
(0.22) $
(0.02) $
(0.02) $
(0.06) $
(0.06) $
(0.07)
(0.07)
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Note 1. Basis of
Presentation” for additional information.
(2) See “Part II – Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Key Operating and Financial Metrics” for
additional information regarding loan originations.
(3) Loan originations include loans facilitated through the platform plus outstanding purchase commitments at
period end.
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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
Quarters Ended
Net revenue:
Transaction fees
Investor fees (1)
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1)
Other revenue (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments:
Interest income
Interest expense
Net fair value adjustments (1)
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1)
Total net revenue
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
Origination and servicing
Engineering and product development
Other general and administrative
Goodwill impairment
Total operating expenses
Income (Loss) before income tax expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Consolidated net income (loss)
Less: Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling
interests
LendingClub net income (loss)
Other data (2):
Loan originations (3)
Weighted-average common shares - Basic
December 31,
2016
September 30,
2016
June 30,
2016
March 31,
2016
$
101,568
$
100,813
$
96,605
$
26,027
115
1,492
167,230
(164,645)
(1,265)
1,320
18,477
(11,519)
4,838
171,868
(169,444)
(477)
1,947
130,522
$
114,556
55,457
18,296
32,522
56,740
—
163,015
(32,493)
(224)
(32,269)
44,901
16,332
29,428
58,940
1,650
151,251
(36,695)
(209)
(36,486)
14,656
(10,447)
1,577
179,685
(177,596)
(1,040)
1,049
103,440
49,737
20,934
29,209
53,457
35,400
188,737
(85,297)
(3,946)
(81,351)
—
(32,269) $
—
(36,486) $
—
(81,351) $
124,508
20,487
4,699
1,571
177,879
(176,683)
(167)
1,029
152,294
66,575
19,198
24,198
38,035
—
148,006
4,288
151
4,137
—
4,137
$
$
1,987,278
$
1,972,034
$
1,955,401
$
2,750,033
395,877,053
391,453,316
382,893,402
380,266,636
Weighted-average common shares - Diluted
395,877,053
391,453,316
382,893,402
392,397,825
Net loss per share attributable to LendingClub:
Basic
0.01
0.01
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. See “Note 1. Basis of
(0.09) $
(0.09) $
(0.08) $
(0.08) $
(0.21) $
(0.21) $
Diluted
$
$
Presentation” for additional information.
(2) See “Part II – Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Key Operating and Financial Metrics” for
additional information regarding loan originations.
(3) Loan originations include loans facilitated through the platform plus outstanding purchase commitments at
period end.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of December 31, 2017. In
designing and evaluating its disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s management recognizes that any
controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance, not
absolute assurance, of achieving the desired control objectives, and is required to apply its judgment in evaluating
the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on the evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures as of December 31, 2017, were designed and functioned effectively to provide reasonable assurance that
the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive
and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and
for assessing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the 1934
Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s CEO and CFO, management conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on the
criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. As a result of this assessment, management concluded that, as of
December 31, 2017, our internal control over financial reporting was effective in providing reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Deloitte & Touche LLP, has independently audited the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and its report is included below.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations, including the possibility of
human error and the circumvention or overriding of controls. Further, because of changes in conditions, the
effectiveness of internal controls may vary over time. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Accordingly, even those systems determined
to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and
presentation.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017, that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of LendingClub Corporation
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of LendingClub Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”)
as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in
all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established
in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017, of the Company and our
report dated February 21, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and
are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in
all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the
risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on
the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
February 21, 2018
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Item 9B. Other Information
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
PART III
The information required by Item 10 will be included in our Proxy Statement under the headings “Corporate
Governance at LendingClub” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and is incorporated
herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the 2017 fiscal year.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by Item 11 will be included in the Proxy Statement under the headings “Director
Compensation,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Named Executive Officer Compensation,”
“Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report,” and is
incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the 2017 fiscal year.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The information required by Item 12 will be included in the Proxy Statement under the headings “Security
Ownership” and “Equity Compensation Plans,” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of
the 2017 fiscal year.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by Item 13 will be included in the Proxy Statement under the headings “Related Person
Transactions” and “Director Independence,” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the
2017 fiscal year.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by Item 14 will be included in the Proxy Statement under the heading “Ratification of
Selection of Independent Auditors,” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the 2017 fiscal
year.
151
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule
(a) Documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
1.
Financial Statements
The following consolidated financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2.
Financial Statement Schedule
86
87
89
90
91
92
94
Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, not present in
amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or the required information is shown in the
Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
3.
Exhibits
The documents listed in the Exhibit index of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are incorporated by reference
or are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in each case as indicated therein on the Exhibit Index
immediately following the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
152
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 21, 2018
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
/s/ Scott Sanborn
By:
Scott Sanborn
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Scott Sanborn and Thomas Casey, jointly and severally, his or her attorney-in-fact, with the power of
substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and
to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
153
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Scott Sanborn
Scott Sanborn
/s/ Thomas W. Casey
Thomas W. Casey
/s/ Fergal Stack
Fergal Stack
/s/ Daniel T. Ciporin
Daniel T. Ciporin
/s/ Kenneth Denman
Kenneth Denman
/s/ John J. Mack
John J. Mack
/s/ Timothy J. Mayopoulos
Timothy J. Mayopoulos
/s/ Patricia McCord
Patricia McCord
Mary Meeker
/s/ John C. Morris
John C. Morris
/s/ Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers
/s/ Simon Williams
Simon Williams
Chief Executive Officer
February 21, 2018
Chief Financial Officer
February 21, 2018
Principal Accounting Officer
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
154
Exhibit
Number
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
LendingClub Corporation
Restated Bylaws of LendingClub
Corporation
Incorporated by Reference
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing
Date
Filed
Herewith
8-K
8-K
000-54752
3.1
December 16, 2014
333-151827
3.2
December 16, 2014
Form of Indenture by and between
LendingClub Corporation and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
July 10, 2009, by and between LendingClub
Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
May 5, 2010, by and between LendingClub
Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
S-1,
Amendment
No. 3
S-1, Post-
Effective
Amendment
No. 3
S-1, Post-
Effective
Amendment
No. 5
333-151827
4.2
October 9, 2008
333-151827
4.3
July 23, 2009
333-151827
4.5
May 6, 2010
Amended and Restated Investor Rights
Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2014, by
and among LendingClub Corporation and
the Investors named therein
Form of Three-Year Member Payment
Dependent Note (included as Exhibit A to
Exhibit 4.6)
Form of Five-Year Member Payment
Dependent Note (included as Exhibit B to
Exhibit 4.6)
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
October 3, 2014, by and between
LendingClub Corporation and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association
Form of Common Stock Certificate of
LendingClub Corporation
10.1
Form of Fund Subscription Agreement
10.2
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement
10.3
Form of Indemnity Agreement
8-K
000-54752
4.1
April 17, 2014
S-1,
Amendment
No. 1
S-1,
Amendment
No. 1
S-1,
Amendment
No. 1
S-1,
Amendment
No. 2
S-1,
Amendment
No. 1
S-1,
Amendment
No. 1
S-1,
Amendment
No. 3
333-198393
4.6
October 20, 2014
333-198393
4.6
October 20, 2014
333-198393
4.6
October 20, 2014
333-198393
4.8
November 17, 2014
333-198393
10.24
October 20, 2014
333-198393
10.25
October 20, 2014
333-198393
10.1
December 1, 2014
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
Lease Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2013,
by and between LendingClub Corporation
and Forward One, LLC, as amended
S-1,
Amendment
No. 2
333-198393
10.22 November 17, 2014
Assignment and Assumption of Lease, dated
as of October 17, 2014, by and between
LendingClub Corporation and Teachscape,
Inc.
LendingClub Corporation 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended, and form of
award agreement thereunder
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and
forms of enrollment agreements thereunder
S-1,
Amendment
No. 2
S-1,
Amendment
No. 3
S-1,
Amendment
No. 3
155
333-198393
10.23 November 17, 2014
333-198393
10.4
December 1, 2014
333-198393
10.7
December 1, 2014
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Incorporated by Reference
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing
Date
Filed
Herewith
S-1,
Amendment
No. 3
S-1,
Amendment
No. 3
S-1,
Amendment
No. 4
S-1,
Amendment
No. 4
333-198393
10.15 December 1, 2014
333-198393
10.16 December 1, 2014
333-198393
10.29 December 8, 2014
333-198393
10.30 December 8, 2014
Lease Agreement, dated as of April 16,
2015, by and between LendingClub
Corporation and 595 Market Street, Inc.
10-Q
001-36771
10.31
May 5, 2015
Form of Investor Agreement
10-Q
001-36771
10.5
August 5, 2015
Exhibit
Number
10.8
Exhibit Description
Form of Employment Agreement for Chief
Executive Officer
10.9
10.10
10.11
Form of Employment Agreement for
Executive Officers other than Chief
Executive Officer
2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and forms of
award agreements thereunder
Form of LCA Investment Advisory
Agreement
10.12
Form of Certificate Account Opening and
Maintenance Agreement
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of
December 17, 2015, among LendingClub
Corporation, the guarantors party thereto,
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and
the lenders party thereto
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated
December 17, 2015, by and among
LendingClub Corporation, the grantors
referred to therein and Morgan Stanley
Senior Funding, Inc.
2016 Cash Retention Bonus Plan
Form of Master Loan Purchase Agreement
Form of Master Loan Servicing Agreement
Form of Borrower Agreement
10.21 Whole Loans Backup Servicing Agreement*
10.22
10.23
Fractional Loans Backup Servicing
Agreement*
Loan and Receivable Sale Agreement, dated
February 25, 2016, by and between the
Company and WebBank*
10.24 Marketing and Program Management
Agreement, dated February 25, 2016, by
and between the Company and WebBank*
10.25 Warehouse Credit Agreement dated October
10, 2017*
10.26
Security Agreement dated October 10,
2017*
21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
List of Subsidiaries
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002
X
X
X
X
X
8-K
001-36771
10.1 December 22, 2015
8-K
001-36771
10.2 December 22, 2015
10-Q
10-Q
10-Q
10-K
10-Q
10-Q
001-36771
001-36771
001-36771
001-36771
001-36771
10.1
10.1
10.2
10.2
10.1
August 9, 2016
November 9, 2016
November 9, 2016
February 28, 2017
August 8, 2017
001-36771
10.2
August 8, 2017
8-K
001-36771
10.1
August 17, 2017
8-K
001-36771
10.2
August 17, 2017
8-K/A
001-36771
10.1
December 4, 2017
8-K/A
001-36771
10.2
December 4, 2017
156
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Exhibit
Number
32.1
Exhibit Description
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
Linkbase
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
Linkbase
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
Linkbase
Incorporated by Reference
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing
Date
Filed
Herewith
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
* Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this Exhibit. The omitted material has been filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
157
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit 10.10
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present
and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, and any Parents and Subsidiaries that exist now or in
the future, by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through the grant of Awards.
Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the text are defined in Section 28.
2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
2.1. Number of Shares Available. Subject to Sections 2.6 and 21 and any other applicable provisions hereof, the total
number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan as of the date of adoption of the Plan by
the Board, is thirty-five million (35,000,000) Shares, plus (i) any reserved shares not issued or subject to outstanding grants
under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) on the Effective Date (as defined below), (ii) shares that are
subject to stock options or other awards granted under the Prior Plan that cease to be subject to such stock options or other
awards by forfeiture or otherwise after the Effective Date, (iii) shares issued under the Prior Plan before or after the Effective
Date pursuant to the exercise of stock options that are, after the Effective Date, forfeited, (iv) shares issued under the Prior Plan
that are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price and (v) shares that are subject to stock options or other awards
under the Prior Plan that are used to pay the exercise price of an option or withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations
related to any award.
2.2. Lapsed, Returned Awards. Shares subject to Awards, and Shares issued under the Plan under any Award, will again
be available for grant and issuance in connection with subsequent Awards under this Plan to the extent such Shares: (a) are
subject to issuance upon exercise of an Option or SAR granted under this Plan but which cease to be subject to the Option or
SAR for any reason other than exercise of the Option or SAR; (b) are subject to Awards granted under this Plan that are
forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; (c) are subject to Awards granted under this Plan that
otherwise terminate without such Shares being issued; or (d) are surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program. To the extent
an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of
Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or withheld to satisfy the tax
withholding obligations related to an Award will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. For the avoidance of
doubt, Shares that otherwise become available for grant and issuance because of the provisions of this Section 2.2 shall not
include Shares subject to Awards that initially became available because of the substitution clause in Section 21.2 hereof.
2.3. Minimum Share Reserve. At all times the Company shall reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as
shall be required to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Awards granted under this Plan.
2.4. Automatic Share Reserve Increase. The number of Shares available for grant and issuance under the Plan shall be
automatically increased January 1 of each of the calendar years 2015 through 2024, by the lesser of (i) five percent (5%) of the
number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents (including options, RSUs, warrants and the pool of
available Shares under the Plan) issued and outstanding on each December 31 immediately prior to the date of increase or
(ii) such number of Shares determined by the Board.
2.5. Limitations. No more than three hundred fifty million (350,000,000) Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise
of ISOs.
2.6. Adjustment of Shares. If the number of outstanding Shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock
split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company,
without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance and future grant under the Plan set forth in
Section 2.1, (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options and SARs, (c) the number of
Shares subject to other outstanding Awards, (d) the maximum
number of shares that may be issued as ISOs set forth in Section 2.5, and (e) the maximum number of Shares that may be
issued to an individual or to a new Employee in any one calendar year set forth in Section 3 or to a Non-Employee Director in
Section 12 shall be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company
and in compliance with applicable securities laws; provided that fractions of a Share will not be issued.
3. ELIGIBILITY. ISOs may be granted only to eligible Employees. All other Awards may be granted to Employees,
Consultants, Directors and Non-Employee Directors; provided such Consultants, Directors and Non-Employee Directors render
bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction. No Participant will be
eligible to be granted more than Four Million (4,000,000) Shares in any calendar year under this Plan pursuant to the grant of
Awards except that new Employees (including new Employees who are also officers and directors of the Company or any
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate) are eligible to be granted up to a maximum of Six Million (6,000,000) Shares in the calendar
year in which they commence their employment.
4. ADMINISTRATION.
4.1. Committee Composition; Authority. This Plan will be administered by the Committee or by the Board acting as the
Committee. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee
will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan, except, however, the Board shall establish the terms for the grant of
an Award to Non-Employee Directors. The Committee will have the authority to:
(a) construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant
to this Plan;
(b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan or any Award;
(c) select persons to receive Awards;
(d) determine the form and terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted
hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may
vest and be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria) or settled, any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture
restrictions, the method to satisfy tax withholding obligations or any other tax liability legally due, and any restriction or
limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Committee will
determine;
(e) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards;
(f) determine the Fair Market Value and interpret the applicable provisions of this Plan and the definition of Fair
Market Value in connection with circumstances that impact the Fair Market Value, if necessary;
(g) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as
alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company;
(h) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;
(i) determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards;
(j) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award or any Award
Agreement;
(k) determine whether an Award has been earned;
(l) determine the terms and conditions of any, and to institute any Exchange Program;
(m) reduce or waive any criteria with respect to Performance Factors;
(n) adjust Performance Factors to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules as the Committee
deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid
windfalls or hardships provided that such adjustments are consistent with the regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of
the Code with respect to persons whose compensation is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code;
(o) adopt terms and conditions, rules and/or procedures (including the adoption of any subplan under this Plan)
relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate requirements of local law and procedures outside of the
United States;
(p) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan; and
(q) delegate any of the foregoing to a subcommittee consisting of one or more executive officers pursuant to a
specific delegation as permitted by applicable law, including Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
4.2. Committee Interpretation and Discretion. Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award shall
be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan or
Award, at any later time, and such determination shall be final and binding on the Company and all persons having an interest
in any Award under the Plan. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be submitted
by the Participant or Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final
and binding on the Company and the Participant. The Committee may delegate to one or more executive officers the authority
to review and resolve disputes with respect to Awards held by Participants who are not Insiders, and such resolution shall be
final and binding on the Company and the Participant.
4.3. Section 162(m) of the Code and Section 16 of the Exchange Act. When necessary or desirable for an Award to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code the Committee shall include at least two
persons who are “outside directors” (as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code) and at least two (or a majority if more than
two then serve on the Committee) such “outside directors” shall approve the grant of such Award and timely determine (as
applicable) the Performance Period and any Performance Factors upon which vesting or settlement of any portion of such
Award is to be subject. When required by Section 162(m) of the Code, prior to settlement of any such Award at least two (or a
majority if more than two then serve on the Committee) such “outside directors” then serving on the Committee shall determine
and certify in writing the extent to which such Performance Factors have been timely achieved and the extent to which the
Shares subject to such Award have thereby been earned. Awards granted to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act must be approved by a committee consisting solely of two or more “non-employee directors” (as defined in the
regulations promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act). With respect to Participants whose compensation is subject to
Section 162(m) of the Code, and provided that such adjustments are consistent with the regulations promulgated under
Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may adjust the performance goals to account for changes in law and accounting
and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or
unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships, including without limitation (i) restructurings,
discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other unusual or non-recurring charges, (ii) an event either not directly
related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management, or (iii) a change
in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles.
4.4. Documentation. The Award Agreement for a given Award, the Plan and any other documents may be delivered to,
and accepted by, a Participant or any other person in any manner (including electronic distribution or posting) that meets
applicable legal requirements.
4.5. Foreign Award Recipients. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the
laws and practices in other countries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates operate or have employees or
other individuals eligible for Awards, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power
and authority to: (i) determine which Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which individuals
outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan which may include individuals who provide services to the
Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate under an agreement with a foreign nation or agency; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of
any Award granted to individuals outside the United States or foreign nationals to comply with applicable foreign laws,
policies, customs and practices; (iv) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the
extent the Committee determines such actions to be necessary or advisable (and such subplans and/or modifications shall be
attached to this Plan as appendices); provided, however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share
limitations contained in Section 2.1 hereof; and (v) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that the Committee
determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approval or comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or
approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted,
that would violate the Exchange Act or any other applicable United States securities law, or any other applicable law.
5. OPTIONS. An Option is the right but not the obligation to purchase a Share, subject to certain conditions, if applicable. The
Committee may grant Options to eligible Employees, Consultants and Directors and will determine whether such Options will
be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code (“ISOs”) or Nonqualified Stock Options (“NSOs”), the number of
Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may vest and be exercised,
and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following:
5.1. Option Grant. Each Option granted under this Plan will identify the Option as an ISO or an NSO. An Option may be,
but need not be, awarded upon satisfaction of such Performance Factors during any Performance Period as are set out in
advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement. If the Option is being earned upon the satisfaction of Performance
Factors, then the Committee will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each Option;
and (y) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure the performance, if any. Performance Periods may
overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Options that are subject to different performance goals
and other criteria.
5.2. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to
grant such Option, or a specified future date. The Award Agreement will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable
time after the granting of the Option.
5.3. Exercise Period. Options may be vested and exercisable within the times or upon the conditions as set forth in the
Award Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten
(10) years from the date the Option is granted; and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who, at the time the ISO is
granted, directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) will be exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become
exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the
Committee determines.
5.4. Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted;
provided that: (i) the Exercise Price of an Option will be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of
the Shares on the date of grant and (ii) the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than
one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased
may be made in accordance with Section 11 and the Award Agreement and in accordance with any procedures established by
the Company.
5.5. Method of Exercise. Any Option granted hereunder will be vested and exercisable according to the terms of the Plan
and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option
may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) notice of
exercise (in such form as the Committee may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and
(ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable withholding taxes). Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Committee and permitted by the Award
Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon
exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made
for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in
Section 2.6 of the Plan. Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for
purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(a) Termination of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason except for Cause or the
Participant’s death or Disability, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such
Options would have been exercisable by the Participant on the date Participant’s Service terminates no later than ninety
(90) days after the date Participant’s Service terminates (or such shorter or longer time period as may be determined by the
Committee, with any exercise beyond three (3) months after the date Participant’s Service terminates deemed to be the exercise
of an NSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options.
(b) Death. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Participant’s death (or the Participant dies within
ninety (90) days after Participant’s Service terminates other than for Cause or because of the Participant’s Disability), then the
Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable by the Participant on
the date Participant’s Service terminates and must be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative, or authorized assignee,
no later than twelve (12) months after the date Participant’s Service terminates (or such shorter or longer time period as may be
determined by the Committee), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options.
(c) Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Participant’s Disability, then the Participant’s
Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable by the Participant on the date
Participant’s Service terminates and must be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative or authorized
assignee) no later than twelve (12) months after the date Participant’s Service terminates (with any exercise beyond (a) three
(3) months after the date Participant’s employment terminates when the termination of Service is for a Disability that is not a
“permanent and total disability” as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, or (b) twelve (12) months after the date
Participant’s employment terminates when the termination of Service is for a Disability that is a “permanent and total
disability” as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, deemed to be exercise of an NSO), but in any event no later than the
expiration date of the Options.
(d) Cause. If the Participant is terminated for Cause, then Participant’s Options shall expire on such Participant’s
date of termination of Service, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined by the Committee, but in any
event no later than the expiration date of the Options. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, Cause shall have the
meaning set forth in the Plan.
5.6. Limitations on Exercise. The Committee may specify a minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any
exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent any Participant from exercising the Option for the
full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.
5.7. Limitations on ISOs. With respect to Awards granted as ISOs, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of
the Shares with respect to which such ISOs are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be
treated as NSOs. For purposes of this Section 5.7, ISOs will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The
Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted. In the event
that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date to provide for a different limit on
the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein
and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment.
5.8. Modification, Extension or Renewal. The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and
authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent
of a Participant, impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted. Any
outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of
the Code. Subject to Section 18 of this Plan, by written notice to affected Participants, the Committee may reduce the Exercise
Price of outstanding Options without the consent of such Participants; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be
reduced below the Fair Market Value on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price.
5.9. No Disqualification. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISOs will be
interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this
Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under Section 422
of the Code.
6. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible Employee,
Consultant, or Director Shares that are subject to restrictions (“Restricted Stock”). The Committee will determine to whom an
offer will be made, the number of Shares the Participant may purchase, the Purchase Price, the restrictions under which the
Shares will be subject and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the Plan.
6.1. Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award will be evidenced by an Award
Agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement, a Participant accepts a Restricted Stock Award by
signing and delivering to the Company an Award Agreement with full payment of the Purchase Price, within thirty (30) days
from the date the Award Agreement was delivered to the Participant. If the Participant does not accept such Award within thirty
(30) days, then the offer of such Restricted Stock Award will terminate, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
6.2. Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by the Committee and may be
less than Fair Market Value on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted. Payment of the Purchase Price must be made in
accordance with Section 11 of the Plan, and the Award Agreement and in accordance with any procedures established by the
Company.
6.3. Terms of Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted Stock Awards will be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may
impose or are required by law. These restrictions may be based on completion of a specified number of years of service with
the Company or upon completion of Performance Factors, if any, during any Performance Period as set out in advance in the
Participant’s Award Agreement. Prior to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature,
length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Restricted Stock Award; (b) select from among the Performance
Factors to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the
Participant. Performance Periods may overlap and a Participant may participate simultaneously with respect to Restricted Stock
Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and having different performance goals and other criteria.
6.4. Termination of Service. Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such date
Participant’s Service terminates (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).
7. STOCK BONUS AWARDS. A Stock Bonus Award is an award to an eligible Employee, Consultant, or Director of Shares
for Services to be rendered or for past Services already rendered to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. All Stock Bonus
Awards shall be made pursuant to an Award Agreement. No payment from the Participant will be required for Shares awarded
pursuant to a Stock Bonus Award.
7.1. Terms of Stock Bonus Awards. The Committee will determine the number of Shares to be awarded to the Participant
under a Stock Bonus Award and any restrictions thereon. These restrictions may be based upon completion of a specified
number of years of service with the Company or upon satisfaction of performance goals based on Performance Factors during
any Performance Period as set out in advance in the Participant’s Stock Bonus Agreement. Prior to the grant of any Stock
Bonus Award the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Stock
Bonus Award; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals; and (c) determine the
number of Shares that may be awarded to the
Participant. Performance Periods may overlap and a Participant may participate simultaneously with respect to Stock Bonus
Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria.
7.2. Form of Payment to Participant. Payment may be made in the form of cash, whole Shares, or a combination thereof,
based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares earned under a Stock Bonus Award on the date of payment, as determined in the
sole discretion of the Committee.
7.3. Termination of Service. Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such date
Participant’s Service terminates (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).
8. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. A Stock Appreciation Right (“SAR”) is an award to an eligible Employee,
Consultant, or Director that may be settled in cash, or Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock), having a value equal to
(a) the difference between the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price multiplied by (b) the number of
Shares with respect to which the SAR is being settled (subject to any maximum number of Shares that may be issuable as
specified in an Award Agreement). All SARs shall be made pursuant to an Award Agreement.
8.1. Terms of SARs. The Committee will determine the terms of each SAR including, without limitation: (a) the number
of Shares subject to the SAR; (b) the Exercise Price and the time or times during which the SAR may be settled; (c) the
consideration to be distributed on settlement of the SAR; and (d) the effect of the Participant’s termination of Service on each
SAR. The Exercise Price of the SAR will be determined by the Committee when the SAR is granted, and may not be less than
Fair Market Value. A SAR may be awarded upon satisfaction of Performance Factors, if any, during any Performance Period as
are set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement. If the SAR is being earned upon the satisfaction of
Performance Factors, then the Committee will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for
each SAR; and (y) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure the performance, if any. Performance
Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to SARs that are subject to different
Performance Factors and other criteria.
8.2. Exercise Period and Expiration Date. A SAR will be exercisable within the times or upon the occurrence of events
determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement governing such SAR. The SAR Agreement shall set forth
the expiration date; provided that no SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the SAR is
granted. The Committee may also provide for SARs to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or
otherwise (including, without limitation, upon the attainment during a Performance Period of performance goals based on
Performance Factors), in such number of Shares or percentage of the Shares subject to the SAR as the Committee determines.
Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on the date Participant’s Service terminates
(unless determined otherwise by the Committee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 5.6 also will apply to
SARs.
8.3. Form of Settlement. Upon exercise of a SAR, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in
an amount determined by multiplying (i) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over
the Exercise Price; times (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the
Committee, the payment from the Company for the SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some
combination thereof. The portion of a SAR being settled may be paid currently or on a deferred basis with such interest or
dividend equivalent, if any, as the Committee determines, provided that the terms of the SAR and any deferral satisfy the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
8.4. Termination of Service. Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such date
Participant’s Service terminates (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).
9. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. A Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) is an award to an eligible Employee, Consultant, or
Director covering a number of Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those Shares (which may consist of
Restricted Stock). All RSUs shall be made pursuant to an Award Agreement.
9.1. Terms of RSUs. The Committee will determine the terms of an RSU including, without limitation: (a) the number of
Shares subject to the RSU; (b) the time or times during which the RSU may be settled; (c) the consideration to be distributed on
settlement; and (d) the effect of the Participant’s termination of Service on each RSU. An RSU may be awarded upon
satisfaction of such performance goals based on Performance Factors during any Performance Period as are set out in advance
in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If the RSU is being earned upon satisfaction of Performance Factors, then the Committee
will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the RSU; (y) select from among the
Performance Factors to be used to measure the performance, if any; and (z) determine the number of Shares deemed subject to
the RSU. Performance Periods may overlap and participants may participate simultaneously with respect to RSUs that are
subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria.
9.2. Form and Timing of Settlement. Payment of earned RSUs shall be made as soon as practicable after the date(s)
determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may settle earned
RSUs in cash, Shares, or a combination of both. The Committee may also permit a Participant to defer payment under a RSU to
a date or dates after the RSU is earned provided that the terms of the RSU and any deferral satisfy the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code.
9.3. Termination of Service. Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on such date
Participant’s Service terminates (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).
10. PERFORMANCE AWARDS. A Performance Award is an award to an eligible Employee, Consultant, or Director of a
cash bonus or an award of Performance Shares denominated in Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those
Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock). Grants of Performance Awards shall be made pursuant to an Award Agreement
solely pursuant to this Section 10.
10.1. Terms of Performance Shares. The Committee will determine, and each Award Agreement shall set forth, the terms
of each Performance Award including, without limitation: (a) the amount of any cash bonus, (b) the number of Shares deemed
subject to an award of Performance Shares; (c) the Performance Factors and Performance Period that shall determine the time
and extent to which each award of Performance Shares shall be settled; (d) the consideration to be distributed on settlement,
and (e) the effect of the Participant’s termination of Service on each Performance Award. In establishing Performance Factors
and the Performance Period the Committee will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period;
(y) select from among the Performance Factors to be used; and (z) determine the number of Shares deemed subject to the award
of Performance Shares. Prior to settlement the Committee shall determine the extent to which Performance Awards have been
earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Performance Awards
that are subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria. No Participant will be
eligible to receive more than $10,000,000 in Performance Awards in any calendar year under Section 10 of this Plan.
10.2. Value, Earning and Timing of Performance Shares. Each Performance Share will have an initial value equal to the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. After the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of
Performance Shares will be entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Shares earned by the Participant over the
Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding Performance Factors or other
vesting provisions have been achieved. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Shares in the form
of cash, in Shares (which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Shares at the close
of the applicable Performance Period) or in a combination thereof.
10.3. Termination of Service. Except as may be set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, vesting ceases on the date
Participant’s Service terminates (unless determined otherwise by the Committee).
11. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES. Payment from a Participant for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be
made in cash or by check or, where approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law (and to the
extent not otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement):
(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant;
(b) by surrender of shares of the Company held by the Participant that have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Award will be exercised or settled;
(c) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered or to be rendered to the
Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company;
(d) by consideration received by the Company pursuant to a broker-assisted or other form of cashless exercise
program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;
(e) by any combination of the foregoing; or
(f) by any other method of payment as is permitted by applicable law.
12. GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS. Non-Employee Directors are eligible to receive any type of Award
offered under this Plan except ISOs. Awards pursuant to this Section 12 may be automatically made pursuant to policy adopted
by the Board, or made from time to time as determined in the discretion of the Board. The aggregate number of Shares subject
to Awards granted to a Non-Employee Director pursuant to this Section 12 in any calendar year shall not exceed 1,500,000.
12.1. Eligibility. Awards pursuant to this Section 12 shall be granted only to Non-Employee Directors. A Non-Employee
Director who is elected or re-elected as a member of the Board will be eligible to receive an Award under this Section 12.
12.2. Vesting, Exercisability and Settlement. Except as set forth in Section 21, Awards shall vest, become exercisable and
be settled as determined by the Board. With respect to Options and SARs, the exercise price granted to Non-Employee
Directors shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time that such Option or SAR is granted.
12.3. Election to receive Awards in Lieu of Cash. A Non-Employee Director may elect to receive his or her annual
retainer payments and/or meeting fees from the Company in the form of cash or Awards or a combination thereof, as
determined by the Committee. Such Awards shall be issued under the Plan. An election under this Section 12.3 shall be filed
with the Company on the form prescribed by the Company.
13. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
13.1. Withholding Generally. Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan or the
applicable tax event occurs, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company, or to the Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate employing the Participant, an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable U.S. federal, state, local and international
withholding tax requirements or any other tax or social insurance liability legally due from the Participant (as determined
without regard to any potential application of Section 83(c)(3) of the Code) prior to the delivery of Shares pursuant to exercise
or settlement of any Award. Whenever payments in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan are to be made in cash, such
payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable U.S. federal, state, local and international withholding tax and
social insurance requirements or any other tax liability legally due from the Participant.
13.2. Stock Withholding. The Committee, or its delegate(s), as permitted by applicable law, in its sole discretion and
pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time and to limitations of local law, may require or permit a
Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation or any other tax liability legally due from the Participant, in whole or in
part by (without limitation) (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld, or, if applicable, such other
withholding amount as mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Participant (provided, in the case of an Insider, that such
other amount is approved in advance by the
Committee), (iii) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory
amount required to be withheld, or, if applicable, such other withholding amount as mutually agreed upon by the Company and
the Participant (provided, in the case of an Insider, that such other amount is approved in advance by the Committee), or
(iv) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of otherwise deliverable Shares acquired pursuant to an Award either through a
voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or
delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld or, in the sole discretion of the Company
(determined, in the case of any Insider, solely by the Committee), the date immediately prior to the date that taxes are required
to be withheld.
14. TRANSFERABILITY.
14.1. Transfer Generally. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee or pursuant to Section 14.2, an Award may not
be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent
or distribution. If the Committee makes an Award transferable, including, without limitation, by instrument to an inter vivos or
testamentary trust in which the Awards are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor) or by gift or by
domestic relations order to a Permitted Transferee, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the
Committee deems appropriate. All Awards shall be exercisable: (i) during the Participant’s lifetime only by (A) the Participant,
or (B) the Participant’s guardian or legal representative; (ii) after the Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the
Participant’s heirs or legatees; and (iii) in the case of all awards except ISOs, by a Permitted Transferee.
14.2. Award Transfer Program. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, the Committee shall have all
discretion and authority to determine and implement the terms and conditions of any Award Transfer Program instituted
pursuant to this Section 14.2 and shall have the authority to amend the terms of any Award participating, or otherwise eligible
to participate in, the Award Transfer Program, including (but not limited to) the authority to (i) amend (including to extend) the
expiration date, post-termination exercise period and/or forfeiture conditions of any such Award, (ii) amend or remove any
provisions of the Award relating to the Award holder’s continued service to the Company or its Parent or any Subsidiary,
(iii) amend the permissible payment methods with respect to the exercise or purchase of any such Award, (iv) amend the
adjustments to be implemented in the event of changes in the capitalization and other similar events with respect to such Award,
and (v) make such other changes to the terms of such Award as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate in its sole
discretion.
15. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES.
15.1. Voting and Dividends. No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until
the Shares are issued to the Participant, except for any dividend equivalent rights permitted by an applicable Award Agreement.
After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with
respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to
such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant
may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the
corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock; provided, further,
that the Participant will have no right to retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with respect to Shares that are
repurchased at the Participant’s Purchase Price or Exercise Price, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 15.2.
15.2. Restrictions on Shares. At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s)
a right to repurchase (a “Right of Repurchase”) a portion of any or all Unvested Shares held by a Participant following such
Participant’s termination of Service at any time within ninety (90) days (or such longer or shorter time determined by the
Committee) after the later of the date Participant’s Service terminates and the date the Participant purchases Shares under this
Plan, for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness, at the Participant’s Purchase Price or Exercise Price, as the
case may be.
16. CERTIFICATES. All Shares or other securities whether or not certificated, delivered under this Plan will be subject to
such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including
restrictions under any applicable U.S. federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of
the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the
Shares may be listed or quoted and any non-U.S. exchange controls or securities law restrictions to which the Shares are
subject.
17. ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES. To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares, the Committee may require the
Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved
by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in
escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such
restrictions to be placed on the certificates. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full
consideration for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of
the Shares so purchased as collateral to secure the payment of the Participant’s obligation to the Company under the promissory
note; provided, however, that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment
of such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note
notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant’s Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, the
Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to
time approve. The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the
promissory note is paid.
18. REPRICING; EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. Without prior stockholder approval, the Committee may
(i) reprice Options or SARs (and where such repricing is a reduction in the Exercise Price of outstanding Options or SARs, the
consent of the affected Participants is not required provided written notice is provided to them, notwithstanding any adverse tax
consequences to them arising from the repricing), and (ii) with the consent of the respective Participants (unless not required
pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Plan), pay cash or issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any, or all,
outstanding Awards.
19. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. An Award will not be effective unless such Award
is in compliance with all applicable U.S. and foreign federal and state securities and exchange control laws, rules and
regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which
the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise
or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver
certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company
determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any
state or federal or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable.
The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration,
qualification or listing requirements of any foreign or state securities laws, exchange control laws, stock exchange or automated
quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so.
20. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to
confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate
Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time.
21.CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.
21.1. Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor. In the event that the Company is subject to a Corporate
Transaction, outstanding Awards acquired under the Plan shall be subject to the documentation evidencing the Corporate
Transaction, which need not treat all outstanding Awards in an identical manner. Such agreement, without the Participant’s
consent, shall provide for one or more of the following with respect to all outstanding Awards as of the effective date of such
Corporate Transaction.
(a) The continuation of an outstanding Award by the Company (if the Company is the successor entity).
(b) The assumption of an outstanding Award by the successor or acquiring entity (if any) of such Corporate
Transaction (or by its parents, if any), which assumption, will be binding on all selected Participants; provided that the exercise
price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award
that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code.
(c) The substitution by the successor or acquiring entity in such Corporate Transaction (or by its parents, if
any) of equivalent awards with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Awards (except that the exercise price and the
number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject
to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code).
(d) The full acceleration of exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of an outstanding Award and
lapse of the Company’s right to repurchase or re-acquire shares acquired under an Award or lapse of forfeiture rights with
respect to shares acquired under an Award.
(e) The settlement of the full value of such outstanding Award (whether or not then vested or exercisable) in
cash, cash equivalents, or securities of the successor entity (or its parent, if any) with a Fair Market Value equal to the required
amount, followed by the cancellation of such Awards; provided however, that such Award may be cancelled if such Award has
no value, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Subject to Section 409A of the Code, such payment may be made
in installments and may be deferred until the date or dates the Award would have become exercisable or vested. Such payment
may be subject to vesting based on the Participant’s continued service, provided that the vesting schedule shall not be less
favorable to the Participant than the schedule under which the Award would have become vested or exercisable. For purposes
of this Section 21.1(e), the Fair Market Value of any security shall be determined without regard to any vesting conditions that
may apply to such security.
The Board shall have full power and authority to assign the Company’s right to repurchase or re-acquire or forfeiture
rights to such successor or acquiring corporation. In addition, in the event such successor or acquiring corporation refuses to
assume, convert, replace or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a Corporate Transaction, the Committee will
notify the Participant in writing or electronically that such Award will be exercisable to the extent exercisable or vested at that
time, after giving effect to any acceleration approved by the Board or Committee or pursuant to an agreement governing the
Award, for a period of time determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and such Award will terminate upon the
expiration of such period. Awards need not be treated similarly in a Corporate Transaction.
21.2. Assumption of Awards by the Company. The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume
outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or
otherwise, by either; (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company’s award; or (b) assuming such
award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under
this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have
been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the
event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain
unchanged (except that the Purchase Price or the Exercise Price, as the case may be, and the number and nature of Shares
issuable upon exercise or settlement of any such Award will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code).
In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option in substitution rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option
may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of Shares authorized
for grant under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in a calendar year.
21.3. Non-Employee Directors’ Awards. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, in the event of a Corporate
Transaction, the vesting of all Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors shall accelerate and such Awards shall become
exercisable (as applicable) in full prior to the consummation of such event at such times and on such conditions as the
Committee determines.
22. ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. This Plan shall be submitted for the approval of the Company’s
stockholders, consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or after the date this Plan is adopted by the
Board.
23. TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will become effective on
the Effective Date and will terminate ten (10) years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Board. This Plan and all Awards
granted hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding its
conflict of laws rules).
24. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any
respect, including, without limitation, amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to
this Plan; provided, however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan
in any manner that requires such stockholder approval; provided further, that a Participant’s Award shall be governed by the
version of this Plan then in effect at the time such Award was granted.
25. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the
stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the
power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without
limitation, the granting of stock awards and bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either
generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
26. INSIDER TRADING POLICY. Each Participant who receives an Award shall comply with any policy adopted by the
Company from time to time covering transactions in the Company’s securities by Employees, officers and/or directors of the
Company.
27. ALL AWARDS SUBJECT TO COMPANY CLAWBACK OR RECOUPMENT POLICY. All Awards, subject to
applicable law, shall be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy
adopted by the Board or required by law during the term of Participant’s employment or other service with the Company that is
applicable to executive officers, employees, directors or other service providers of the Company, and in addition to any other
remedies available under such policy and applicable law, may require the cancellation of outstanding Awards and the
recoupment of any gains realized with respect to Awards.
28. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, and except as elsewhere defined herein, the following terms will have the following
meanings:
28.1. “Affiliate” means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control
with, the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by
the Committee, whether now or hereafter existing.
28.2. “Award” means any award under the Plan, including any Option, Restricted Stock, Stock Bonus, Stock
Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Unit or award of Performance Shares.
28.3. “Award Agreement” means, with respect to each Award, the written or electronic agreement between the Company
and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award and country-specific appendix thereto for grants to non-
U.S. Participants, which shall be in substantially a form (which need not be the same for each Participant) that the Committee
(or in the case of Award agreements that are not used for Insiders, the Committee’s delegate(s)) has from time to time approved,
and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.
28.4. “Award Transfer Program” means any program instituted by the Committee which would permit Participants the
opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity approved by the Committee.
28.5. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
28.6. “Cause” means (i) Participant’s willful failure substantially to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the
Company or deliberate violation of a Company policy; (ii) Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement,
dishonesty or any other willful misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to the
Company; (iii) unauthorized use or disclosure by Participant of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or
any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the
Company; or (iv) Participant’s willful breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the
Company. The determination as to whether a Participant is being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the
Company and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s
ability to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time as provided in Section 20 above, and the
term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary or Parent, as appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
foregoing definition of “Cause” may, in part or in whole, be modified or replaced in each individual employment agreement or
Award Agreement with any Participant, provided that such document supersedes the definition provided in this Section 28.6.
28.7. “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
28.8. “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or those persons to whom administration of the
Plan, or part of the Plan, has been delegated as permitted by law.
28.9. “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
28.10. “Company” means LendingClub Corporation, or any successor corporation.
28.11. “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor or independent contractor, engaged by the Company or a
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to render services to such entity.
28.12. “Corporate Transaction” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any “person” (as such term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
voting power represented by the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this
subclause (i) the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person who is considered to own more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total voting power of the securities of the Company will not be considered a Corporate Transaction; (ii) the
consummation of the sale, transfer or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; (iii) the
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation
which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than
fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its
parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (iv) any other transaction which qualifies as a “corporate
transaction” under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the stockholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in
the Company (except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Company) or
(v) a change in the effective control of the Company that occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced
during any twelve (12) month period by members of the Board whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of
the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purpose of this subclause (v), if any Person is
considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person
will not be considered a Corporate Transaction. For purposes of this definition, Persons will be considered to be acting as a
group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar
business transaction with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any amount constituting deferred
compensation (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) would become payable under this Plan by reason of a Corporate
Transaction, such amount shall become payable only if the event constituting a Corporate Transaction would also qualify as a
change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of
the Company, each as defined within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has
been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance that has been
promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time.
28.13. “Director” means a member of the Board.
28.14. “Disability” means in the case of incentive stock options, total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)
(3) of the Code and in the case of other Awards, that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
28.15. “Effective Date” means the day immediately prior to the date of the underwritten initial public offering of the
Company’s Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement that is declared effective by the SEC.
28.16. “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, providing services as an employee to the
Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company
will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
28.17. “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
28.18. “Exchange Program” means a program pursuant to which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered, cancelled or
exchanged for cash, the same type of Award or a different Award (or combination thereof) or (ii) the exercise price of an
outstanding Award is increased or reduced.
28.19. “Exercise Price” means, with respect to an Option, the price at which a holder may purchase the Shares issuable
upon exercise of an Option and with respect to a SAR, the price at which the SAR is granted to the holder thereof.
28.20. “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock determined as
follows:
(a) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on
the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to
trading as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;
(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is neither listed nor admitted to trading on a national securities
exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Committee deems reliable;
(c) in the case of an Option or SAR grant made on the Effective Date, the price per share at which shares of the
Company’s Common Stock are initially offered for sale to the public by the Company’s underwriters in the initial public
offering of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC under the Securities Act; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Board or the Committee in good faith.
28.21. “Insider” means an officer or director of the Company or any other person whose transactions in the Company’s
Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
28.22. “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
28.23. “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not an Employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.
28.24. “Option” means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5.
28.25. “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the
Company if each of such corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
28.26. “Participant” means a person who holds an Award under this Plan.
28.27. “Performance Award” means cash or stock granted pursuant to Section 10 or Section 12 of the Plan.
28.28. “Performance Factors” means any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award
Agreement, from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to
the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a
GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to
determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied:
(a) Profit Before Tax;
(b) Billings;
(c) Revenue;
(d) Net revenue;
(e) Earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings, or as
otherwise adjusted);
(f) Operating income;
(g) Operating margin;
(h) Operating profit;
(i) Controllable operating profit, or net operating profit;
(j) Net Profit;
(k) Gross margin;
(l) Operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue;
(m) Net income;
(n) Earnings per share;
(o) Total stockholder return;
(p) Market share;
(q) Return on assets or net assets;
(r) The Company’s stock price;
(s) Growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index;
(t) Return on equity;
(u) Return on invested capital;
(v) Cash Flow (including free cash flow or operating cash flows)
(w) Cash conversion cycle;
(x) Economic value added;
(y) Individual confidential business objectives;
(z) Contract awards or backlog;
(aa) Overhead or other expense reduction;
(bb) Credit rating;
(cc) Strategic plan development and implementation;
(dd) Succession plan development and implementation;
(ee) Improvement in workforce diversity;
(ff) Customer indicators;
(gg) New product invention or innovation;
(hh) Attainment of research and development milestones;
(ii) Improvements in productivity;
(jj) Bookings;
(kk) Attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics; and
(ll) Any other metric that is capable of measurement as determined by the Committee.
The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in
applicable accounting rules, provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance
Factors to preserve the Committee’s original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. It is
within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments.
28.29. “Performance Period” means the period of service determined by the Committee, not to exceed five (5) years,
during which years of service or performance is to be measured for the Award.
28.30. “Performance Share” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 10 or Section 12 of the Plan.
28.31. “Permitted Transferee” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former
spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
(including adoptive relationships) of the Employee, any person sharing the Employee’s household (other than a tenant or
employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Employee) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in
which these persons (or the Employee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the
Employee) own more than 50% of the voting interests.
28.32. “Person” shall have the meaning as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.
28.33. “Plan” means this LendingClub Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
28.34. “Purchase Price” means the price to be paid for Shares acquired under the Plan, other than Shares acquired upon
exercise of an Option or SAR.
28.35. “Restricted Stock Award” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 6 or Section 12 of the Plan, or issued
pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.
28.36. “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 9 or Section 12 of the Plan.
28.37. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
28.38. “Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
28.39. “Service” shall mean service as an Employee, Consultant, Director or Non-Employee Director, to the Company or
a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, subject to such further limitations as may be set forth in the Plan or the
applicable Award Agreement. An Employee will not be deemed to have ceased to provide Service in the case of (i) medical
leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Company. In the case of any Employee on an
approved leave of absence or a reduction in hours worked (for illustrative purposes only, a change in schedule from that of full-
time to part-time), the Company may make such provisions respecting suspension of or modification of vesting of the Award
while on leave from the employ of the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or during such change in working hours as
it may deem appropriate, pursuant to formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company, except that in no event may an
Award be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In the event of military leave,
if required by applicable laws, vesting shall continue for the longest period that vesting continues under any other statutory or
Company approved leave of absence and, upon a Participant’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would
entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he
or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Awards to the same extent as would have applied had the Participant
continued to provide services to the Company throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services
immediately prior to such leave. Except as set forth in this Section 28.39, an employee shall have terminated employment as of
the date he or she ceases to provide services (regardless of whether the termination is in breach of local employment laws or is
later found to be invalid) and employment shall not be extended by any notice period or garden leave mandated by local
law, provided however, that a change in status from an employee to a consultant or advisor shall not terminate the service
provider’s Service, unless determined by the Committee, in its discretion. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine
whether a Participant has ceased to provide Services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide Services.
28.40. “Shares” means shares of the Common Stock and the common stock of any successor security.
28.41. “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 8 or Section 12 of the Plan.
28.42. “Stock Bonus” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 7 or Section 12 of the Plan.
28.43. “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning
with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
28.44. “Treasury Regulations” means regulations promulgated by the United States Treasury Department.
28.45. “Unvested Shares” means Shares that have not yet vested or are subject to a right of repurchase in favor of the
Company (or any successor thereto).
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION 2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same meanings in this Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice of Grant”) and the attached
Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”). You, the Optionee, have been granted an Option to purchase shares of
Common Stock of the Company under the Plan subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Notice of Grant and the
attached Option Agreement.
Name:
Address:
Date of Grant:
Vesting Commencement
Date:
Exercise price per Share:
Total Number of Shares:
Type of Option:
Non-Qualified Stock Option
Incentive Stock Option
Expiration Date:
, 20 ; This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates
earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.
Vesting Schedule:
Additional Terms:
This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 25% of the Shares
subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous Service
from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes
exercisable with respect to an additional 1/48th of the Shares subject to this
Option when you complete each month of Service.
If this box is checked, the additional terms and conditions set forth
on Attachment 1 hereto (as executed by the Company) are applicable and are
incorporated herein by reference. No document need be attached
as Attachment 1 if the box is not checked.
By accepting this Option, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and
conditions of the Plan, the Notice of Grant and the Option Agreement. By accepting this Option, you consent to electronic
delivery as set forth in the Option Agreement.
OPTIONEE:
Signature:
Print Nam
e:
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
By:
Nam
e:
Its:
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION 2014
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
You have been granted an Option by LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) to purchase Shares (the “Option”), subject to the terms, restrictions and conditions of the Plan, the Notice of Stock
Option Grant (the “Notice of Grant”) and this Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”).
1. Grant of Option. You have been granted an Option for the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant at the
exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “exercise price”). In the event of a conflict between the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail. If
designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option under Section 422 of the Code. However, if this Option is intended to be an ISO, to the extent that it exceeds the
$100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d) it shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option (“NSO”).
2. Termination Period.
(a) General Rule. If your Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability, and other than for Cause,
then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three months after your termination of
Service (subject to the expiration detailed in Section 6). If your Service is terminated for Cause, this Option will expire upon
the date of such termination. The Company determines when your Service terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
(b) Death; Disability. If you die before your Service terminates (or you die within three months of your termination
of Service other than for Cause), then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12
months after the date of death (subject to the expiration detailed in Section 6). If your Service terminates because of your
Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after your
termination date (subject to the expiration detailed in Section 6).
(c) No Notice. You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods following your termination of
Service for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such periods. In no event shall this Option be exercised
later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice of Grant.
3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right to Exercise. This Option is exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in
the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. In the event of your death, Disability, or other
cessation of Service, the exercisability of the Option is governed by the applicable provisions of the Plan, the Notice of Grant
and this Agreement. This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
(b) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in a form specified by the
Company (the “Exercise Notice”), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of
which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be
required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be delivered in person, by mail, via
electronic mail or facsimile or by other authorized method to the Secretary of the Company or other person designated by the
Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate exercise price as to all Exercised Shares.
This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of a fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by
the aggregate exercise price and any applicable tax withholding due upon exercise of the Option.
(c) Exercise by Another. If another person wants to exercise this Option after it has been transferred to him or her in
compliance with this Agreement, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to exercise this
Option. That person must also complete the proper Exercise Notice form (as described above) and pay the exercise price (as
described below) and any applicable tax withholding due upon exercise of the Option (as described below).
4. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate exercise price shall be by any of the following, or a combination
thereof, at your election:
(a) your personal check, wire transfer, or a cashier’s check;
(b) certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those
shares to the Company; the value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the
Option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a
form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the Option shares issued to you. However,
you may not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, shares of Company stock in payment of the exercise price of your Option
if your action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect
to this Option for financial reporting purposes;
(c) cashless exercise through irrevocable directions to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or
part of the Shares covered by this Option and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the
Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you. The
directions must be given by signing a special notice of exercise form provided by the Company; or
(d) other method authorized by the Company.
5. Non-Transferability of Option. In general, except as provided below, only you may exercise this Option prior to your
death. You may not transfer or assign this Option, except as provided below. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it
as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may, however,
dispose of this Option in your will or in a beneficiary designation. However, if this Option is designated as a NSO in the Notice
of Grant, then the Committee (as defined in the Plan) may, in its sole discretion, allow you to transfer this Option as a gift to
one or more family members. For purposes of this Agreement, “family member” means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent,
stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in- law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-
law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships), any individual sharing your household (other than a
tenant or employee), a trust in which one or more of these individuals have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a
foundation in which you or one or more of these persons control the management of assets, and any entity in which you or one
or more
of these persons own more than 50% of the voting interest. In addition, if this Option is designated as a NSO in the Notice of
Grant, then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow you to transfer this Option to your spouse or former spouse
pursuant to a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights. The Committee will allow you to transfer this
Option only if both you and the transferee(s) execute the forms prescribed by the Committee, which include the consent of the
transferee(s) to be bound by this Agreement. This Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the
laws of descent or distribution or court order and may be exercised during the lifetime of you only by you, your guardian, or
legal representative, as permitted in the Plan. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of you.
6. Term of Option. This Option shall in any event expire on the expiration date set forth in the Notice of Grant, which
date is 10 years after the grant date (five years after the grant date if this Option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Grant
and Section 5.3 of the Plan applies).
7. Tax Consequences. You should consult a tax adviser for tax consequences relating to this Option in the jurisdiction in
which you are subject to tax. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising the Option. You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements
acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise.
(b) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If you sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares
acquired pursuant to an ISO on or before the later of (i) two years after the grant date, or (ii) one year after the exercise date,
you shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. You agree that you may be subject to income tax
withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized from such early disposition of ISO Shares by payment in
cash or out of the current compensation paid to you.
8. Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding. Regardless of any action the Company or your actual employer (the
“Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related
withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is
and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings
regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option grant, including the grant, vesting
or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends;
and (2) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate your liability for
Tax-Related Items. You acknowledge that if you are subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Company
and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior to exercise of the Option, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer
to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, you
authorize the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable (which, if you are an
Insider, shall be determined without regard to any potential application of Section 83(c)(3) of the Code) by you from your
wages or other cash compensation paid to you by the Company and/or the Employer. With the Company’s consent, these
arrangements may also include, if permissible under local law, (a) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to you
when you exercise this Option, (b) having the Company withhold taxes from the proceeds of the sale of the Shares, either
through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on your behalf and you hereby authorize such
sales by this authorization), (c) your payment of a cash amount, or (d) any other arrangement approved by the Company; all
under such rules as may be established by the Committee and in compliance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy and
10b5-1 Trading Plan Policy, if applicable; provided however, that if you are a Section 16 officer of the Company under the
Exchange Act, then the Committee (as constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) shall establish the
method of withholding from alternatives (a)-(d) above, and the Committee shall establish the method prior to the Tax-Related
Items withholding event. The Fair Market Value of these Shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will
be applied as a credit against the withholding taxes. You shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related
Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your
purchase of Shares that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Finally, you acknowledge that the Company has
no obligation to deliver Shares to you until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as
described in this Section.
9. Acknowledgement. The Company and you agree that the Option is granted under and governed by the Notice of
Grant, this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan (incorporated herein by reference). You: (i) acknowledge receipt of a copy
of the Plan and the Plan prospectus, (ii) represent that you have carefully read and are familiar with their provisions, and
(iii) hereby accept the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and those set forth in the Plan and the
Notice of Grant. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee
upon any questions relating to the Plan, the Notice of Grant and the Agreement.
10. Consent to Electronic Delivery of All Plan Documents and Disclosures. By your acceptance of this Option, you
consent to the electronic delivery of the Notice of Grant, this Agreement, the Plan, account statements, Plan prospectuses
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. financial reports of the Company, and all other documents that the
Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or
other communications or information related to the Option. Electronic
delivery may include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering
the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. You
acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you
contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail at . You further acknowledge that
you will be provided with a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic delivery fails; similarly, you
understand that you must provide on request to the Company or any designated third party a paper copy of any documents
delivered electronically if electronic delivery fails. Also, you understand that your consent may be revoked or changed,
including any change in the electronic mail address to which documents are delivered (if you have provided an electronic mail
address), at any time by notifying the Company of such revised or revoked consent by telephone, postal service or electronic
mail at . Finally, you understand that you are not required to consent to electronic delivery.
11. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The exercise of this Option will be subject to and conditioned upon
compliance by the Company and you with all applicable state, federal and foreign laws and regulations and with all applicable
requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed or
quoted at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed with appropriate
legends, if any, determined by the Company.
12. Governing Law; Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually
agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement,
(ii) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this
Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and
the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise
directly or indirectly from the Plan, the Notice of Grant and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to litigation
in the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of
California in Santa Clara County or the federal courts of the United States for the Northern District of California and no other
courts.
13. No Rights as Employee, Director or Consultant. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever
the right or power of the Company, or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, to terminate your Service, for any
reason, with or without Cause.
14. Adjustment. In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of
Shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per Share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
15. Lock-Up Agreement. In connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities and upon request of
the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities, you hereby agree not to sell,
make any short sale of, loan, grant any Option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company
however and whenever acquired (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the
Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) from
the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an
agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the public offering; provided
however that, if during the last seventeen (17) days of the restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or material
news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the restricted period the Company
announces that it will release earnings results during the sixteen (16)-day period beginning on the last day of the restricted
period, then, upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed
by this Section shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the fifteen (15)-day
period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. In no event
will the restricted period extend beyond two hundred sixteen (216) days after the effective date of the registration statement.
16. Award Subject to Company Clawback or Recoupment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Option shall
be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy
adopted by the Board or required by law during the term of your employment or other Service that is applicable to you. In
addition to any other remedies available under such policy, applicable law may require the cancellation of your Option
(whether vested or unvested) and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to your Option.
17. Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement, the Plan and the Notice of Grant constitute the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior discussions between
them. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. No modification of or
amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing and
signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be
construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
BY ACCEPTING THIS OPTION, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE
AND IN THE PLAN.
NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same meanings in this Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice”) and the attached
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”). You have been granted an award of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)
under the Plan subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Notice and the attached RSU Agreement.
Name:
Address:
Number of RSUs:
Date of Grant:
Vesting Commencement
Date:
Expiration Date:
The date on which settlement of all RSUs granted hereunder occurs. This
RSU expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the
RSU Agreement.
Sample vesting language: [Subject to the limitations set forth in the
Notice, the Plan and the RSU Agreement, % of the total number of
RSUs will vest on the three month anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date and % of the total number of RSUs will vest on
each three month anniversary thereafter so long as your Service
continues.] [Alternate: Subject to the limitations set forth in the Notice,
the Plan, and the RSU Agreement, this RSU will vest contingently, in
whole or in part, upon the achievement of the Performance Factors during
the Performance Period, as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.]
If this box is checked, the additional terms and conditions set forth
on Attachment 1 hereto (as executed by the Company) are applicable and
are incorporated herein by reference. No document need be attached
as Attachment 1 if the box is not checked.
Vesting Schedule:
Additional Terms:
You acknowledge that the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to this Notice is earned only by continuing Service. By accepting this
award, you and the Company agree that this award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the
Notice and the RSU Agreement. By accepting this RSU, you consent to electronic delivery as set forth in the RSU Agreement.
PARTICIPANT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Signature:
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By:
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Its:
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
You have been granted Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) by LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) subject to the terms,
restrictions and conditions of the Plan, the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice”) and this Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement (this “RSU Agreement”).
1. Settlement. Settlement of RSUs shall be made in the same calendar year as the applicable date of vesting under the vesting
schedule set forth in the Notice; provided, however, that if the vesting date under the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice is
in December, then settlement of any RSUs that vest in December shall be within 30 days of vesting. Settlement of RSUs shall
be in Shares. Settlement means the delivery of the Shares vested under an RSU. No fractional RSUs or rights for fractional
Shares shall be created pursuant to this RSU Agreement.
2. No Stockholder Rights. Unless and until such time as Shares are issued in settlement of vested RSUs, you shall have no
ownership of the Shares allocated to the RSUs and shall have no right to dividends or to vote such Shares.
3. Dividend Equivalents. Dividends, if any (whether in cash or Shares), shall not be credited to you.
4. No Transfer. RSUs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of in any manner
other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution or court order or unless otherwise permitted by the Committee on a
case-by-case basis.
5. Termination. If your Service terminates for any reason, all unvested RSUs shall be forfeited to the Company forthwith, and
all rights you have to such RSUs shall immediately terminate. In case of any dispute as to whether your termination of Service
has occurred, the Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether such termination has occurred and the effective
date of such termination.
6. Tax Consequences. You acknowledge that you will recognize tax consequences in connection with the RSUs. You should
consult a tax adviser regarding your tax obligations in the jurisdiction where you are subject to tax
7. Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding. Regardless of any action the Company or your actual employer (the
“Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related
withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is
and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings
regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the award, including the grant, vesting or
settlement of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends;
and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the award or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate your liability for
Tax-Related Items. You acknowledge that if you are subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Company
and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior to the settlement of your RSUs, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the
Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard,
you authorize the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable (which, if you
are an Insider, shall be determined without regard to any potential application of Section 83(c)(3) of the Code) by you from
your wages or other cash compensation paid to you by the Company and/or the Employer. With the Company’s consent, these
arrangements may also include, if permissible under local law, (a) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to you
when your RSUs are settled, (b) having the Company withhold taxes from the proceeds of the sale of the Shares, either through
a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on your behalf and you hereby authorize such sales by
this authorization), (c) your payment of a cash amount, or (d) any other arrangement approved by the Company; all under such
rules as may be established by the Committee and in compliance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy and 10b5-1
Trading Plan Policy, if applicable; provided however, that if you are a Section 16 officer of the
Company under the Exchange Act, then the Committee (as constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act)
shall establish the method of withholding from alternatives (a)-(d) above, and the Committee shall establish the method prior to
the Tax-Related Items withholding event. The Fair Market Value of these Shares will be applied as a credit against the
withholding taxes. You shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the
Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your purchase of Shares that cannot be
satisfied by the means previously described. Finally, you acknowledge that the Company has no obligation to deliver Shares to
you until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section.
8. Acknowledgement. The Company and you agree that the RSUs are granted under and governed by the Notice, this RSU
Agreement and the provisions of the Plan (incorporated herein by reference). You: (i) acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Plan
and the Plan prospectus, (ii) represent that you have carefully read and are familiar with their provisions, and (iii) hereby accept
the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and those set forth in the Plan and the Notice. You hereby
agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions relating to
the Plan, the Notice and this RSU Agreement.
9. Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This RSU Agreement, the Plan and the Notice constitute the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior discussions between them. Any
prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the purchase of the Shares hereunder are superseded. No
modification of or amendment to this RSU Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this RSU Agreement, shall be
effective unless in writing and signed by the parties to this RSU Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights
under this RSU Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
10. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of Shares will be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by
the Company and you with all applicable state, federal and foreign laws and regulations and with all applicable requirements of
any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed or quoted at the
time of such issuance or transfer. The Shares issued pursuant to this RSU Agreement shall be endorsed with appropriate
legends, if any, determined by the Company.
11. Governing Law; Severability. If one or more provisions of this RSU Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually
agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this RSU Agreement,
(ii) the balance of this RSU Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this
RSU Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. This RSU Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant
hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that
may arise directly or indirectly from the Plan, the Notice and this RSU Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to
litigation in the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the
courts of California in Santa Clara County or the federal courts of the United States for the Northern District of California and
no other courts.
11. No Rights as Employee, Director or Consultant. Nothing in this RSU Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever
the right or power of the Company, or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, to terminate your Service, for any
reason, with or without Cause.
12. Consent to Electronic Delivery of All Plan Documents and Disclosures. By your acceptance of this RSU, you consent to
the electronic delivery of the Notice, this RSU Agreement, the Plan, account statements, Plan prospectuses required by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. financial reports of the Company, and all other documents that the Company is
required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or other
communications or information related to the RSU. Electronic delivery may include the delivery of a link to a Company
intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such
other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy
of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or
electronic mail at . You
further acknowledge that you will be provided with a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic
delivery fails; similarly, you understand that you must provide on request to the Company or any designated third party a paper
copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic delivery fails. Also, you understand that your consent may be
revoked or changed, including any change in the electronic mail address to which documents are delivered (if you have
provided an electronic mail address), at any time by notifying the Company of such revised or revoked consent by telephone,
postal service or electronic mail at . Finally, you understand that you are not required to consent to electronic
delivery.
13. Code Section 409A. For purposes of this RSU Agreement, a termination of employment will be determined consistent with
the rules relating to a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations
thereunder (“Section 409A”). Notwithstanding anything else provided herein, to the extent any payments provided under this
RSU Agreement in connection with your termination of employment constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A,
and you are deemed at the time of such termination of employment to be a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then
such payment shall not be made or commence until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from your
separation from service or (ii) the date of your death following such a separation from service; provided, however, that such
deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to avoid adverse tax treatment to you including, without limitation, the
additional tax for which you would otherwise be liable under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) in the absence of such a deferral. To the
extent any payment under this RSU Agreement may be classified as a “short-term deferral” within the meaning of
Section 409A, such payment shall be deemed a short-term deferral, even if it may also qualify for an exemption from
Section 409A under another provision of Section 409A. Payments pursuant to this section are intended to constitute separate
payments for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.
14. Award Subject to Company Clawback or Recoupment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the RSUs shall be
subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy adopted by the Board or
required by law during the term of your employment or other Service that is applicable to you. In addition to any other
remedies available under such policy, applicable law may require the cancellation of your RSUs (whether vested or unvested)
and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to your RSUs.
BY ACCEPTING THIS RSU, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE
AND IN THE PLAN.
NOTICE OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT AWARD
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same meanings in this Notice of Stock Appreciation Right Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and
the attached Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (the “SAR Agreement”). You have been granted an award of Stock
Appreciation Rights (the “SAR”) of the Company under the Plan subject to the terms, restrictions and conditions of the Plan,
this Notice of Grant and the SAR Agreement.
Name:
Address:
Date of Grant:
Vesting Commencement Date:
Fair Market Value on Date of
Grant:
Total Number of Shares:
Expiration Date:
Vesting Schedule:
The SAR becomes exercisable with respect to the first 25% of the Shares
subject to the SAR when you complete 12 months of continuous Service
from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, the SAR becomes
exercisable with respect to an additional 1/48th of the Shares subject to the
SAR when you complete each month of Service.
You acknowledge that the vesting of the SAR pursuant to this Notice of Grant is earned only by continuing Service. By
accepting the SAR, you and the Company agree that the SAR is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the Notice of Grant and the SAR Agreement. By accepting the SAR, you consent to electronic delivery as set forth in the
SAR Agreement.
PARTICIPANT:
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Signature:
Print Nam
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By:
Nam
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Its:
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT AWARD AGREEMENT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
You have been granted an award of Stock Appreciation Rights (the “SAR”) by LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”)
under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Notice of Stock
Appreciation Right Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and this Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (the “Agreement”).
1. Grant of SAR. You have been granted a SAR for the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant at the fair
market value set forth in the Notice of Grant. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
2. Termination Period.
(a) General Rule. If your Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability, and other than for Cause,
then this SAR will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three months after your termination of
Service (subject to the expiration detailed in Section 6). In no event shall this SAR be exercised later than the Expiration Date
set forth in the Notice of Grant. If your Service is terminated for Cause, this SAR will expire upon the date of such termination.
The Company determines when your Service terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
(b) Death; Disability. If you die before your Service terminates (or you die within three months of your termination
of Service other than for Cause), then this SAR will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12
months after the date of death (subject to the expiration detailed in Section 6). If your Service terminates because of your
Disability, then this SAR will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after your
termination date (subject to the expiration detailed in Section 6).
(c) No Notice. You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods following your termination of
Service for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such periods. In no event shall this SAR be exercised
later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice of Grant.
3. Vesting Rights. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, this SAR may be exercised, in
whole or in part, in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant.
4. Exercise of SAR.
(a) Right to Exercise. This SAR is exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in
the Notice of Grant and the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. In the event of your death, Disability, or other
cessation of Service, the exercisability of the SAR is governed by the applicable provisions of the Plan, the Notice of Grant and
this Agreement. This SAR may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
(b) Method of Exercise. This SAR is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in a form specified by the
Company (the “Exercise Notice”), which shall state the election to exercise the SAR, the number of Shares in respect of which
the SAR is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be delivered in person, by mail, via electronic mail or facsimile or by other
authorized method to the Secretary of the Company or other person designated by the Company. This SAR shall be deemed to
be exercised upon receipt by the Company of a fully executed Exercise Notice and any applicable tax withholding due upon
exercise of the SAR.
(c) No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this SAR unless such issuance and exercise complies with
all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation service upon
which the Shares are then listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered
transferred to you on the date the SAR is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
5. Non-Transferability of SAR. This SAR may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of
descent or distribution or court order and may be exercised during your lifetime only by you unless otherwise permitted by the
Committee on a case-by-case basis. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon your executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assign.
6. Term of SAR. This SAR shall in any event expire on the expiration date set forth in the Notice of Grant, which date is
not more than 10 years after the Date of Grant.
7. Tax Consequences. You should consult a tax adviser for tax consequences relating to this SAR in the jurisdiction in
which you are subject to tax. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS SAR OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. If you are an Employee or a former Employee, the Company may be required to withhold
from your compensation an amount equal to the minimum amount the Company is required to withhold for income and
employment taxes or collect from you and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of
this compensation income at the time of exercise.
8. Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding. Regardless of any action the Company or your actual employer (the
“Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related
withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is
and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings
regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the SAR, including the grant, vesting or
exercise of the SAR, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and
(2) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the SAR to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-
Related Items. You acknowledge that if you are subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Company and/or
the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior to exercise of the SAR, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to
satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, you authorize
the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable (which, if you are an Insider,
shall be determined without regard to any potential application of Section 83(c)(3) of the Code) by you from your wages or
other cash compensation paid to you by the Company and/or the Employer. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements
may also include, if permissible under local law, (a) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to you when you
exercise this SAR, (b) having the Company withhold taxes from the proceeds of the sale of the Shares, either through a
voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on your behalf and you hereby authorize such sales by
this authorization), (c) your payment of a cash amount, or (d) any other arrangement approved by the Company; all under such
rules as may be established by the Committee and in compliance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy and 10b5-1
Trading Plan Policy, if applicable; provided however, that if you are a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange
Act, then the Committee (as constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) shall establish the method of
withholding from alternatives (a)-(d) above, and the Committee shall establish the method prior to the Tax-Related Items
withholding event. The Fair Market Value of these Shares, determined as of the effective date of the SAR exercise, will be
applied as a credit against the withholding taxes. You shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related
Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your
purchase of Shares that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Finally, you acknowledge that the Company has
no obligation to honor the exercise or deliver Shares to you until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-
Related Items as described in this Section.
9. Acknowledgement. The Company and you agree that the SAR is granted under and governed by the Notice of Grant,
this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan (incorporated herein by reference). You: (i) acknowledge receipt of a copy of the
Plan and the Plan prospectus, (ii) represent that you have carefully read and are familiar with their provisions, and (iii) hereby
accept the SAR subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and those set forth in the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and
final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions relating to the Plan, the Notice of Grant and the SAR
Agreement.
10. Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement, the Plan and the Notice of Grant constitute the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior discussions between
them. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the purchase of the Shares hereunder are superseded. No
modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless
in writing and signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
11. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of Shares will be subject to and conditioned upon
compliance by the Company and you with all applicable state, federal and foreign laws and regulations and with all applicable
requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed or
quoted at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed with appropriate
legends, if any, determined by the Company.
12. Governing Law; Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually
agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement,
(ii) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this
Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and
the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise
directly or indirectly from the Plan, the Notice of Grant and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to litigation
in the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of
California in Santa Clara County or the federal courts of the United States for the Northern District of California and no other
courts.
13. No Rights as Employee, Director or Consultant. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever
the right or power of the Company, or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, to terminate your Service, for any
reason, with or without Cause.
14. Consent to Electronic Delivery of All Plan Documents and Disclosures. By your acceptance of this SAR, you
consent to the electronic delivery of the Notice of Grant, this Agreement, the Plan, account statements, Plan prospectuses
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. financial reports of the Company, and all other documents that the
Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or
other communications or information related to the SAR. Electronic delivery may include the delivery of a link to a Company
intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such
other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy
of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or
electronic mail at . You further acknowledge that you will be provided with a paper copy of any documents delivered
electronically if electronic delivery fails; similarly, you understand that you must provide on request to the Company or any
designated third party a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic delivery fails. Also, you understand
that your consent may be revoked or changed, including any change in the electronic mail address to which documents are
delivered (if you have provided an electronic mail address), at any time by notifying the Company of such revised or revoked
consent by telephone, postal service or electronic mail at . Finally, you understand that you are not required to consent to
electronic delivery.
15. Award Subject to Company Clawback or Recoupment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the SAR shall
be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy adopted by the Board or
required by law during the term of your employment or other Service that is applicable to you. In addition to any other
remedies available under such policy, applicable law may require the cancellation of your SAR (whether vested or unvested)
and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to your SAR.
BY ACCEPTING THIS SAR, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN
THE PLAN.
NOTICE OF STOCK BONUS AWARD
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same meanings in this Notice of Stock Bonus Award (the “Notice”) and the attached Stock
Bonus Award Agreement (the “Stock Bonus Agreement”). You have been granted an award of Shares under the Plan (the
“Stock Bonus Award”) subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Notice and the attached Stock Bonus Agreement.
Name:
Address:
Number of Shares:
Date of Grant:
Vesting Commencement
Date:
Vesting Schedule:
[Subject to the limitations set forth in this Notice, the Plan and the Stock
Bonus Agreement, 25% of the total number of Shares subject to the Stock
Bonus Award will vest on the 12 month anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date and 12.5% of the total number of Shares will vest
on each six month anniversary thereafter so long as your Service
continues.]
You acknowledge that the vesting of the Shares pursuant to this Notice is earned only by continuing Service. By accepting this
Stock Bonus Award, you and the Company agree that this Stock Bonus Award is granted under and governed by the terms and
conditions of the Plan, the Notice and the Stock Bonus Agreement. By accepting this Stock Bonus Award, you consent to
electronic delivery as set forth in the Stock Bonus Agreement.
PARTICIPANT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Signature:
Print Nam
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By:
Nam
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Its:
STOCK BONUS AWARD AGREEMENT
LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
You have been granted a Stock Bonus Award (“Stock Bonus Award”) by LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”), subject
to the terms, restrictions and conditions of the Plan, the Notice of Stock Bonus Award (the “Notice”) and this Stock Bonus
Award Agreement (this “Agreement”).
1. Issuance. Your Stock Bonus Award shall be issued in Shares, and the Company’s transfer agent shall record ownership of
such Shares in your name as soon as reasonably practicable.
2. No Stockholder Rights. Unless and until you are recorded as the holder of such Shares on the stock records of the Company
and its transfer agent, you shall have no right to dividends or to vote Shares.
3. No-Transfer. Unvested Shares subject to your Stock Bonus Award shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of by you or any person whose interest derives from your interest. “Unvested Shares” are
Shares that have not yet vested pursuant to the terms of the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice.
4. Termination. If your Service terminates for any reason, all Unvested Shares shall immediately be forfeited to the Company,
and all rights you have to such Unvested Shares shall immediately terminate. In case of any dispute as to whether a termination
of Service has occurred, the Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether such termination has occurred and the
effective date of such termination.
5. Tax Consequences. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE ACQUIRING THE SHARES IN THE
JURISDICTION IN WHICH YOU ARE SUBJECT TO TAX. Shares shall not be issued under this Agreement unless you make
arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the acquisition or vesting
of Shares.
6. Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding. Regardless of any action the Company or your actual employer (the
“Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related
withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is
and remains your responsibility and that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings
regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the award, including the award or vesting of
such Shares, the subsequent sale of Shares under this award and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to structure
the terms of the award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. You acknowledge that if you are subject to
Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for
Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
The Company will only recognize you as a record holder of Shares if you have paid or made adequate arrangements
satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the
Company and/or the Employer. In this regard, you authorize the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-
Related Items legally payable (which, if you are an Insider, shall be determined without regard to any potential application of
Section 83(c)(3) of the Code) by you from your wages or other cash compensation paid to you by the Company and/or the
Employer. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may also include, if permissible under local law, (a) withholding
Shares that otherwise would be released when they vest, (b) having the Company withhold taxes from the proceeds of the sale
of the Shares, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on your behalf and you
hereby authorize such sales by this authorization), (c) your payment of a cash amount, or (d) any other arrangement approved
by the Company; all under such rules as may be established by the Committee and in compliance with the Company’s Insider
Trading Policy and 10b5-1 Trading Plan Policy, if applicable; provided however, that if you are a Section 16 officer of the
Company under the Exchange Act, then the Committee (as constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act)
shall establish the method of withholding from alternatives (a)-(d) above, and the Committee shall
establish the method prior to the Tax-Related Items withholding event. The Fair Market Value of these Shares will be applied as
a credit against the withholding taxes. You shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the
Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan or your purchase of Shares
that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Finally, you acknowledge that the Company has no obligation to
deliver Shares to you until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this
Section.
7. Acknowledgement. The Company and you agree that the Stock Bonus Award is granted under and governed by the Notice,
this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan (incorporated herein by reference). You: (i) acknowledge receipt of a copy of the
Plan and the Plan prospectus, (ii) represent that you have carefully read and are familiar with their provisions, and (iii) hereby
accept the Stock Bonus Award subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and those set forth in the Plan and the
Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any
questions relating to the Plan, the Notice and the Stock Bonus Award.
8. Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement, the Plan and the Notice constitute the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior discussions between them. Any prior
agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the purchase of the Shares hereunder are superseded. No modification of
or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing and
signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be
construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
9. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of Shares will be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by
the Company and you with all applicable state, federal and foreign laws and regulations and with all applicable requirements of
any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed or quoted at the
time of such issuance or transfer. The Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if
any, determined by the Company.
10. Governing Law; Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable
law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable
and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance
of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this Agreement shall be
enforceable in accordance with its terms. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or
indirectly from the Plan, the Notice and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to litigation in the exclusive
jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of California in
Santa Clara County or the federal courts of the United States for the Northern District of California and no other courts.
10. No Rights as Employee, Director or Consultant. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the
right or power of the Company, or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, to terminate your Service, for any reason,
with or without Cause.
11. Consent to Electronic Delivery of All Plan Documents and Disclosures. By acceptance of this Stock Bonus Award, you
consent to the electronic delivery of the Notice, this Agreement, the Plan, account statements, Plan prospectuses required by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. financial reports of the Company, and all other documents that the Company is
required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements) or other
communications or information related to the Stock Bonus Award. Electronic delivery may include the delivery of a link to a
Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-
mail or such other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company
a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal
service or electronic mail at . You further acknowledge that you will be provided with a paper copy of any documents delivered
electronically if electronic delivery fails; similarly, you understand that you must provide on request to the Company or any
designated third party a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic delivery fails. Also, you
understand that your consent may be revoked or changed, including any change in the electronic mail address to which
documents are delivered (if you have provided an electronic mail address), at any time by notifying the Company of such
revised or revoked consent by telephone, postal service or electronic mail at . Finally, you understand that you are not required
to consent to electronic delivery.
12. Award Subject to Company Clawback or Recoupment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Stock Bonus
Award shall be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy adopted by
the Board or required by law during the term of your employment or other Service with the Company that is applicable to you.
In addition to any other remedies available under such policy, applicable law may require the cancellation of your Stock Bonus
Award (whether vested or unvested) and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to your Stock Bonus Award.
BY ACCEPTING THE STOCK BONUS AWARD, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.
SUBSIDIARIES OF LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
The following are the direct subsidiaries of LendingClub Corporation as of December 31, 2017, omitting
subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate, would not constitute a significant subsidiary:
Exhibit 21.1
Subsidiaries (a wholly owned
subsidiary)
Consumer Loan Underlying Bond
Depositor LLC
Consumer Loan Underlying Bond
Credit Trust 2017-P2, LLC
Consumer Loan Underlying Bond
Grantor Trust 2017-P2, LLC
LendingClub Asset Management, LLC
LendingClub Operated Aggregator
Note NP I, LLC
LendingClub Warehouse I LLC
Springstone Financial, LLC
State of
Incorporation
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-218172) and on
Form S-8 (No. 333-197570; No. 333-200676; No. 333-213647; and No. 333-217731) of our reports dated
February 21, 2018, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of LendingClub
Corporation, and the effectiveness of LendingClub Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting,
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of LendingClub Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2017,
and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of these Registration
Statements.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
February 21, 2018
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Scott Sanborn, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of LendingClub Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to
be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the
case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 21, 2018
/s/ SCOTT SANBORN
Scott Sanborn
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
CERTIFICATION
I, Thomas W. Casey, certify that:
Exhibit 31.2
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of LendingClub Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to
be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the
case of an Annual Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 21, 2018
/s/ THOMAS W. CASEY
Thomas W. Casey
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”),
each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:
1.
2.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.
/s/ SCOTT SANBORN
Scott Sanborn
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ THOMAS W. CASEY
Thomas W. Casey
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: February 21, 2018