The State of Consumer Finance: Why the Time is Now for Marketplace Lending
A L G O L D S T E I N , C E O AVA N T
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The State of Consumer Finance: Why the Time is Now for Marketplace Lending A L G O L D S T E I N , C E O AVA N T The lending industry is overdue for disruption High Digital Personal Loans SMB Loans Payments Potential for Disruption
The State of Consumer Finance: Why the Time is Now for Marketplace Lending
A L G O L D S T E I N , C E O AVA N T
The lending industry is overdue for disruption
Potential for Disruption Timing of Disruption
Far-Out Near-Term Low High Mortgage International Remittances In-Store Payments SMB Loans Wealth Management Digital Payments Deposits Personal Loans
Consumer Education Real Estate Small Business
Companies are being established to address various product segments
Investors believe marketplace lending can create substantial disruption
Venture Capital Funding for Lending Startups
$0 $625 $1,250 $1,875 $2,500 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $2,366 $1,003 $315 $301 $320 $17985% of institutional investors are interested
But, headwinds have emerged
Systemic risk exists for large tech startups as investors question valuations
Accessibility of the capital markets has diminished
Regulatory uncertainty remains a key concern
Yet, the environment for the middle class consumer continues to improve…
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0.0% 2.5% 5.0% 7.5% 10.0% Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17 Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20Unemployment Rate Oil ~$37.00 / Barrel = $700 annual savings Household Debt Service Payments to Disposable Income
9.0% 10.0% 11.0% 12.0% 13.0% 14.0% Jan-84 Jul-87 Jan-91 Jul-94 Jan-98 Jul-01 Jan-05 Jul-08 Jan-12 Jul-15 Jan-19And credit performance shows no sign of deterioration
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Nevertheless, some compare the rise of marketplace lending to the period leading up to 2008…
What went wrong in 2008?
Favorable capital markets resulted in high corporate leverage
Dollars in Trillions $0.0 $0.8 $1.5 $2.3 $3.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Debt Equity
US household debt reached an all-time high of $12.7 trillion in 2008
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Financial systems became increasingly complex
150,000 300,000 450,000 600,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Other Structured Credit
Structured Credit Collateral RMBS CMBS ABS CMO CLO CDO CDO2 CDS
2008 was the worst year for the S&P 500 since the Great Depression
625 1,250 1,875 2,500 2019201820172016201520142013201320122011 201020092008200720072006200520042003200220012001 20001999199819971996199619951994During 2008 & 2009, nearly 10% of Americans lost 50+ points of FICO It can take nearly 2 years to recover a loss this severe
$5,000 Credit Card Limit
ABC BANK
Lester Anderson
H O M E S T E A D , F L 2 0 0 7
$175,000 Mortgage
COMMUNITY BANK
$55,000 salary Married with kids 2002 Compact Car 8 years employed FICO Score: 700 $5,000 Car Loan
CARS R US
*This is a fictitious character, not an actual customer, created and used to illustrate a typical customer of Avant$5,000 Credit Card Limit
ABC BANK
Lester Anderson
H O M E S T E A D , F L 2 0 1 0
$55,000 salary Married with kids 2002 Compact Car 11 years employed FICO Score: 650
No Refinancing Options No Car Loans Available
*This is a fictitious character, not an actual customer, created and used to illustrate a typical customer of Avant47% of Americans < 700 FICO
~150 million people
How Marketplace Lending is Bridging the Gap
Demand Technology Capital
Demand
US consumer credit market presents a $12 trillion opportunity
Card $659B Mortgage $8,691B Student $1,111B Auto $875B Personal $315B
~$22 trillion consumer credit
Borrowers find that marketplace lenders better meet their needs
Net Promoter Score
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
The middle income consumer remains largely underserved
Technology & Analytics Capabilities Consumer Credit Range
Super Prime Near Prime Low High
Non-prime consumer losses are more resilient through downturns
1% 4% 5% 10% 28% 17%
3.00x 2.60x 1.75x 1.40x
Super- Prime Prime Near- Prime Subprime > 770 710 - 770 650 - 710 < 650
0.2% 0.7%
Capital
The amount of additional capital US banks are required to maintain
Portfolio returns of the ‘80s and ‘90s may not be repeatable
Average 5-Year Return (%)
1980 - 1999 2000 - 2013 5.2% 13.8%
Investor interest has fueled growth across the industry
$0.0 $1.0 $2.0 $3.0 $4.0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1.7884 1.6244 0.8154 0.3325 0.1533 0.0607 0.0897 Individuals Institutions
Loans Purchased ($Bn)
2025 2015
$15 Bn $150 Bn
Total Origination Volume
Technology
100% Online & Mobile
Real Time Approval & Next Day Funding
Regression is an outdated method of credit modeling
Machine learning models allow quicker, more accurate credit decisions
Marketplace lenders are more effectively pricing risk
Credit Risk is Priced Tight on Cards
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 3-Year Treasury Bloomberg US High Hield 17.0% 9.0% 4.0% 1.0%Marketplace Lender Yields Outpace Bonds
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% Average Credit Card Penalty Rate Average Credit Card Rate Average Digital Lender Rate 12.6% 18.0% 28.8%How are Banks Responding?
Partnership versus competition…
Not only Avant
Significant partnerships on capital side
The Avant Difference
P O I N T O F S A L E
Retail Healthcare Auto Home
O n l i n e / M o b i l e
Products Channels Customer Tools
Differentiated funding model with recurring revenue
~ 50% On-Balance Sheet ~50% Off-Balance Sheet
ABS Securitization New Product Facility Bank Warehouse Forward Flow Managed Fund Vehicles
Skin in the Game & Random Allocation
No up-front fees = Transparent products that are easy to understand
Consumer Credit Spectrum
550 850 700 800 750 650 600
✓ Reduced Acquisition Costs ✓ Multi Product (Consumer, Auto) ✓ No Cannibalization Risk ✓ Alignment of Interest
Complementary partnership offering
So how does this impact Lester?
Simple Application
Check rates in 6 minutes or less without impacting credit score
Fast Service
Real-time automated loan approvals and next business day funding
Transparent Policies
What you see is what you get
Lester Anderson
H O M E S T E A D , F L 2 0 1 6
Great consumer experience driving long term adoption…
lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing