LendingClub Issues Over $1 Billion in CLUB Certificates

First-of-Its-Kind Pass-Through Security Transaction

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Nov 20, 2018, 09:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), America's largest online lending marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, has issued over $1 Billion in CLUB Certificates since their launch less than a year ago.

This structure consists of whole loans structured as a pass-through security. The instrument trades in the over-the-counter market with a CUSIP and is cleared through the Depository Trust and Clearing Company (DTCC).

"We continue to innovate for investors and diversify our investor base," said Valerie Kay, Chief Capital Officer of LendingClub. "By continually innovating on products, LendingClub expects to further deepen and broaden investor access in 2019 and beyond through a variety of new products and structures."

CLUB Certificates can be seen on Bloomberg and Intex with the "CLUBC" ticker.

About LendingClub
LendingClub was founded to transform the banking system to make credit more affordable and investing more rewarding. Today, LendingClub's online credit marketplace connects borrowers and investors to deliver more efficient and affordable access to credit. Through its technology platform, LendingClub is able to create cost efficiencies and passes those savings onto borrowers in the form of lower rates and to investors in the form of risk-adjusted returns. LendingClub is based in San Francisco, California. Currently, residents of the following states may invest in LendingClub notes: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, or WY. All loans are made by federally regulated issuing bank partners. More information is available at https://www.lendingclub.com.

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Information in this press release is not an offer to sell securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

Additional information about LendingClub is available in the prospectus for LendingClub's notes, which can be obtained on LendingClub's website at https://www.lendingclub.com/info/prospectus.action.

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SOURCE LendingClub Corporation