LendingClub: Cheap For A Reason Or A Mispriced FinTech?

  • LendingClub is one of the oldest publicly traded FinTechs around, with a banking charter to boot, lowering deposit costs in comparison to its FinTech peers. The company and its peers have seen significant volatility since the COVID and stimulus years, with the macro and rate environment looking equally unpredictable today. LendingClub is trading at 0.86x book value, but at a rather meagre 2.9% ROE in the last quarter, with unimpressive growth in originations and stiff competition in the lending space.