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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 333-151827
LendingClub Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  51-0605731
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
370 Convention Way
Redwood City, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
  94063
(Zip Code)
(650) 482-5233
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of January 31, 2011, there were 8,565,011 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
 
 

 

 


 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding our borrower members, credit scoring, credit scores, our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about:
   
the status of borrower members, the ability of borrower members to repay member loans and the plans of borrower members;
   
our ability to attract additional investor members;
   
expected rates of return and interest rates;
   
the attractiveness of our investment platform;
   
our financial performance;
   
the availability and functionality of the trading platform;
   
our ability to retain and hire competent employees and appropriately staff our operations;
   
regulatory developments;
   
our intellectual property; and
   
our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and need for additional financing.
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. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in forward-looking statements. We have included important factors in the “Risk Factors” section that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. You should carefully review those factors and also the risks outlined in other documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refer to the Member Payment Dependent Notes that we issue to investors as the “Notes,” and we refer to the corresponding member loans made to borrower members as “CM Loans.” 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  
Financial Statements
LendingClub Corporation
Condensed Balance Sheets
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
    2010     2010  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,264,772     $ 2,572,174  
Restricted cash
    862,000       1,352,000  
Member loans, net of allowance for loan losses
    5,620,003       7,545,186  
CM Loans, at fair value
    122,620,684       56,056,228  
Other receivables
    69,443       52,956  
Loan servicing rights, at fair value
    2,922       22,141  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    114,844       242,380  
Property and equipment, net
    129,822       130,827  
Deposits
    58,380       50,134  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 146,742,870     $ 68,024,026  
 
           
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
  $ 366,706     $ 422,690  
Accrued expenses
    1,210,274       831,244  
Notes, at fair value
    122,531,924       56,042,064  
Deferred revenue
    2,922       22,141  
Loans payable, net of debt discount
    4,109,473       8,507,107  
 
           
Total liabilities
    128,221,299       65,825,246  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 3)
               
 
               
PREFERRED STOCK
Preferred Stock
    52,850,391       28,462,446  
 
           
Total preferred stock
    52,850,391       28,462,446  
 
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Common stock
    85,650       85,358  
Additional paid-in capital
    4,091,512       3,805,485  
Accumulated deficit
    (38,505,982 )     (30,154,509 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ deficit
    (34,328,820 )     (26,263,666 )
 
           
Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit
  $ 146,742,870     $ 68,024,026  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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LendingClub Corporation
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Revenues
                               
Member loans
                               
Interest income, net
  $ 197,586     $ 332,305     $ 664,728     $ 1,040,760  
Interest expense
    (234,858 )     (369,158 )     (785,110 )     (1,094,602 )
 
                       
Net interest loss, member loans
    (37,272 )     (36,853 )     (120,382 )     (53,842 )
Provision for loan losses
    (72,755 )     (176,376 )     (346,475 )     (1,170,880 )
 
                       
Net interest loss after provision for loan losses
    (110,027 )     (213,229 )     (466,857 )     (1,224,722 )
 
                       
 
                               
CM Loans and Notes, fair value
                               
Interest income, CM Loans, net
    2,398,446       469,532       5,753,895       684,110  
Interest income/(expense), Notes, net
    (794,214 )     273,778       (1,268,738 )     587,858  
 
                       
Net interest income, CM Loans and Notes, fair value
    1,604,232       743,310       4,485,157       1,271,968  
 
                       
 
                               
Amortization of loan servicing rights
    4,024       7,003       15,172       21,973  
Other revenue
    89,758       13,675       243,875       30,346  
 
                       
Total revenue
    1,587,987       550,759       4,277,347       99,565  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses
                               
Sales, marketing and customer service
    3,058,648       1,620,151       8,433,373       4,242,351  
Engineering
    514,377       442,433       1,512,946       1,310,687  
General and administrative
    902,311       612,887       2,682,501       2,345,321  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    4,475,336       2,675,471       12,628,820       7,898,359  
 
                       
 
                               
Net loss
    (2,887,349 )     (2,124,712 )     (8,351,473 )     (7,798,794 )
 
                       
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (2,887,349 )   $ (2,124,712 )   $ (8,351,473 )   $ (7,798,794 )
 
                       
 
                               
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  $ (0.34 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.98 )   $ (0.94 )
 
                               
Weighted-average shares of common stock used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share
    8,565,011       8,419,466       8,562,777       8,297,515  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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LendingClub Corporation
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
                 
    For the Nine months Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Cash flows from operating activities
               
Net loss
  $ (8,351,473 )   $ (7,798,794 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
               
Depreciation
    57,263       51,646  
Non-cash interest expense
    6,387,718       2,343,149  
Non-cash interest income
    (6,160,177 )     (2,123,281 )
Stock based compensation expense
    277,633       113,660  
Change in fair value of loan servicing rights
    19,219       26,983  
Interest capitalized on loans
    118,486       38,043  
Provision for loan losses
    346,475       1,170,880  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
               
Other receivables
    (16,487 )     22,456  
Deposits
    (8,246 )     93,198  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    127,536       (197,022 )
Accounts payable
    (55,984 )     (252,934 )
Accrued expenses
    379,030       232,843  
Deferred revenue
    (19,219 )     (26,983 )
 
           
Net cash used in operating activities
    (6,898,226 )     (6,306,156 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Member loans originated
    (4,139,600 )     (5,116,625 )
Origination of CM Loans held at fair value
    (98,703,900 )     (38,460,025 )
Repayment of member loans originated
    4,047,632       4,194,244  
Repayment of CM Loans held at fair value
    27,522,184       5,411,031  
Change in restricted cash
    490,000       (800,000 )
Purchase of property and equipment
    (56,258 )     (44,104 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (70,839,942 )     (34,815,479 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of loans payable
          4,200,000  
Proceeds from issuance of Notes held at fair value
    103,049,550       39,024,105  
Payments on loans payable
    (4,615,114 )     (3,966,424 )
Payments on Notes held at fair value
    (30,399,513 )     (5,421,076 )
Proceeds from issuance of Series C convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
    24,387,945        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    7,898       16,895  
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    92,430,766       33,853,500  
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    14,692,598       (7,268,135 )
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period
    2,572,174       11,998,541  
 
           
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period
  $ 17,264,772     $ 4,730,406  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
 
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 7,996,546     $ 2,410,657  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
 
               
Issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock warrants in exchange for term loan agreement
  $     $ 184,860  
Reclassification of member loans to CM Loans held at fair value
  $ 1,552,190     $ 564,080  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, the condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and the condensed statements of cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, have been prepared by LendingClub Corporation, or Lending Club, and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) have been made for a fair presentation of interim results. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full fiscal year. The condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Liquidity
We have incurred operating losses since our inception. For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we incurred net losses of $2,887,349 and $2,124,712, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we incurred net losses of $8,351,473 and $7,798,794, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had negative cash flows from operations of $6,898,226 and $6,306,156, respectively. Additionally, we have an accumulated deficit of $38,505,982 and a total stockholders’ deficit of $34,328,820 as of December 31, 2010.
Since our inception, we have financed our operations through debt and equity financing from various sources. We are dependent upon raising additional capital or seeking additional debt financing to fund our current operating plans. Failure to obtain sufficient debt and equity financing and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations and positive cash flows from operations could adversely affect our ability to achieve our business objectives and continue as a going concern. Further, there can be no assurance as to the availability or terms upon which any required financing and capital might be available, if at all.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2010, we issued 15,621,609 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock for aggregate cash consideration of $24,489,996. In connection with our private placement of Series C convertible preferred stock, we incurred transaction expenses, recorded as an offset to gross proceeds, of $102,051.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make judgments and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include various deposits with financial institutions in checking and short-term money market accounts. We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

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Restricted cash
At December 31, 2010, and March 31, 2010, restricted cash consisted primarily of funds held in escrow in certificates of deposit or money market accounts at the banks associated with the loan facilities described in Note 6 — Loans Payable, and by our operating banks as security for transactions on our platform.
Member loans held for investment
We fund member loans ourselves from time to time to ensure a sufficient level of funding for borrower members. The majority of funds for such loans were obtained through our borrowings under loan facilities with various entities (see Note 6 — Loans Payable). As of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, we had funded an aggregate total of $23,829,175 and $19,689,575, respectively, of member loans to borrower members. These member loans are classified as held for investment based on management’s intent and ability to hold such member loans for the foreseeable future or to maturity. Member loans held for investment are carried at amortized cost reduced by a valuation allowance for estimated credit losses incurred as of the balance sheet date. A member loan’s cost includes its unpaid principal balance along with unearned income, comprised of fees charged to borrower members offset by incremental direct costs for loans originated by us. Unearned income is amortized ratably over the member loan’s contractual life using the effective interest method.
Allowance for loan losses
We may incur losses in connection with member loans we hold for investment if the borrower members fail to pay their monthly scheduled loan payments. We provide for incurred losses on these loans with an allowance for loan losses in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) 310-10-35 guidance on the subsequent measurement of receivables and FASB ASC 450 guidance on accounting for contingencies. The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance established to provide for estimated incurred credit losses in the portfolio of member loans held for investment at the balance sheet date.
The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a periodic basis by management, and represents an estimate of potential credit losses based on a variety of factors, including the composition and quality of the loan portfolio, loan specific information gathered through our collection efforts, delinquency levels, probable expected losses, current and historical charge-off and loss experience, current industry charge-off and loss experience, and general economic conditions. Determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is subjective, complex and requires judgment by management about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain, and actual losses may differ from our estimates.
Our estimate of the required allowance for loan losses is developed by estimating both the rate of default of the loans within each FICO band, a loan’s collection status, the borrower’s FICO score at or near the evaluation date, and the amount of probable loss in the event of a borrower member default. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the loss is confirmed. Quarterly, we make an initial assessment of whether a specific reserve is required on each delinquent loan that is more than 120 days past due.
Impaired Loans
A member loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the current terms of the loan agreement. Once a loan is deemed uncollectible, 100% of the net investment is charged-off. Our member loan portfolio is comprised primarily of small groups of homogeneous, unsecured loans made to borrower members, which loans are evaluated for impairment at least quarterly based on their payment status and information gathered through our collection efforts.
CM Loans and Notes held at fair value
Starting October 13, 2008, our investors have had the opportunity to buy Notes issued by us. These Notes are special limited recourse obligations of Lending Club. Each series of Notes corresponds to a single corresponding member loan, or CM Loan, originated through our platform. In conjunction with this new operating structure effective as of October 13, 2008, for CM Loans and Notes, we adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 825-10 guidance on the fair value option for financial assets, which permits companies to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The standard requires that estimated unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected be reported in earnings. We applied the provisions of FASB ASC 825-10 to the Notes and CM Loans.

 

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In accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 825-10, we report the aggregate fair value of the CM Loans and Notes as separate line items in the assets and liabilities sections of our balance sheet using the methods and disclosures related to fair value accounting that are described in FASB ASC 820.
FASB ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Changes in fair value of the CM Loans and Notes, subject to the provisions of FASB ASC 825-10, are recognized in earnings, and fees and costs associated with the origination or acquisition of CM Loans are recognized as incurred rather than deferred.
We determined the fair value of the CM Loans and Notes in accordance with the fair value hierarchy established in FASB ASC 820 which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs, which generally requires significant management judgment, when measuring fair value. FASB ASC 820 establishes the following hierarchy for categorizing these inputs:
     
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) ; and
 
   
Level 3 —
  Significant unobservable inputs.
As observable market prices are not available for similar assets and liabilities, we believe the CM Loans and Notes should be considered Level 3 financial instruments under FASB ASC 820. For CM Loans and Notes, the fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow methodologies adjusted for our expectation of both the rate of default of the CM Loans and Notes and the amount of loss in the event of default under those CM Loans and Notes. These estimates of default are recorded as interest expense related to our CM Loan originations and a corresponding interest income against the Notes in the period of loan origination.
Our obligation to pay principal and interest on any Note is equal to the pro-rata portion of the CM Loan payments, if any, we receive on the related CM Loan, net of our 1.00% service charge. As such, the fair value of the Notes is approximately equal to the fair value of the CM Loans, adjusted for the 1.00% service charge. Any unrealized gains or losses on the CM Loans and Notes for which the fair value option has been elected are reported separately in earnings. The effective interest rate associated with a Note will be less than the interest rate earned on the related CM Loan due to the 1.00% service charge. Accordingly, as market interest rates fluctuate, the resulting change in fair value of the fixed rate CM Loans and fixed rate Notes will not be the same. For additional discussion on this topic, see Note 5 — CM Loans and Notes Held at Fair Value.
Revenue recognition
Revenues primarily result from interest income and transaction fees earned on member loans (below lists the three categories of member loans) originated through our online platform. Transaction fees include origination fees (borrower member paid) and servicing fees (investor member paid). Together we classify interest and fees earned on member loans as interest income (See Note 12 — Net Interest Income).
Revenues related to member loan origination fees are recognized in accordance with FASB ASC 310-20 guidance on nonrefundable fees and other costs. The loan origination fee charged to each borrower member is determined by the credit grade of that borrower member’s loan and as of December 31, 2010, ranged from 2.00% to 5.00% of the aggregate member loan amount. The member loan origination fees are included in the annual percentage rate (“APR”) calculation provided to the borrower member and are subtracted from the gross loan proceeds prior to disbursement of the loan funds to the borrower member. A member loan is considered issued when we move funds on our platform from the investor members’ accounts to the borrower member’s account, following which we initiate an Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transaction to transfer funds from our platform accounts to the borrower member’s bank account.
Lender servicing fee revenue is recognized in accordance with FASB ASC 860 guidance on transfers and servicing of financial assets. Currently, a 1.00% service charge, based on any payments received, is charged to the investor at the time that we receive any payments from the borrower member. The service charge is deducted from any payments received on a member loan before the net amounts of those payments are allocated to the investors’ accounts.

 

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Our treatment of interest and fee income is determined by the category that each member loan origination falls into, which are:
   
Member Loans Funded directly by Third Party Member — Member loans originated through our platform and sold to third party investor members through April 7, 2008.
   
Member Loans Funded by Notes, known as CM Loans — CM Loans originated on or after October 13, 2008 and funded by Notes.
   
Member Loans Funded by Lending Club — Member loans we funded ourselves, irrespective of when originated.
Member Loans Funded Directly by Third Party Members
These member loans are considered to have been sold to the investor members, whereby we assigned promissory notes directly to investor members. As such, we recognize only origination fee and servicing fee revenue on these member loans and do not provide an allowance for loan losses. We recognize a servicing asset and corresponding servicing liability as a result of this sale in accordance with FASB ASC 860, and amortize the asset into income as payments are received on the member loans.
At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, gross future expected servicing fees related to these member loans was estimated to be $2,922 and $22,141, respectively, net of estimated future loan losses that would impair the value of this asset, which losses were estimated using those methods described in Allowance for loan losses in this footnote above. We have insufficient history to predict prepayments. However we believe that, based on our competitive interest rates, borrower members are unlikely to prepay their member loans in any great volume. For many borrower members, the main reason for securing a member loan with us is to provide needed cash flow at more attractive interest rates than could be obtained from other sources.
Further, because the earnings process is deemed to be complete at the time these member loans were transferred to the investors, and because there is no recourse to us in the event of default by the borrower member, we recognized 100% of the origination fee as revenue at the time the member loan was transferred to the purchaser and included the fee in interest income.
Member Loans, known as CM Loans
Investor members are no longer able to directly purchase member loans. Rather, as described above, each CM Loan is recorded as a note receivable funded by us, while Notes, which are special limited recourse obligations of Lending Club corresponding to those CM Loans, are recorded as Notes issued by us to investors. After we receive payments of principal and interest on the CM Loans, we in turn make principal and interest payments on the Notes. These principal payments reduce the carrying value of both the CM Loans and Notes. If we do not receive a payment on the CM Loan, we are not obligated to and will not make any payments on the corresponding Notes. We account for the CM Loans and Notes under the provisions of FASB ASC 825 as described above.
We do not directly record servicing fee revenue from these CM Loans, but rather recognize interest income on our CM Loans related to these member loans based on the full amount of the loan payment at the stated interest rate to the borrower member without regard to the servicing fee. We then record interest expense on the corresponding Note based on the post-service fee payment we make to our investor members, which results in an interest expense on these Notes which is lower than that for the CM Loans. Origination fees on these CM Loans are recognized upon origination and included in interest income.
In accordance with FASB ASC 825, we include the estimated amount of unrealized gains or losses included in earnings during the period attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk and how the estimated unrealized gains or losses attributed to changes in instrument-specific credit risk were determined. As such, we do not record a specific loan loss allowance related to CM Loans and Notes in which we have elected the fair value option. Rather, we estimate the fair value of CM Loans and Notes using discounted cash flow methodologies and make credit risk related adjustments for both the rate of default of the CM Loans and Notes and the amount of loss in the event of default using methodologies similar to those used for member loans we have funded ourselves. At origination and at each reporting period, we recognize as interest expense an amount equal to our estimated loan losses for the CM Loans, and interest income in an amount equal to our estimated loan losses on these Notes. As the CM Loans are amortizing at slightly higher interest rates than the Notes, due to the impact of the servicing fee, the amount of interest expense related to estimated loan losses on the CM Loans will always be slightly higher than the estimated interest income from loan losses on the Notes. Our net interest income related to these CM Loans and Notes is further described in Note 12 — Net Interest Income.

 

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Member Loans Funded by Lending Club
Since inception of the Company up through December 31, 2010, we have funded and retained approximately $23.8 million of member loans originated through the platform. When a member loan has been funded in whole or in part by us, we retain the portion of the borrower member’s monthly loan payment that corresponds to the percentage of the member loan that we have funded. In these cases, we record interest income on these member loans.
Origination fees from member loans funded by us are offset by our direct loan origination costs. The net amount is initially deferred and subsequently amortized ratably over the term of the member loan as an adjustment to yield, and is reported in the accompanying statements of operations as interest income. As of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, we had net unamortized deferred loan origination costs/(revenue) of ($67,103) and $51,383, respectively (see Note 4 — Member Loans). These deferred loan origination revenues or costs will be amortized monthly as interest income or expense through the remaining life of the related member loans.
Concentrations of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, member loans, and CM Loans held at fair value. We hold our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in accounts at high-credit quality financial institutions. We are exposed to credit risk in the event of default by these institutions to the extent the amount recorded on the balance sheet periodically exceeds the FDIC insured amounts. We perform credit evaluations of our borrower members’ financial condition and do not allow borrower members to have more than two member loans outstanding at any one time. We do not require collateral for member loans, but we maintain allowances for potential credit losses, as described above. Potential credit risk to Lending Club from CM loans is mitigated by the corresponding Notes.
Stock-based compensation
We apply FASB ASC 718 guidance regarding the stock-based compensation to account for equity awards made to employees. FASB ASC 718 requires all share-based payments made to employees, including grants of employee stock options, restricted stock and employee stock purchase rights, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their respective grant date fair values, and does not allow the previously permitted pro forma disclosure-only method as an alternative to financial statement recognition. FASB ASC 718 also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under previous literature.
FASB ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service periods. We have estimated the fair value of each award as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model considers, among other factors, the expected life of the award and the expected volatility of our stock price.
FASB ASC 718 also requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded net of estimated forfeitures, such that expense is recorded only for those stock-based awards that are expected to vest. Share-based awards issued to non-employees are accounted for in accordance with provisions of FASB ASC 718 and FASB ASC 505-50 guidance on equity based payment to non-employees.
New accounting pronouncements
In July 2010, the FASB issued Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosure about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. The ASU requires further disaggregated disclosures that improve financial statement users’ understanding of: 1) the nature of an entity’s credit risk associated with its financing receivables and 2) the entity’s assessment of that risk in estimating its allowance for credit losses as well as changes in the allowance and the reasons for those changes. For public entities, the new and amended disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. For nonpublic entities, the disclosures are effective for annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2011. Since we only file financial statements with the SEC and do not meet any of the following conditions as listed below, we are considered a nonpublic entity with respect to determination of the effective date of ASU 2010-20:
   
Its debt or equity securities, including securities quoted only locally or regionally, trade in a public market either on stock exchange (domestic or foreign) or in an over-the-counter market.

 

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It is a conduit bond obligor for conduit debt securities that are traded in a public market (a domestic or foreign stock exchange or an over-the-counter market, including local or regional markets).
   
It files with a regulatory agency in preparation for the sale of any class of debt or equity securities in a public market.
   
It is controlled by an entity covered by any of the preceding criteria.
Thus, we are required to adopt the provisions of ASU 2010-20 for the first annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s result of operations or financial position but it will require expansion of the Company’s future disclosures.
3. Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders
We compute net loss per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260. Under FASB ASC 260, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and excludes the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share, if presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of all potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the “treasury stock” and/or “if converted” methods, as applicable.
The following table details the computation of the net loss per share (unaudited):
                                 
    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Net loss
  $ (2,887,349 )   $ (2,124,712 )   $ (8,351,473 )   $ (7,798,794 )
 
                       
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    8,565,011       8,419,446       8,562,777       8,297,515  
Net loss per common share:
                               
 
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.34 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.98 )   $ (0.94 )
Due to the losses for each of the periods presented in the table below, the following potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the basic and diluted net loss per share calculation as including such shares in the calculation would be anti-dilutive.
                                 
    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
(Unaudited)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
Excluded Securities:
                               
Weighted-average Series A convertible preferred stock
    15,740,285       15,740,285       15,740,285       15,740,285  
Weighted-average Series B convertible preferred stock
    16,036,346       16,036,346       16,036,346       16,036,346  
Weighted-average Series C convertible preferred stock
    15,621,609             14,883,133        
Weighted-average restricted stock options issued to employees
    5,290,175       2,626,118       4,842,221       2,687,619  
Weighted-average warrants and contingent shares outstanding
    1,750.633       1,818,637       1,748,565       1,852,197  
 
                       
Total common stock equivalents excluded from diluted net loss per share
    54,439,048       36,221,386       53,250,550       36,316,447  
 
                       

 

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4. Member Loans
Member loans funded by us and held for investment are as follows:
                 
    As of December 31,          
    2010     As of March 31,  
    (unaudited)     2010  
Member loans, net of chargeoffs
  $ 6,149,956     $ 8,275,561  
Deferred origination costs/(revenue), net
    (67,103 )     51,383  
 
           
Net loans
    6,082,853       8,326,944  
Allowance for loan losses
    (462,850 )     (781,758 )
 
           
Member loans, net
  $ 5,620,003     $ 7,545,186  
 
           
 
               
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to net loans
    7.61 %     9.39 %
As of December 31, 2010, we had identified and fully reserved $63,106 on 18 loans, and our aggregate allowance for loan losses was $462,850. As of March 31, 2010, we had identified and fully reserved $144,312 on 29 loans. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, we charged off a total of 58 loans with an aggregate principal balance of $158,008, while during the three months ended December 31, 2009, we charged off a total of 179 loans with an aggregate principal balance of $890,557. For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, we charged off a total of 193 loans with an aggregate principal balance of $665,383, while during the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we charged off a total of 265 loans with an aggregate principal balance of $1,399,998.
Changes in the allowance for loan losses, and the composition of the allowance for loan losses were as follows (unaudited except balance at March 31, 2010):
         
Balance at March 31, 2010
  $ 781,758  
Chargeoffs
    (210,712 )
Provision for loan losses
    182,014  
 
     
Balance at June 30, 2010
    753,060  
Chargeoffs
    (296,663 )
Provision for loan losses
    91,706  
 
     
Balance at September 30, 2010
    548,103  
Chargeoffs
    (158,008 )
Provision for loan losses
    72,755  
 
     
Balance at December 31, 2010
  $ 462,850  
 
     
We believe that the credit and interest rate risks of our member loans held for investment are substantially similar to those of our CM Loans, which we measure at fair value (see Note 5 — CM Loans and Notes at Fair Value). In fact, both of these loan categories are originated through our lending platform, and in some instances a portion of a member loan may be funded by us, while another portion of that same member loan will become a CM Loan funded by Notes. Further, because of the similarity of these loan categories, our methodology for recording realized and unrealized gains on our CM Loans is substantially similar to the methodologies we use to measure our provision for loan loss allowances and chargeoffs on our member loans held for investment, funded by us (see Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Revenue Recognition, Member Loans Originated as CM Loans). Based on these similarities, we therefore believe that the fair value of our member loans held for investment is equivalent to their carrying value.
Of the $4,139,600 of member loans held for investment that we originated during the nine months ended December 31, 2010, we reclassified $1,552,190 to CM Loans held at fair value upon the sale to investor members of a like amount of Notes to which those member loans corresponded. The Notes were sold for an amount equal to the par value of the corresponding member loans, and therefore no gain or loss was recorded on the sale of the Notes or transfer of the member loans held for investment to CM Loans held at fair value.

 

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Of the $5,263,525 of member loans held for investment that we originated during the year ended March 31, 2010, we reclassified $564,080 to CM Loans held at fair value upon the sale to investor members of a like amount of Notes to which those member loans corresponded. The Notes were sold for an amount equal to the par value of the corresponding member loans, and therefore no gain or loss was recorded on the sale of the Notes or transfer of the member loans held for investment to CM Loans held at fair value.
5. CM Loans and Notes Held at Fair Value
At December 31, 2010, we had the following assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (unaudited):
                                 
    Level 1 Inputs     Level 2 Inputs     Level 3 Inputs     Fair Value  
Assets
                               
CM Loans
              $ 122,620,684     $ 122,620,684  
 
                               
Liabilities
                               
Notes
              $ 122,531,924     $ 122,531,924  
Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that we have classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the realized and unrealized gains and losses for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category presented in the tables below may include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable and unobservable inputs. The following table presents additional information about Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 (unaudited except balances at March 31, 2010):
                 
    CM Loans     Notes  
Fair value at March 31, 2010
  $ 56,056,228     $ 56,042,064  
Originations
    28,619,475       28,619,475  
Principal repayments
    (6,589,223 )     (6,605,776 )
 
           
Outstanding principal
    78,086,480       78,055,763  
Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings
    (1,664,305 )     (1,662,808 )
 
           
Fair value at June 30, 2010
    76,422,175       76,392,955  
Originations
    34,939,450       35,003,325  
Reclassifications
    38,829        
Principal repayments
    (9,265,823 )     (9,307,026 )
 
           
Outstanding principal
    102,134,631       102,089,254  
Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings
    (2,151,393 )     (2,151,017 )
 
           
Fair value at September 30, 2010
    99,983,238       99,938,237  
Originations
    35,144,975       39,426,750  
Reclassifications
    1,513,361        
Principal repayments
    (11,670,104 )     (14,457,319 )
 
           
Outstanding principal
    124,971,470       124,907,668  
Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings
    (2,350,786 )     (2,375,744 )
 
           
Fair value at December 31, 2010
  $ 122,620,684     $ 122,531,924  
 
           
The majority of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings are attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk and are reported on the “Interest income, CM Loans, net” and “Interest income/(expense), Notes, net” line items. The majority of total realized and unrealized gains/(losses) were related to Level 3 instruments held at December 31, 2010.
At December 31, 2010, we had 80 CM Loans representing $594,426 of outstanding CM Loan principal, $220,987 of CM Loan fair value, and $220,619 of Notes principal fair value which were 90 days or more delinquent. At December 31, 2010, we had 54 CM Loans representing $274,719 of outstanding CM Loan principal, $40,102 of CM Loan fair value and $40,012 of Notes principal fair value which were on non-accrual status. See Note 4 for discussion for Reclassifications.

 

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6. Loans Payable
Loans payable consist of the following:
                 
    As of December 31,        
    2010     As of March 31,  
    (unaudited)     2010  
 
               
Growth capital term loan
  $ 1,422,429     $ 2,912,421  
Unamortized discount on growth capital term loan
    (47,696 )     (90,260 )
Financing term loan
    1,786,647       3,600,082  
Unamortized discount on financing term loan
    (57,997 )     (150,595 )
Private placement notes
    1,054,144       2,365,830  
 
               
Unamortized discount on private placement notes
    (48,054 )     (130,371 )
 
           
Total loans payable, net of debt discount
  $ 4,109,473     $ 8,507,107  
 
           
At December 31, 2010, future maturities due on all loans payable were as follows (unaudited):
         
Year ending March 31,      
2011
  $ 1,292,030  
2012
    2,601,694  
2013
    369,495  
 
     
 
    4,263,219  
Less amount representing debt discount
    (153,746 )
 
     
Total loans payable
  $ 4,109,473  
 
     
Growth capital term loan- October 2007
In October 2007, we entered into a loan and security agreement with a Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, that allowed for borrowings of up to $3,000,000 for working capital needs. In October 2008, we amended the agreement to increase available borrowing to $4,000,000. The loan is secured by substantially all of our assets except our intellectual property rights, payments received on our CM Loans, and certain deposit accounts. Borrowings bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.5% per annum. Each advance is repayable in 36 equal monthly installments of principal and interest commencing the first day of the month following the advance. The growth capital term loan also requires us to maintain a certificate of deposit with the bank of $150,000 until repayment. This amount is included in restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheets. In December 2008, we drew down the remaining $1,000,000 of availability under this line. At December 31, 2010, no amounts were available for future financing under this agreement.
In connection with the growth capital term loan and its subsequent amendments, we issued fully exercisable warrants to purchase 164,320 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $1.065 per share, for which we recorded debt discounts of $105,913 upon issuance. Amortization of the debt discounts recorded for this loan, as amended, were $9,507 and $16,529 in the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $42,564 and $47,018 in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and were recorded as interest expense.
Effective August 3, 2009, we amended and restated the growth capital term loan as further described in this footnote below.
Financing term loan — February 2008
In February 2008, we entered into a loan and security agreement with Gold Hill Venture Lending 03, LP, or Gold Hill, that provided for financing of up to $5,000,000 to be lent out to borrower members funded by us. The financing term loan was available for advances through June 30, 2008, but was subsequently amended in October 2008 to allow availability through December 31, 2008. The interest rate is fixed at 10.0% per annum. The agreement requires that proceeds received from borrower member payments on member loans funded by us be used to pay down the financing term loan. The financing term loan is secured by substantially all of our assets except our intellectual property rights, payments received on the CM Loans, and certain deposit accounts. The financing term loan requires us to maintain a certificate of deposit with a bank of $250,000 until repayment. This amount is included in restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheets. At December 31, 2010, no amounts were available for future financing under this agreement.
In connection with this loan agreement, we issued fully exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 328,637 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock at a price of $1.065 per share and recorded total debt discounts of $277,962 upon issuance. Amortization of the debt discounts recorded for this loan were $30,866 and $30,866 in the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $92,598 and $90,031 in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and were recorded as interest expense.

 

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Effective August 3, 2009, we amended and restated the financing term loan as further described in this footnote below.
Term loan — May 2009
In May 2009, we entered into another secured loan facility, the May 2009 term loan, with SVB and Gold Hill as co-lenders, and amended the growth capital term loan and financing term loan to accommodate the new borrowing. The May 2009 term loan allowed us to borrow up to an additional $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 10.0% per annum. We also paid a commitment fee of $20,000 and $9,850 of the lenders’ expenses in connection with the facility. The borrowings were used to fund member loans. The borrowings are secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of our assets, except our intellectual property rights, certain deposit accounts and payments received on CM Loans. Additionally, the May 2009 term loan was secured with a certificate of deposit in the amount of $300,000 until repayment. This amount is included in restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheets. The lenders also received the right to invest up to $500,000 each in our next round of equity financing on the same terms offered to other investors. On a monthly basis, we also agreed to maintain a minimum collateral ratio calculated as (i) the sum of the certificate of deposit collateral and the outstanding balance of member loans funded with the borrowing which are current in their payment status to (ii) the outstanding balance under the loan facility. In the event that the minimum collateral ratio is less than the minimum allowed under the agreement, we must increase the certificate of deposit to meet the minimum collateral ratio. At December 31, 2010, no amounts were available for future financing under this agreement.
In connection with this loan facility, we issued fully exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 187,090 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at a price of $0.7483 per share and recorded total debt discounts of $184,860. Amortizations of those debt discounts are included in the amortizations of debt discounts presented above for the growth capital term loan and the financing term loan.
Effective August 3, 2009, we amended and restated the financing term loan as further described in this footnote below.
Amended and restated term loan — August 2009
Effective August 3, 2009, we consolidated the May 2009 term loan, the Growth capital term loan, and the Financing term loan into two loan agreements by executing an amended and restated growth capital term loan and an amended and restated financing term loan. As a result of the consolidation, borrowings under the May 2009 term loan were split equally between and consolidated under the amended and restated growth capital term loan and an amended and restated financing term loan. The terms of these two remaining amended and restated agreements are substantially the same as those of the three prior agreements, including that the borrowings continue to be secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of our assets, except for our intellectual property rights, certain deposit accounts, and payments we receive on the CM Loans. Additionally, the amended and restated agreements continue to require that Lending Club maintain combined certificates of deposit in the amount of $700,000 as collateral until repayment. Further, under the amended and restated agreements, we agreed to maintain the same minimum collateral ratio as established in the May 2009 term loan. At December 31, 2010, we do not have any remaining capacity under these agreements as we have fully drawn down the entire $13,000,000 of combined availability under the amended and restated growth capital term loan and an amended and restated financing term loan. As of December 31, 2010, our outstanding balance under these agreements, net of debt discounts, totaled $3,103,383.
Private placement notes
During the year ended March 31, 2009, we entered into a series of loan and security agreements with accredited investors providing for loans evidenced by private placement notes totaling $4,707,964. Each private placement notes is repayable over three years and bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum. In June and July 2009, we issued an additional $200,000 of private placement notes which bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum. We used the proceeds of these private placement notes to fund member loans. In connection with origination of these private placement notes, we issued fully exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 514,817 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock (see Note 8 — Preferred Stock). Upon issuance of the warrants, we recorded a debt discount of $329,271, and amortization of the debt discount was recorded as interest expense of $27,439 for each of the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, and $82,318 for each of the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

 

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7. Related Party Transactions
Of the private placement notes described in Note 6 — Loans Payable, $450,000 of original principal was invested by related parties on terms identical to those given to the other private placement note investors. At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, the outstanding principal balance of these notes was $93,562 and $213,579, respectively.
8. Preferred Stock
Convertible preferred stock
In March 2009, we filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware, which increased the total number of shares which we are authorized to issue from 49,500,000 shares to 83,200,000 shares, 50,000,000 of which are designated as common stock, and 33,200,000 of which are designated as preferred stock.
In July 2009, we filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware, which increased the total number of shares which we are authorized to issue from 83,200,000 shares to 83,600,000 shares, 50,000,000 of which are designated as common stock, and 33,600,000 of which are designated as preferred stock.
In April 2010, we filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware, which increased the total number of shares which we are authorized to issue from 83,600,000 shares to 117,116,801 shares, 68,000,000 of which are designated as common stock, 17,006,275 of which are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, 16,410,526 of which are designated as Series B Preferred Stock, and 15,700,000 of which are designated as Series C Preferred Stock.
A complete description of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of our common stock and the Series A, Series B, and Series C convertible preferred stock is included in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. The outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock are not redeemable. None of our convertible preferred stock is considered permanent equity based on the guidance of SEC Accounting Series Release No. 268, “Presentation in Financial Statements of Redeemable Preferred Stocks.” The significant terms of outstanding Series A, Series B, and Series C convertible preferred stock are as follows:
Conversion — Each share of convertible preferred stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, initially, into one share of common stock (subject to adjustments for events of dilution). Each share of convertible preferred stock will each automatically be converted upon the earlier of (i) the closing of an underwritten public offering of our common stock with aggregate gross proceeds that are at least $30,000,000 or (ii) the consent of the holders of a 65% majority of outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock, voting together as a single class, on an as-converted to common stock basis. The Company’s preferred stock agreements contain certain anti-dilution provisions, whereby if the Company issues additional shares of capital stock for an effective price lower than the conversion price for a series of preferred stock immediately prior to such issue, then the existing conversion price of such series of preferred stock will be reduced. The Company determined that while its convertible preferred stock contains certain anti-dilution features, the conversion feature embedded within its convertible preferred stock does not require bifurcation under the guidance of FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Liquidation preference — Upon any liquidation, winding up or dissolution of us, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation Event”), before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any common stock, the holders of convertible preferred stock shall, on a pari passu basis, be entitled to receive by reason of their ownership of such stock, an amount per share of Series A convertible preferred stock equal to $1.065 (as adjusted for stock splits recapitalizations and the like) plus all declared and unpaid dividends (the “Series A Preferred Liquidation Preference”), an amount per share of Series B convertible preferred stock equal to $0.7483 (as adjusted for stock splits recapitalizations and the like) plus all declared and unpaid dividends (the “Series B Preferred Liquidation Preference”) and an amount per share of Series C convertible preferred stock equal to $1.5677 (as adjusted for stock splits recapitalizations and the like). However, if upon any such Liquidation Event, the assets of ours shall be insufficient to make payment in full to all holders of convertible preferred stock of their respective liquidation preferences, then the entire assets of ours legally available for distribution shall be distributed with equal priority between the holders of based upon the amounts such series was to receive. Any excess assets, after payment in full of the liquidation preferences to the convertible preferred stockholders, are then allocated to the holders of common and preferred stockholders, pro-rata, on an as-if-converted to common stock basis.
Dividends — If and when declared by the Board of Directors, the holders of Series A, Series B, and Series C convertible preferred stock, on a pari passu basis, will be entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends at a rate of 6% per annum in preference to any dividends on common stock (subject to adjustment for certain events). The holders of Series A, Series B, and Series C convertible preferred stock are also entitled to receive with common stockholders, on an as-if-converted basis, any additional dividends issued by us.

 

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Voting rights — Generally, preferred stockholders have one vote for each share of common stock that would be issuable upon conversion of preferred stock. Voting as a separate class, and on an as-if-converted to common stock basis, the Series A convertible preferred stockholders are entitled to elect two members of the Board of Directors and the holders of Series B convertible preferred stockholders are entitled to elect one member of the Board of Directors. The Series C convertible preferred stockholders are not entitled to elect a member of the Board of Directors. The holders of common stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect one member of the Board of Directors. The remaining directors are elected by the preferred stockholders and common stockholders voting together as a single class on an as-if-converted to common stock basis.
9. Stockholders’ Deficit
Common stock
As of December 31, 2010, we have reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows (unaudited):
         
Convertible preferred stock, Series A
    15,740,285  
Convertible preferred stock, Series B
    16,036,346  
Convertible preferred stock, Series C
    15,621,609  
Options to purchase common stock
    5,254,499  
Options available for future issuance
    3,688,268  
Convertible preferred Series A stock warrants
    1,265,990  
Convertible preferred Series B stock warrants
    374,180  
Common stock warrants
    110,463  
 
     
Total common stock reserved for future issuance
    58,091,640  
 
     
During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 we issued zero and 29,250 shares of common stock, respectively in exchange for proceeds of $0 and $7,898, respectively upon the exercise of employee stock options.
In June 2010, in connection with the issuance of Notes, we issued fully exercisable warrants to purchase 6,463 shares of common stock at $1.5677 per share. The warrants may be exercised at any time on or before June 2020. The fair value of these warrants was estimated to be $788 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: a volatility of 46.31%, a contractual life of 10 years, no dividend yield and a risk-free interest rate of 3.05%. The entire warrant value of $788 was expensed as interest expense in the three months ended June 30, 2010.
10. Stock-Based Compensation
Under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Option Plan, we may grant options to purchase shares of common stock to employees, executives, directors and consultants at exercise prices not less than the fair market value at date of grant for incentive stock options and not less than 85% of the fair market value at the date of grant for non-statutory options. An aggregate of 9,096,778 shares have been authorized for issuance under the Option Plan. These options generally expire ten years from the date of grant and generally vest 25% twelve months from the date of grant, and ratably over the next 12 quarters thereafter.
The Option Plan allows for employees to early exercise options. If an employee’s employment is terminated prior to fully vesting in options that have been early exercised, we may repurchase the common stock associated with unvested options at the original exercise price. As of December 31, 2010, none of the option holders have chosen to early exercise.

 

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We used the Black-Scholes option pricing model for estimating the fair value of stock options granted with the following assumptions for the nine months ended December 31, 201 and the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited). There were no stock options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2010.
                       
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,   December 31,  
    2010     2009   2010   2009  
Expected dividend yield
        0%   0%   0%  
Expected volatility
        59.4% – 61.5%   46.65%   53.8% – 61.5%  
Risk-free interest rates
        2.72% – 3.60%   2.45%   2.72% – 3.60%  
Expected life
        6.00 – 10.00 years   6.08 years   5.92 – 10.00 years  
We have elected to use the calculated-value method under FASB ASC 718 to calculate the volatility assumption for three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. The expected life represents the period of time that stock options are expected to be outstanding, giving consideration to the contractual terms of the awards, vesting schedules and expectations of future exercise patterns and post-vesting employee termination behavior. Given our limited operating history, the simplified method was applied to calculate the expected term. The risk-free interest rate is 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 paid no cash dividends and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and therefore used an expected dividend yield of zero in our option-pricing models.
Options activity under the Option Plan is summarized as follows (unaudited except balances at March 31, 2010):
                                 
    Options Outstanding  
                    Weighted     Weighted  
                    Average     Average  
    Shares             Exercise     Remaining  
    Available     Number     Price per     Contractual  
    for Grant     of Shares     Share     Life (Years)  
Balances at March 31, 2010
    3,484,739       2,938,500     $ 0.25          
Additional Shares Authorized
    2,548,778                          
Options Granted
    (2,535,000 )     2,535,000       0.41          
Options Exercised
          (29,250 )     0.27          
Options Cancelled
    189,751       (189,751 )     0.27          
 
                         
 
                               
Balances at December 31, 2010
    3,688,268       5,254,499     $ 0.33       8.52  
 
                               
Exercisable at December 31, 2010
            1,661,390     $ 0.26       7.42  
 
                               
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2010
            4,805,360     $ 0.32       8.47  
A summary by exercise price of outstanding options, vested options, and options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2010, is as follows (unaudited):
                                 
            Weighted Average Remaining                
    Number of Options     Contractual Life of             Number of Options Vested  
Exercise Price   Outstanding     Outstanding Options (Years)     Number of Options Vested     and Expected to Vest  
$0.23
    1,313,249       8.61       511,624       1,213,046  
$0.27
    1,446,250       6.89       1,149,766       1,409,189  
$0.41
    2,495,000       9.41             2,183,125  
 
                         
 
    5,254,499               1,661,390       4,805,360  

 

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The following table presents details of stock-based compensation expenses by functional line item for the periods indicated (unaudited):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Sales, marketing and customer service
  $ 38,349     $ 9,536     $ 99,113     $ 29,896  
Engineering
    14,313       15,173       44,673       43,093  
General and administrative
    51,347       13,715       133,847       40,671  
 
                       
 
    104,009       38,424       277,633       113,660  
Less stock-based compensation expense for non-employees
    (1,462 )     (1,416 )     (4,377 )     (4,247 )
 
                       
 
                               
Total employee stock-based compensation expense
  $ 102,547     $ 37,008     $ 273,256     $ 109,413  
 
                       
No income tax benefit has been recognized relating to stock-based compensation expense and no tax benefits have been realized from exercised stock options.
We granted zero and 571,500 stock options with a weighted average grant date fair value of $0 and $0.14, respectively, during the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. During the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we granted stock options to purchase 2,535,000 and 2,195,978 shares, respectively, of common stock with a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.20 and $0.13, respectively, per share. As of December 31, 2010, total unrecognized compensation cost was $405,349. These costs are expected to be recognized through October 2014.
11. Income Taxes
As part of the process of preparing our financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves determining our income tax expense or benefit together with calculating the deferred income tax expense or benefit related to temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as deferred revenue or deductibility of certain intangible assets, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within the accompanying balance sheet. We must then assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be recovered through the generation of future taxable income.
As of December 31, 2010, we continued to have a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets. We believe it is more likely than not that all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, we were in a loss position. We did not have any foreign operations and therefore did not record any tax provisions during the period.
We adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740 on April 1, 2007. FASB ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions and requires that companies recognize in their financial statements the largest amount of a tax position that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The adoption of FASB ASC 740 did not affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and California jurisdictions. Our tax years for 2006 and forward are subject to examination by the U.S. and California tax authorities as the statutes of limitation remain open.
Our policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of the date of adoption of FASB ASC 740, we did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and associated accrued interest or penalties nor was any interest expense or penalties recognized during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
12. Net Interest Income
Revenues primarily result from interest income and transaction fees. Transaction fees include borrower paid origination fees and investor paid service fees. Interest income is accrued and recorded in the accompanying statements of operations as collected. We classify interest and fees earned on our member loans, CM Loans and Notes together as interest income in these financial statements.

 

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The following table summarizes net interest income (expense) as follows (unaudited):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Interest income:
                               
Member loans Funded by LC
  $ 187,605     $ 329,423     $ 637,945     $ 1,016,809  
CM Loans at fair value Funded by Notes
                               
Interest and fees earned on CM Loans
    4,749,488       1,582,662       11,922,370       2,807,892  
Credit risk related adjustment (interest expense)
    (2,351,042 )     (1,113,130 )     (6,168,475 )     (2,123,782 )
Cash and cash equivalents
    9,981       2,882       26,783       23,951  
 
                       
Total interest income
  $ 2,596,032     $ 801,837     $ 6,418,623     $ 1,724,870  
 
                       
 
                               
Interest expense:
                               
Notes, fair value
                               
Interest and fees expensed on Notes
  $ 3,140,018     $ 839,090     $ 7,428,915     $ 1,535,422  
Credit risk related adjustment (interest income)
    (2,345,804 )     (1,112,868 )     (6,160,177 )     (2,123,280 )
Loans payable
    167,046       294,324       567,630       875,236  
Amortization of debt discount on Loans
    67,812       74,834       217,480       219,366  
 
                       
Total interest expense
  $ 1,029,072     $ 95,380     $ 2,053,848     $ 506,744  
 
                       
A reconciliation of the table above to our Condensed Statements of Operations is as follows (unaudited):
                                 
Per table above:
                               
Total interest income
  $ 2,596,032     $ 801,837     $ 6,418,623     $ 1,724,870  
Total interest expense
    (1,029,072 )     (95,380 )     (2,053,848 )     (506,744 )
 
                       
 
  $ 1,566,960     $ 706,457     $ 4,364,775     $ 1,218,126  
 
                       
 
                               
Per Condensed Statements of Operations:
                               
Net interest income (loss), Member loans
  $ (37,272 )   $ (36,853 )   $ (120,382 )   $ (53,842 )
Net interest income (loss), CM Loans and Notes, fair value
    1,604,232       743,310       4,485,157       1,271,968  
 
                       
 
  $ 1,566,960     $ 706,457     $ 4,364,775     $ 1,218,126  
 
                       
13. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating leases
We lease our principal administrative office under a two year operating lease, and satellite offices in Connecticut and New York each under one year lease agreements, certain service facilities, and some of our office equipment. Facilities rental expense was $71,008 and $36,275 for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $175,743 and $109,977 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

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Securities law compliance
From May 2007 through April 2008, we sold approximately $7.4 million of member loans to investor members who were unaffiliated with us through our platform whereby we assigned promissory notes directly to investor members. We did not register the offer and sale of the promissory notes offered and sold through our platform under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the registration or qualification provisions of the state securities laws. Our management believes that the question of whether or not the operation of our platform involved an offer or sale of a “security” involved a complicated factual and legal analysis that was uncertain. If the sales of promissory notes offered through our platform were viewed as a securities offering, we would have failed to comply with the registration and qualification requirements of federal and state law, and investor members who hold these promissory notes may be entitled to rescission of unpaid principal, plus statutory interest. Generally, the federal statute of limitations for noncompliance with the requirement to register securities under the Securities Act of 1933 is one year from the violation. The statute of limitations periods under state securities laws for sales of unregistered securities may extend for a longer period of time, and certain state securities laws empower state officials to seek restitution or rescission remedies for purchasers of unregistered securities. We have received inquiries from a number of states in respect of these prior sales of loans; neither the SEC nor any state, however, has taken or threatened administrative action or litigation over such loan sales.
Our decision to restructure our operations and cease sales of promissory notes offered through the platform effective April 7, 2008 limited this contingent liability so that it only relates to the period from the launch of our platform in May 2007 until April 7, 2008, the termination of sales under our prior operating structure.
We have not recorded an accrued loss contingency under FASB ASC 450 in connection with this contingent liability. Accounting for loss contingencies pursuant to FASB ASC 450 involves the existence of a condition, situation or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future event(s) occur or fail to occur. Additionally, accounting for a loss contingency requires management to assess each event as probable, reasonably possible or remote. Probable is defined as the future event or events are likely to occur. Reasonably possible is defined as the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than probable, while remote is defined as the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight. An estimated loss in connection with a loss contingency shall be recorded by a charge to current operations if both of the following conditions are met: first, the amount can be reasonably estimated; and second, the information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements. We have assessed the contingent liability related to prior sales of member loans on the platform in accordance with FASB ASC 450 and have determined that the occurrence of the contingency is reasonably possible. In accordance with FASB ASC 450, we have estimated the range of loss as of December 31, 2010 as between $0 and $0.36 million, which is, as of December 31, 2010, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of member loans sold to persons unaffiliated with us from inception through April 7, 2008. In making this assessment, we considered our view, described above, that analyzing whether or not the operation of our platform involved an offer or sale of a “security” involved a complicated factual and legal analysis that was uncertain. In addition, we considered our belief that investor members have received what they expected to receive in the transactions under our prior operating structure. Generally, the performance of the outstanding member loans had, in our view, delivered to investor members the benefits they expected to receive in using our platform.
Due to the legal uncertainty regarding the sales of promissory notes offered through our platform under our prior operating structure as described above, we decided to restructure our operations to resolve such uncertainty. We began our implementation of this decision on April 7, 2008, when we ceased offering investor members the opportunity to make purchases on our platform, ceased accepting new investor member registrations and ceased allowing new funding commitments from existing investor members. We then filed the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC to register the issuance and sale of Notes under our new operating structure. We resumed accepting new investor members and allowing transactions with investor members starting October 13, 2008, after the date the Registration Statement became effective.
The change in the operation of our platform, as well as our adoption of new accounting pronouncements, had a significant impact on our financial statements and results of operations for periods following the effective date of the Registration Statement. Because the Notes are a novel financing structure, we will continue to evaluate the impact the changes this shift in our operations will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 820 and FASB ASC 825. FASB ASC 825 permits companies to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. FASB ASC 825 requires that unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected be reported in earnings. We applied the provisions of FASB ASC 825 to the CM Loans and Notes issued under our prospectus, but did not apply the provisions of FASB ASC 825 to prior member loans which were sold to our investor members.
14. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to December 31, 2010, and through the date of issuance of these financial statements, no events have occurred which would require disclosure as a subsequent event.

 

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Item 2.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In addition to historical information, this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as in Part II Item 1A “Risk Factors.” Actual results could differ materially. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to; the level of demand for our products and services; the intensity of competition; our ability to effectively expand and improve internal infrastructure; and adverse financial, customer and employee consequences that might result to us if litigation were to be initiated and resolved in an adverse manner to us. For a more detailed discussion of the risks relating to our business, readers should refer to Part II Item 1A found later in this report entitled “Risk Factors,” as well as the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus for the Notes dated January 7, 2011 and filed with the SEC, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, which speak only as of the date of this quarterly report. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are an on-line financial platform. We allow qualified borrower members to obtain loans (which we refer to as “member loans”) with interest rates that they find attractive. Since October 13, 2008, investors have had the opportunity to purchase Member Payment Dependent Notes (which we refer to as the “Notes”) issued by us, with each series of Notes corresponding to an individual member loan originated on our platform (which we refer to as corresponding member loans or “CM Loans”). The Notes are dependent for payment on CM Loans and offer interest rates and credit characteristics that the investors find attractive. From the launch of our platform in May 2007 until April 7, 2008, we did not offer Notes on our platform. Instead, our platform allowed investor members to purchase assignments of unsecured member loans directly. Since November 2007, we have also funded member loans ourselves, which we refer to as “member loans” based on our intent and ability to hold the loans for the foreseeable future or to maturity.
All member loans are unsecured obligations of individual borrower members with fixed interest rates and three-year or five-year maturities. The member loan requests are posted on our website, funded by WebBank, an FDIC-insured, state-chartered industrial bank organized under the laws of the state of Utah, at closing and immediately sold to us upon closing. As a part of operating our platform, we verify the identity of members, obtain borrower members’ credit characteristics from a consumer reporting agency such as TransUnion, Experian or Equifax and screen borrower members for eligibility to participate in the platform and facilitate the posting of member loan requests. We service member loans on an ongoing basis.
We were incorporated in Delaware in October 2006, and in May 2007, began operations as an application on Facebook.com. In August 2007, we conducted a venture capital financing round and expanded our operations with the launch of our public website, www.lendingclub.com. As of December 31, 2010, our platform has facilitated approximately 20,814 member loans since our launch in May 2007.
We have been operating since December 2007 pursuant to an agreement with WebBank. WebBank serves as the lender for all member loans originated through our platform. Our agreement with WebBank has enabled us to make our platform available to borrower members on a uniform basis nationwide, except that as of October 31, 2010, we do not offer member loans in Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota and Tennessee. We pay WebBank a monthly service fee based on the amount of loan proceeds disbursed by WebBank in each month, subject to a minimum monthly fee.

 

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We have a limited operating history and have incurred net losses since our inception. Our net loss was $2,887,349 and $8,351,473, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010. We earn revenues from processing fees charged to members, primarily a borrower member origination fee and an investor service fee. We also earn interest income on member loans that we fund ourselves. At this stage of our development, we have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from our venture capital financings, our credit facilities and debt and equity issuances, which are described below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” We also relied on our credit facilities and debt issuances to borrow funds, which we used to fund member loans ourselves. Our borrowing capacity under our credit facilities is currently zero. Over time, we expect that the number of borrower and investor members and the volume of member loans originated through our platform will increase, and that we will generate increased revenue from borrower origination fees and investor service charges.
Our operating plan allows for a continuation of the current strategy of raising capital through debt and equity financings to finance our operations until we reach profitability and become cash-flow positive, which we do not expect to occur within the next twelve months. Our operating plan calls for significant investments in website development, security, loan scoring, loan processing and marketing before we reach profitability.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, we raised $4,200,000 through the issuance of notes payable in connection with our May 2009 term loan and our private placement notes. In April 2010, subsequent to our March 31, 2010 year end, we issued 15,621,609 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock for aggregate cash consideration of $24,489,996. In connection with our private placement of Series C convertible preferred stock, we incurred transaction expenses, recorded as an offset to gross proceeds, of $102,051.
Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. We believe that the judgments, assumptions and estimates upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these judgments, assumptions and estimates are made. However, any differences between these judgments, assumptions and estimates and actual results could have a material impact on our statement of operations and financial condition. The accounting policies that reflect our most significant judgments, assumptions and estimates and which we believe are critical in understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include: (1) revenue recognition; (2) fair value; (3) allowance for loan losses; and (4) share-based compensation. There have been no material changes to any of our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates since March 31, 2010.

 

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Results of Operations
Revenues
Our business model consists primarily of charging transaction fees to both borrower members and investor members for the loans originated through our lending platform. During the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we originated $102,843,500 and $43,576,650 of loans, respectively, on our lending platform, an increase of 136%. The borrower member pays a fee to us for providing the services of arranging the member loan and the investor member pays a fee to us for managing the payments on the member loans and maintaining account portfolios. We also generate revenue from interest earned on our member loans held for investment.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Interest income:
                               
Member loans
  $ 187,605     $ 329,423     $ 637,945     $ 1,016,809  
CM Loans, fair value
                               
Interest and fees earned on CM Loans
    4,749,488       1,582,662       11,922,370       2,807,892  
Credit risk related adjustment (interest expense)
    (2,351,042 )     (1,113,130 )     (6,168,475 )     (2,123,782 )
Cash and cash equivalents
    9,981       2,882       26,783       23,951  
 
                       
Total interest income
  $ 2,596,032     $ 801,837     $ 6,418,623     $ 1,724,870  
 
                       
 
                               
Interest expense:
                               
Notes, fair value
                               
Interest and fees expensed on Notes
  $ 3,140,018     $ 839,090     $ 7,428,915     $ 1,535,422  
Credit risk related adjustment (interest income)
    (2,345,804 )     (1,112,868 )     (6,160,177 )     (2,123,280 )
Loans payable
    167,046       294,324       567,630       875,236  
Amortization of debt discount on Loans
    67,812       74,834       217,480       219,366  
 
                       
Total interest expense
  $ 1,029,072     $ 95,380     $ 2,053,848     $ 506,744  
 
                       
Net interest income
  $ 1,566,960     $ 706,457     $ 4,364,775     $ 1,218,126  
 
                       
Interest Income
The following table presents our quarterly interest income sources in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of interest income (in thousands):
                                                                 
    For the Quarter Ended  
Interest   March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
Income   2009     2009     2009     2009  
Source   $     %     $     %     $     %     $     %  
 
                                                               
Borrower origination fees and interest earned on member loans held for investment
    284       62       316       65       371       49       371       49  
 
                                                               
Borrower origination fees and interest earned on CM Loans, net of interest expense on the related Notes.
    166       36       155       32       374       50       374       50  
 
                                                               
Interest earned on cash and investments
    8       2       17       3       4       1       4       1  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Total Interest Income
    458       100       488       100       749       100       749       100  
 
                                               

 

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    For the Quarter Ended  
Interest   March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
Income   2009     2010     2010     2010  
Source   $     %     $     %     $     %     $     %  
 
                                                               
Borrower origination fees and interest earned on member loans held for investment
    272       22       227       15       224       12       188       10  
 
                                                               
Borrower origination fees and interest earned on CM Loans, net of interest expense on the related Notes.
    991       78       1,249       85       1,632       87       1,604       89  
 
                                                               
Interest earned on cash and investments
    4       0       6       0       10       1       10       1  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Total Interest Income
    1,267       100       1,482       100       1,866       100       1,802       100  
 
                                               
Borrower Origination Fees
Our borrower members pay a one-time fee to us for arranging a member loan. This fee is determined by the loan grade of the member loan.
From June 17, 2008 to November 24, 2008, our origination fees ranged from 0.75% to 3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    0.75 %     1.50 %     2.00 %     2.50 %     2.75 %     3.00 %     3.00 %
Beginning November 25, 2008, our origination fees increased ranging from 0.75% to 3.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    0.75 %     2.50 %     3.00 %     3.50 %     3.50 %     3.50 %     3.50 %
Beginning July 30, 2009, our origination fees increased, ranging from 1.25% to 3.75% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    1.25 %     3.25 %     3.75 %     3.75 %     3.75 %     3.75 %     3.75 %
Beginning November 9, 2009, our origination fees increased, ranging from 1.25% to 4.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    1.25% - 2.25 %     3.75 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %
Beginning January 20, 2010, our origination fees increased, ranging from 2.25% to 4.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    2.25 %     3.75 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %

 

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Beginning May 24, 2010, our origination fees increased, ranging from 2.25% to 4.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    2.25 %     4.25 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %
Beginning August 2, 2010, our origination fees for five year loans increased, ranging from 2.75% to 5.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    2.75 %     4.75 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %
Beginning October 5, 2010, our origination fees for three and five year loans changed, and ranged from 2.25% to 4.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    2.25 %     4.25 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %
Beginning October 15, 2010, our origination fees for three and five year loans changed, and ranged from 2.00% to 5.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    2.00 %     4.00 %     4.50 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %
Beginning January 7, 2011, our origination fees for three year loans changed, and ranged from 2.00% to 5.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                                 
Loan                                                
Grade   A1-A2     A3-A5     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    2.00 %     3.00 %     4.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %
Beginning January 7, 2011, our origination fees for five year loans changed, and ranged from 3.00% to 5.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the member loan, as set forth below:
                                                         
Loan                                          
Grade   A     B     C     D     E     F     G  
Fee
    3.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %     5.00 %
The borrower origination fee is included in the APR calculation provided to the borrower member and is deducted from the gross loan proceeds prior to disbursement of funds to the borrower member. We do not receive a borrower origination fee if a member loan request does not close.
Borrower Origination Fees Earned on Member Loans Funded by Lending Club
We compute borrower origination fees for member loans that we fund ourselves by subtracting the average costs of originating a member loan from the aggregate fee charged to the borrower member for the member loan. We initially defer this net amount and subsequently amortize the balance over the servicing period of the member loan, which is currently 36 months for each funded member loan.

 

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Interest Earned on Member Loans Funded by Lending Club
Between April 7, 2008 and October 13, 2008, while we sought to register the offering of the Notes, we funded the platform ourselves and generated interest income through investment in member loans held for investment. Subsequent to the effectiveness of our registration statement related to our Notes, we have continued to periodically fund some of these member loans. However, as we have increased our marketing and awareness efforts, the ratio of member loans funded by Lending Club to CM Loans that we originate each quarter has diminished. As such, during the nine months ended December 31, 2010, we funded $4,139,600 of member loans while our investor members funded $98,703,900 of member loans, while during the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we funded $5,116,625 of member loans while our investor members funded $38,460,026 of member loans.
When payments are received on member loans funded by Lending Club, the interest portion paid by our borrower members and the amortization of the origination fees, net of costs of origination, are recorded as interest income. Interest rates on these member loans, excluding amortization of net origination fees, range from 5.42% to 21.64% per annum as of December 31, 2010. During the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded interest income on the member loans we funded of $187,605 and $371,267, respectively. Comparatively, during the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded interest income on the member loans we funded of $637,945 and $687,386, respectively.
Borrower Origination Fees and Interest Earned on CM Loans Net of Interest Expense on the Related Notes
Beginning October 13, 2008, we began recording interest income, including borrower origination fees, from CM Loans and corresponding interest expense from the Notes. Interest income from the CM Loans includes origination fees on these member loans which are recognized in the period originated. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded interest income from CM Loans of $4,749,488, including $1,399,568 of origination fees. Under FASB ASC 825 guidance regarding the fair value option for accounting for financial assets, for the three months ended December 31, 2010, this interest income was offset by credit risk related adjustments on CM Loans of $2,351,042, a non-cash interest expense. Conversely, for the Notes, we recorded interest expense of $3,140,018 for the three months ended December 31, 2010, and offset this interest expense by credit risk related adjustments (non-cash interest income) on Notes of $2,345,804 during that same period. Comparatively, during the nine months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded interest income from CM Loans of $11,922,370, including $4,027,238 of origination fees. For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, this interest income was offset by credit risk related adjustments on CM Loans of $6,168,475, a non-cash interest expense. Conversely, for the Notes, we recorded interest expense of $7,428,915 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010, and offset this interest expense by credit risk related adjustments (non-cash interest income) on Notes of $6,160,177 during that same period.
During the three months ended December 31, 2009, we recorded interest income from CM Loans of $808,974, including $694,243 related to origination fees. This interest income was offset by credit risk related adjustments on CM Loans of $755,384, a non-cash interest expense. Conversely, for the Notes, we recorded interest expense of $435,316 during the three months ended December 31, 2009 and offset this interest expense by credit risk related adjustments (non-cash interest income) on Notes of $755,222 during that same period. Comparatively, during the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we recorded interest income from CM Loans of $1,225,230, including $1,184,201 of origination fees. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, this interest income was offset by credit risk related adjustments on CM Loans of $1,010,652, a non-cash interest expense. Conversely, for the Notes, we recorded interest expense of $696,332 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009, and offset this interest expense by credit risk related adjustments (non-cash interest income) on Notes of $1,010,413 during that same period. Over time, we expect that revenues and expenses related to CM Loans and Notes will increase as we grow our platform.

 

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Interest Earned on Cash and Investments
Interest income from cash and cash equivalents is recorded as it is earned. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded $9,981 and $26,783, respectively, of interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents. Comparatively, for three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, we recorded $4,479 and $21,069, respectively in interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents. The differences in interest income are a function of the cash on hand and the declining interest rate climate during the relevant periods. We do not expect interest income from cash and cash equivalents to be a significant part of our future revenue.
Interest Expense on Loans Payable
Interest expense, other than that described above with regard to Notes, consists primarily of cash and non-cash interest on loans payable. For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we paid cash interest of $167,046 and $313,823, respectively, for interest due on our loans payable. For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we also recorded $67,812 and $74,834, respectively, for non-cash interest expense related to debt discounts due to warrants on our loans payable. Comparatively, for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we paid cash interest of $567,630 and $580,911, respectively, for interest due on our loans payable. For the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we also recorded $217,480 and $144,533, respectively, for non-cash interest expense related to debt discounts due to warrants on our loans payable.
As we have no additional capacity under our various loans payable agreements, we expect interest expense on our loans payable continue to decrease over the next year as we repay these loans.
Provision for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses, which management evaluates on a periodic basis, represents an estimate of potential credit losses inherent in our portfolio of member loans that we funded ourselves, in whole or in part, and hold for investment and is based on a variety of factors, including the composition and quality of the loan portfolio, loan specific information gathered through our collection efforts, delinquency levels, probable expected losses, current and historical charge-off and loss experience, current industry charge-off and loss experience, and general economic conditions. Determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is subjective, complex, and requires judgment by management about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain (see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies, Allowance for loan losses). Moreover, in light of our limited operating history, we do not yet have significant historical experience unique to our own base of borrowers and underwriting criteria with which to help estimate expected losses on our portfolio. In the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $72,755 and $346,475, respectively, against our member loans funded by us. Comparatively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $176,376 and $1,170,880, respectively, against our member loans held for investment.
Amortization of loan servicing rights
We charge investor members an ongoing service fee in respect of member loans and Notes that they have purchased through our platform. The service fee offsets the costs we incur in servicing member loans, including managing payments from borrower members, payments to investor members and maintaining account portfolios. This service fee is equal to 1.00% of all amounts paid by us to an investor member in respect of a member loan, excluding certain fees retained by investors. The service fee is deducted from any payments on a member loan before the net amounts of those payments are allocated to the investor members’ Lending Club accounts.
For member loans purchased by third parties prior to the registration of our Notes, we recognized a servicing asset and corresponding servicing liability in accordance with FASB ASC 860. We then amortize the servicing fee asset into income as payments are received on these member loans (see Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Revenue recognition, Third party purchased member loans). During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, we recognized $4,024 and $15,172, respectively, of such income. Comparatively, during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, we recognized $7,003 and $21,973, respectively of such income. Because following the registration of the Notes, investor members no longer directly purchase member loans, the amount of income from amortization of loan servicing rights will continue to diminish until the underlying member loans are fully discharged. The balance of loan servicing rights at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, was $2,922 and $22,141, respectively, on outstanding loan balances held by third parties of $355,264 and $1,857,555 respectively.

 

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Operating Expenses:
                                                 
    Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended        
    December 31,     %     December 31,     %  
    2010     2009     change     2010     2009     change  
Sales, marketing, and customer service
  $ 3,058,648     $ 1,620,151       89 %   $ 8,433,373     $ 4,242,351       99 %
Engineering
    514,377       442,433       16 %     1,512,946       1,310,687       15 %
General and administrative
    902,311       612,887       47 %     2,682,501       2,345,321       14 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Total operating expenses
  $ 4,475,336     $ 2,675,471             $ 12,628,820     $ 7,898,359          
 
                                       
Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Expense
Sales, marketing and customer service expense consists primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense related to sales, marketing, customer service and credit personnel, costs of marketing campaigns and costs of borrower underwriting such as credit scoring and screening. Sales, marketing and customer service expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were $3,058,648 and $1,620,151, respectively, an increase of approximately 89%. Comparatively, sales, marketing and customer service expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were $8,433,373 and $4,242,351, respectively, an increase of approximately 99%. The increase in expenses in this category during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 in comparison to the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to increased personnel expenses which grew by $537,775 and $1,787,139, respectively, and increased marketing programs aimed at acquiring new investors and borrowers which grew by $726,928 and $2,089,238, respectively, and increased costs for borrower underwriting services, such as credit reporting, which grew by $207,593 and $498,192, respectively.
Engineering Expense
Engineering expense consists primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense of personnel, and the cost of subcontractors who work on the development and maintenance of our platform and software enhancements that run our platform. Engineering expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $514,377 and $442,433, respectively, an increase of 16%. Comparatively, engineering expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $1,512,946 and $1,310,687, respectively, an increase of 15%. The increase for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 versus the same three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, was primarily due to increased staffing costs, including contract labor and expensed equipment.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense related to general and administrative personnel, professional fees primarily related to legal and accounting fees, facilities expenses and the related overhead, and expenses related to platform fraud prevention and remediation. General and administrative expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $902,311 and $612,887, respectively, an increase of approximately 47%. The increase was primarily the result of higher expenses for personnel costs of $251,084, and facilities costs of $39,628. These costs were offset however by a drop in outside legal expenses of $56,793, as we relied more heavily on in-house counsel during the three months ended December 31, 2010, in comparison to the three months ended December 31, 2009.
Comparatively, general and administrative expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $2,682,501 and $2,345,321, respectively, an increase of approximately 14%. The increase was primarily the result of higher expenses for personnel costs of $537,521, and facilities costs of $100,746. These costs were offset however by a drop in outside legal and accounting expenses of $470,328, as we relied more heavily in-house counsel during the nine months ended December 31, 2010, in comparison to the nine months ended December 31, 2009. We expect that general and administrative expenses will decrease as a percentage of overall operating expenses as we grow our marketing and sales efforts in greater proportion than our general and administrative expenses.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
                         
    Nine Months Ended December 31,        
    2010     2009     Change  
Cash flows from:
                       
Operating Activities
  $ (6,898,226 )   $ (6,306,156 )   $ (592,070 )
 
                       
Investing Activities
    (70,839,942 )     (34,815,479 )     (36,024,463 )
Add back/(subtract):
                       
Origination of CM Loans, fair value
    98,703,900       38,460,025       60,243,875  
Repayment of CM Loans, fair value
    (27,522,184 )     (5,411,031 )     (22,111,153 )
 
                 
 
                       
Investing Activities after excluding activity related to CM Loans, fair value
    341,774       (1,766,485 )     2,108,259  
 
                       
Financing Activities
    92,430,766       33,853,500       58,577,266  
Add back/(subtract):
                       
Origination of Notes, fair value
    (103,049,550 )     (39,024,105 )     (64,025,445 )
Repayment of Notes, fair value
    24,387,945       5,421,076       18,966,869  
 
                 
 
                       
Financing Activities after excluding activity related to Notes, fair value
  $ 13,769,161     $ 250,471     $ 13,518,690  
 
                 
Net cash used in operating activities increased to $6,898,226 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010, from $6,306,156 in the nine months ended December 31, 2009. Non-cash charges that most significantly offset our net loss of $8,351,473 in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 were: $346,475 of allowances for loan losses on member loans held for investment, $6,160,177 of non-cash interest income due to credit risk related adjustments on our Notes, and $6,387,718 of non-cash interest expense related to our CM Loans and debt discounts due to warrants issued for our loans payable. Similarly, non-cash charges that most significantly offset our net loss of $7,798,794 in the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were: $1,170,880 of provisions for loan losses on member loans funded by us, non-cash interest expense of $2,343,149, non-cash interest income due to credit risk related adjustments on our Notes of $2,123,281.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $70,839,942 and $34,815,479, respectively. However, after excluding activity related to the Notes, which is mostly offset by corresponding activity related to the CM Loans reflected in our cash flow from financing activities, the remaining amounts for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were $341,774 of cash generated and $1,766,485 of cash used, respectively. These remaining amounts in both periods were primarily activities related to borrower repayments of our member loans held for investment and changes in restricted cash. During the nine months ended December 31, 2010, repayments of member loans funded by us exceeded our originations of these same loans, while in the nine months ended December 31, 2009, our originations of member loans held for investment exceeded the repayments from those loans as we invested the proceeds of the May 2009 term loan and proceeds from our private placement notes. As to changes in restricted cash, during the nine months ended December 31, 2010, one of our platform service providers released $500,000 of restricted cash that we had previously provided as security for certain ACH services they provide to us, while during the nine months ended December 31, 2009, restricted cash increased by $800,000 related to certificates of deposit pledged as security for our May 2009 term financing and additional security required by our platform operating banks as loan and transaction volume increased.
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were $92,430,766 and $33,853,500 respectively. However, after excluding activity related to the Notes, which is mostly offset by corresponding activity related to our CM Loans reflected in our cash flows from investing activities, the remaining amounts of cash used for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were $19,780,729 and $250,471, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities, after excluding activity related to the Notes, consisted primarily of excess of proceeds from the issuance of our Series C Preferred Stock over the repayment of loans payable in the nine months ended December 31, 2010, and, in the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the excess of the proceeds from our May 2009 term loan over repayment of notes payable.

 

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In May 2009, we entered into a new secured loan facility, or the May 2009 term loan, with SVB, and Gold Hill, and amended, respectively, their prior growth capital term loan and financing term loan to accommodate new borrowing. The May 2009 term loan allowed us to borrow up to $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 10.0% per annum. The borrowings were used to fund member loans. The borrowings are secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of our assets, except our intellectual property rights, certain deposit accounts, and payments received on CM Loans. Additionally, the May 2009 term loan was secured with a certificate of deposit in the amount of $300,000 until repayment. This amount is included in restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheets. On a monthly basis, we also agreed to maintain a minimum collateral ratio calculated as (i) the sum of the certificate of deposit collateral and the outstanding balance of member loans funded with the borrowing which are current in their payment status to (ii) the outstanding balance under the loan facility. In the event that the minimum collateral ratio is less than the minimum allowed under the agreement, we must increase the certificate of deposit to meet the minimum collateral ratio. In connection with this loan facility, we issued a fully exercisable warrant to purchase 187,090 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock with an exercise price of $0.7483 per share to SVB, and we issued a fully exercisable warrant to purchase 187,090 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock with an exercise price of $0.7483 per share to Gold Hill.
Effective August 3, 2009, we consolidated the May 2009 term loan, the growth capital term loan, and the financing term loan into two loan agreements by executing an amended and restated growth capital term loan and an amended and restated financing term loan. As a result of the consolidation, borrowings under the May 2009 term loan were split equally between and consolidated under the amended and restated growth capital term loan and an amended and restated financing term loan. The terms of these two remaining amended and restated agreements are substantially the same as those of the three prior agreements, including that the borrowings continue to be secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of our assets, except for our intellectual property rights, certain deposit accounts, and payments we receive on the CM Loans. Additionally, the amended and restated agreements continue to require that Lending Club maintain combined certificates of deposit in the amount of $700,000 as collateral until repayment. Further, under the amended and restated agreements, we agreed to maintain the same minimum collateral ratio as established in the May 2009 term loan. As of December 31, 2010, we do not have any remaining capacity under these agreements as we had fully drawn down the entire $13,000,000 of combined availability under the amended and restated growth capital term loan and an amended and restated financing term loan. As of December 31, 2010, our outstanding balance net of debt discount under these agreements totaled $4,109,473.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we issued an additional $200,000 of private placement notes, repayable over three years and bearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. We used the proceeds of the private placement notes to fund member loans on the platform.
We used the proceeds from borrowings under the amended and restated agreements and the private placement notes primarily to fund member loans ourselves to ensure a sufficient level of funding for borrowing requests. From April 7, 2008 until October 13, 2008 all member loans funded on the platform were funded and held by us. Through our participation in funding loans ourselves on the platform, as of December 31, 2010, we had funded and retained approximately $23.8 million in member loans.
In April 2010, we issued 15,621,609 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock for aggregate cash consideration of $24,489,996. In connection with our private placement of Series C convertible preferred stock, we incurred transaction expenses, recorded as an offset to gross proceeds of $102,051. The shares are convertible into shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, on a one-for-one basis, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of our certificate of incorporation.
We have incurred losses since our inception and we expect we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future as we grow our platform. We require cash to meet our operating expenses and for capital expenditures and principal and interest payments on our debt, as well as to continue to fund member loans on the platform we will hold for investment. To date, we have funded our cash requirements with proceeds from our debt issuances and the sale of equity securities. At December 31, 2010, we had $17,264,772 in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. We primarily invest our cash in short-term interest bearing money market funds.
We do not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent our capital resources are insufficient to meet our future capital requirements, we will need to finance our cash needs through public or private equity offerings or debt financings. Additional equity or debt financing may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
Income Taxes
We incurred no tax provision for the three months ended December 31, 2010. Given our history of operating losses, it is difficult to accurately forecast how results will be affected by the realization, if any, of net operating loss carry forwards.
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if realization of such assets is more likely than not. Based upon the weight of available evidence, which includes our historical operating performance and the reported cumulative net losses in all prior years, we have provided a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not engage in any off-balance sheet financing activities. We do not have any interest in entities referred to as variable interest entities, which include special purpose entities and other structured finance entities.
Additional Information about the Lending Club Platform
Historical Information about Our Borrower Members and Outstanding Loans:
In regards to the following historical information, prior performance is no guarantee of future results or outcomes.
For purposes of the following information and tables, we have excluded from the data all previously issued loans that would not meet the current credit policy. To review the information and tables that include this data, please see the information and tables starting on page 40.
As of December 31, 2010, LendingClub had facilitated 18,073 member loans with an average original principal amount of $9,890 and an aggregate original principal amount of $178,741,275, out of which 1,749 member loans with an aggregate original principal amount of $16,157,350, or 9.04% had prepaid. Including loans which were fully repaid, 16,668 loans representing $164,608,325 of original principal amount had been through at least one billing cycle as of December 31, 2010.
Of the $164,608,325 of original principal balance at December 31, 2010 that had been through at least one billing cycle, $4,127,582 of outstanding principal balance less interest and fees received, or 2.51%, was either in default or has charged off. The defaulted loans and charged off loans were comprised of 577 member loans, of which 407 loans representing $2,864,650 in outstanding principal balance less interest and fees received, were defaults and charge offs due to delinquency, while the remaining 170 loans were loans in which the borrower member filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy seeking liquidation. A member loan is considered defaulted when at least one payment is more than 120 days late.
Of remaining loans that had been through at least one billing cycle as of December 31, 2010, $110,378,158 of principal remained outstanding of which 97.25% was current, 0.40% was 16 to 30 days late, and 2.35% was between 31 and 120 days late. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, of the 11,082 member loans which were not delinquent prior to the start of the quarter, 241 member loans became delinquent for some amount of time during the quarter, excluding those that entered the 0 — 15 day grace period. Of those loans which became delinquent for more than 15 days during the quarter, we charged late fees totaling $2,519 on 127 loans and received late fees of $934 on 41 loans.
The following table presents aggregated information about borrower members and their loans for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us:
                                 
                            Average Total  
    Number of     Average Interest     Average Annual     Funded  
Loan Grade   Borrowers     Rate     Percentage Rate     Commitment  
A1
    186       6.31 %     7.52 %     5,334  
A2
    523       6.73 %     7.90 %     5,445  
A3
    900       7.23 %     8.38 %     6,771  
A4
    1165       7.83 %     8.99 %     7,845  
A5
    1557       8.19 %     9.38 %     9,131  
B1
    876       10.17 %     12.56 %     9,397  
B2
    975       10.53 %     12.89 %     10,506  

 

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                            Average Total  
    Number of     Average Interest     Average Annual     Funded  
Loan Grade   Borrowers     Rate     Percentage Rate     Commitment  
B3
    1084       10.90 %     13.24 %     11,132  
B4
    1230       11.22 %     13.53 %     10,691  
B5
    1305       11.58 %     13.92 %     10,290  
C1
    992       12.59 %     15.18 %     9,853  
C2
    957       13.02 %     15.66 %     9,778  
C3
    888       13.37 %     16.01 %     9,763  
C4
    689       13.53 %     16.22 %     9,599  
C5
    644       13.93 %     16.64 %     8,960  
D1
    525       14.29 %     17.25 %     10,173  
D2
    644       14.70 %     17.45 %     10,446  
D3
    564       15.09 %     17.83 %     11,244  
D4
    441       15.40 %     18.12 %     11,437  
D5
    358       15.83 %     18.55 %     11,772  
E1
    322       16.12 %     18.83 %     11,510  
E2
    263       16.42 %     19.02 %     12,130  
E3
    211       16.82 %     19.43 %     12,111  
E4
    176       17.17 %     19.67 %     13,537  
E5
    150       17.55 %     20.20 %     13,086  
F1
    98       17.92 %     20.53 %     13,892  
F2
    94       18.16 %     20.66 %     13,580  
F3
    59       18.62 %     21.25 %     14,500  
F4
    54       18.91 %     21.65 %     13,143  
F5
    28       19.21 %     21.94 %     14,771  
G1
    29       19.73 %     22.47 %     16,914  
G2
    28       20.17 %     22.93 %     18,317  
G3
    16       20.65 %     23.27 %     17,553  
G4
    28       20.92 %     23.61 %     19,059  
G5
    14       20.92 %     23.75 %     17,623  

 

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The following table presents aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, self-reported by borrower members at the time of their loan applications, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us. We do not independently verify this information:
                                 
    Percentage of                      
    Borrowers Stating     Average Job             Average Debt  
    They Own Their     Tenure in     Average Annual     to Income  
Loan Grade   Own Homes     Months     Gross Income     Ratio (1)  
A1
    72.04 %     71       62,813       8.66 %
A2
    66.73 %     65       67,720       9.81 %
A3
    62.22 %     68       72,136       10.20 %
A4
    57.68 %     64       65,430       11.19 %
A5
    56.52 %     63       70,817       11.76 %
B1
    49.54 %     59       67,161       11.91 %
B2
    49.33 %     62       73,854       11.96 %
B3
    52.40 %     67       75,469       12.51 %
B4
    49.84 %     59       70,836       13.04 %
B5
    48.20 %     57       66,530       13.10 %
C1
    45.46 %     59       73,937       12.95 %
C2
    43.99 %     58       64,849       13.16 %
C3
    45.95 %     58       66,698       13.23 %
C4
    44.56 %     64       66,561       14.14 %
C5
    38.82 %     57       66,601       13.41 %
D1
    39.24 %     57       64,184       13.22 %
D2
    43.94 %     65       71,447       13.55 %
D3
    46.28 %     63       70,474       13.44 %
D4
    40.82 %     59       72,240       13.32 %
D5
    44.69 %     60       70,595       13.71 %
E1
    44.10 %     57       68,243       13.61 %
E2
    44.49 %     54       69,992       14.17 %
E3
    44.55 %     55       71,667       12.58 %
E4
    52.27 %     58       75,145       13.36 %

 

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    Percentage of                      
    Borrowers Stating     Average Job             Average Debt  
    They Own Their     Tenure in     Average Annual     to Income  
Loan Grade   Own Homes     Months     Gross Income     Ratio (1)  
E5
    50.67 %     69       87,064       13.18 %
F1
    54.08 %     65       85,300       13.52 %
F2
    51.06 %     71       81,740       13.98 %
F3
    38.98 %     59       75,383       14.37 %
F4
    44.44 %     57       81,100       13.10 %
F5
    64.29 %     58       79,932       13.19 %
G1
    62.07 %     61       66,069       11.27 %
G2
    60.71 %     76       85,837       15.26 %
G3
    43.75 %     70       71,696       17.43 %
G4
    60.71 %     68       99,191       12.28 %
G5
    35.71 %     75       101,371       13.68 %
     
(1)  
Average debt to income ratio, excluding mortgage debt, calculated by us based on (i) the debt reported by a consumer reporting agency, and (ii) the income reported by the borrower member.
The following table presents aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, reported by a consumer reporting agency about our borrower members at the time of their loan applications, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us. As used in this table, “Delinquencies in Last Two Years” means the number of 30+ days past-due incidences of delinquency in the borrower member’s credit file for the past two years. We do not independently verify this information. All figures other than loan grade are agency reported:
                                                                 
                                            Average              
                                            Number of              
            Average     Average     Average     Average     Inquiries     Average     Average  
            Open     Total     Revolving     Revolving     in the Last     Delinquencies     Time Since  
Loan   Average     Credit     Credit     Credit     Line     Twelve     in Last     Last  
Grade   FICO     Lines     Lines     Balances     Utilization     Months     Two Years     Delinquency  
A1
    781       9       24       9,064       17.12 %     1       0       24  
A2
    772       10       25       8,811       17.77 %     1       0       33  
A3
    766       9       23       10,107       22.32 %     1       0       33  
A4
    755       10       24       11,095       26.79 %     1       0       38  
A5
    746       10       23       12,784       31.80 %     1       0       39  
B1
    739       9       22       11,969       37.49 %     1       0       34  
B2
    736       9       22       12,988       38.83 %     1       0       37  
B3
    730       9       22       14,543       41.09 %     1       0       36  

 

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                                            Average              
                                            Number of              
            Average     Average     Average     Average     Inquiries     Average     Average  
            Open     Total     Revolving     Revolving     in the Last     Delinquencies     Time Since  
Loan   Average     Credit     Credit     Credit     Line     Twelve     in Last     Last  
Grade   FICO     Lines     Lines     Balances     Utilization     Months     Two Years     Delinquency  
B4
    721       9       22       14,484       44.70 %     1       0       36  
B5
    713       9       21       13,933       48.82 %     1       0       36  
C1
    706       9       20       13,520       54.28 %     1       0       35  
C2
    702       9       20       12,918       55.70 %     1       0       37  
C3
    697       9       20       13,902       55.58 %     1       0       36  
C4
    691       9       21       14,499       60.01 %     1       0       33  
C5
    686       9       19       13,089       60.92 %     1       0       31  
D1
    683       9       20       12,894       60.87 %     1       0       33  
D2
    686       9       21       13,620       61.16 %     1       0       33  
D3
    685       9       20       14,453       62.67 %     1       0       32  
D4
    683       9       20       13,631       64.59 %     1       0       36  
D5
    684       9       21       15,785       64.28 %     1       0       35  
E1
    680       9       20       13,737       67.38 %     1       0       34  
E2
    681       9       21       14,662       69.58 %     1       0       37  
E3
    678       9       20       14,791       70.71 %     1       0       29  
E4
    678       9       21       17,044       68.27 %     1       0       34  
E5
    676       10       22       15,055       67.11 %     1       0       30  
F1
    676       10       22       19,875       69.92 %     1       0       37  
F2
    674       9       22       18,179       73.82 %     1       0       35  
F3
    673       10       23       15,019       73.10 %     1       0       30  
F4
    670       9       23       13,575       70.73 %     1       0       35  
F5
    674       9       23       22,554       76.70 %     1       0       32  
G1
    675       8       18       13,649       61.43 %     1       0       36  
G2
    670       11       23       20,474       79.23 %     1       0       41  
G3
    667       10       25       16,702       84.26 %     1       0       30  
G4
    671       11       23       22,208       72.81 %     1       1       29  
G5
    668       11       26       28,159       78.69 %     1       0       36  

 

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The following table presents additional aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, about delinquencies, default and borrower prepayments, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us. The interest rate, default and delinquency information presented in the table includes data only for member loans that had been issued for more than 45 days as of December 31, 2010, and therefore have been through at least one billing cycle. With respect to late member loans, the following table shows the entire amount of the principal remaining due, not just that particular payment. The third and fifth columns show the late member loan amounts as a percentage of member loans issued for more than 45 days. Member loans are placed on nonaccrual status and considered as defaulted when they become 120 days late. The data presented in the table below comes from a set of member loans that have been outstanding, on average, for approximately twelve months.
Because of our limited operating history, the data in the following table regarding loss experience may not be representative of the loss experience that will develop over time as additional member loans are originated through our platform and the member loans already originated through our platform have longer payment histories. In addition, because of our limited operating history, the data in the following table regarding prepayments may not be representative of the prepayments we expect over time as additional member loans are originated through our platform and the member loans already originated through our platform have longer payment histories.
                                                                                 
    15-30             30+                             Total     Number              
    Days     15-30     Days     30+                     Number     Of              
Loan   Late     Days     Late     Days Late     Default     Default     Of     Loans     Prepaid     Prepaid  
Grade   ($)     Late (%)     ($)     (%)     ($)     (%)     Loans     Prepaid     ($)     (%)  
A1
    3,797       0.72 %     21,067       4.00 %     6,013       0.83 %     128       23       57,150       5.76 %
A2
    548       0.04 %           0.00 %     11,314       0.52 %     373       69       281,050       9.87 %
A3
    3,461       0.10 %     26,059       0.76 %     35,752       0.68 %     704       104       586,850       9.63 %
A4
    10,221       0.19 %     18,045       0.33 %     43,408       0.53 %     920       139       999,650       10.94 %
A5
    11,036       0.12 %     61,023       0.68 %     142,627       1.08 %     1,295       156       1,315,325       9.25 %
B1
          0.00 %     91,076       1.76 %     136,752       1.77 %     718       103       816,125       9.91 %
B2
    8,780       0.15 %     67,638       1.14 %     243,525       2.52 %     791       115       1,312,600       12.81 %
B3
    34,444       0.47 %     259,744       3.57 %     258,535       2.27 %     906       104       1,347,000       11.16 %
B4
    5,848       0.07 %     164,824       2.02 %     198,086       1.64 %     1,010       117       1,264,000       9.61 %
B5
    54,535       0.61 %     201,390       2.25 %     303,452       2.39 %     1,097       119       1,053,500       7.85 %
C1
    36,300       0.60 %     115,367       1.92 %     270,576       2.93 %     831       108       989,975       10.13 %
C2
    13,832       0.23 %     120,733       2.00 %     250,812       2.83 %     819       79       734,875       7.85 %
C3
    6,396       0.12 %     205,418       3.76 %     200,489       2.44 %     747       92       879,225       10.14 %
C4
    32,047       0.89 %     66,236       1.83 %     210,462       3.43 %     562       72       695,300       10.51 %
C5
    24,062       0.78 %     72,415       2.34 %     262,458       5.01 %     529       60       559,500       9.70 %
D1
    44,854       1.48 %     137,791       4.55 %     244,990       4.84 %     451       48       483,125       9.05 %
D2
    3,602       0.08 %     105,091       2.46 %     178,095       2.86 %     554       48       522,000       7.76 %
D3
    44,027       1.11 %     111,417       2.81 %     212,721       3.66 %     479       38       436,550       6.88 %
D4
    4,462       0.14 %     75,517       2.32 %     220,726       4.67 %     387       28       284,400       5.64 %
D5
    30,771       1.08 %     151,490       5.29 %     78,020       2.01 %     306       25       232,975       5.53 %

 

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    15-30             30+                             Total     Number              
    Days     15-30     Days     30+                     Number     Of              
Loan   Late     Days     Late     Days Late     Default     Default     Of     Loans     Prepaid     Prepaid  
Grade   ($)     Late (%)     ($)     (%)     ($)     (%)     Loans     Prepaid     ($)     (%)  
E1
    14,498       0.63 %     97,631       4.21 %     79,045       2.36 %     267       26       308,600       8.33 %
E2
          0.00 %     60,118       2.80 %     67,413       2.30 %     228       16       171,700       5.38 %
E3
          0.00 %     70,789       4.25 %     75,845       3.32 %     181       7       110,075       4.31 %
E4
          0.00 %     53,591       3.65 %     103,869       4.92 %     145       15       221,125       9.28 %
E5
    18,600       1.43 %     70,088       5.38 %     58,040       3.38 %     124       10       120,550       6.14 %
F1
          0.00 %     89,923       8.96 %     14,989       1.17 %     84       8       91,975       6.76 %
F2
    5,398       0.70 %     12,358       1.60 %     67,325       6.12 %     76       6       64,925       5.09 %
F3
          0.00 %           0.00 %     23,726       3.48 %     43       3       67,000       7.83 %
F4
          0.00 %           0.00 %     53,152       7.95 %     46       5       46,950       6.62 %
F5
          0.00 %     35,188       13.09 %     14,780       4.05 %     24       1       19,400       4.69 %
G1
    12,950       4.18 %     22,938       7.41 %           0.00 %     23       4       70,000       14.27 %
G2
          0.00 %     7,598       2.14 %     12,905       3.17 %     23       0       0       0.00 %
G3
          0.00 %           0.00 %     21,371       8.87 %     14       0       0       0.00 %
G4
    20,724       5.88 %           0.00 %           0.00 %     22       0       0       0.00 %
G5
          0.00 %           0.00 %     26,309       11.06 %     12       1       13,875       5.62 %
The following table presents aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010 on the results of our collection efforts for all corresponding member loans that became more than 30 days past due at any time, grouped by credit grade. For purposes of this analysis, we have excluded the 20 loans that we repurchased due to identity fraud.
                                                         
                            Gross             Aggregate        
                            Amount             Principal        
                            Collected     Number of     Balance of     Gross  
    Number             Aggregate     on     Loans     Loans     Amount  
    of Loans             Amount Sent     Accounts     Charged-Off     Charged-Off     Recovered  
    in             to     Sent to     Due to     Due to     on Loans  
    Collection     Origination     Collections     Collections     Delinquency     Delinquency     Charged-  
Grade   (1)     Amount (1)     (1)     (2)     (3)     (3)     Off (4)  
A
    105       692,750       99,811       45,629       34       304,987       5,206  
B
    271       2,683,200       420,781       193,494       94       1,469,610       8,812  
C
    302       2,597,900       477,919       226,499       117       1,341,687       6,853  
D
    198       2,122,950       423,548       181,743       87       1,261,421       5,483  
E
    92       1,164,525       195,192       84,123       35       679,453       2,152  
F
    32       485,975       99,697       47,761       13       266,379       2,085  
G
    8       117,600       21,258       9,002       4       80,726        
 
                                         
Total
    1,008       9,864,900       1,738,206       788,251       384       5,404,263       30,591  
 
     
1)  
Represents accounts 31 to 120 days past due.
 
2)  
Represents the gross amounts collected on corresponding member loans while such accounts were in collection during the 31-120 days past-due period. This amount does not represent payments received after an account has been sent to collection, cured and returned to current status. Of this amount, investors received $780,369 (99%). The remainder was fees to us of $7,883 (1%). The amounts retained by us are reflected as loan servicing fees in our consolidated financial statements.

 

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3)  
Represents accounts that have been delinquent for 120 days at which time the account is charged-off. Any money recovered after 120 days is no longer included as amounts collected on accounts sent to collection.
 
4)  
Represents the gross amounts we received on charged-off accounts after the accounts were charged-off—e.g., a dollar received on an account 121 days past due.
For purposes of the following information and tables, the data includes all loans issued since May 24, 2007.
As of December 31, 2010, LendingClub had facilitated 20,814 member loans with an average original principal amount of $9,750 and an aggregate original principal amount of $202,932,500, out of which 2,330 member loans with an aggregate original principal amount of which $20,639,100, or 10.17% had prepaid. Including loans which were fully repaid, 19,331 loans representing $188,169,725 of original principal amount had been through at least one billing cycle as of December 31, 2010.
Of the $188,169,725 of original principal balance at December 31, 2010 that had been through at least one billing cycle, $6,560,858 of outstanding principal balance less interest and fees received, or 3.49%, was either in default or has charged off. The defaulted loans and charged off loans were comprised of 990 member loans, of which 720 loans representing $4,566,636 in outstanding principal balance less interest and fees received, were defaults and charge offs due to delinquency, while the remaining 270 loans were loans in which the borrower member filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy seeking liquidation. A member loan is considered defaulted when at least one payment is more than 120 days late.
Of remaining loans that had been through at least one billing cycle as of December 31, 2010, $120,633,116 of principal remained outstanding of which 96.84% was current, 0.43% was 16 to 30 days late, and 2.73% was between 31 and 120 days late. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, of the 12,528 member loans which were not delinquent prior to the start of the quarter, 317 member loans became delinquent for some amount of time during the quarter, excluding those that entered the 0 — 15 day grace period. Of those loans which became delinquent for more than 15 days during the quarter, we charged late fees totaling $3,156 on 163 loans and received late fees of $1,226 on 55 loans.

 

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The following table presents aggregated information about borrower members and their loans for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us:
                                 
                            Average Total  
    Number of     Average Interest     Average Annual     Funded  
Loan Grade   Borrowers     Rate     Percentage Rate     Commitment  
A1
    189       6.33 %     7.53 %     5,313  
A2
    535       6.75 %     7.91 %     5,438  
A3
    913       7.24 %     8.38 %     6,748  
A4
    1184       7.84 %     8.99 %     7,798  
A5
    1608       8.20 %     9.38 %     9,042  
B1
    928       10.15 %     12.51 %     9,241  
B2
    1030       10.52 %     12.86 %     10,369  
B3
    1157       10.88 %     13.20 %     10,976  
B4
    1306       11.21 %     13.50 %     10,585  
B5
    1403       11.56 %     13.88 %     10,179  
C1
    1114       12.54 %     15.12 %     9,790  
C2
    1100       12.95 %     15.56 %     9,672  
C3
    1017       13.30 %     15.91 %     9,661  
C4
    821       13.47 %     16.11 %     9,463  
C5
    746       13.86 %     16.50 %     8,871  
D1
    647       14.20 %     17.06 %     9,941  
D2
    776       14.64 %     17.38 %     10,076  
D3
    708       14.96 %     17.64 %     10,627  
D4
    595       15.20 %     17.80 %     10,564  
D5
    494       15.58 %     18.19 %     10,776  
E1
    436       15.87 %     18.44 %     10,475  
E2
    395       16.05 %     18.47 %     10,818  
E3
    322       16.41 %     18.82 %     10,587  
E4
    273       16.66 %     18.96 %     11,786  
E5
    229       17.10 %     19.52 %     11,651  
F1
    161       17.34 %     19.70 %     12,728  
F2
    150       17.74 %     20.11 %     12,959  
F3
    108       18.02 %     20.41 %     13,037  
F4
    96       18.38 %     20.83 %     12,554  
F5
    64       18.53 %     20.95 %     13,405  
G1
    65       18.96 %     21.28 %     13,778  
G2
    57       19.42 %     21.79 %     13,868  
G3
    46       19.56 %     21.87 %     13,661  
G4
    71       19.59 %     21.77 %     15,967  
G5
    70       19.75 %     21.97 %     11,969  

 

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The following table presents aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, self-reported by borrower members at the time of their loan applications, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us. We do not independently verify this information:
                                 
    Percentage of                      
    Borrowers                      
    Stating They     Average Job             Average Debt  
    Own Their Own     Tenure in     Average Annual     to Income  
Loan Grade   Homes     Months     Gross Income     Ratio (1)  
A1
    71.43 %     74       63,112       8.64 %
A2
    66.54 %     65       67,893       9.76 %
A3
    62.10 %     68       72,173       10.18 %
A4
    57.69 %     63       65,526       11.18 %
A5
    56.84 %     62       70,800       11.80 %
B1
    49.78 %     59       67,456       11.92 %
B2
    50.19 %     62       74,296       11.94 %
B3
    52.12 %     67       76,162       12.47 %
B4
    50.69 %     59       71,054       13.08 %
B5
    48.97 %     58       66,957       12.93 %
C1
    47.22 %     59       73,568       12.90 %
C2
    44.73 %     57       66,140       13.06 %
C3
    46.71 %     57       67,193       13.28 %
C4
    46.04 %     61       67,066       14.10 %
C5
    40.48 %     57       67,055       13.35 %
D1
    41.58 %     59       65,160       13.33 %
D2
    44.85 %     65       70,865       13.77 %
D3
    47.74 %     62       70,065       13.59 %
D4
    41.85 %     58       68,740       13.36 %

 

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    Percentage of                      
    Borrowers                      
    Stating They     Average Job             Average Debt  
    Own Their Own     Tenure in     Average Annual     to Income  
Loan Grade   Homes     Months     Gross Income     Ratio (1)  
D5
    46.96 %     58       70,031       13.58 %
E1
    45.64 %     56       67,644       13.47 %
E2
    44.81 %     54       67,441       14.15 %
E3
    48.76 %     58       68,342       13.59 %
E4
    51.65 %     63       70,784       13.87 %
E5
    48.47 %     60       80,638       13.92 %
F1
    52.17 %     62       74,951       14.71 %
F2
    48.00 %     67       80,606       14.94 %
F3
    44.44 %     66       77,897       16.21 %
F4
    44.79 %     63       73,028       15.10 %
F5
    54.69 %     68       97,757       13.87 %
G1
    55.38 %     49       62,616       16.40 %
G2
    61.40 %     70       90,748       17.02 %
G3
    47.83 %     68       78,014       17.41 %
G4
    54.93 %     62       100,087       14.94 %
G5
    61.43 %     67       110,901       17.28 %
     
(1)  
Average debt to income ratio, excluding mortgage debt, calculated by us based on (i) the debt reported by a consumer reporting agency, and (ii) the income reported by the borrower member.
 
(2)  
 
The following table presents aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, reported by a consumer reporting agency about our borrower members at the time of their loan applications, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us. As used in this table, “Delinquencies in Last Two Years” means the number of 30+ days past-due incidences of delinquency in the borrower member’s credit file for the past two years. We do not independently verify this information. All figures other than loan grade are agency reported:
                                                                 
                                            Average              
                                            Number of              
            Average     Average     Average     Average     Inquiries     Average     Average  
            Open     Total     Revolving     Revolving     in the Last     Delinquencies     Time Since  
    Average     Credit     Credit     Credit     Line     Twelve     in Last     Last  
Loan Grade   FICO     Lines     Lines     Balances     Utilization     Months     Two Years     Delinquency  
A1
    781       9       24       9,796       17.20 %     1       0       23  
A2
    772       10       25       9,860       17.84 %     1       0       32  
A3
    766       9       23       10,677       22.23 %     1       0       34  
A4
    755       9       23       12,104       26.78 %     1       0       38  
A5
    746       10       23       14,051       31.97 %     1       0       38  
B1
    738       9       22       13,173       37.53 %     1       0       33  

 

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                                            Average              
                                            Number of              
            Average     Average     Average     Average     Inquiries     Average     Average  
            Open     Total     Revolving     Revolving     in the Last     Delinquencies     Time Since  
    Average     Credit     Credit     Credit     Line     Twelve     in Last     Last  
Loan Grade   FICO     Lines     Lines     Balances     Utilization     Months     Two Years     Delinquency  
B2
    735       9       22       14,773       38.59 %     1       0       36  
B3
    730       9       22       16,333       40.96 %     1       0       35  
B4
    721       9       22       16,045       44.67 %     1       0       35  
B5
    713       9       21       15,373       48.52 %     1       0       35  
C1
    705       9       21       15,719       53.40 %     1       0       34  
C2
    701       9       20       14,413       54.26 %     1       0       35  
C3
    697       9       21       16,156       54.68 %     1       0       35  
C4
    691       9       21       15,846       58.12 %     2       0       32  
C5
    687       9       19       13,651       59.00 %     1       0       31  
D1
    684       9       20       16,915       59.69 %     2       0       32  
D2
    686       9       21       16,179       59.25 %     2       0       33  
D3
    684       9       21       16,688       61.06 %     2       0       33  
D4
    682       9       20       14,712       61.95 %     2       0       33  
D5
    682       9       21       17,521       62.54 %     2       0       34  
E1
    679       9       20       13,814       64.22 %     2       0       33  
E2
    677       10       21       16,359       66.76 %     2       0       32  
E3
    674       9       20       16,826       67.21 %     2       0       28  
E4
    674       9       21       17,831       66.16 %     3       0       31  
E5
    673       10       22       16,199       64.96 %     2       0       26  
F1
    674       10       23       20,315       66.47 %     2       0       31  
F2
    672       10       22       20,409       70.42 %     3       0       31  
F3
    672       11       24       19,168       68.59 %     2       0       28  
F4
    671       10       23       18,112       68.85 %     3       0       28  
F5
    668       11       25       25,929       73.42 %     3       0       27  
G1
    672       10       21       15,398       64.70 %     3       0       31  
G2
    667       12       25       25,042       71.04 %     3       0       31  
G3
    666       12       25       16,739       68.69 %     3       0       24  
G4
    662       12       27       31,163       68.20 %     2       0       26  
G5
    661       13       31       48,110       68.57 %     4       0       25  

 

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The following table presents additional aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010, about delinquencies, default and borrower prepayments, grouped by the loan grade assigned by us. The interest rate, default and delinquency information presented in the table includes data only for member loans that had been issued for more than 45 days as of December 31, 2010, and therefore have been through at least one billing cycle. With respect to late member loans, the following table shows the entire amount of the principal remaining due, not just that particular payment. The third and fifth columns show the late member loan amounts as a percentage of member loans issued for more than 45 days. Member loans are placed on nonaccrual status and considered as defaulted when they become 120 days late. The data presented in the table below comes from a set of member loans that have been outstanding, on average, for approximately twelve months.
Because of our limited operating history, the data in the following table regarding loss experience may not be representative of the loss experience that will develop over time as additional member loans are originated through our platform and the member loans already originated through our platform have longer payment histories. In addition, because of our limited operating history, the data in the following table regarding prepayments may not be representative of the prepayments we expect over time as additional member loans are originated through our platform and the member loans already originated through our platform have longer payment histories.
                                                                                 
    15-30                                                            
    Days     15-30     30+     30+                     Total     Number              
    Late     Days Late     Days Late     Days Late     Default     Default     Number     Of Loans     Prepaid     Prepaid  
Loan Grade   ($)     (%)     ($)     (%)     ($)     (%)     Of Loans     Prepaid     ($)     (%)  
A1
    3,797       0.71 %     21,067       3.96 %     6,013       0.81 %     129       25       60,150       5.99 %
A2
    548       0.04 %           0.00 %     12,197       0.54 %     378       76       303,500       10.43 %
A3
    3,461       0.10 %     26,059       0.75 %     35,752       0.67 %     709       112       622,550       10.10 %
A4
    10,221       0.18 %     18,045       0.33 %     43,408       0.52 %     928       150       1,044,800       11.32 %
A5
    11,036       0.12 %     62,903       0.69 %     151,100       1.12 %     1,333       168       1,367,925       9.41 %
B1
          0.00 %     91,076       1.70 %     164,731       2.05 %     759       113       881,725       10.28 %
B2
    8,780       0.14 %     73,986       1.20 %     260,849       2.58 %     837       124       1,374,400       12.87 %
B3
    34,444       0.45 %     265,608       3.48 %     295,214       2.46 %     961       120       1,440,125       11.34 %
B4
    5,848       0.07 %     219,692       2.59 %     252,169       1.98 %     1,071       130       1,373,650       9.94 %
B5
    54,535       0.58 %     207,320       2.21 %     371,138       2.74 %     1,171       142       1,243,600       8.71 %
C1
    37,667       0.58 %     161,934       2.49 %     318,434       3.08 %     922       135       1,258,450       11.54 %
C2
    13,832       0.21 %     129,953       1.97 %     347,389       3.44 %     927       105       957,625       9.00 %
C3
    10,765       0.18 %     245,528       4.07 %     313,051       3.36 %     849       116       1,058,475       10.77 %
C4
    34,904       0.85 %     105,273       2.57 %     339,425       4.69 %     662       99       936,150       12.05 %
C5
    27,637       0.81 %     102,555       2.99 %     373,100       6.16 %     613       74       649,550       9.82 %
D1
    44,854       1.27 %     195,391       5.53 %     344,488       5.61 %     548       71       643,800       10.01 %
D2
    17,167       0.35 %     162,805       3.33 %     255,209       3.49 %     665       69       679,100       8.69 %
D3
    44,027       0.98 %     167,741       3.74 %     320,202       4.63 %     592       60       593,325       7.89 %
D4
    5,878       0.16 %     97,063       2.58 %     382,973       6.47 %     507       56       459,400       7.31 %
D5
    38,987       1.16 %     173,514       5.14 %     201,226       4.05 %     411       52       390,275       7.33 %
E1
    28,730       1.06 %     114,657       4.24 %     158,173       3.77 %     353       51       476,625       10.44 %
E2
          0.00 %     88,420       3.48 %     214,965       5.39 %     322       49       435,525       10.19 %

 

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    15-30                                                            
    Days     15-30     30+     30+                     Total     Number              
    Late     Days Late     Days Late     Days Late     Default     Default     Number     Of Loans     Prepaid     Prepaid  
Loan Grade   ($)     (%)     ($)     (%)     ($)     (%)     Of Loans     Prepaid     ($)     (%)  
E3
          0.00 %     94,651       4.75 %     112,911       3.64 %     260       32       322,650       9.46 %
E4
    11,305       0.64 %     76,625       4.36 %     208,682       7.09 %     216       40       435,875       13.55 %
E5
    18,600       1.22 %     72,610       4.77 %     92,134       3.80 %     175       38       389,675       14.60 %
F1
          0.00 %     104,370       8.39 %     113,758       5.90 %     128       25       235,525       11.49 %
F2
    8,723       0.88 %     25,395       2.55 %     176,530       9.99 %     119       19       173,125       8.91 %
F3
          0.00 %     9,622       1.40 %     124,480       10.08 %     79       16       196,125       13.93 %
F4
          0.00 %     22,650       3.55 %     151,434       13.35 %     78       12       119,225       9.89 %
F5
          0.00 %     57,171       12.64 %     56,651       7.00 %     51       10       110,200       12.84 %
G1
    12,950       2.85 %     27,802       6.11 %     42,911       5.11 %     52       10       142,300       15.89 %
G2
          0.00 %     42,169       8.58 %     55,559       8.12 %     47       5       17,000       2.15 %
G3
          0.00 %     2,389       0.68 %     49,514       8.41 %     36       8       84,500       13.45 %
G4
    20,724       4.29 %     3,055       0.63 %     111,365       11.54 %     57       7       81,150       7.16 %
G5
    9,065       2.53 %     19,802       5.53 %     103,724       13.00 %     56       11       81,025       9.67 %
The following table presents aggregated information for the period from May 24, 2007 to December 31, 2010 on the results of our collection efforts for all corresponding member loans that became more than 30 days past due at any time, grouped by credit grade. For purposes of this analysis, we have excluded the 20 loans that we repurchased due to identity fraud.
                                                         
                            Gross             Aggregate        
                            Amount             Principal        
                            Collected     Number of     Balance of     Gross  
    Number             Aggregate     on     Loans     Loans     Amount  
    of Loans             Amount Sent     Accounts     Charged-Off     Charged-Off     Recovered  
    in             to     Sent to     Due to     Due to     on Loans  
    Collection     Origination     Collections     Collections     Delinquency     Delinquency     Charged-  
Grade   (1)     Amount (1)     (1)     (2)     (3)     (3)     Off (4)  
A
    123       759,100       103,371       45,870       38       310,402       5,422  
B
    329       3,084,725       491,159       224,542       121       1,636,036       13,324  
C
    423       3,642,150       655,518       308,599       174       1,825,955       9,813  
D
    341       3,188,825       591,832       232,537       163       1,857,939       6,592  
E
    226       2,157,925       397,579       182,395       105       1,075,570       20,468  
F
    100       1,263,425       249,844       106,957       52       636,258       13,024  
G
    73       832,000       179,513       87,656       36       336,723       350  
Total
    1,615       14,928,150       2,668,817       1,188,556       689       7,678,883       68,993  
 
     
1)  
Represents accounts 31 to 120 days past due.

 

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2)  
Represents the gross amounts collected on corresponding member loans while such accounts were in collection during the 31-120 days past-due period. This amount does not represent payments received after an account has been sent to collection, cured and returned to current status. Of this amount, investors received $1,176,670 (99%). The remainder was fees to us of $11,886 (1%). The amounts retained by us are reflected as loan servicing fees in our consolidated financial statements.
 
3)  
Represents accounts that have been delinquent for 120 days at which time the account is charged-off. Any money recovered after 120 days is no longer included as amounts collected on accounts sent to collection.
 
4)  
Represents the gross amounts we received on charged-off accounts after the accounts were charged-off—e.g., a dollar received on an account 121 days past due.

 

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Item 3.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4.  
Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and we are required to apply our judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.  
Legal Proceedings
There were no material changes to report.
Item 1A.  
Risk Factors
The discussion in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read together with the risk factors contained in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 and the prospectus for the Notes dated October 15, 2010. These risk factors describe various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner. In addition, these risks could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Notes you purchase and could cause you to lose all or part of your initial purchase price or future principal and interest payments you expect to receive.
In addition, you should consider the following:
We have incurred net losses in the past and expect to incur net losses in the future. If we become insolvent or bankrupt, you may lose your investment.
We have incurred net losses in the past and we expect to incur net losses in the future. As of December 31, 2010, our accumulated deficit was $38.5 million and our total stockholders’ deficit was $34.3 million. Our net loss for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $8.4 and $7.8 million, respectively. We have not been profitable since our inception, and we may not become profitable. In addition, we expect our operating expenses to increase in the future as we expand our operations. If our operating expenses exceed our expectations, our financial performance could be adversely affected. If our revenue does not grow to offset these increased expenses, we may never become profitable. In future periods, we may not have any revenue growth, or our revenue could decline. Our failure to become profitable could impair the operations of our platform by limiting our access to working capital to operate the platform. If we were to become insolvent or bankrupt, an event of default would occur under the terms of the Notes, and you may lose your investment.

 

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Item 2.  
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On October 13, 2008, we commenced a public offering of up to $600,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes pursuant to the Registration Statement (Registration Statement No. 333-151827). The offering is a continuous offering and remains ongoing. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 10, 2008. From October 13, 2008 to December 31, 2010, we sold $174,597,500 in principal amount of Notes at 100% of their principal amount. The Notes were offered only through our website, and there were no underwriters or underwriting discounts. In connection with the offering, we incurred estimated expenses of approximately $4,481,653, none of which were paid by us to our directors, officers, persons owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities or affiliates. As set forth in the prospectus for the offering, we are using the proceeds of each series of Notes to fund a corresponding member loan (CM Loan) through the Lending Club platform designated by the lender members purchasing such series of Notes. None of the proceeds from the Notes are paid by us to our directors, officers, persons owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities or affiliates.
Item 3.  
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 5.  
Other Information
None.
Item 6.  
Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
         
  LendingClub Corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Renaud Laplanche    
    Name:   Renaud Laplanche   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
 
 
     
  By:   /s/ Carrie Dolan    
    Name:   Carrie Dolan   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)
 
 
Dated: February 14, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  10.11 *  
Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010, by and between WebBank and Lending Club Corporation.
  10.12 *  
Amended and Restated Loan Account Program Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010, by and between WebBank and Lending Club Corporation.
  10.27    
Backup and Successor Servicing Agreement, dated September 15, 2008, by and between Portfolio Financial Servicing Company and Lending Club Corporation.
  31.1    
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.2    
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.1    
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
*  
Confidential Treatment Requested

 

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