LendingClub Corporation announced it has started underwriting and originating home improvement loans through its inaugural partnership with Wisetack, a platform embedded with over 40,000 contractors and growing.
LendingClub brings its expertise, proprietary credit models, and bank balance sheet directly to the point of sale for consumers seeking convenient and affordable financing for home improvement projects.
“We’re excited to begin originating loans within the $500 billion home improvement market, where we have distinct advantages over incumbents and a meaningful opportunity for growth,” said Steve Mattics, Chief Lending Officer at LendingClub. “This space is distinctly on brand for us. By combining our advanced underwriting and credit decisioning with Wisetack’s embedded platform, we’re able to clear the way for people to make meaningful home improvement projects happen while also helping contractors grow their own businesses. It’s the type of win-win we’re always striving for.”
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Through the Wisetack platform, loans up to $65,000 are originated by LendingClub and offered seamlessly within contractor and merchant workflows. LendingClub’s underwriting system, which is informed by more than 150 billion cells of proprietary data, enables real-time credit decisions and supports access to larger loan amounts with transparent terms. The benefits of the partnership are clear:
- Homeowners get instant offers and real-time approvals that allow them to make their projects happen, and
- Contractors get immediate funding and better close rates, especially on larger projects.
“LendingClub’s move to originate loans strengthens the financing experience across our platform, helping more contractors offer flexible payment options that enable homeowners to move forward with larger projects,” said Bobby Tzekin, Founder and CEO of Wisetack.
Reinforced by LendingClub’s investment in Wisetack, both companies plan to continue scaling the partnership, expanding the range of LendingClub-originated financing solutions available across the platform.
“We’ve been really impressed with Wisetack’s team and platform,” said Scott Sanborn, LendingClub CEO, “so impressed that we have also made an investment in the company to help accelerate our future together.”
The U.S. home improvement market represents an estimated $500 billion in annual spending, driven by aging housing inventory and a continued preference among homeowners to renovate rather than relocate. LendingClub’s expansion into the home improvement financing vertical is a natural extension of its point-of-sale financing expertise. This represents a powerful new opportunity to attract, delight, and engage consumers in moments that matter – and represents a perfect example of how LendingClub’s members use credit responsibly to make it happen.
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