LendingClub Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

LendingClub Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

October 25, 2023

Continued GAAP Profitability With Strong Capital & Liquidity Levels

Doubles Issuance of Structured Certificates With New Buyers Added to Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America's leading digital marketplace bank, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

"Our disciplined execution has resulted in our tenth consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability. We are successfully leveraging our proprietary structured certificates program to drive marketplace issuance, while also taking difficult but necessary actions to align our expense base to current market conditions," said Scott Sanborn, LendingClub CEO. "Looking ahead, these actions combined with our strong foundation and capital base have us well positioned to capture a historic refinance opportunity as market conditions stabilize."

Third Quarter 2023 Results

Balance Sheet:

Financial Performance:


Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share amounts) September 30,2023 June 30,2023 September 30,2022
Total net revenue $200.8 $232.5 $304.9
Non-interest expense 128.0 151.1 186.2
Pre-provision net revenue(1) 72.8 81.4 118.7
Provision for credit losses 64.5 66.6 82.7
Income before income tax benefit (expense) 8.3 14.8 36.0
Income tax benefit (expense) (3.3) (4.7) 7.2
Net income $5.0 $10.1 $43.2
Diluted EPS $0.05 $0.09 $0.41
Income tax benefit from release of tax valuation allowance 5.0
Net income excluding income tax benefit(1) $5.0 $10.1 $38.2
Diluted EPS excluding income tax benefit(1) $0.05 $0.09 $0.36

(1) See page 3 of this release for additional information on our use of non-GAAP financial measures.

Financial Outlook

Fourth Quarter 2023
Loan Originations $1.5B to $1.7B
Pre-Provision Net Revenue (PPNR) $35M to $45M

About LendingClub

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) is the parent company of LendingClub Bank, National Association, Member FDIC. LendingClub Bank is the leading digital marketplace bank in the U.S., where members can access a broad range of financial products and services designed to help them pay less when borrowing and earn more when saving. Based on more than 150 billion cells of data and over $90 billion in loans, our advanced credit decisioning and machine-learning models are used across the customer lifecycle to expand seamless access to credit for our members, while generating compelling risk-adjusted returns for our loan investors. Since 2007, more than 4.7 million members have joined the Club to help reach their financial goals. For more information about LendingClub, visit https://www.lendingclub.com.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The LendingClub third quarter 2023 webcast and teleconference is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (or 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. A live webcast of the call will be available at http://ir.lendingclub.com under the Filings & Financials menu in Quarterly Results. To access the call, please dial +1 (404) 975-4839, or outside the U.S. +1 (833) 470-1428, with Access Code 896211, ten minutes prior to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (or 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). An audio archive of the call will be available at http://ir.lendingclub.com. An audio replay will also be available 1 hour after the end of the call until November 1, 2023, by calling +1 (929) 458-6194 or outside the U.S. +1 (833) 470-1428, with Access Code 963754.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: Pre-Provision Net Revenue, Net Income Excluding Income Tax Benefit, Diluted EPS Excluding Income Tax Benefit, and Tangible Book Value Per Common Share. Our non-GAAP financial measures do have limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results under GAAP.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide management and investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and enable comparison of our financial results with other public companies.

We believe Pre-Provision Net Revenue, Net Income Excluding Income Tax Benefit and Diluted EPS Excluding Income Tax Benefit are important measures because they reflect the financial performance of our business operations. Pre-Provision Net Revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by subtracting the provision for credit losses and income tax benefit/expense from net income. Net Income Excluding Income Tax Benefit adjusts for the release of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance in 2022. Diluted EPS Excluding Income Tax Benefit is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by dividing Net Income Excluding Income Tax Benefit by the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding.


LendingClub Corporation Operating Highlights (In thousands, except percentages or as noted) (Unaudited)

As of and for the three months ended % Change
September30,2023 June 30,2023 March31,2023 December31,2022 September30,2022 Q/Q Y/Y

$ $ $ $ (26) % (65) %
Non-interest income $ 63,844 85,818 98,990 127,465 181,237 (26) % (65) %
Net interest income 137,005 146,652 146,704 135,243 123,676 (7) % 11 %
Total net revenue 200,849 232,470 245,694 262,708 304,913 (14) % (34) %
Non-interest expense 128,035 151,079 157,308 180,044 186,219 (15) % (31) %
Pre-provision net revenue^{(1)}$ $72,814 81,391 88,386 82,664 118,694 (11) % (39) %
Provision for credit losses 64,479 66,595 70,584 61,512 82,739 (3) % (22) %
Income before income tax benefit (expense) 8,335 14,796 17,802 21,152 35,955 (44) % (77) %
Income tax benefit (expense) (3,327) (4,686) (4,136) 2,439 7,243 (29) % N/M
Net income 5,008 10,110 13,666 23,591 43,198 (50) % (88) %
Income tax benefit from release of tax valuation allowance 3,180 5,015 N/M N/M
Net income excluding income tax benefit^{(1)(2)}$ $ 5,008 10,110 13,666 20,411 38,183 (50) % (87) %
$ $ $ $ $
Basic EPS 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.22 0.41 (44) % (88) %
Diluted EPS 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.22 0.41 (44) % (88) %
Diluted EPS excluding income tax benefit^{(1)(2)}$ $ 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.19 0.36 (44) % (86) %
LendingClub Corporation Performance Metrics:
Net interest margin 6.9 % 7.1 % 7.5 % 7.8 % 8.3 %
Efficiency ratio^{(3)}$ $63.7 % 65.0 % 64.0 % 68.5 % 61.1 %
Return on average equity (ROE)^{(4)}$ 1.7 % 3.4 % 4.6 % 7.2 % 14.2 %
Return on average total assets (ROA)^{(5)}$ 0.2 % 0.5 % 0.7 % 1.1 % 2.5 %
Marketing expense as a % of loan originations 1.3 % 1.2 % 1.2 % 1.4 % 1.3 %
LendingClub Corporation Capital Metrics:
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio 16.9 % 16.1 % 15.6 % 15.8 % 18.3 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio 13.2 % 12.4 % 12.8 % 14.1 % 15.7 %
Book value per common share $ 11.02 11.09 11.08 10.93 10.67 (1) % 3 %
Tangible book value per common share^{(1)}$ $ 10.21 10.26 10.23 10.06 9.78 — % 4 %
Loan Originations (in millions)^{(6)}
Total loan originations $ 1,508 2,011 2,288 2,524 3,539 (25) % (57) %

$ $ $ $ (13)% (50)%
Marketplace loans $1,182 1,353 1,286 1,824 2,386
Marketplace loans $ $ $ $ $
Loan originations held for investment 326 657 1,002 701 1,153 (50)% (72)%
Loan originations held for investment as a % of total loan originations 22% 33% 44% 28% 33%
Servicing Portfolio AUM(in millions)(7):
$ $ $ $ $
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Total servicing portfolio 14,818 15,669 16,060 16,157 15,929 (5)% (7)%
Total servicing portfolio $ $ $ $ $
Loans serviced for others 9,601 10,204 10,504 10,819 11,807 (6)% (19)%
Balance Sheet Data:
Loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost, net, excluding PPP loans $4,879,222 5,160,546 5,091,969 4,638,331 4,414,347 (5)% 11%
Loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost, net, excluding PPP loans $ $ $ $ $
PPP loans $7,560 17,640 51,112 66,971 89,379 (57)% (92)%
Total loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost, net(8) $4,886,782 5,178,186 5,143,081 4,705,302 4,503,726 (6)% 9%
Total loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost, net(8) $ $ $ $ $
Loans held for investment at fair value $326,299 404,119 748,618 925,938 15,057 (19)% N/M
Total loans and leases held for investment $5,213,081 5,582,305 5,891,699 5,631,240 4,518,783 (7)% 15%
Total loans and leases held for investment $ $ $ $ $
Total assets $8,472,351 8,342,506 8,754,018 7,979,747 6,775,074 2% 25%
Total deposits $7,000,263 6,843,535 7,218,854 6,392,553 5,123,506 2% 37%
Total deposits $ $ $ $ $
Total liabilities $7,264,132 7,136,983 7,563,276 6,815,453 5,653,664 2% 28%
Total liabilities $ $ $ $ $
Total equity $1,208,219 1,205,523 1,190,742 1,164,294 1,121,410 - 8%

N/M – Not meaningful

(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

(2) Excludes fourth and third quarter 2022 income tax benefit of $3.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively, due to the release of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

(3) Calculated as the ratio of non-interest expense to total net revenue.

(4) Calculated as annualized net income (which excludes the income tax benefit from the release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the periods it did not occur) divided by average equity for the period presented.

(5) Calculated as annualized net income (which excludes the income tax benefit from the release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the periods it did not occur) divided by average total assets for the period presented.

(6) Includes unsecured personal loans and auto loans only.

(7) Loans serviced on our platform, which includes unsecured personal loans, auto loans and education and patient finance loans serviced for others and held for investment by the company.

(8) Excludes loans held for investment at fair value, which primarily consists of a loan portfolio that was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The asset quality metrics presented in the following table are for loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost and do not reflect loans held for investment at fair value:


September30,2023 June 30,2023 March 31,2023 December31,2022 September30,2022
Asset Quality Metrics:
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases held for investment 6.7% 6.4% 6.4% 6.5% 6.3%
Allowance for loan and lease losses to consumer loans and leases held for investment 7.4% 7.1% 7.1% 7.3% 7.2%
Allowance for loan and lease losses to commercial loans and leases held for investment 2.0% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9%
$ $ $ $ $
Net charge-offs 68795 59884 49845 37148 22658
Net charge-off ratio(1) 5.1% 4.4% 3.8% 3.0% 2.1%

(1) Net charge-off ratio is calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding loans and leases held for investment during the period, excluding PPP loans.

Loans and Leases Held for Investment (In thousands) (Unaudited)

The following table presents loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost and loans held for investment at fair value:

September 30,2023 December 31,2022
Unsecured personal $ 4,094,748 $ 3,866,373
Residential mortgages 186,510 199,601
Secured consumer 254,105 194,634
Total consumer loans held for investment 4,535,363 4,260,608
Equipment finance(1) 125,289 160,319
Commercial real estate 373,246 373,501
Commercial and industrial(2) 203,379 238,726
Total commercial loans and leases held for investment 701,914 772,546
Total loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost 5,237,277 5,033,154
Allowance for loan and lease losses (350,495) (327,852)
Loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost, net $ 4,886,782 $ 4,705,302
Loans held for investment at fair value 326,299 925,938
Total loans and leases held for investment $ 5,213,081 $ 5,631,240

(1) Comprised of sales-type leases for equipment.

(2) Includes $7.6 million and $67.0 million of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Such loans are guaranteed by the Small Business Association and, therefore, the company determined no allowance for expected credit losses is required on these loans.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (In thousands) (Unaudited)

The following tables present the allowance for loan and lease losses on loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost and do not reflect loans held for investment at fair value:

Three Months Ended
September 30,2023 June 30,2023
Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total
Allowance for loan and lease losses, beginning of period $341,161 $14,002 $355,163 $333,546 $15,311 $348,857
Credit loss expense for loans and leases held for investment 63,733 394 64,127 66,874 (684) 66,190
Charge-offs (73,644) (534) (74,178) (63,345) (924) (64,269)
Recoveries 5,038 345 5,383 4,086 299 4,385
Allowance for loan and lease losses, end of period $336,288 $14,207 $350,495 $341,161 $14,002 $355,163
Three Months Ended
September 30,2022
Consumer Commercial Total
Allowance for loan and lease losses, beginning of period $228,184 $15,076 $243,260
Credit loss expense for loans and leases held for investment 81,935 664 82,599
Charge-offs (22,944) (784) (23,728)
Recoveries 963 107 1,070
Allowance for loan and lease losses, end of period 288,138 15,063 303,201

Past Due Loans and Leases Held for Investment (In thousands) (Unaudited)

The following tables present past due loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost and do not reflect loans held for investment at fair value:


September 30,2023 30-59 Days 60-89 Days 90 or More Days Total Days Past Due
Unsecured personal $ 33,476 $ 26,668 $ 29,398 $89,542
Residential mortgages - - 163 163
Secured consumer 1,678 790 209 2,677
Total consumer loans held for investment $ 35,154 $ 27,458 $ 29,770 $92,382
Equipment finance $ - $ 3,150 $ - $3,150
Commercial real estate 4,493 434 1,618 6,545
Commercial and industrial(1) 1,514 29 1,515 3,058
Total commercial loans and leases held for investment(1) $ 6,007 $ 3,613 $ 3,133 $12,753
Total loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost(1) $ 41,161 $ 31,071 $ 32,903 $105,135
December 31,2022 30-59Days 60-89Days 90 or MoreDays Total Days Past Due
Unsecured personal $ 21,016 $ 16,418 $ 16,255 $53,689
Residential mortgages - 254 331 585
Secured consumer 1,720 382 188 2,290
Total consumer loans held for investment $ 22,736 $ 17,054 $ 16,774 $56,564
Equipment finance $ 3,172 $ - $ 859 4,031
Commercial real estate - 102 - 102
Commercial and industrial(1) - - 1,643 1,643
Total commercial loans and leases held for investment(1) $ 3,172 $ 102 $ 2,502 5,776
Total loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost(1) $ 25,908 $ 17,156 $ 19,276 62,340

(1) Past due PPP loans are excluded from the tables.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)


September 30,2023 June 30,2023 September 30,2022 Q3 2023vsQ2 2023 Q3 2023vsQ3 2022
Non-interest income:
Origination fees $ 60,912 $70,989 $127,142 (14)% (52)%
Servicing fees 32,768 22,015 23,760 49% 38%
Gain on sales of loans 8,572 13,221 23,554 (35)% (64)%
Net fair value adjustments (41,366) (23,442) (619) 76% N/M
Marketplace revenue 60,886 82,783 173,837 (26)% (65)%
Other non-interest income 2,958 3,035 7,400 (3)% (60)%
Total non-interest income 63,844 85,818 181,237 (26)% (65)%
Total interest income 207,412 214,486 143,220 (3)% 45%
Total interest expense 70,407 67,834 19,544 4% 260%
Net interest income 137,005 146,652 123,676 (7)% 11%
Total net revenue 200,849 232,470 304,913 (14)% (34)%
Provision for credit losses 64,479 66,595 82,739 (3)% (22)%
Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits 58,497 71,553 84,916 (18)% (31)%
Marketing 19,555 23,940 46,031 (18)% (58)%
Equipment and software 12,631 13,968 12,491 (10)% 1%
Depreciation and amortization 11,250 11,638 10,681 (3)% 5%
Professional services 8,414 9,974 11,943 (16)% (30)%
Occupancy 4,612 4,684 5,051 (2)% (9)%
Other non-interest expense 13,076 15,322 15,106 (15)% (13)%
Total non-interest expense 128,035 151,079 186,219 (15)% (31)%
Income before income tax benefit (expense) 8,335 14,796 35,955 (44)% (77)%
Income tax benefit (expense) (3,327) (4,686) 7,243 (29)% N/M

Net income per share:

Basic EPS $ 0.05 $ 0.09 $ 0.41 (44)% (88)%
Diluted EPS $ 0.05 $ 0.09 $ 0.41 (44)% (88)%
Weighted-average common shares-Basic 109,071,180 107,892,590 104,215,594 1% 5%
Weighted-average common shares-Diluted 109,073,194 107,895,072 105,853,938 1% 3%

N/M – Not meaningful

NET INTEREST INCOME (In thousands, except percentages or as noted) (Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30,2023 Three Months Ended June 30,2023 Three Months Ended September 30,2022
Average Balance Interest Income/Expense Average Yield/Rate Average Balance Interest Income/Expense Average Yield/Rate Average Balance Interest Income/Expense Average Yield/Rate
Interest-earning assets(2)
Cash,cash equivalents,restricted cash and other $ $ $ $
Securities available for sale at fair value 1,249,087 $16,798 5.38% 1,512,700 19,134 5.06% 893,655 $5,017 2.25%
Loans held for sale at fair value 601,512 9,467 6.30% 437,473 5,948 5.44% 396,556 3,820 3.85%
Loans and leases held for investment: 286,111 9,582 13.40% 106,865 4,433 16.59% 126,487 5,879 18.59%
Unsecured personal loansCommercial and other consumer loans 4,257,3601,147,130 142,11816,842 13.35%5.87% 4,360,5061,156,751 145,26216,823 13.33%5.82% 3,268,6491,135,474 110,44613,582 13.52%4.78%
Loans and leases held for investment at amortized cost 5,404,490 158,960 11.76% 5,517,257 162,085 11.75% 4,404,123 124,028 11.26%
Loans held for investment at fair value 362,837 11,788 13.00% 670,969 21,692 12.93% 17,763 791 17.83%
Total loans and leases held for investment 5,767,327 170,748 11.84% 6,188,226 183,777 11.88% 4,421,886 124,819 11.29%
Retail and certificate loans held for investment at fair value 22,311 817 14.65% 32,760 1,194 14.57% 104,010 3,685 14.17%
Total interest-earning assets 7,926,348 207,412 10.47% 8,278,024 214,486 10.36% 5,942,594 143,220 9.64%

Allowance for loan and lease losses (354,263) (354,348) (254,849)
Other non-interest earning assets 691,641 686,956 597,169
$ $ $
Total assets 8,333,168 8,688,853 6,343,325
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Checking and money market accounts $1,271,720 $9,541 2.98% $1,397,302 7,760 2.23% $2,192,904 $4,575 0.83%
Savings accounts and certificates of deposit 5,357,717 59,968 4.44% 5,546,862 58,761 4.25% 2,260,170 10,609 1.86%
Interest-bearing deposits 6,629,437 69,509 4.16% 6,944,164 66,521 3.84% 4,453,074 15,184 1.35%
Retail notes, certificates and secured borrowings 22,311 817 14.65% 32,760 1,194 14.57% 104,010 3,685 14.17%
Other interest-bearing liabilities 13,567 81 2.42% 31,409 119 1.51% 140,904 675 1.92%
Total interest-bearing liabilities 6,665,315 70,407 4.19% 7,008,333 67,834 3.88% 4,697,988 19,544 1.65%
Non-interest bearing deposits 183,728 205,750 284,134
Other liabilities 271,118 272,142 250,086
Total liabilities 7,120,161 7,486,225 5,232,208
$ $ $
Total equity 1,213,007 1,202,628 1,111,117
Total liabilities and equity 8,333,168 8,688,853 6,343,325
Interest rate spread 6.28% 6.48% 7.99%
Net interest income and net interest margin $137,005 6.91% $146,652 7.09% $123,676 8.32%

(1) Consolidated presentation reflects intercompany eliminations.

(2) Nonaccrual loans and any related income are included in their respective loan categories.


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)

Pre-Provision Net Revenue

For the three months ended
September 30,2023 June 30,2023 March 31,2023 December 31,2022 September 30,2022
GAAP Net income $5,008 10,110 13,666 23,591 43,198
Less: Provision for credit losses (64,479) (66,595) (70,584) (61,512) (82,739)
Less: Income tax benefit (expense) (3,327) (4,686) (4,136) 2,439 7,243
Pre-provision net revenue 72,814 81,391 88,386 82,664 118,694
For the three months ended
September 30,2023 June 30,2023 March 31,2023 December 31,2022 September 30,2022
$ $ $ $ $
Non-interest income 63,844 85,818 98,990 127,465 181,237
Net interest income 137,005 146,652 146,704 135,243 123,676
Total net revenue 200,849 232,470 245,694 262,708 304,913
Non-interest expense (128,035) (151,079) (157,308) (180,044) (186,219)
Pre-provision net revenue 72,814 81,391 88,386 82,664 118,694
Provision for credit losses (64,479) (66,595) (70,584) (61,512) (82,739)
Income before income tax benefit (expense) 8,335 14,796 17,802 21,152 35,955
Income tax benefit (expense) (3,327) (4,686) (4,136) 2,439 7,243
$ $ $ $ $
GAAP Net income 5,008 10,110 13,666 23,591 43,198

Net Income Excluding Income Tax Benefit and Diluted EPS Excluding Income Tax Benefit

For the three months ended
December 31,2022 September 30,2022

| GAAP Net income | $ | 23,591 | $ | 43,198 | | Less: Income tax benefit from release of tax valuation allowance(1) | | 3,180 | | 5,015 | | Net income excluding income tax benefit | $ | 20,411 | $ | 38,183 | | | | | | | | GAAP Diluted EPS | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.41 | | (A) Income tax benefit from release of tax valuation allowance | $ | 3,180 | $ | 5,015 | | (B) Weighted-average common shares-Diluted | | 105,984,612 | | 105,853,938 | | (A/B) Diluted EPS impact of income tax benefit | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.05 | | Diluted EPS excluding income tax benefit | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.36 |

(1) There was no income tax benefit from the release of a tax valuation allowance during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share

September 30,2023 June 30,2023 March 31,2023 December 31,2022 September 30,2022
GAAP common equity $1,208,219 $1,205,523 $1,190,742 $1,164,294 $1,121,410
Less: Goodwill (75,717) (75,717) (75,717) (75,717) (75,717)
Less: Intangible assets (13,151) (14,167) (15,201) (16,334) (17,512)
Tangible common equity $1,119,351 $1,115,639 $1,099,824 $1,072,243 $1,028,181
Book value per common share
GAAP common equity $1,208,219 $1,205,523 $1,190,742 $1,164,294 $1,121,410
Common shares issued and outstanding 109,648,769 108,694,120 107,460,734 106,546,995 105,088,761
$ $ $ $
Book value per common share 11.02 11.09 11.08 10.93 10.67

Tangible book value per common share

Tangible common equity $1,119,351 $1,115,639 $1,099,824 $1,072,243 $1,028,181
Common shares issued and outstanding 109,648,769 108,694,120 107,460,734 106,546,995 105,088,761
Tangible book value per common share $10.21 10.26 10.23 10.06 9.78