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The SoFi co-founder said Figure Technologies is working with national banks to employ its distributed ledger tech for loan originations.

Wealthfront will add third-party mortgages to its investing platform, while Varo Money says robo advice and mortgages are in its long-term plans.

The company has rolled out an online platform for firms considering marketplace loans as an asset class.

Digital-first lenders more than doubled their market share in the last four years, according to a report by Experian.

The mortgage industry has put more emphasis on organizing data in a digital manner and presenting it in an easily digestible format.

Blooma has developed a software product that combs databases to create property profiles for commercial real estate lenders. It can drastically cut origination costs and approval times and help banks identify safer loans, the company says.

The LendingClubs and SoFis of the world have a big head start, but HSBC's U.S. unit says its partnership with the fintech Avant will help it close the gap in online personal loans.

Colin Walsh, Varo’s chief executive, says the disruptor has hired several former regulatory officials to help in what has admittedly been “a difficult process.”

Susan Ehrlich, the fintech lender's new chief, discusses what she learned working at Amazon and Simple and how her firm is approaching consumer loans differently.

Barclays, BMO, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and ING contributed to the online student lender, which last year made over $1 billion in loans.