BEIJING, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) ("Yirendai" or the "Company"), a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China, today announced that the Company will become the first online consumer finance marketplace in China facilitating consumer loan products with asset-backed security ("ABS") structure.
As part of Yirendai's strategy to diversify and expand its investor base from individual to institutional investors, the Company established a business relationship with a trust (the "Trust") in October 2015 under which the Trust extended loans in an aggregate principal amount of RMB250 million to borrowers on Yirendai's online marketplace.
The original beneficiary of the Trust has transferred its beneficiary rights in the Trust to a special purpose vehicle, which has proposed to issue and list RMB250 million ABSs for trading on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China (the "Proposed Offering"). The Proposed Offering has been approved by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The underlying assets of the ABSs are the loans extended by the Trust through Yirendai's online marketplace with a total principal amount of RMB250 million. Yirendai will continue to provide post origination services with respect to the underlying assets.
"This is a very important strategic step forward for Yirendai," said Mr. Ning Tang, Executive Chairman of Yirendai. "Facilitating consumer loan ABS products in China will expand our sources of funding and enable us to better serve borrowers and investors through our online marketplace."
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About Yirendai
Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) is a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China connecting investors and individual borrowers. The Company provides an effective solution to address largely underserved investor and individual borrower demand in China through an online platform that automates key aspects of its operations to efficiently match borrowers with investors and execute loan transactions. Yirendai deploys a proprietary risk management system, which enables the Company to effectively assess the creditworthiness of borrowers, appropriately price the risks associated with borrowers, and offer quality loan investment opportunities to investors. Yirendai's online marketplace provides borrowers with quick and convenient access to consumer credit at competitive prices and investors with easy and quick access to an alternative asset class with attractive returns. For more information, please visit yirendai.investorroom.com.
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Yirendai
Matthew Li
Director of Investor Relations
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Mr. Christian Arnell
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In U.S.
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