JohnTill
Sep 27, 5:12 PM
$LU $QFIN,
$LX $FINV
I don’t think most investors are prepared for how disruptive the next few months will be for China fintech lending, or how positive the end result could be for LU and likely QFIN.
New rules start September 30. Facilitators can still refer borrowers, but the banks or CFC must control underwriting, loan limits, disbursement and repayment flows, while apps much disclosing true borrowing cost and cut out gimics. Combined with the Juzi scandal, this is already rapidly forcing weaker platforms to close and shifting power toward properly licensed, well-capitalized lenders like LU.
The much bigger potential change could come in Oct-Nov. Regulators are expected to limiting each bank and CFC to just 10 loan-facilitation partners.
That will reshape the industry. China still has 100s of meaningful facilitators, while larger banks and CFCs historically worked with dozens. If each lender can only choose 10, funding will concentrate with the largest and strongest platforms.
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