LendInvest receives highest rating from European ratings agency for third consecutive year
Agency commends how company originates, underwrites and services loans
LendInvest, the leading specialist mortgage lender, has received the highest possible rating for the quality of its loan servicing from a European ratings agency for the third consecutive year.
ARC Ratings is a regulated European credit rating agency registered with the European Securities and Markets Authority.
The agency has affirmed for a third time its SQ1 Servicer Quality Rating for LendInvest following a comprehensive annual review of the company, its performance, processes and infrastructure. In particular, the rating assesses and rates the process used by LendInvest to originate, underwrite and service high-quality property loans.
The rating is based on a number of key factors including corporate governance, internal controls, due diligence, data disaster mitigation and the financial health of the company.
On their decision to affirm LendInvest’s SQ1 rating, ARC Ratings commented: “This rating reflects LendInvest’s robust internal controls/systems, servicing experience in the real estate lending and collections industry, and recent financial performance. LendInvest has seen rapid growth since its creation in 2013, LendInvest has shown strong financial investment over the past four years during which it has consistently turned over an annual profit amid significant investment in the business.”
Christian Faes, Co-founder and CEO of LendInvest, added: “It is hugely gratifying to receive a top servicing rating from ARC Ratings for a third time in as many years. It is good to see the whole LendInvest team acknowledged and praised for the rigorousness and proficiency of the underwriting, and servicing processes we have always worked hard to develop and maintain.”
This news follows the publication this week of LendInvest’s latest Annual Report in which the company reports its fourth consecutive annual profit in four years.
Note to Editors:
ARC Ratings’ own press announcement can be read here and full report here.
About LendInvest
LendInvest is the UK’s leading platform for property finance.
LendInvest offers short-term, development and buy-to-let mortgages to intermediaries, landlords and developers. Its proprietary technology and user experience are designed to make it simpler for both borrowers and investors to access property finance.LendInvest has lent over £3bn of short term, development and buy to let mortgages.
Its funders and investors include global institutions such as HSBC, Citigroup and NAB, and, in 2019, it was the first Fintech to securitise a portfolio of BTL mortgages. The company has reported annual profitable growth since 2015 and was named Digital Innovation Award Winner at the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Awards, and both Specialist Lender and Buy-to-Let Lender of the Year for 2019 at the last NACFB awards.