Morning Scan: Prosper's Layoffs Show Marketplace Lender Backlas...

Wall Street Journal

The backlash to online marketplace lenders is in full swing. Prosper Marketplace will fire 171 workers and its CEO won't take a salary, as loan volume declines and investors purchase fewer loans. The company will close a Utah office that's assigned to making loans for medical procedures, as it will make cuts totaling about 14% of its workforce, which is based in both San Francisco and Phoenix. Prosper's chief risk officer is being...