During September one lucky winner will become Lending Club’s 25,000th registered investor. To celebrate this milestone, the 25,000th registered investor will receive $2,500 cash!

Lending Club notes average 9.64% net annualized returns. Lending Club notes are offered by prospectus filed with the SEC.

We are pleased to announce that our securities filing has been cleared by the state of Missouri, giving Missourians the opportunity to invest in Lending Club notes starting today.

While researching fun facts about Missouri, I was startled to see several related to the food industry. And since I’m a foodie myself, I could not resist the temptation to include them here:

To start, you must know that the now ubiquitous ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904 when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold ice cream.

You must also know that barbeque cuisine started right here, in Kansas City, when Henry Perry, the “Father of Kansas City BBQ” started selling smoked meats in an alley stand in the Garment District of the city in 1908.

And finally, you may find interesting the fact that St. Louis is the home of the largest beer producing plant in the nation: Anheuser-Busch.

Now, I’m officially hungry (and thirsty).

Anyhow! We welcome Missourians to Lending Club, now available in 27 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Notes are offered by prospectus filed with the SEC.

Join us for a free, online discussion with veteran Lending Club investor Scott Langmack. Scott has a track record of consistently beating the average—realizing 12.6% net annualized returns since 2007.

Register Now for “Beat the Average with Scott Langmack” (please note space is limited) >>>

Free, Online Round Table Discussion
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
7:00 pm EST (4:00 pm PST)

During this 30 minute event, Scott will share insights on his investing strategy and field your questions along with Patrick Gannon, Lending Club’s SVP of Investor Services. Mr. Langmack is currently CEO of Blue Chip Expert and author of PeerLendingWealth.com.

Lending Club notes average 9.61% net annualized returns. Notes are offered by prospectus filed with the SEC.

See you there,
Sam Kasle

Earlier today we had a great turn out for our monthly Investor Forum series: Get Smarter. Patrick Gannon and I walked the group through theory and facts about investing with Lending Club. The punch line was simply this: Lending Club has lower operating margins than traditional banks and passes along the opportunity for higher returns to our investors. Notes are offered by prospectus filed with the SEC. But that’s just the crib sheet version.

Want insider tips on getting the most from your investment? Follow the replay link below.

REPLAY: August 12th Get Smarter Investor Forum, not including Q&A, now >>>

Canned video not for you? No worries, the next Get Smarter Investor Forum is coming up soon, but register now as space is limited.

Get Smarter Investor Forum
Sep 3rd, 3:30 pm EST (12:30 pm PST)

Thanks,
Sam

Yesterday, over 100 Lending Club investors and friends did indeed get smarter about P2P investing. Patrick Gannon, SVP Investor Services, and me, Sam Kasle, shared Lending Club’s award-winning approach to peer investing. Notes offered by prospectus registered with the SEC.

Feel like you’re already smart about investing, but want to Get Smarter? Check out the replay of the presentation portion of the forum here.

What’s not included in the replay are the additional 30+ minutes of open forum Q&A. Feel like you missed something? But have no fear, simply sign up for our next Investor Forum on Sept 3rd and you too can Get Smarter and join in the conversion:

Looking for to seeing you online on September 3rd!