[nuand]

The Google ads ban does not affect players like LendingClub/SoFi/Avant since they are long term loans with interest rates similar to credit cards.

[manav]

True, I grouped them together since they are both semi unregulated alternative lenders. Google also had a stake/partnership with LendingClub.

[jeffjose]

Can you cite that claim of Google has a stake/partnership with LendingClub?

[oarsinsync]

Google Buys Stake in LendingClub Startup Valued at $1.55 Billion (2013) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-05-02/google-buy...

Google in peer-to-peer lending venture (2015) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe0e1ca4-9cc3-11e4-a730-00144feabd...

A Google search for 'google stake LendingClub' will reveal more.

[greesil]

Are you too lazy to use the Google?