Except as the context requires otherwise, as used herein, “Registrants” refers to Prosper Marketplace, Inc. (“PMI”), a Delaware corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Prosper Funding LLC (“PFL”), a Delaware limited liability company; “we,” “us,” “our,” “Prosper,” and the “Company” refer to PMI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, PFL, BillGuard, Inc. (“BillGuard”), a Delaware corporation, Prosper Capital Management LLC (“PCM”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Prosper Healthcare Lending LLC (“PHL”), a Delaware limited liability company, Prosper Warehouse I Trust (“PWIT”), a Delaware statutory trust, Prosper Warehouse II Trust (“PWIIT”), a Delaware statutory trust, Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2019-1 (“PMIT 2019-1”), a Delaware statutory trust, Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2019-2 (“PMIT 2019-2”), a Delaware statutory trust and Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2019-4 (“PMIT 2019-4”), a Delaware statutory trust, on a consolidated basis; and “Prosper Funding” refers to PFL and its wholly owned subsidiary,subsidiaries, Prosper Asset Holdings LLC (“PAH”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Prosper Depositor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on a consolidated basis. PAH was dissolved on November 28, 2018. As a result, references to Prosper Funding do not include PAH for periods subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2018. In addition, the unsecured, consumer loans originated through our marketplace are referred to as “Borrower Loans,” and the borrower payment dependent notes issued through our marketplace, whether issued by PMI or PFL, are referred to as “Notes.” Investors currently invest in Borrower Loans through two channels: (i) the “Note Channel,” which allows investors to purchase Notes from PFL, the payments of which are dependent on the payments made on the corresponding Borrower Loan; and (ii) the “Whole Loan Channel,” which allows accredited and institutional investors to purchase Borrower Loans in their entirety directly from PFL. The Notes available to Note Channel investors are distinguishable from notes held by certain third party investors pursuant to Prosper’s securitization transactions, which are referred to herein as “Notes Issued by Securitization Trust.” Finally, although historically we havethe Company has referred to investors as “lender members,” we callPFL calls them “investors” herein to avoid confusion since WebBank is the lender for Borrower Loans originated through our marketplace.  All share and per share numbers presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been adjusted to reflect a 5-for-1 forward stock split effected by PMI on February 16, 2016.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar expressions. These statements may appear throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the sections titled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Forward-looking statements inherently involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. Where, in any forward-looking statement, PMI or PFL expresses an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of our respective managements, is expressed in good faith, and is believed to have a reasonable basis. Nevertheless, wemanagement can give no assurances that any of the events anticipated by these forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them does occur, what impact they will have on Prosper or Prosper Funding’s results of operations and financial condition.

There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things:

There may also be other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. You should carefully read the factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of certain risks that could, among other things, cause PMI or PFL’s actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements included in this report speak only as of the date hereof and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. PMI and PFL undertake no obligation to update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.

Prosper is a pioneer of online marketplace lending.lending that connects borrowers and investors. Our goal is to enable borrowers to access credit at affordable rates and provide investors with attractive risk-adjusted rates of return. Our marketplace facilitated $2.9$2.7 billion in Borrower Loan originations during 20172019 and $11.2$16.7 billion in Borrower Loan originations since it first launched in 2006.

We believe our online marketplace model has key advantages relative to traditional bank lending,banks, including (i) an innovative marketplace model that efficiently connects qualified supply and demand of capital, (ii) online operations that substantially reduce the need for physical infrastructure and improve convenience, and (iii) data and technology driven automation that increases efficiency, and improves the borrower and investor experience.experience through increased efficiency. We do not operate physical branches or incur expenses related to that infrastructure;infrastructure like traditional banks or consumer finance institutions do; instead, we use data and technology to drive automation and efficiency in our operations. As part of operating our marketplace, we verify the identity of borrowers and assess borrowers’ credit risk profile using a combination of public and proprietary data. Our proprietary technology automates several loan origination and servicing functions, including the borrower application process, data gathering, underwriting, credit scoring, loan funding, investing and servicing, regulatory compliance and fraud detection.

WeTo consumer borrowers, we believe that we offer many consumers access togenerally better pricing, on average, than the pricing that theythose borrowers would pay on outstanding credit card balances or unsecured installment loans from a traditional bank or finance company. We also believe that we offer faster decisions and loan originations, and greater transparency, resulting in a better customer experience than that provided by traditional consumer finance institutions.lenders.

To individual and institutional investors, we offer an asset class that we believe has attractive risk adjusted returns, transparency, access to consumer loans, and lowlower duration risk.

Our marketplace offers fixed rate, fully amortizing, unsecured consumer loans ranging from $2,000 to $35,000$40,000 with no prepayment penalty. Loan terms of three and five years are available, depending upon the rating assigned to the borrower at issuance and loan amount being sought. All Borrower Loans are originated and funded by WebBank, an FDIC-insured, state chartered industrial bank organized under the laws of Utah. WebBank retains certain loans, which are not available for investment through the marketplace. After origination, WebBank sells the Borrower Loans to PFL, which either holds them or sells them to accredited institutional investors.

Investors invest in Borrower Loans through two channels – (i) the “Note Channel,” which allows investors to purchase Notes from PFL, the payments of which are dependent on PFL’s receipt of payments made on the corresponding Borrower Loan; and (ii) the “Whole Loan Channel,” which allows accredited institutional investors to purchase a Borrower Loan in its entirety directly from PFL. PFL continues to own the Borrower Loans originated through the Note Channel. Prosper services all of the Borrower Loans made through the marketplace.

PMI was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 22, 2005. PFL was formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on February 17, 2012, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PMI.

PMI developed our marketplace and, until February 1, 2013, owned the proprietary technology that makes operation of our marketplace possible. On February 1, 2013, PMI transferred the marketplace to PFL. PFL has been organized and is operated in a manner that is intended (i) to minimize the likelihood that it will become subject to a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or similar proceeding, and (ii) to minimize the likelihood that, in the event of PMI’s bankruptcy, PFL would be substantively consolidated with PMI and thus have its assets subjected to claims of PMI’s creditors. We believe we have achieved this by imposing through PFL’s organizational documents and covenants in the Amended and Restated Indenture (as defined below in “Item 13. CertainItem 13, “Certain Relationships and relatedRelated Transactions, and Director Independence”) certain restrictions on PFL’s activities and certain formalities designed to reinforce PFL’s status as a distinct entity from PMI. In addition, under the Administration Agreement, dated February 1, 2013, between PMI and PFL (as amended to date, the “Administration Agreement”), PMI has agreed, in its dealings with PFL and with third parties, to observe certain “separateness covenants” related to its corporate formalities.

PFL has retained PMI, pursuant to the Administration Agreement, to provide certain administrative services relating to our marketplace. Specifically, the Administration Agreement contains a license granted by PFL to PMI that entitles PMI to use the marketplace for and in relation to: (i) PMI’s performance of its duties and obligations under the Administration Agreement relating to corporate administration, loan platform services, loan and noteNote servicing, and marketing, and (ii) PMI’s performance

Our marketplace is an online marketplace that matches individuals who wish to obtain unsecured consumer loans with individuals and institutions who are willing to commit funds to those loans. A borrower who wishes to obtain a loan through our marketplace must apply and, if accepted, post a loan listing to our marketplace. Each time we post a group of listings on our marketplace, we determine the relative proportions of such listings that will be allocated to the Note Channel and the Whole Loan Channel, respectively, based on our estimate of the relative overall demand in each channel. We then use a random allocation methodology to allocate individual listings between the two channels based on those proportions. If a listing receives enough investor commitments, WebBank will originate the Borrower Loan requested and then sell it to PFL.  

Any natural person at least 18 years of age who is a U.S. resident in a state where loans through our marketplace are available with a U.S. bank account and a social security number may apply to become a borrower. All potential borrowers are subject to anti-fraud, anti-terrorism and identity verification processes and a potential borrower cannot obtain a loan without passing those processes.

When a borrower requests a loan, we first evaluate whether the borrower meets the underwriting criteria required by WebBank. The underwriting criteria apply to all loans originated through our marketplace and may not be changed without WebBank's consent. AllFor the Note Channel, all borrowers who request a loan are subject to the following minimum eligibility criteria: (1) have at least a 640 creditFICO score, (2) have fewer than five credit bureau inquiries (after excluding duplicate inquiries) within the last 6 months, (3) have an annual income greater than $0, (4) have a debt-to-income ratio belowof no more than 50%, (5) have at least three open trades reported on their credit report, and (6) have not filed for bankruptcy within the last 12 months. Borrowers

In addition, a borrower may have up to two loans through Prosper outstanding at one time, provided that (1) the first loan is current, (2) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of both loans does not exceed the then-current maximum allowable loan amount for loans (currently $35,000)$40,000), and (3) the borrower complies with the prior-borrower constraints above.

From time to time, we have, with WebBank’s consent, tested new products that include features which are outside the standard eligibility criteria discussed above. These products are available on a limited basis, exclusively through our Whole Loan Channel and did not have a material impact on our business or our financial statements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.2019.    

Investors are individuals and institutions that have the opportunity to buy Notes or Borrower Loans. An individual investor must be a natural person at least 18 years of age and a U.S. resident, must provide his or her social security number, and may be required to provide his or her state driver’s license or state identification card number. An institutional investor must provide its taxpayer identification number and entity formation documentation. All potential investors are subject to anti-fraud, anti-terrorism and identity verification processes and a potential investor cannot invest in Notes or Borrower Loans without passing those processes.  

At the time an individual investor registers to participate in the Note Channel, such investor must satisfy any minimum financial suitability standards established for the Note Channel by the state in which the investor resides. Investors who participate in the Note Channel must enter into an investor registration agreement, which agreement governs all sales of Notes to such investors.

WebBank is an FDIC-insured, Utah-chartered industrial bank that originates all Borrower Loans made through our marketplace. WebBank and PMI are parties to an agreement under which PMI manages the operations of our marketplace that relate to the submission of loan applications by borrowers and the making of related Borrower Loans by WebBank in exchange for a fee. WebBank makes each Borrower Loan with its own funds. A joint WebBank-Prosper Credit Policy, which can be changed only with WebBank’s approval, constitutes the policy Prosper must follow in reviewing, approving and administering Borrower Loans made by WebBank through the marketplace. WebBank, PMI and PFL are parties to a Loan Sale Agreement, under which WebBank sells and assigns the promissory notes evidencing the Borrower Loans to PFL. As consideration for WebBank's agreement to sell and assign the promissory notes, PFL pays WebBank the purchase price of the promissory notes, as well as a monthly fee, which is partially tied to the terms and performance of the loans. PMI receives payments from WebBank as compensation for the activities it undertakes on WebBank's behalf.

Each loan listing is assigned a Prosper Rating, which is a letter grade that indicates the expected level of risk associated with the listing. Each letter grade corresponds to an estimated average gross annualized loss rate range. The Prosper Rating associated with a loan listing reflects the loss expectations for that listing as of the time the rating is given. This means that otherwise similar borrowers may have different Prosper Ratings at different points in time as the Prosper Rating is updated to incorporate more recent information.

The estimated average annualized loss rate for each loan listing is based primarily on the historical performance of Borrower Loans with similar characteristics and is primarily determined by two scores: (i) a custom Prosper Score, and (ii) a credit score obtained from a credit reporting agency. The custom Prosper Score is updated periodically to include new information that is predictive of borrower risk as such information becomes available or as the evidence supporting a particular datum becomes strong enough to merit its inclusion in the custom Prosper Score.

The Prosper Score predicts the probability of a Borrower Loan going “bad,” where “bad” is defined as going more than 60 days past due within twelve months of the application date. To create the Prosper Score, we have developed and refined a custom risk model using our historical data as well as a data archive from a consumer credit bureau. We built the model on our borrower population, and included as variables information provided directly by the borrowers as well as included in their credit reports, so that the model would incorporate behavior that is unique to that population. In addition to the Prosper Score, another major element used to determine the Prosper Rating for a loan listing is a credit score from a consumer reporting agency. We currently use either or both of TransUnion’s FICO08 score.score and VantageScore. We obtain a borrower’s credit score at the time the loan listing is created, unless we already have a credit score on file that is not more than thirty days old.

If an investor successfully bids on a loan listing, the principal amount of the loan will be set aside in the investor’s account and may not be used for other bids. In the event a listing does not result in a loan being originated, the funds are made available for bidding by the investor.

For loan listings allocated to the Note Channel, a bid on a listing is an investor’s commitment to purchase a Note from PFL. PFL generally issues and sells a series of Notes for each Borrower Loan that is originated through the Note Channel. The Notes are sold to the investors who successfully bid on the corresponding loan listing in the principal amounts of their respective bids. Each series of Notes is dependent for payment on PFL’s receipt of payments on the corresponding Borrower Loan. PFL uses the proceeds of each series of Notes to purchase the corresponding Borrower Loan from WebBank on the second business day after WebBank has originated the Borrower Loan. Each Note comes attached with an inseparable PMI Management Right issued by PMI. Each PMI Management Right constitutes an "investment contract," a concept under federal securities law that refers to an arrangement where investors invest money in a common enterprise with the expectation of profits, primarily from the efforts of others.

For listings allocated to the Whole Loan Channel, a bid on a listing is an investor’s commitment to purchase the Borrower Loan from PFL after origination by WebBank and sale to PFL. On the second business day after WebBank has originated

We are responsible for servicing the Borrower Loans made through our marketplace. We will pay each Note holder principal and interest on the Note in an amount equal to each such Note’s pro-rata portion of the principal and interest payments, if any, which we receive on the corresponding Borrower Loan, net of our servicing fee. We will also pay Note holders their pro ratapro-rata portion of any other amounts we receive on the corresponding Borrower Loans, including late fees and prepayments, subject to our servicing fee; provided, that we will not pay Note holders any non-sufficient funds fees we receive

We will pay each investor thatwho has purchased a Borrower Loan through the Whole Loan Channel principal and interest on the Borrower Loan purchased in an amount equal to the principal and interest payments, if any, that we receive, net of our servicing fee. We will also pay these investors any other amounts we receive on the Borrower Loans, including late fees and prepayments, subject to our servicing fee, provided that we will not pay these investors any non-sufficient funds fees we receive for failed borrower payments or any payment processing fees we may collect. In addition, the funds available for payment on the Borrower Loans will be reduced by the amount of any attorneys' fees or collection fees we, a third-party servicer or a collection agency imposes in connection with collection efforts related to the Borrower Loan.

If a Borrower Loan becomes past due, we may collect on it directly or refer it to a third-party collection agency. Our in-house collections department and third-party collection agencies are compensated by keeping a portion of the payments they collect based on a predetermined schedule.  

The market for consumer lending is competitive and rapidly evolving, and there is an opportunity for the online marketplace model to transform the traditional lending process. We believe our marketplace offers a superior solution for both borrowers and investors.

For borrowers, we believe our marketplace offers the following principal competitive factors: better pricing versus other alternatives; a simple, easy and intuitive customer experience; a fast and efficient process; and trust and transparency.

For investors, we believe our marketplace offers the following principal competitive factors: attractive risk adjusted returns; low duration risk; diversification from other asset classes; a simple, easy and intuitive customer experience; and trust and transparency.

We compete for borrowers and investors against other financial products and companies. For borrowers, our competition includes banking institutions, credit unions, credit card issuers and other consumer finance companies. For investors, our competition includes other investment vehicles such as consumer lending funds and asset classes such as equities, bonds and commodities. Our competition for borrowers and investors also includes other online consumer lending companies, such as

We believe the following strengths differentiate us from our competitors and provide us with sustainable competitive advantages:

Our sales and marketing efforts are designed to attract individuals and institutions to our marketplace, encourage their enrollment and participation as users, and facilitate and enhance their understanding and utilization of the services for borrowing or investing. We employ a wide range of marketing channels to reach potential customers and build our brand and value proposition. These channels include referrals, online marketing, direct mail, partner and affiliate introductions, emails, and public media.email. We are constantly seeking new methods to reach more potential members, while testing and optimizing the end to end customer experience.

We have efficient and scalable systems for credit risk assessment, loan underwriting, and servicing. Our risk model takes borrowers’ supplied information and combines that information with public and proprietary data to make real time decisions. Our verification agents use automated tools to confirm credit eligibility. Our loan servicing platform calculates a loan’s amortization and processes payments received from borrowers and passes such payments on to investors.  In addition, we have a back-up servicing agreement with First Associates Loan Servicing, LLC (“First Associates”), a loan servicing company that is willing and able to assume servicing responsibilities in the event that we are no longer able to service the Borrower Loans and Notes. First Associates is a financial services company that has entered into numerous successor loan servicing agreements.

We have made substantial investment in our customer acquisition capability, customer experience, and credit underwriting, loan servicing and payment systems. Our marketplace utilizes proprietary software to process electronic cash movements, record book entries and calculate cash balances in users’ funding accounts. Electronic deposits and payments are mostly done via Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transactions. The technology platform allows us to economically acquire and service Borrower Loans and Notes, and allows WebBank to efficiently originate and fund Borrower Loans.

The system hardware for our marketplace is located in hosting facilities in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada.Nevada, The Dalles, Oregon and Council Bluffs, Iowa. We own all of the hardware deployed in support of our marketplace. We continuously

Key aspects of our technology include:

We rely on a combination of copyright, trade secret, trademark, and other rights, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions, to protect our proprietary technology, processes and other intellectual property. We enter into confidentiality and other written agreements with our employees, consultants and service providers, and through these and other written agreements, attempt to control access to and distribution of the software, documentation and other proprietary technology and information. Despite these efforts to protect our proprietary rights, third parties may, in an authorized or unauthorized manner, attempt to use, copy or otherwise obtain and market or distribute our intellectual property rights or technology or otherwise develop a product with the same functionality. Policing all unauthorized use of intellectual property rights is nearly impossible. Therefore, we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken or will take in the future will prevent misappropriations of our technology or intellectual property rights.

As of December 31, 2017,2019, we employed 377404 full-time employees. The following table shows a breakdown by function:

None of our employees are represented by labor unions. We have not experienced any work stoppages, and we believe that our relations with our employees are good.

The lending and securities industries are highly regulated. The marketplace, Notes and Borrower Loans are all subject to extensive and complex rules and regulations. We also are subject to licensing and examination by various federal, state and local government authorities. These authorities impose obligations and restrictions on our activities, WebBank’s activities and the Borrower Loans acquired and Notes issued through our marketplace. In particular, these rules may limit the fees that may be assessed on the Borrower Loans, require extensive disclosure to, and consents from, borrowers, prohibit discrimination and impose multiple qualification and licensing obligations on marketplace activities. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in, among other things, revocation of required licenses or registrations, loss of approved status, voiding of loan contracts, indemnification liabilities to contract counterparties, class action lawsuits, administrative enforcement actions and civil and criminal liabilities. While compliance with such requirements is at times complicated by our novel business model, we believe we are in substantial compliance with these rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are subject to continuous change, however, and a material change could have an adverse effect on our compliance efforts and ability to operate.

If a Borrower Loan made through our marketplace was deemed to be subject to the usury laws of a state that has opted-out of the exportation regime or becomes bound by the Second Circuit’s or a similar judicial decision, we could become subject to fines, penalties, and possible forfeiture of amounts charged to borrowers, and we may decide not to originate Borrower Loans through our marketplace in that applicable jurisdiction, which may adversely impact our growth. For more information, see “Item 1 A. RiskItem 1A, “Risk Factors—If our marketplace were found to violate a state’s usury laws, we mightmay have to alter our business model and our business could be harmed.”

We do not permit non-U.S. based individuals to register as borrowers on our marketplace and the marketplace does not operate outside the United States. Therefore, we do not believe that our marketplace is subject to foreign laws or regulations.

Investors should be aware that the Notes offered through our marketplace are risky and speculative investments. The Notes are special, limited obligations of PFL and depend entirely for payment on PFL’s receipt of payments under the corresponding Borrower Loans. Notes are suitable only for investors of adequate financial means. If an investor cannot afford to lose the entire amount of such investor’s investment in the Notes, the investor should not invest in the Notes.

Borrower Loans are unsecured obligations of borrowers. They are not secured by any collateral, and they are not guaranteed or insured by PFL, PMI or any third party, or backed by any governmental authority in any way. We and our third-party collection agencies will, therefore, be limited in our ability to collect on Borrower Loans. Moreover, Borrower Loans are obligations of borrowers to PFL as successor to WebBank, not obligations to the holders of Notes. Although payments onHolders of the Notes are dependent on the borrowers’ payments on the corresponding Borrower Loans, Note holders will have no recourse to the borrowers and no ability to pursue borrowers to collect payments under Borrower Loans. Holders of the Notes may look only to PFL for payment of the Notes.

We obtain applicant credit information from consumer reporting agencies, and assign Prosper Ratings to loan listings based in part on the applicant’s credit score. A credit score that forms a part of the Prosper Rating assigned to a listing may not reflect the applicant’s actual creditworthiness because the credit score may be based on outdated, incomplete or inaccurate consumer reporting data. Similarly, the credit data taken from the applicant’s credit report and displayed in listings may also be based on outdated, incomplete or inaccurate consumer reporting data. We do not verify the information obtained from the applicant’s credit report. Moreover, investors do not, and will not, have access to financial statements of applicants or to other detailed financial information about applicants.

The Prosper Rating assigned to a loan listing may not accurately reflect the risks of investing in the Notes, and is not a recommendation by us to buy, sell or hold a Note. For example, the Prosper Rating for a listing could be inaccurate because the applicant’s credit report contained incorrect information. Similarly, although most of the information provided by applicants that is relevant to the Prosper Rating is verified by us before calculating the Prosper Rating, we do not verify all such information. For example, we do not verify the income information on all applications. Further, the Prosper Rating does not reflect PFL’s credit risk as a debtor (such credit risk exists even though, as the debtor on the Notes, PFL’s only obligation is to pay to the Note holders their pro ratapro-rata shares of collections received on the related Borrower Loans net of applicable fees). In addition, no assurances can be provided that actual loss rates for the Notes will fall within the expected loss rates indicated by the Prosper Rating. The interest rates on the Notes might not adequately compensate Note investors for these additional risks.

If we include in a listing a Prosper Rating that is different from the Prosper Rating calculated by us or calculate the Prosper Rating for a listing incorrectly, and such error materially and adversely affects a holder’s interest in the related Note, PFL will indemnify the holder or repurchase the Note. PFL will not, however, have any indemnity or repurchase obligation under the Amended and Restated Indenture, the Notes, the investor registration agreementInvestor Registration Agreement or any other agreement associated with the Note Channel as a result of any other inaccuracy with respect to a listing’s Prosper Score or Prosper Rating. PFL’s contractual repurchase obligations do not affect a Note holder’s rights under federal or state securities laws.

Since it was first implemented in July 2011 through December 31, 2017,2019, the Recurring Investment tool (formerly known as Auto Quick Invest) tool has experienced programming errors that affected 8,630 Notes and PMI Notes out of the 10,203,78011,534,093 Notes and PMI Notes purchased. The Auto Invest tool was first implemented on June 2, 2016. Since such time through December 31, 2017,2019, the Auto Invest tool has experienced programming errors that affected 2 Notes out of the 2,458,3656,522,117 Notes purchased.

In the event of any errors in Recurring Investment or Auto Invest that cause an investor to purchase a Note from PFL that such investor would not otherwise have purchased or that differs materially from the Note such investor would have purchased had there been no error, PFL will either repurchase the Note, indemnify the investor against losses suffered on that Note or cure such error. See "Risk Factors - “Risk Factors—Risks Related to PFL and PMI, Our Marketplace and Our Ability to Service the Notes"Notes” for more information.

We have the exclusive right to investigate claims of identity theft and determine, in our sole discretion, whether verifiable identity theft has occurred. Such a determination of verifiable identity theft may trigger an obligation by PFL to either repurchase the related Notes or Borrower Loans or indemnify the applicable Note holders. The denial of a claim under PFL’s identity theft guarantee would save PFL from its indemnification or repurchase obligation. Because investors rely solely on us to investigate incidents that might require PFL to indemnify the applicable Note holders or repurchase the related Notes or Borrower Loans, a conflict of interest exists between us and such investors.

We may refer Borrower Loans that become past due to a third party collection agency for collection or we may collect on such Borrower Loans directly. If a borrower fails to make a required payment on a Borrower Loan within 30 days of the due date, we will pursue reasonable collection efforts in respect of the Borrower Loan, including referring theLoan. Referral of a delinquent Borrower Loan to a collection agency within five business days after it becomes 30 days past due.due will be considered reasonable collection efforts. If payment amounts on a delinquent Borrower Loan are received from a borrower after the loan has been referred to our in-house collections department or an outside collection agency, we or that collection agency may retain a percentage of that payment as a fee before any principal or interest becomes payable to an investor. Collection fees may be up to 40% of recovered amounts, in addition to any legal fees and transaction fees associated with accepting payments incurred in the collection effort.

For some non-performing Borrower Loans, we may not be able to recover any of the unpaid loan balance and, as a result, an investor who has purchased a corresponding Note may receive little, if any, of the unpaid principal and interest payable under the Note. In all cases, investors must rely on our collection efforts or the applicable collection agency to which such Borrower Loans are referred, and are not permitted to collect or attempt collection of payments on the Borrower Loans in any manner.

Borrower Loan loss rates may be significantly affected by economic downturns or general economic conditions beyond our control and beyond the control of individual borrowers. In particular, loss rates on Borrower Loans may increase due to factors such as prevailing interest rates, the rate of unemployment, the level of consumer confidence, residential real

If a borrower incurs additional debt after the date a loan listing is posted, the additional debt may impair the ability of that borrower to make payments on his or her Borrower Loan and, as such, reduce the likelihood that an investor will receive the principal and interest payments that such investor expects to receive on a corresponding Note. Moreover, the additional debt may adversely affect the borrower’s creditworthiness generally, and could result in the financial distress, insolvency, or bankruptcy of the borrower. To the extent that the borrower has or incurs other indebtedness and cannot pay all of his or her indebtedness, the borrower may choose to make payments to other creditors, rather than to PFL.

To the extent borrowers incur other indebtedness that is secured, such as a mortgage, a home equity line or an auto loan, the ability of the secured creditors to exercise remedies against the assets of the borrower may impair the borrower’s ability to repay the Borrower Loan on which an investor’s Note is dependent for payment. Borrowers may also choose to repay obligations under secured indebtedness or other unsecured indebtedness before repaying Borrower Loans because there is no collateral securing the Borrower Loans. An investor will not be notified if a borrower incurs additional debt after the date a loan listing is posted.

The Borrower Loans do not contain cross-default provisions. A cross-default provision makes a default under certain debt of a borrower an automatic default on other debt of that borrower. Because the Borrower Loans do not contain cross-default provisions, a Borrower Loan will not be placed automatically in default upon that borrower’s default on any of the borrower’s other debt obligations. If a borrower defaults on debt obligations owed to a third party and continues to satisfy the payment obligations under the Borrower Loan, the third party may seize the borrower’s assets or pursue other legal action against the borrower before the borrower defaults on the Borrower Loan, which may affect our ability to collect from the borrower when or if the Borrower Loan becomes delinquent.

Borrowers may seek protection under federal bankruptcy law or similar laws. If a borrower files for bankruptcy (or becomes the subject of an involuntary petition), a stay will go into effect that will automatically put any pending collection actions on the Borrower Loan on hold and prevent further collection action absent bankruptcy court approval. If we receive notice that a borrower has filed for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws, or has become the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy petition, we will put the borrower’s account into “bankruptcy status.” When this occurs, we terminate automatic monthly ACH debits on the Borrower LoansLoan and we will not undertake collection activity without bankruptcy court approval.

Federal law provides borrowers on active military service with rights that may delay or impair our ability to collect on a Borrower Loan corresponding to an investor’s Note. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) and other similar state laws require that the interest rate on preexisting debts, such as Borrower Loans, be set at no more than 6% while the qualified service member or reservist is on active duty. A holder of a Note that is dependent on such a Borrower Loan for payment will not receive the difference between 6% and the original stated interest rate for the Borrower Loan during any such period. The SCRA also permits courts to stay proceedings and the execution of judgments against service members and reservists on active duty, which may delay recovery on any Borrower Loans in default, and, accordingly, payments to investors on the corresponding Notes.

Beginning October 3, 2016, the Military Lending Act (“MLA”) prohibits requiring covered borrowers, which include active military servicemembers and their dependents, to waive the right to legal recourse or to submit to arbitration. This may present a greater risk of litigation costs related to covered borrowers.delay recovery on any relevant Borrower Loans in default, and, accordingly, payments on the corresponding Notes.

If there are any amounts under such a Borrower Loan still due and owing to PFL after the final maturity of the investors’ corresponding Notes, PFL will have no further obligation to make payments to the investors on such Notes, even if it receives payments on the Borrower Loan after the final maturity of such Notes. We do not take military service into account in assigning a Prosper Rating to loan listings. In addition, as part of the borrower registration process, we do not request borrowers to confirm if they are qualified service members or reservists within the meaning of the SCRA or the MLA. See “Item 1. Item 1, “Business—Government Regulation” for more information.

If a borrower dies while his or herwith a Borrower Loan is still outstanding, generally,PFL is required, upon receiving notice of the death, to stop accepting automatic loan payments and to refund any payments that were automatically debited after the borrower's date of death. Though we willmay seek to work with the executor of the borrower’s estate to obtain repayment of the loan. However,loan, the borrower’s estate may not contain sufficient assets to repay the loan, or the relatedits executor or trustee may prioritize repayment of other creditors. In addition, if a borrower dies near the end of the term of his or her Borrower Loan, it is unlikely that any further payments will be made on the corresponding Notes because the time required for the probate of the borrower’s estate will probablylikely extend beyond the final maturity date of the Notes, after which date PFL will cease to have any obligation to make payments on the Notes.

The Notes will not represent an obligation of borrowers, PMI or any other party except PFL, and are special, limited obligations of PFL. The Notes are not guaranteed or insured by PMI, any governmental agency or instrumentality, or any third party. Although PFL has granted the indenture trustee, for the benefit of the Note holders, a security interest in the Borrower Loans corresponding to the Notes, the payments and proceeds that PFL receives on such Borrower Loans, the bank account in which such Borrower Loan payments are deposited, and the accounts in which investors’ funding amounts are deposited, the Note holders do not themselves have a direct security interest in the Borrower Loans or the right to payment thereunder. If an event of default under the Amended and Restated Indenture were to occur, the Note holders would be dependent on the indenture trustee’s ability to realize on the collateral and make payments on the Notes in the manner contemplated by the Amended and Restated Indenture. In addition, although PFL will take all actions that it believes are required under applicable

PFL is only obligated to repurchase Notes or indemnify holders of Notes in limited circumstances. These circumstances include if (i) a material payment default under the corresponding Borrower Loan occurs as a result of verifiable identify theft; (ii) we include a Prosper Rating in a listing that is different from the Prosper Rating we calculated, or we calculate the Prosper Rating incorrectly; or (iii) if any errors in Quick Invest, Recurring Investment, (formerly known as Auto Quick Invest) or Auto Invest cause an investor to purchase a Note from PFL that such investor would not otherwise have purchased or that differs materially from the Note, in which cases PFL also has the option to cure such error. PFL is not required to repurchase Notes or indemnify holders of Notes, however, if the Note holder’s investment is not realized in whole or in part due to fraud other than identity theft, or due to other false or inaccurate statements or omissions of fact in a loan listing, whether in credit data, borrower representations or similar indicia of borrower intent and ability to repay the loan. Further, PFL is under no obligation to repurchase a Note or indemnify any holder of Notes if a correctly-determined Prosper Rating fails to accurately predict the actual losses on a Borrower Loan.

PFL believes its available liquidity will be sufficient to meet its reasonably anticipated indemnification and repurchase obligations. In determining its expected liquidity needs with respect to indemnification and repurchase obligations, PFL considers the history of such obligations incurred by it and PMI. Nonetheless, there can be no assurance that if PFL is obligated to repurchase a Note or indemnify a Note holder, that it will be able to meet its repurchase or indemnification obligations. If PFL is unable to meet its indemnification and repurchase obligations with respect to a Note, the investor in such Note may lose all of such investor’s investment in the Note.

Borrower Loan prepayment occurs when a borrower decides to pay some or all of the principal amount on a Borrower Loan earlier than originally scheduled. Borrowers may decide to prepay all or a portion of the remaining principal amount due under a Borrower Loan at any time without penalty. In the event of a prepayment of the entire remaining unpaid principal amount of a Borrower Loan, each of the holders of the Notes corresponding to the Borrower Loan will receive his or her share of such prepayment but further interest will not accrue on such Borrower Loan or on such Note after the date on which the payment is made. If the borrower prepays a portion of the remaining unpaid principal balance, the term of the Borrower Loan will not change, but interest will cease to accrue on the prepaid portion. If a borrower prepays a Borrower Loan in whole or in part, an investor will not receive all of the interest payments that such investor originally expected to receive on the Note corresponding to such Borrower Loan. In addition, such investor may not be able to find a similar rate of return on another investment at the time at which the Borrower Loan is prepaid. Prepayments are subject to PFL’s servicing fee, even if the prepayment occurs immediately after issuance of a Note.

The Borrower Loans on which the Notes are dependent for payment bear fixed, not floating, rates of interest. If prevailing interest rates increase, the interest rates on Notes investors purchase might be less than the rate of return they could earn if they had invested the purchase price in a different investment.

We set interest rates for all Borrower Loans based on Prosper Ratings, as well as additional factors such as Borrower Loan terms, the economic environment and competitive conditions. If we set interest rates for Borrower Loans too low, investors may not be compensated appropriately for the level of risk that they are assuming in purchasing Notes, while setting the interest rate too high may increase the risk of non-payment. In either case, a failure by us to set rates appropriately may adversely impact the ability of investors to receive returns on their Notes that are commensurate with the risks they have assumed in acquiring such Notes.

The Notes and PMI Management Rights will not be listed on any securities exchange and all Notes and PMI Management Rights must be held by PFL'sregistered Prosper investors. Further, in connection with Prosper’s termination of its relationship with FOLIOfn Investments, Inc. onin October 31, 2016, as of 5:30 p.m. (PST) on October 27, 2016, a trading platform for the transfer of Notes and PMI Management Rights no longer exists. While we may, in our sole discretion, permit the establishment of another platform on which a secondary market may be made with respect to the Notes, there can be no assurance a trading platform for the Notes and PMI Management Rights will develop in the future. Therefore, noteNote purchasers must be prepared to hold their Notes and PMI Management Rights to maturity.

There are no statutory provisions, regulations, published rulings or judicial decisions that directly address the characterization of the Notes or instruments similar to the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, although the matter is not free from doubt because payments on the Notes are dependent on payments on the corresponding Borrower Loan, PFL treats the Notes as debt instruments that have original issue discount (“OID”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Where required, PFL intends to file information returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in accordance with such treatment unless there is a change or clarification in the law, by regulation or otherwise, that would require a different characterization of the Notes. Investors should be aware, however, that the IRS is not bound by PFL’s characterization of the Notes and the IRS or a court may take a different position with respect to the Notes’ proper characterization. For example, the IRS could determine that, in substance, each investor owns a proportionate interest in the corresponding Borrower Loan for U.S. federal income tax purposes

Investors should be aware that PFL’s ability to pay principal and interest on a Note may be affected by its ability, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to match the timing of income it receives from a corresponding Borrower Loan that it holds and the timing of deductions that it may be entitled to in respect of payments made on the Notes that it issues. For example, if the Notes are treated as contingent payment debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes but the corresponding Borrower Loans are not, there could be a potential mismatch in the timing of PFL’s income and deductions for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and PFL’s resulting tax liabilities could affect its ability to make payments on the Notes.

As is the practice with other marketplace lending companies, from time to time, we may fund portions of qualified loan requests in our marketplace and hold any Notes purchased as a result of such funding for our own individual accounts. Even though we will participate in funding Borrower Loans listed in our marketplace under the same terms and conditions and through the use of the same information that is made available to other potential investors in our marketplace, such participation may be perceived as involving a conflict of interest. For example, our funding of a Borrower Loan may cause the loan to fund, and in some cases, fund faster, than it would fund in the absence of our participation, which could benefit us to the extent that it ensures that Prosper generates the revenue associated with the loan.

During the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, we purchased $297,000$389 thousand in Notes for investment.  

In April 2017, we became aware of an error in the annualized net return and marketplace utilizeseasoned annualized net return numbers displayed to Note investors, which resulted from errors in the code forming part of our calculation framework. On average, the error resulted in Note investors being shown annualized net return information that was approximately 260 basis points higher than the actual performance of Notes in their accounts. The error did not affect any other part of Note investors’ accounts, nor did it affect any other aspects of the platform, including the receipt and distribution of loan payments, deposits, monthly statements or tax documentation, or the Note and loan level information provided to investors. Following an SEC investigation, Prosper and the SEC came to a settlement to resolve the matter on April 19, 2019. Under the settlement, the SEC alleged a negligence-based violation of Section 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act and ordered PFL to cease and desist from any future violations of that provision. PFL neither admitted nor denied any wrongdoing, and agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty of $3.0 million. PFL paid the penalty in full on April 24, 2019.

The error reveals a risk associated with the complex programs, algorithms and inputs and if they contain errors,that support our business could be adversely affected.

If the Administration Agreement (or the loan servicing provisions thereof) are terminated for any reason (whether as a result of PMI’s bankruptcy, non-performance or otherwise), PFL would attempt to transfer the loan servicing obligations on the Borrower Loans and Notes to a third party pursuant to its contractual agreements with investors.

PFL has entered into a back-up servicing agreement with a loan servicing company that is willing and able to transition servicing responsibilities from PMI. There can be no assurance, however, that this back-up servicer will be able to adequately perform the servicing of the outstanding Borrower Loans and Notes. If this back-up servicer assumes the servicing of the Borrower Loans and Notes, the back-up servicer may impose additional servicing fees (up to the maximums we have negotiated), reducing the amounts available for payments on the Notes. Additionally, transferring these servicing obligations to the back-up servicer may result in delays in the processing of collections on Borrower Loans and information with respect to amounts owed on Borrower Loans. If the back-up servicer is not able to service the Borrower Loans and Notes effectively, investors’ ability to receive principal and interest payments on their Notes may be substantially impaired, even if their portfolio of Notes is well diversified and the corresponding Borrower Loans are paying on schedule.

In addition, it is unlikely that the back-up servicer would be able to perform functions other than servicing the outstanding Borrower Loans and Notes, such as facilitating the creation of new Borrower Loans through our marketplace, or managing PFL’s marketing efforts. PFL believes that it could find one or more other parties who could perform these and any other functions necessary to fully operate our marketplace in the absence of PMI. However, this process, and any related onboarding of such party or parties, will take time.

As a lending marketplace, we believe our customers are highly susceptible to uncertainties and negative trends, real or perceived, in the markets driven by, among other factors, general economic conditions in the United States and abroad. These external economic conditions and resulting trends or uncertainties could adversely impact our customers’ ability or desire to participate onin our marketplace as borrowers or investors, and consequently could negatively affect our business and results of operations.

A relatively small number of investors provide the funding for a large percentage of all Borrower Loans originated through our marketplace. If these investors cease or significantly decrease their investment in Borrower Loans through our

PFL is involved in the securitization market through its business of selling loans to investors who, in turn, sell asset backed securities based on accumulated loan portfolios. If the market for asset backed securities based on consumer assets weakens, investors may cease or significantly decrease their funding of Borrower Loans through our marketplace and if PFL has been unable to attract sufficient investor purchase commitments from new and existing investors, then our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Although PFL has been organized and is operated in a manner that is intended to minimize the likelihood that it will become subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, if this were to occur, the recovery, if any, of a holder of a Note may be substantially delayed in time (for example, due to the imposition of a stay on payments by the bankruptcy court) and may be substantially less in amount than the principal and interest due and to become due on the Note even if a Note holder’s portfolio of Notes is well diversified and the Borrower Loans are paying on schedule. Further, although PFL has granted the indenture trustee, for the benefit of the Note holders, a security interest in all of the Borrower Loans, in all payments and proceeds it receives on the corresponding Borrower Loans and in the bank account in which the Borrower Loan payments are deposited, the holders of the Notes would still be subject to risks associated with PFL’s insolvency, bankruptcy or a similar proceeding. The

In addition, the commencement of the bankruptcy or similar proceeding may, as a matter of law, prevent PFL from making regular payments on the Notes, even if the funds to make such payments are available. Because the indentureIndenture trustee would be required to enforce its security interest in the Borrower Loans in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, the indenture trustee’sIndenture trustee's ability to make payments under the Notes would be delayed, which may effectively reduce the value of any recovery that a holder of a Note may receive (and no such recovery can be assured) by the time any recovery is available.

Borrowers may delay or suspend making payments to PFL because of the uncertainties occasioned by its becoming subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, even if the borrowers have no legal right to do so, and such delay would reduce, at least for a time, the funds that might otherwise be available to pay the Notes corresponding to those Borrower Loans.

In a bankruptcy or similar proceeding for PFL, interest accruing on the Notes during the proceedingsproceeding may not be part of the allowed claim of a holder of a Note. If the Note holder receives a recovery on the Note (and no such recovery can be assured), any such recovery may be based on, and limited to, the Note holder’s claim for principal and for interest accrued up to the date of the bankruptcy or similar proceeding, but not thereafter. Because a bankruptcy or similar proceeding may take months or years to complete, a claim based on principal and on interest only up to the start of the bankruptcy or similar proceeding may be substantially less than a claim based on principal and on interest through the end of the bankruptcy or similar proceeding.

If a payment is made on a Borrower Loan corresponding to a Note before PFL’s bankruptcy or similar proceeding is commenced, and those funds are held in the deposit account PFL maintains with Wells Fargo to collect borrower payments and have not been used by PFL to make payments on the Note as of the date the bankruptcy or similar proceeding is commenced, there can be no assurance that PFL will or will be able to use such funds to make payments on such Note. Other creditors of PFL (including holders of other Notes or Borrower Loans) may be deemed to have rights to such funds or interests in the deposit account and monies credited thereto that are equal to or greater than the rights of the holder of such Note.

Although PFL believes that amounts funded by investors into the FBO Funding accounts should not be subject to claims of its creditors other than the investors for whose benefit the funds are held, the legal title to the FBO Funding accounts, and the attendant right to administer the FBO Funding accounts, would be property of PFL’s bankruptcy estate. As a result, if PFL were to file for bankruptcy protection, the legal right to administer the funds in the FBO Funding accounts would vest with the bankruptcy trustee or debtor in possession. In that case, while neither PFL nor its creditors should be able to reach those funds, the indenture trustee or the investors may have to seek a bankruptcy court order lifting the automatic stay and permitting them to withdraw their funds. Investors may suffer delays in accessing their funds in the FBO Funding accounts as a result. Moreover, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts have broad powers at law and in equity and, if PFL has failed to properly segregate or handle investors’ funds, a bankruptcy court could determine that some or all of such funds were beneficially owned by PFL and should therefore be made available to PFL’s creditors generally.

In a bankruptcy or similar proceeding of PFL, any right of a Note holder to require PFL to repurchase the Note or indemnify such Note holder under the circumstances set forth in the investor registration agreementInvestor Registration Agreement or the Note might not be enforceable, and such holder’s claim for such repurchase may be treated less favorably than a general unsecured obligation of PFL.

Although PFL has been organized and is operated in a manner that is intended to prevent it from being substantively consolidated with PMI in the event of PMI’s bankruptcy, if PMI became subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding and PFL were substantively consolidated with PMI, the risks described in the immediately preceding risk factors regarding (i) payment delays, (ii) uncollectability of interest accrued during the bankruptcy proceeding, (iii) being subordinated to the interests of PFL’s other creditors, and (iv) the indenture trustee’s inability to access funds in the deposit account or the FBO Funding accounts, would all be present and, in addition, the same considerations would apply in relation to the claims of creditors of PMI, including that such creditors of PMI may be determined to have perfected security interests or unsecured claims that take precedence over or are at least equal in priority to those of creditors of PFL (including holders of Notes).

PMIProsper has incurred operating losses since its inception and it may continue to incur net losses in the future. For the twelve monthsyears ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016, PMI had cash inflows from operations2018, Prosper incurred losses of $1.1$13.7 million and cash outflows from operations of $62.7$39.9 million, respectively. Additionally, from its inception through December 31, 2017, PMI2019, Prosper had an accumulated deficit of $380.8$434.5 million.

PMIProsper has financed its operations to date primarily with proceeds from the sale of equity securities. At December 31, 2017,2019, Prosper had approximately $45.8$64.6 million unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $53.1 million available for sale investments at fair value.equivalents. PMI is dependent upon raising additional capital or debt financing to fund its current operating plan if it cannot generate sufficient positive cash flowsflow from operations. PMI’sProsper's failure to achieve profitable operations, positive cash flow from operations and obtainor sufficient debt orand equity financing, could adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement and, in such event, PFL’s ability to continue to make payments on the Notes could be materially impaired.

As the number of borrowers, investors and Borrower Loans originated through our marketplace increases, PMI will need to increase its facilities, personnel and infrastructure in order to continue performing effectively its obligations under the Administration Agreement and to accommodate the effects that such growth will have on our servicing and marketplace needs. PMI must constantly add new hardware and update its software and our marketplace, expand customer support services, and add new employees to maintain the operations of our marketplace as well as to satisfy its servicing obligations on the Borrower Loans and the Notes and its other obligations under the Administration Agreement. If PMI is unable to increase the capacity of our marketplace and maintain the necessary infrastructure to perform its duties under the Administration Agreement, PFL, or one or more other third-party service providers engaged by PFL, will have to perform the duties otherwise performed by PMI, and investors may experience delays in receipt of payments on their Notes and periodic downtime of our marketplace.

PFL iswas formed in 2012 as a limited purpose vehicle with a limited operating history.vehicle. Under the Administration Agreement, PFL receives a license fee from PMI for granting PMI a non-exclusive, worldwide license to access and use our marketplace. In addition,

If PFL fails to successfully promote and maintain its brand, it may lose its existing users to competitors or be unable to attract new users, which would cause its revenue to decrease and may impair its ability to maintain our marketplace.  To succeed, PFLProsper must increase transaction volumes in our marketplace by attracting a large number of borrowers and investors in a cost-effective manner, many of whom have not previously participated in marketplace lending. If PFL iswe are not able to attract qualified borrowers orand sufficient investor purchase commitments, itwe will not be able to increase itsour transaction volumes. PFL believes that developing and maintaining awareness of its brand in a cost-effective manner is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our marketplace and attracting new borrowersborrower and investors. Furthermore, it believeswe believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in the marketplace lending industry increases. Successful promotion of PFL’sour brand will depend largely on the effectiveness of marketing efforts and the user experience on our marketplace. There can be no guarantee, however, that PFL’sThese brand promotion activities willmay not yield increased revenuesrevenues. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, we may lose our existing users to competitors or prevent PFL’s revenues from decreasing.be unable to attract new users, which would cause our revenue to decrease and may impair our ability to maintain our marketplace.

On February 1, 2013, PMI transferred ownership of the marketplace, including the proprietary technology and all of the rights related to the operation of the marketplace, to PFL. PFL’s ability to maintain our marketplace depends, in part, upon this proprietary technology. We intend to vigorously protect our proprietary interests in such technology. Despite our best efforts, however, we may not protect the proprietary technology effectively, which would allow competitors to duplicate our products and adversely affect our ability to compete. A third party may attempt to reverse engineer or otherwise obtain and use the proprietary technology without PFL’s consent. In addition, our marketplace may infringe upon claims of third-party patents and PFL or PMI may face intellectual property challenges from such other parties. PFL or PMI may not be successful in defending against any such challenges or in obtaining licenses to avoid or resolve any intellectual property disputes. Furthermore, the technology may become obsolete, and there is no guarantee that PFL will be able to successfully develop, obtain or use new technologies to adapt our marketplace to compete with other marketplace lending companies. If PFL cannot protect the proprietary technology embodied in and used by our marketplace from intellectual property challenges, or if our marketplace becomes obsolete, PFL’s ability to maintain our marketplace and perform its servicing obligations could be adversely affected and, in such event, its ability to continue to make payments on the Notes could be materially impaired.

Because PFL is not a bank, it cannot belong to or directly access the Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment network. As a result, it currently relies on an FDIC-insured depository institution to process its transactions. If PFL cannot continue to obtain such services from this institution or elsewhere, or if it cannot transition to another processor quickly, its ability to process payments will suffer and investors’ ability to receive principal and interest payments on the Notes will be delayed or impaired.

As with any entity with a significant Internet presence, we and the third party we useparties that Prosper uses for website hosting occasionally have experienced cyber-attacks, attempts to breachbreaches of our and their systems and other similar incidents, none of which to-date have been successful.not had a material effect on our business, operations or reputation. Future attacks are likely to occur. Our marketplace stores PFL’s users’investors’ and borrowers’ bank information and other personally-identifiablepersonally identifiable sensitive data. Any accidental or willful security breaches or other unauthorized access could cause users’ secure information to be stolen and used for criminal purposes. Security breaches or unauthorized access to secure information could also expose us to liability related to the loss of the information, time-consuming and expensive litigation and negative publicity. If security measures are breached because of third-party action, employee or contractor error, malfeasance, faulty password management or otherwise, or if design flaws in the relevant software are exposed and exploited,

PMI’sPMI's ability to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement could be materially and adversely affected by events outside of its control. The satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of PMI's technology and its underlying network infrastructure are important to our respective operations, level of customer service, reputation and ability to attract new users and retain existing users. PMI's system hardware is hosted in threeseveral hosting facilities inlocated across the western United States. TheOur hosting and colocationfacilities service providers do not guarantee that access to our marketplace or to PMI’sPMI's own systems will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure. The operation of our marketplace and PMI’sPMI's operation of its own systems depend on the hosting and colocationour service providers' ability to protect the relevant systems in their facilities against damage or interruption from natural disasters, power or telecommunications failures, air quality, temperature, humidity or other environmental concerns, computer viruses or other attempts to do harm them, criminal acts and similar events. If PMI’sPMI's arrangement with theany hosting and colocation providers arefacilities service provider is terminated, or there is a lapse of service or damage to theirsuch provider's facilities, PMI could experience interruptions in providing its services under the Administration Agreement, PFL could experience interruptions in the operations of our marketplace, and both could experience delays and additional expense in arranging new facilities. Any interruptions or delays in PMI’s performance of its services or in the functioning of and accessibility of our marketplace, whether as a result of a hosting and colocationfacility service provider or other third-party error, PMI’sPMI's error, natural disasters or security breaches, whether accidental or willful, could harm PFL’s relationships with its users and its reputation. Additionally, in the event of damage or interruption, PMI’sPMI's insurance policies may not be sufficient for PMI to adequately compensate PFL for any losses that it may incur. PMI's disaster recovery plan has not been tested under actual disaster conditions, and PMI may not have sufficient capacity to recover all data and services in the event of an outage at one or more hosting facilities. These factors could prevent PMI from processing or posting payments on the Borrower Loans or the Notes, damage PFL's brand and reputation, divert the attention of PMI's employees, reduce PFL's revenue, subject PMI or PFL to liability and cause users to abandon our marketplace, any of which could adversely affect our respective businesses, financial condition and results of operations. 

Our marketplace may be vulnerable to computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions. If a “hacker” were able to infiltrate our marketplace, users would be subject to the increased risk of fraud or borrower identity theft and may experience losses on, or delays in the recoupment of amounts owed on, a fraudulently induced purchase of a Note. Additionally, if a hacker were able to access our secure files, he or she might be able to gain access to users’ personal information. While we have taken steps to prevent such activity from affecting our marketplace, if these measureswe are unsuccessful,unable to prevent such activity, the value of investors’ investment in the Notes could be adversely affected.

Competition for highly skilled technical and financial personnel is extremely intense. PMIProsper may not be able to hire and retain these personnel at compensation levels consistent with its existing compensation and salary structure. Many of the companies with which PMIProsper competes for experienced employees have greater resources than PMIProsper has and may be able to offer more attractive terms of employment.

In addition, PMIProsper invests significant time and expense in training its employees, which increases their value to competitors who may seek to recruit them. If PMIProsper fails to retain its employees, it could incur significant expenses in hiring and training their replacements and the quality of our services and our ability to serve borrower and investors could diminish, resulting in a material adverse effect on PMI’sPMI's ability to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement and, in such event, PFL’s ability to continue to make payments on the Notes could be materially impaired.

PFL is not offering and will not offer equity interests in its equity interests.company. Investors who purchase Notes offered through our marketplace will have no equity interest in either of PMI and PFLus and no ability to vote on or influence our decisions. As a result, PMI, which owns all of PFL’sPFL's outstanding equity interests, will continue to have sole control over PFL’sPFL's governance matters, subject

PMI completed its first two acquisitions in 2015, and in the future PMI may continue to enter into acquisitions of businesses, technologies and products that it intends to complement its existing business, solutions, services and technologies. PMI cannot provide assurance that the acquisitions it has made or will make in the future will provide it with the benefits or achieve the results anticipated in entering into the transaction. Acquisitions are typically accompanied by a number of risks, including: difficulties assimilating and retaining the management and other personnel, culture and operations of the acquired businesses; potential disruption of ongoing business and distraction of management; difficulties in maintaining acceptable standards, controls, procedures and policies, including integrating financial reporting and operating systems, particularly with respect to foreign and/or public subsidiaries; potential loss of existing or acquired strategic operating partners, users and customers following an acquisition; difficulties in integrating acquired technologies and products into our solutions and services; and unexpected costs and expenses resulting from the acquisition, and potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses.

In addition, acquisitions may result in the incurrence of debt, acquisition-related costs and expenses, restructuring charges and write-offs. Acquisitions may also result in goodwill and other intangible assets that are subject to impairment tests, which could result in future impairment charges.

Our marketplace represents a novel program that must comply with regulatory regimes applicable to consumer credit transactions as well as with regulatory regimes applicable to securities transactions. The novelty of our marketplace means

We may not always be in compliance with these laws. Borrowers may make counterclaims regarding the enforceability of their obligations under borrower or consumer protection laws after collection actions have commenced, or otherwise seek damages under these laws. Investors may attempt to rescind their Note purchases under securities laws, and PFL or PMI’s failure to comply with such laws could also result in civil or criminal liability. Compliance with these requirements is also

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), which commenced operations in July 2011, has broad authority over the businesses in which we engage. This includes authority to write regulations under federal consumer financial protection laws, such as the Truth in Lending Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and to enforce those laws against and examine large financial institutions for compliance. The CFPB is authorized to prevent “unfair,unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices”practices through its regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement authority. To assist in its enforcement, the CFPB maintains an online complaint system that allows consumers to log complaints with respect to various consumer finance products, including our business and the loan products we facilitate. This system could inform future CFPB decisions with respect to its regulatory, enforcement or examination focus.  On March 7, 2016, the CFPB issued a bulletin that provides an overview of marketplace lending, outlines tips for consumers and announces that it is accepting complaints from consumers.

We are subject to the CFPB’sCFPB's jurisdiction, including its enforcement authority, as a servicer and acquirer of consumer credit.authority. The CFPB may therefore request reports concerning our organization, business conduct, markets and activities. TheIn addition, the CFPB may also conduct on-site examinations of our business on a periodic basis if the CFPB were to determine, through its complaint systembased on, for example, consumer complaints, judicial opinions, or otherwiseadministrative decisions, that we wereare engaging in activities that pose risks to consumers. In addition, the CFPB has announced that it plans to make a rule for the direct supervision of nonbank installment lenders, which may permit the CFPB to conduct periodic examinations of our business.

There continues to be uncertainty as to how the CFPB’sCFPB's strategies and priorities, including in both its examination and enforcement processes, will impact our businesses and our results of operations going forward. Actions by the CFPB could result in requirements to alter or cease offering affected loan products and services, making them less attractive and restricting our ability to offer them.

Although we have committed resources to enhancing our compliance programs, actions by the CFPB or other regulators against us, our issuing bank or our competitors that discourage the use of the marketplace model or suggest to consumers the desirability of other loan products or services could result in reputational harm and a loss of borrowers or investors. Our compliance costs and litigation exposure could increase materially if the CFPB or other regulators enact new regulations, change regulations that were previously adopted, modify, through supervision or enforcement, past regulatory guidance, or interpret existing regulations in a manner different or stricter than have been previously interpreted.

Generally, failure to comply with applicable laws and regulatory requirements may, among other things, limit our or a third party collection agency’sagency's ability to collect all or part of the principal amount of or interest on the Borrower Loans on which the Notes are dependent for payment. In addition, non-compliance could subject us to damages, revocation of required licenses, class action lawsuits, administrative enforcement actions, and civil and criminal liability, which may harm PFL’sPFL's business and ability to maintain our marketplace and may result in borrowers rescinding their Borrower Loans.

Where applicable, we seek to comply with state lending, servicing and similar statutes. We arestatutes, and we continually evaluating the need forevaluate our licensing in variousneeds. In U.S. jurisdictions and there is a riskwith licensing or other requirements that at any given time, we will notbelieve may be applicable to our marketplace, we have obtained necessary licenses required to operate in all U.S. jurisdictions.  Ifor comply with the relevant requirements. Nevertheless, if we are found to not comply with applicable laws, we could lose one or more of our licenses or face other sanctions, which may have an adverse effect on our ability to continue to facilitate the origination of Borrower Loans through our marketplace, and on our ability to perform servicing obligations or make our marketplace available to borrowers in particular states, which may impair investors’investors' ability to receive the payments of principal and interest on the Notes that they expect to receive. For more information about

If our marketplace were found to violate a state's usury laws, we may have to alter our business model and our business could be harmed. The interest rates that are charged to borrowers and that form the basis of payments to investors through our marketplace are based upon the ability under federal law of the issuing bank that originates the loan to export the interest rates of the state where it is located and on Prosper's ability to assist the bank in arranging such loans. WebBank, the bank that issues loans through our marketplace, exports the interest rates of Utah, which allows parties to generally agree by contract to any interest rate. The interest rates offered by WebBank through our marketplace for Borrower Loans as of December 31, 2019 range from 5.31% to 31.82%, which equate to interest rates for Note investors that range from 4.31% to 30.82%. Some states where borrowers are located, including Utah, have no statutory interest rate limitations on personal loans, while other jurisdictions have a maximum rate less than the current maximum rate offered by WebBank through our marketplace. If a borrower were to successfully bring claims against us for state usury or other state law violations, we could be subject to fines and penalties. Further, if the current structure under which WebBank makes loans through our marketplace were

We and our counsel are monitoring these matters closely and, as developments warrant, we will consider any necessary changes to our marketplace see “Item 1. Business – Government Regulation.”required to avoid the impact of these cases on our business model. Because of investor demand, the maximum annual percentage rates offered through our marketplace may be lower in some states than others.

Borrower Loan requests take the form of an application to WebBank submitted through our marketplace. WebBank currently makes all loans to borrowers through our marketplace, which allows our marketplace to be available to borrowers on a uniform basis throughout the United States. If our relationships with WebBank were to end or if WebBank were to cease operations, one or both of PMI and PFL may need to rely on individual state lending licenses to originate Borrower Loans. Because neither of us currently possesses all required licenses to lend in every state, we might be forced to limit the rates of interest

Several lawsuits in the lending industry primarily involving high-interest “payday loan” marketers have brought under scrutiny the association between those firms and out-of-state banks. These lawsuits assert the loan marketers use out-of-state lenders in order to evade the consumer protection laws imposed by the states where they do business. Such litigation has sought to re-characterize the loan marketer as the lender for purposes of state consumer protection law and usury restrictions. Similar civil actions have been brought in the context of gift cards and retail purchase finance. Although we believe that our activities are generally distinguishable from the activities involved in these cases, a court or regulatory authority could disagree.

Additional state consumer protection laws would be applicable to the Borrower Loans facilitated through our marketplace if weone or both of us were re-characterized as a lender, and the Borrower Loans could be voidable or unenforceable. In addition, we could be subject to claims by borrowers, as well as enforcement actions by regulators. Even if we were not required to cease doing business with residents of certain states or to change our business practices to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could be required to register or obtain licenses or regulatory approvals that could impose a substantial cost on us.

As Internet commerce continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal and state governments becomes more likely. Our businesses could be negatively affected by the application of existing laws and regulations or the enactment of new laws applicable to marketplace lending. The cost to comply with such laws or regulations could be significant and would increase our operating expenses, and we may be unable to pass along those costs to PFL’sour users in the form of increased fees. In addition, federal and state governmental or regulatory agencies may decide to impose taxes on services provided over the Internet. These taxes could discourage the use of the Internet as a means of consumer lending, which would adversely affect the viability of our marketplace.

The Investment Company Act of 1940, or the “Investment Company Act,” contains substantive legal requirements that regulate the manner in which “investment companies” are permitted to conduct their business activities. PFL and PMI believe each has conducted its business in a manner that does not result in being characterized as an investment company. If, however, PFL is deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, it may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and its activities may be restricted, which would materially adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. Any determination that PMI is an investment company under the Investment Company Act similarly could impair its ability to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement and thereby impair PFL’s ability to make payments on the Notes. If PFL or PMI were deemed to be an investment company, PFL or PMI may also attempt to seek exemptive relief from the SEC, which could impose significant costs and delays on their businesses.

The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or the “Investment Advisers Act,” contains substantive legal requirements that regulate the manner in which “investment advisers” are permitted to conduct their business activities. PFL believes that its business consists of providing a platform for marketplace lending for which investment adviser registration and regulation do not apply under applicable federal or state law, and does not believe that it is required to register as an investment adviser with either the SEC or any of the various states. The SEC or a state securities regulator could reach a different conclusion, however. Registration as an investment adviser could adversely affect PFL’s method of operation and revenues. For example, the Investment Advisers Act requires that an investment adviser act in a fiduciary capacity for its clients. Among other things, this fiduciary obligation requires that an investment adviser manage a client’s portfolio in the best interests of the client, have a reasonable basis for its

Quick Invest was a loan search tool that allowed investors to identify Notes that met their investment criteria. An investor using Quick Invest was asked to indicate (i) the Prosper Rating or Ratings he or she wished to use as search criteria, (ii) the total amount he or she wished to invest, and (iii) the amount he or she wished to invest per Note. Quick Invest then compiled a basket of Notes for his or her consideration that met his or her search criteria.

Recurring Investment (formerly known as Auto Quick Invest) is an automated loan search tool that allows investors to easily invest in Notes that meet their specific investment criteria by automatically bidding any available funds in their account on Notes that match their selected parameters, in accordance with their specified instructions. An investor using Recurring

Auto Invest is an automated loan search tool that makes it easier for investors to build their desired portfolio of Notes by automatically investing any available funds in an investor’s account in Notes that match the investor’s specified investment criteria and allocation targets. An investor using Auto Invest is asked to select (i) a loan allocation target, or a target mix of loans based on Prosper Ratings, and (ii) the amount he or she wishes to invest per Note. The investor has the option of selecting a target from Prosper’s series of preset loan allocations based on the recent historical loan inventory on the marketplace, any of which may be customized by changing the individual allocation targets for each Prosper Rating, or he or she can create a custom loan allocation target across Prosper Ratings based on his or her specific risk tolerance. If he or she wishes, the investor can further customize his or her investment criteria by applying additional filters, such as loan term and employment status. The investor can also set aside a percentage of his or her portfolio as a cash reserve that will not be invested by Auto Invest. Investors may update their target allocations, cash reserve and other investment criteria, and pause and restart Auto Invest, at any time. Once the investor turns on Auto Invest, the tool may immediately begin placing orders for Notes in accordance with the investor’s current and target allocations and other criteria. The mix of Notes in any particular order may not match the investor’s individual loan allocation targets, but over time Auto Invest will place orders so that the aggregate holdings in the investor’s portfolio will approximate, to the extent possible, the allocation specified in his or her investment criteria. For more information about the Auto Invest tool and how it works, see "About the Marketplace-How to Bid to Purchase Notes-Auto Invest."

Since the Notes purchased through Recurring Investment, Auto Invest and Quick Invest are the same as Notes purchased manually, they present the same risks of non-payment as all Notes that may be purchased through our marketplace. For example, there is a risk that a Borrower Loan identified through Recurring Investment, Auto Invest or Quick Invest may become delinquent or default, and that the estimated return and estimated lossor historical return (as applicable) for that loan individually, or the estimated lossreturn or historical return (as applicable) for the allocation target or the order or basket of Notes selected by Recurring Investment, Auto Invest or Quick Invest as a whole, may not accurately reflect the actual return or loss on such loan.loan or Notes. If this were to occur, an investor who purchased a Note from PFL through Recurring Investment, Auto Invest or Quick Invest could pursue a claim against PFL in connection with its representations regarding the performance of the Borrower Loans bid upon through Recurring Investment, Auto Invest or Quick Invest, respectively. An investor could pursue such a claim under various anti-fraud theories under federal and state securities law.

PFL and PMI’s respective businesses are subject to federal and state securities laws that may limit the kinds of activities in which PFL and PMI may engage and the manner in which they engage in such activities. For example, changes to the manner in which PFL offers and sells Notes or other securities through our marketplace could be viewed by the SEC or a state securities regulator as involving the creation or sale of new, unregistered securities. In such circumstances, the failure to register such securities could subject PFL to liability and the amount of such liability could be meaningful. In addition, in 2008, PMI previously entered into a settlement with the SEC and consentedpursuant to the entry of a Cease and Desist order that requireswhich PMI agreed to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations or any future violations of Sections 5(a) and (c) of the securities laws.Securities Act. Failure to comply with that order could result in material civil or criminal liability, which could materially adversely affect PMI’s business and PFL’s offering of Notes.

Not applicable.

Our corporate headquarters, including our principal administrative, marketing, technical support and engineering functions, is located in San Francisco, California, where we lease approximately 50,000 square feet of office space under leases that will expire February 28, 2023. We also have entered into leases for approximately 99,00046,000 square feet of office space located in Arizona Utah and Delaware.Utah. We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet our current needs and that suitable additional alternative spaces will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms.

Prosper's disclosure set forth under Note 19, Commitments and PMI (collectively, "Prosper") and Colchis Capital Management, L.P. (“Colchis”) entered into a Supplementary Agreement, dated June 1, 2013, and Addendum to the Supplementary Agreement, dated November 18, 2013 (together, the “Colchis Agreement”), pursuant to which Prosper agreed to give Colchis certain incentives to encourage Colchis to invest in Borrower Loans and Notes through the platform. On April 21, 2015, Colchis filed a demand for arbitration to resolve interpretative questions relating to the Colchis Agreement, including, for example, whether certain rights given to Colchis extended beyond the termContingencies—West Virginia Matter, of the Colchis Agreement. On October 17, 2016, the arbitrator issued a final award in favorNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 of Colchis. On November 17, 2016, this Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Prosper Funding's disclosure set forth under Note 8, Commitments and Colchis entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement, pursuant to which Colchis agreed to terminate the Colchis Agreement and waive all rights conferred under such agreement in exchange for a $9 million cash payment by Prosper and the issuance of a warrant to purchase shares of Series E-1 Preferred Stock representing 7% of Prosper’s capitalization on a fully diluted basis asContingencies—West Virginia Matter, of the dateNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 of the issuance of the warrant for $0.01 per share.this Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.

On April 21, 2009, PMI and the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) reached agreement on the terms of a model consent order between PMI and the states in which PMI, under its initial platform structure, offered promissory notes for sale directly to investor members prior to November 2008. The consent order involves payment by PMI of up to an aggregate of $1 million in penalties, which have been allocated among the states based on PMI’s promissory note sale transaction volume in each state prior to November 2008. A state that enters into a consent order receives its portion of the $1 million in exchange for its agreement to terminate, or refrain from initiating, any investigation of PMI’s promissory note sale activities prior to November 2008. Penalties are paid promptly after a state enters into a consent order. NASAA has recommended that each state enter into a consent order; however, no state is obliged to do so, and there is no deadline by which a state must make its decision. PMI is not required to pay any portion of the penalty to those states that do not elect to enter into a consent order. If a state does not enter into a consent order, it is free to pursue its own remedies against PMI, subject to any applicable statute of limitations. As of December 31, 2017,2019, PMI has entered into consent orders with 34 states and the District of the Columbia and has paid an aggregate of $0.78 million in penalties in connection therewith.

Not applicable.

There is no established public trading market for PMI's or PFL's common equity. As of December 31, 2017,2019, there were approximately 328346 holders of record of PMI’s common stock. As of December 31, 2017,2019, PMI owns 100% of PFL's membership interests.

PMI has not paid cash dividends since inception, and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

See Item 12 in Part III of this Annual Report for information about securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.

During the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, PMI issued 43,7368,200 shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants for an aggregate exercise price per share of $0.34.$0.02. During the year ended December 31, 2019, PMI issued 173,356 shares of