The best time to invest, runs an adage, is when there is blood in the streets. Similarly, could it be the case that the best time to launch a new firm is when the old guard is retreating?
Perhaps. As has been covered in this space before, many of the big names in the alternative finance space have been beset by turmoil, with an eye on shifting investor views — namely that those investors are increasingly of the mindset that their capital may be better deployed elsewhere. In addition, regulators have been delving into interest rates charged on loans on a state-by-state basis.