Yirendai Announces Incremental Progress in Facilitating Loan Products with Asset-Backed Security Structure

BEIJING, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) ("Yirendai" or the "Company"), a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China, today announced that the Company has made incremental progress in facilitating consumer loan products with asset-backed security ("ABS") structure.

During fiscal year 2016, the Company facilitated a trust (the "Trust") to extend loans with an aggregate principal amount of RMB300 million to borrowers on Yirendai's online marketplace. On April 5, 2017, the original beneficiary of the Trust transferred its beneficiary rights in the Trust to Bohai International Trust Co., Ltd., which has completed the issuance of RMB300 million ABS through private placements.

The underlying assets of the ABSs are the loans extended by the Trust through Yirendai's online marketplace with a total principal amount of RMB300 million. Yirendai will continue to provide post-origination services with respect to the underlying assets.

"We're pleased to see incremental progress in our innovative efforts in diversifying our sources of funding," said Mr. Dennis Cong, Chief Financial Officer of Yirendai. "We are staying focused on partnering with more financial institutions to optimize our funding structure, reduce our funding costs and better serve our dedicated customer segment."

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About Yirendai

Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) is a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China connecting investors and individual borrowers. The Company provides an effective solution to address largely underserved investor and individual borrower demand in China through an online platform that automates key aspects of its operations to efficiently match borrowers with investors and execute loan transactions. Yirendai deploys a proprietary risk management system, which enables the Company to effectively assess the creditworthiness of borrowers, appropriately price the risks associated with borrowers, and offer quality loan investment opportunities to investors. Yirendai's online marketplace provides borrowers with quick and convenient access to consumer credit at competitive prices and investors with easy and quick access to an alternative asset class with attractive returns. For more information, please visit yirendai.investorroom.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact: 

Yirendai 
Hui (Matthew) Li 
Director of Investor Relations
Email: matthewli@yirendai.com

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In China 
Christian Arnell
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Email: carnell@christensenir.com

In U.S. 
Linda Bergkamp 
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