IEG Holdings Will Not Proceed with LendingClub Tender Offer

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - February 20, 2018) - IEG Holdings Corporation (OTCQB: IEGH) ("IEG Holdings") today announced that it has determined that it will not proceed with, and will terminate and withdraw, its offer (the "Offer") to exchange 13 shares of IEG Holdings' common stock for each share of common stock of LendingClub Corporation ("LendingClub"), up to an aggregate of 20,701,999 shares of LendingClub's outstanding common stock.

Paul Mathieson, IEG Holdings' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Due to a comment that we received from the Securities and Exchange Commission raising a concern that the Offer was improperly commenced, we have determined to withdraw the currently filed S-4 registration statement".

Any shares that have been tendered by LendingClub stockholders have not yet been accepted by IEG Holdings and will be promptly returned to the relevant stockholders. In addition, we have instructed the depositary, exchange agent, and information agent to direct stockholders how to recover any tendered shares.

About IEG Holdings Corporation

IEG Holdings Corporation is an SEC reporting fintech company that provides online $5,000 and $10,000 unsecured consumer loans under the brand name, "Mr. Amazing Loans", via its website and online application portal at www.mramazingloans.com. IEG Holdings currently offers $5,000 and $10,000 unsecured consumer loans that mature in five years. IEG Holdings is a direct lender with state licenses and/or certificates of authority in 20 states -- Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. IEG Holdings provides loans to residents of these states through our online application portal, with all loans originated, processed and serviced out of our centralized Las Vegas head office.

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