Wall Street Heavyweight Goldman Sachs Launches Its Consumer Lending Platform Marcus

Named after one of the banks founders, Marcus Goldman, the business will offer unsecured personal loans of up to $30,000 and is targeting prime borrowers who may be looking to consolidate their credit card debt, or those that are frustrated with the fees and complexity of other lenders. The Marcus platform will offer two-to-six-year fixed rate loans at interest rates of between 5.99% to 22.99%, and is being positioned as a consumer friendly lending alternative due to a lack of origination and prepayment fees, flexible payment dates, and overall simplicity.