Drew LaBenne

Chief Financial Officer, Happen, Inc.

Search every verified Drew LaBenne interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Drew Labenne, Chief Financial Officer at Happen, spoke at LendingClub’s Investor Day 2025, where he discussed the company’s financial performance and strategic outlook. He noted that LendingClub’s assets have grown from $2.7 billion at the time of its Radius Bank acquisition in early 2021 to $11 billion over four years, describing this as a quadrupling of bank growth. He also highlighted improvements in return on tangible common equity (ROCE), citing 12% and 13% in the second and third quarters, respectively, and outlined expectations for further improvement driven by balance sheet growth and net interest margin expansion. Labenne emphasized the company’s competitive advantages, including its proprietary technology stack, which he said enables rapid product development and custom solutions for partners, such as a credit offering built for a medical provider in four weeks. He reiterated that LendingClub’s strategy is working and that its advantages are difficult to replicate, while cautioning that forward-looking statements involve risks and that actual results may differ.