New York Institute of Finance Partners with EVEN Financial to Offer Loan Options for US Students

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2015 -- New York Institute of Finance, a leading global provider of financial training, and EVEN Financial, a supply-side platform for Marketplace Lending, today jointly announced a strategic partnership to offer NYIF students the ability to finance their tuition costs through alternative and direct lenders on the EVEN platform.

"EVEN is excited to help NYIF students get the funds they need to invest in themselves and their careers," said Ian Rosen, CEO of EVEN Financial. "EVEN's tools will allow students to know all of their financing options before they enroll in a NYIF course."

"We are often asked by students for payment options and the EVEN Financial partnership offers multiple options in an easy-to-use tool, directly from our website," explained Lee Arthur, Managing Director of the Institute.

It was signed by the Commodity Markets Council, the Grain and Feed Trade Association, Energy UK, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the European Federation of Energy Traders, and FIA Europe, the futures industry trade association.

US students will be able to fill out EVEN's common loan application on the NYIF website and instantly obtain personalized, pre-qualified loan options from multiple lenders.

The loans are available for all of the 290+ courses offered by NYIF.

For more information, visit https://www.nyif.com/student-loans, or please contact Lee Arthur lee.arthur@ft.com, or Taylor Becker Taylor@evenfinancial.com.

About New York Institute of Finance

With a history dating back more than 90 years, the New York Institute of Finance is a global leader in training for the financial services and related industries with course topics covering investment banking, securities, retirement income planning, insurance, mutual funds, financial planning, finance and accounting, and lending.  The New York Institute of Finance has a faculty of industry leaders and offers a range of program delivery options including self-study, online and in classroom.

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About EVEN Financial

EVEN Financial is a supply side platform for the Marketplace Lending market, with a mission to source more and better quality borrowers. The company provides tools that allow publishers, leadgen companies, and channel partners to educate their clients about alternative finance, and to offer frictionless integrations to get loans to borrowers across the credit spectrum. EVEN Financial is based in NY and is backed by investors including Canaan Partners and Lerer Hippeau Ventures.