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Introducing LoanNFT, a Blockchain Solution for the Secondary Loan Market

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*25-minute read— This report introduces LoanNFT, a blockchain-based prototype developed over the past year through a partnership with Dr. Lamont Black and FiLab. LoanNFT seeks to enhance the efficiency of the secondary loan market, creating a decentralized, shared database for loan transactions, eliminating the need for centralized intermediaries and reducing costs.

Executive Summary

Blockchain excels when multiple parties share information. As a decentralized, peer-to-peer network that does not rely on a single, centralized authority to run the network, blockchain has the potential to change the way credit unions think about secondary markets.

This report delves into FiLab’s exploration and testing of LoanNFT, which aims to put loans on the blockchain to create a disintermediated alternative to traditional secondary loan markets. The report addresses the following questions:

  • How can we use blockchain to improve the efficiency of the secondary loan market?
  • How can we securely share loan data between parties on the blockchain?
  • What are the potential short-term and long-term benefits to credit unions of a decentralized, peer-to-peer secondary loan market?

Credit Union Implications

The findings indicate that the technology behind the LoanNFT is sound. Download the full report to discover how the LoanNFT prototype was developed and its potential as an innovative alternative to traditional secondary loan markets.

Filene’s Center for The Credit Union of the Future is generously funded by:

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