Goldman’s bet on big data pays off


The Wall Street Journal discusses the windfall Goldman Sachs has made from its 2012 acquisition of credit reporting firm TransUnion. The TransUnion deal has given Goldman access to a trove of new consumer data, which the bank has packaged and sold to online lenders, including LendingClub and Prosper, for significant profit.

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