UPDATE 1-Former LendingClub CEO Renaud Laplanche launches new online lender
April 06, 2017 at 18:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - Renaud Laplanche, who abruptly stepped down as chief executive officer of LendingCLub Corp in May, has launched a new online lender called Upgrade, the company said on Thursday.