The term “skin in the game” refers to the Loan Originator(s) of the principal maintaining a stake when outside investors are solicited to invest. This is to ensure the interests of the Loan Originator are aligned with the interests of the investor, as both sides have a stake in the investment. All loan originators that place loans at Lendermarket are required to keep a certain percentage of each loan to align the interests of investors and loan originators. At Lendermarket, ""skin in the game"" for loan originators is 5%, then 95% will be available for investors to invest in.