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LendingClub Lending Match: Should You Use Lending Match To Pick Your Loans?
Lending Club is a peer-to-peer lending firm that allows individuals to partially fund unsecured loans to borrowers and earn an interest rate as profit. Many investors choose to individually pick the loans that they want to fund, but... More of this article »
Prosper.com Complaints: How Prosper Marketplace Could Improve Their Service
Prosper Marketplace (Prosper.com) is a peer-to-peer lending service that allows individuals to make loans to one another using their website. Lenders can opt to partially fund loans at specific interest rates and borrowers can get... More of this article »
Peer-to-Peer Loans: Is Lending Club, Wells Fargo (WFC), or Citigroup (C) the Best Option for Online Personal Loans?
If you are looking to get a peer-to-peer loan to pay for a major purchase or to consolidate debt, you have a number of options available to you including peer-to-peer loans, unsecured loans from banks, and other online personal loans.... More of this article »
Prosper Mobile: Prosper.com Launches Mobile Peer-to-Peer Lending Marketplace
Prosper.com, also known as Prosper Marketplace, has released the mobile version of their peer-to-peer lending service. Prosper Marketplace’s new mobile website is targeted clearly toward the lending side of peer-to-peer lending.... More of this article »
Prosper.com Competitors: Who is the Prosper Marketplace Up Against?
Prosper.com, also known as the Prosper Marketplace, was the first company in the United States to launch a significant online peer-to-peer lending service that connects borrowers and lenders. Since the company was launched in 2006,... More of this article »
Lending Club Receives “B+” Rating From Better Business Bureau
The popular peer-to-peer lending company, Lending Club, has earned a “B+” rating from San Jose’s division of the Better Business Bureau. This news comes on the heels of Lending Club’s primary competitor, Prosper Marketplace,... More of this article »
Lending Club Performance: How Do Lending Club Loans Perform Over Time?
Investors in Prosper Marketplace have criticized the company for misrepresenting its default rates and average rates of return. Prosper first began offering loans in the tail end of 2006 and investors that funded those early loans... More of this article »
Using Peer-to-Peer Lending Sites to Make Lending to Family Members More Successful
When you loan money to friends and family members, you’re likely never going to see the money again. There’s no consequence to the borrowers’ credit score if they don’t repay the loan and chances are you’re going to be too... More of this article »
Prosper, Lending Club and RaiseCapital.com as a Source for Angel Funding and Venture Capital?
The New York Daily News recently ran an article about how entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to peer-to-peer lending sites such as Prosper and Lending Club and Raise Capital to get funding for their small businesses. The article... More of this article »
CommunityLend Receives $1 Million Investment by Stone & Co
Community Lend Holdings Inc, the parent company of the Canadian peer-to-peer lending service CommunityLend Inc, announced a $1 million (Canadian) investment via means of a convertible debenture from Stone & Co Limited Flagship... More of this article »
Prosper and Lending Club May Get New Regulator under Financial Services Reform
Peer-to-peer lending companies, Prosper Marketplace and Lending Club, received welcome news from the House of Representatives during the month of December when an amendment was added to the bill that would move the regulation of peer-to-peer... More of this article »
Prosper Chief Marketing Officer Catherine Muriel Departs Company, Joins Support.com Team
Prosper Marketplace has recently had a number of employees on its management team depart the company, and now it appears that Prosper has lost its chief marketing officer, Catherine Muriel. A press release released by Support.com stated... More of this article »
Prosper Marketplace Earns “D+” Rating from Better Business Bureau
Prosper Marketplace, a popular peer-to-peer lending company, has earned a disappointing rating of “D+” by the Better Business Bureau. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) rates companies based on a number of factors, including length... More of this article »
Lending Club Forum, Stats and Wiki: Where to Get Additional Information about Lending Club
With the most recent recession, investors have become more painfully aware of the roller coaster ride that the stock market can take them on than ever. As a result, people are looking to find alternative investments that provide more... More of this article »
Lending Club Bonus: Get a $25.00 Bonus to Start Investing With Lending Club
Lending Club is a popular peer-to-peer lending institution that connects individual borrowers and investors. We’ve provided extensive coverage of Lending Club, Prosper and other peer-to-peer lending firms, and now you can get a $25.00... More of this article »
Why Peer-to-Peer Lending Works When Lending Money to Friends Doesn’t
Most of us know that lending money to friends and family members rarely results in a full repayment from the person that you lend money to. Loans to friends and family members are much more frequently delinquent because the borrower... More of this article »
Lending Club Rates: How Much Will a Peer-to-Peer Personal Loan Cost You?
If you’re in the market to get a personal loan from a bank, you have a number of different options to consider. The onset of the web as a means to connect with banks and finance companies has expanded your options beyond count. When... More of this article »
U.S. Peer-to-Peer Lending Firms Originate $9.2 Million in Loan Growth during November
The two largest peer-to-peer lending firms, Prosper and Lending Club, originated a total of $9.2 million in loans during the month of November. Out of the $9.2 million in peer-to-peer loans that these two companies Lending Club generated... More of this article »
Lending Club Highlights Two Types of Investors
The peer-to-peer lending firm, Lending Club, recently highlighted two distinct classes of investment strategy that lenders are using on its platform during an online web-cast with its investors. Lending Club frequently has online webcasts... More of this article »
Prosper Marketplace Hires Former Citibank (NYSE: C) Executive as New Chief Revenue Officer
Prosper Marketplace, a peer-to-peer lending firm, has announced that it has appointed Nick Talwar, the former head of Citibank (NYSE: C) Sweden, as its new Chief Revenue Officer. As Chief Revenue Officer, Talwar will be responsible... More of this article »
Lending Club for Borrowers: How to Improve the Likelihood of Getting Your Loan Fully Funded
When you’re looking to get a loan on Lending Club or Prosper as a borrower, you have to create a loan listing and clearly communicate what your needs are for a loan so that it can get fully funded. Many loans do get fully funded,... More of this article »
Lending Club Investment Strategies: How to Select Borrowers that Won’t Default
Funding loans through peer-to-peer lending companies such as Prosper or Lending Club are becoming an increasingly popular alternative investment, but many investors fund loans to borrowers that are likely higher credit risks than you... More of this article »
Bad Credit Peer-to-Peer Lending: Can People with Bad Credit Get a Peer-to-Peer Loan?
Peer-to-peer lending companies, including Prosper and Lending Club, have raised the minimum credit score that it takes to get a loan during the last year and a half making it more difficult for those with bad credit to participate... More of this article »