Peer-to-peer lending is not going to replace banks
This is a rather hopeful little story in one of the UK newspapers: Peer-to-peer lenders ‘could break banks’ stranglehold’ Online platforms that directly link savers to credit- starved entrepreneurs...
View ArticleBrokers report increase in alternative finance for buy to let property investors
Buy to let property investors in the UK are making more use of alternative finance as the mainstream lenders remain hesitant, according to new research published today (Friday 20 April). A record 36%...
View ArticleFDIC tightens oversight of costly deposit advance loans
The FDIC, the regulator most familiar to consumers as the insurer of their bank deposits, now wants to make sure that lenders don’t take advantage of customers seeking short-term cash with products...
View ArticleCould peer-to-peer lending plug finance gaps?
Peer-to-peer lending models are filling the gap left by banks, suggests a new report from innovation charity, NESTA. ‘Banking on Each Other’ looks at the emerging field of peer-to-peer lending to...
View ArticleFundingKnight: new peer-to-peer lender offering 11.4% returns
FundingKnight, a new peer-to-peer lender, has launched promising lenders fantastic returns. Like Funding Circle, (which is one of the three biggest players), FundingKnight is about lending money to...
View ArticleGoogle makes investment in Lending Club
Google Inc. is making a play into peer-to-peer lending. The Internet search giant is making the bulk of a $125 million investment into San Francisco-based Lending Club, in a deal which values the...
View ArticleWhat does Google’s investment in Lending Club mean for the P2P industry?
Where Google Inc.’s money goes, good things tend to follow, including the rapt attention of industry watchers. Google is placing its money on peer-to-peer lending, potentially putting the space on the...
View ArticlePrivate funding for SME’s: pros and cons
Many businesses are struggling to raise the finance they need to grow, take on new employees and purchase capital goods and stock. Whilst the banks say that they are keen to lend, many SME business...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs research disputes ‘too big to fail’ subsidy
May 23 (Bloomberg) — Bond investors don’t perceive the six biggest U.S. banks as “too big to fail,” according to a report from one of those lenders, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The half-dozen largest...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Trends: Which Crowdfunding Sites Will Survive
According to industry estimates, there are currently over 500 active crowdfunding platforms – some sources have quoted 9,000 registered domain names related to crowdfunding. While these platforms vary...
View ArticleCan’t Get A Bank Loan? Turn To Your Neighbor
When bank lending slows down, as it did during the 2007-08 financial crisis, people start to have more trouble accessing the credit markets. But that doesn't mean they stop looking for ways to borrow....
View ArticleThere will be no economic recovery with the big banks in charge
There must be more competition in the banking sector or economic recovery will never happen, warns the EEF. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) have recently written a report...
View ArticleLending Club vs. Prosper: Tale of the tape
Have some of the happenings from the past five years left you a little concerned about your portfolio? Are you looking for ways to diversify it and give yourself additional income options? You’re not...
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U-Haul offers direct investing options for long-term investors
When most people think of U-Haul, what likely springs to mind is a company that offers moving trucks for do-it-yourselfers—people keen to cut out the costs associated with paying for a middleman—rather...
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Biz2Credit’s September Small Business Lending Index shows institutional...
Big bank loan approvals increased while small bank and credit union approvals declined The monthly analysis of 1,000 loan applications from Biz2Credit.com. revealed continued growth for institutional...
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U-Haul offers direct investing options for long-term investors
When most people think of U-Haul, what likely springs to mind is a company that offers moving trucks for do-it-yourselfers—people keen to cut out the costs associated with paying for a middleman—rather...
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What does Google’s investment in Lending Club mean for the P2P industry?
Where Google Inc.’s money goes, good things tend to follow, including the rapt attention of industry watchers. Google is placing its money on peer-to-peer lending, potentially putting the space on the...
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Lending Club vs. Prosper: Tale of the tape
Have some of the happenings from the past five years left you a little concerned about your portfolio? Are you looking for ways to diversify it and give yourself additional income options? You’re not...
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Biz2Credit’s September Small Business Lending Index shows institutional...
Big bank loan approvals increased while small bank and credit union approvals declined The monthly analysis of 1,000 loan applications from Biz2Credit.com. revealed continued growth for institutional...
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