Category: Background

RateSetter P2P returns

June 27th, 2013
RateSetter
There was a comment made on the P2P money blog recently with regard to the returns they were receiving on RateSetter.  Alex Gower, RateSetter's Marketing Director, asked if he could respond to this comment, which we were more than happy to facilitate.… more »

Funding Circle rate change comments

June 24th, 2013
Funding Circle
The change this morning to minimum lending rates has generated a lot of comments, with no less than 177 comments on the thread entitled introducing new minimum bid rates for new loans, most of them against this.  So why would lenders - who would potenti… more »

Lenders need to relend

June 18th, 2013
P2P Money
There was a recent comment on the P2P money blog stating: Peer to Peer lending is not all its cracked up to be and the rates are misleading. If you lend £10,000 for 5 years at 5%, you will receive a fixed payment every month that consists of both cap… more »

RateSetter and Zopa win Moneywise awards

June 15th, 2013
RateSetter
RateSetter and Zopa were winners in the Moneywise customer service awards.  RateSetter won the overall award for Most Trusted Specialist, and Zopa continued their previous success by winning the Most Trusted Loan Provider for the 4th year in a row. Pee… more »

1 in 4 could consider P2P lending in 2014

June 5th, 2013
ReBuildingSociety
ReBuildingSociety has comissioned some consumer research regarding the future size of the peer-to-peer lending market.  They state that 17% of consumers are already considering investing in P2P lending schemes over the next 12 months, and this could ris… more »