Categories: News, Lending, Borrowing

Autumn Statement and peer-to-peer lending

December 4th, 2014
The government has announced some significant changes to peer-to-peer lending in the Autumn Statement.  This was contained within the small print of the Autumn Statement document: This Autumn Statement announces support for Peer to Peer (P2P) and cro… more »

Six Trends Driving the Growth of the UK P2P Lending Market

November 14th, 2014
LendIt
[This is a guest post from Peter Renton who is the founder of Lend Academy and the co-founder of the LendIt Conference. He is based in the US in Denver, Colorado.] The growth of the UK market over the past 12 months has been fascinating to watch. At L… more »

Zopa lend £¼billion in 12 months

November 3rd, 2014
Zopa
Zopa, the originator of peer-to-peer lending, has announced that it has lent a quarter of a billion pounds in the last 12 months.  Peer-to-peer lending is experiencing tripple digit growth and figures such as these only continue to highlight the success… more »

Funding Circle launch TV advert

October 23rd, 2014
Funding Circle
[video:youtube:wCShDJSUGVY] Funding Circle have launched a TV advert, following Wellesley & Co earlier this year.  The advert is aimed both at lenders and borrowers and should raise the profile of the company still further. New lenders and borrowe… more »

RateSetter rebrand

September 26th, 2014
RateSetter
RateSetter, recently won the Alternative Finance Provider of the year in the AltFi awards, have rebranded themselves.  They last were last rebranded back in 2012.  While the new logo looks clear and integrates a percentage sign, the website has attracte… more »