P2P Money Blog

Zopa have today announced they are introducing a Rate Promise which ensures that lenders earn an average return of 5% AER over the lifetime of 5 year loans originated within the offer period.  If lenders prefer a shorter period, Zopa are promising a 4.1… more »

In September 2013 we reported Funding Circle has broken the £150million mark, and less than 4 months later they have passed the £200million barrier.  This is quite an achievement for a company that only started facilitating peer-to-peer loans less than… more »

Squirrl.com has confirmed it is to close at the end of 2013.  We had predicted this only a month ago, and unfortunately this has proved to be true.  Squirrl.com last made a loan in December 2012 and since then there has not been any new loans listed on… more »

With no less than thirteen new peer-to-peer companies launching in 2013, there are two companies that have effectively exited the P2P market this year.  These companies are Encash (YES-secure) and Squirrl.com. Encash has only arranged three loans in 20… more »

Following the closing of the Unofficial Funding Circle Forum yesterday which we reported, a new Independent Forum has been launched.  This has been funded by Assetz Capital, who have made the following statement on the forum. Assetz Capital, as a ges… more »