P2P Money Blog

The government has announced that peer-to-peer is to become a regulated activity in the latest Financial Servics Bill.  While other industries are resisting regulation, the leaders within the peer-to-peer industry, and consumers alike, have been pushing… more »

RateSetter have made some changes that have been discussed within the peer-to-peer lending community for a while.  First is the ability to choose between automatically reinvest the full amount or just the capital, taking interest as income.  This is com… more »

Zopa has now arranged a quarter of a billion pounds worth of loans to individuals. Zopa started the P2P lending industry in 2005 which is now growing at a rate of 70% per annum. At this rate of growth a further quarter of a billion pounds worth of loa… more »

ReBuildingSociety has extended their lender cashback offer until the end of December, but you need to act quickly as to qualify you need to pay in £1000 or more by the end of November.  New lenders will receive a £50 credit to their account, which is eq… more »

Funding Circle announced today that they have formed a partnership with Lancashire County Council so that the council can lend to local businesses within the Lancashire area.  This is the first partnership we are aware of within the peer-to-buisness are… more »