P2P Money Blog

I was recently asked the following questions: What happened to investors/lenders money when companies listed as ceased trading or suspended or went off line? Do you think there may come a time soon when lenders money is covered by compensation  sche… more »

The peer-to-peer company Be The Lender has suspended trading.  A message has been posted on their website as follows: Dear All, Be The Lender has currently suspended trading. If you have received repayment notification emails, then there may be a b… more »

LendIt has announced details of their European conference in London on the 17th November.  Tickets cost £295 (£354 including VAT) per person, but with the discount code p2pmoneyvip attendees can purchase these tickets at the reduced price of £250.75 (£3… more »

Wellesley & Co have launched a new TV commercial for their peer-to-peer offering. more »

There is a discussion on the Zopa Talk form and P2P Independent Forum concerning lending fees.  A large minority of peer-to-peer companies, including Zopa and Funding Circle charge lenders a fee to use their services, but this fee is offset against inte… more »