119 results about this entity
Period: 08 Feb 2006 - 06 Dec 2024
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UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sites Zopa, Funding Circle and RateSetter have set up a trade body.
18 August 2011
UK peer-to-peer lender Zopa is reporting a surge in consumer interest as traditional banks continue to tighten credit lines and milk the spreads on interest-bearing loans.
09 March 2011
With traditional high street banks losing public confidence in the wake of the financial crisis, online provider first direct and P2P lender Zopa have taken advantage to emerge as the industry's most trusted players, according to research from Moneywise magazine.
18 June 2010
UK-based person-to-person lending pioneer Zopa is set to get a first whiff of competition on its home turf with the launch next month of a new online lending facility Yes-Secure.
21 May 2010
Loanio has become the latest US online person-to-person lending exchange to stop taking new loans whilst it registers promissory notes with securities authorities.
28 November 2008
US online person-to-person lending exchange Prosper has stopped accepting new loans as it looks to register its business with federal regulators.
17 October 2008
Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa is shutting down its operations in the US - just 10 months after launching in the country - due to tough market conditions.
10 October 2008
As the credit crisis forces traditional banks to tighten their lending criteria, UK P2P loan market pioneer Zopa is reporting soaring interest from both borrowers and lenders.
09 October 2008
As traditional banks tighten their lending criteria, UK P2P loan market pioneer Zopa is forecasting fast growth after passing the 200,000 member milestone earlier this month.
08 July 2008
UK social lending platform Zopa has announced plans to launch its person-to-person service in Japan later this year.
07 March 2008
Social banking platforms - such as peer-to-peer (P2P) lending networks like Zopa and Prosper - will grow to control 10% of the worldwide market for retail lending and financial planning by 2010, according to research by consultancy Gartner.
06 February 2008
Canadian peer-to-peer loan start-up CommunityLend has secured $2.5 million in funding and rounded out its management team in advance of a live launch slated for Q1 2008.
20 December 2007
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