It is sensible to plan for disaster and one way to do so is to set aside a pot of money to cover losses from bad debts. Several P2P lending websites offer these bad-debt provision funds as part of their defences, such as: Assetz Capital…
“Financial institutions” have increasingly been lending through peer-to-peer lending websites. But what is peer-to-peer institutional lending, how widespread is it, and, the key question: Is institutional lending a good or bad sign for individual lenders doing P2P? I’ll get to that. I must warn you that…
I want to write up my findings from looking at HNW Lending’s most recent data submission to us. This included extra information at our request to highlight any impact on loans due to COVID-19. A quick summary of what HNW Lending does HNW Lending does…
The past few months have been a strange, rough and disturbing time for many – perhaps most – people in the UK. Investors in the stock market have been slammed dreadfully. P2P lending and IFISAs have been a lot more stable, as you should expect…
In this special P2P Lending COVID-19 guide, read how savers and lenders can survive and thrive despite the COVID-19 outbreak. You’ll learn about: The history of epidemics and downturns on P2P lending and other investments. The attitude to your investments that you need to adopt…
Most peer-to-peer lending sits in the sweet spot with potential rewards considerably above savings accounts and yet risks below the stock market. And its incredibly steady record since 2005 certainly supports that. But where exactly does peer-to-peer lending sit compared to bonds? Peer-to-peer lending has…
By Funding Circle. Important update on lending through Funding Circle Today the British Business Bank (BBB) has accredited Funding Circle to the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). This will allow us to help small businesses access crucial government-guaranteed loans during this unprecedented time….
By LendingCrowd. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to affect all our lives, we want to assure our valued community of borrowers and lenders that we’re doing everything we can support you all at this difficult time. We’ve reached out to every LendingCrowd borrower and…
By Funding Circle. Update on the secondary market As part of our ongoing measures to protect investor returns, we have taken the decision to pause the secondary market while we continue to evaluate the potential impact of Covid-19. This forms part of a number of…
CapitalStackers recently celebrated £15 million in lending through its platform. CapitalStackers* reports a total of £60 million lent to property developers and other property owners, when you include other lenders, such as Royal Bank of Scotland. CapitalStackers tends to do junior lending. So it arranges…
I’m a fan of the stock market. I think most people with a long time to invest should have some of their money in it. I’ve written about share investing in various pieces on 4thWay, including in this guide I co-wrote: Peer-to-Peer Lending Vs Other…
By ArchOver. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent societal restrictions enacted by governments to combat this crisis, have brought great uncertainty to the international economy, and have placed many businesses into uniquely challenging situations. ArchOver* has been in close contact with all…
By Funding Circle. Further actions to protect your returns Last week, we outlined some of the actions we have taken to protect your returns on our platform, including tightening our credit risk parameters and strengthening our Collections and Recoveries capabilities. As this fast-moving situation develops, we…
By CapitalStackers. So how is it going as we crawl toward the end of the first week of lockdown? Are the hands of your watch moving as slowly as mine? And pure irony, isn’t it – as soon as Boris tells us to stay at…
By CapitalStackers. Financial hygiene is even more important during the COVID-19 crisis Total transparency has always been a core function to us at CapitalStackers*, but in the current climate, just like handwashing, this element of normal housekeeping takes on critical importance. We’re fully aware that…
By Jerome Le Luel, Funding Circle’s Global Chief Risk Officer. Protecting your returns over the coming months Jerome Le Luel joined Funding Circle as Global Chief Risk Officer four years ago; bringing with him more than 20 years of experience in risk management. His previous…
By Lee Birkett, CEO & Founder of JustUs. A calm head in troubled waters I never believed in my lifetime that I would be writing to a locked down nation, but we are where we are, and I believe we will all get through this…
By Michael Bristow, CEO & Co-Founder of CrowdProperty. It’s been an unprecedented week for us all. At CrowdProperty we’ve worked extremely hard to maintain the service, quality and reliability we’ve grown our reputation on. This week we funded 3 quality projects totalling almost £1,000,000 of first-charge…
I have a lot of professional and some personal experience with the Financial Ombudsman Service, all of it good. This powerful and excellent service has helped millions of people. It handles complaints about financial businesses that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This includes…
For the past eight years, a handful of government-funded banks have been lending through P2P lending sites. Peer-to-peer lending sites reference national and international government lending through their online platforms as if it is an indication of quality. MarketInvoice, for example says: “Investors on our…
