Investors can now invest in peer loans through stock in the world’s largest marketplace lender What are the risks to investing in Lending Club stock and is investing in peer loans a better investment? I first looked at the tradeoff between investing in peer loans versus Lending Club stock in December 2014, just as the company was issuing shares. At the time of the IPO, shares soared to almost … [Read more...]
The Future of Peer Loans with Ron Suber, President of Prosper
I sit down with the President of Prosper to talk about peer to peer lending and the future of peer loans Today’s post is an interview with Ron Suber, President of Prosper Marketplace. Ron joined Prosper in 2013 to develop and execute on the company’s business development strategy. Since then he has seen some big changes in peer to peer lending and has some ideas on where peer loans are going in … [Read more...]
Lending Club IPO Jumps and Other Peer News
Below is a summary of some of the best and most important peer lending news I’ve seen over the last week. Each summary below includes a link to the original article or news piece, click through for more information. New Statistics for Lending Club Lending Club released a new statistics page recently for investors. The new interactive features are helpful and make the site much more dynamic. … [Read more...]