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Totals lent to date (24th December 2015)

Last post: Jan 4, 2016

FundingCircle join Zopa in the exclusive £1 billion lent club… The various P2P platforms were remarkably busy in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

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Totals lent to date (10th December 2015)

Last post: Dec 14, 2015

ThinCats founders sell a majority shareholding to ESF Capital to gain access to greater resources… many P2P Lenders to Businesses see a downturn in activity in the run up to Christmas… conversely, those involved with Personal Borrowers have substantially increased their Totals Lent… No doubt people have been leaving their desks and heading to the shops!

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Totals lent to date (26th November 2015)

Last post: Dec 2, 2015

FundingSecure launch a Secondary Market which, initially at least, appears to have high liquidity… FundingCircle’s loanbook grows at rapid rate aided by their launch on the London Stock Exchange…ThinCat’s investors patiently await their new website, the platform has boomed in the past fortnight nonetheless.

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Totals lent to date (12th November 2015)

Last post: Nov 12, 2015

P2P Lending continues to go from strength to strength with many sites reporting above average growth… The Secret Investor switches on his Funding Circle AutoBid facility as he implements a major change of strategy… FundingSecure’s lenders raise £600,000 worth of capital in a matter of days.

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Totals lent to date (29th October 2015)

Last post: Nov 2, 2015

A £100 bonus for the first £1,000 invested has tempted The Secret Investor to allocate some capital to Lending Crowd… The continuing speedy funding of loans on Funding Circle has caused The Secret Investor to make some hasty moves – he hopes to sell some of his poor choices on the Secondary Market.

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Totals lent to date (15th October 2015)

Last post: Oct 15, 2015

Fixed Rate Loans continue to fill fast on Funding Circle but the platform has acknowledged there are issues following the radical changes to how their site operates and are reviewing the situation… FundingSecure offer an underwritten loan… Ratesetter celebrate their 5th birthday with “refer a friend” promotion.

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