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End-April P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Apr 29, 2019

Funding Circle reduce their projected rates of return (again)… Money & Co plan to remove the facility to invest in individual loans and offer a portfolio instead… Ratesetter receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

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April P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Apr 11, 2019

A flurry of emails have been sent to Peer to Peer investors in the past 2 weeks encouraging them to invest their IFISA allowance… Ratesetter report that subscriptions to their tax-free savings product have exceeded £200 million in just over 12 months… FundingSecure will introduce a minimum bid on its larger loans to increase investors’ cautiousness… CapitalRise raise £2.2 million of equity funding via the Seedrs platform.

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End-March P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Mar 28, 2019

Assetz Capital extend the 1% Cashback offer on their 90 Day Access Account until 5th April… FundingSecure announce their intention to list fewer, less risky loans… LendingCrowd hire a new member of staff to improve the monitoring of borrowers in arrears… Ratesetter offer new investors bonuses of up to £150.

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Mid-March P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Mar 13, 2019

Assetz Capital attract £110 million in institutional funding – they claim this will increase the fluidity of their Secondary Market to the benefit of retail investors… Lending Works lock their rates of return at 5% pa & 6.5% pa until 5th May for 3 & 5 year investments respectively… Ratesetter has been included in the Financial Times’ list of fastest growing companies.

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Mid-February P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Feb 28, 2019

Against a backdrop of rising insolvencies in the UK, ArchOver claim their credit checking procedures will limit the impact of this trend on their customers… CapitalRise launch their Secondary Market… Funding Circle’s updated website makes data relating to investors’ portfolios harder to find… Ratesetter’s IFISA attracts £175 million in 12 months.

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February P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Feb 14, 2019

Against a backdrop of rising insolvencies in the UK, ArchOver claim their credit checking procedures will limit the impact of this trend on their customers… CapitalRise launch their Secondary Market… Funding Circle’s updated website makes data relating to investors’ portfolios harder to find… Ratesetter’s IFISA attracts £175 million in 12 months.

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