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Getting a Leg Up: P2P Global Investments & Zopa Work on Europe’s First Securitization of Unsecured Consumer Loans Originated Online

P2P Global Investments and Zopa have teamed up to work on Europe’s first securitization of unsecured consumer loans originated online, reported Bloomberg. The £138M ($179 million) transaction is backed by 27,137 loans to individuals, according to Moody’s Investors Service, with a weighted average seasoning of 10 months and a maximum loan… Read More

George Osborne Voices Support for P2P Lenders, Small Business, in Autumn Statement

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his Autumn statement to parliament today and the winding speech had something for everyone. In a largely upbeat report, Osborne highlighted the many positives about the UK economy since the current leaders moved in to Number 10 Downing… Read More

Zopa P2P Platform Surpasses £500 Million in Loans

P2P Lending Booms as Banks are Cut Out. According to Zopa, the fast growing peer-to-peer lending platform has now lent over £500 million  (Over $813,000,000).  Hurdling the half billion mark clearly places P2P lending in the mainstream of finance in the UK. In the past… Read More

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