June 7, 2017 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Specialist business peer to peer lending platform Folk2Folk has hired a new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and four Business Development Managers (BDM). Folk2Folk specializes in secured loans for businesses across the UK. The platform matches local businesses looking for finance with investors looking for a great… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 5:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Folk2Folk has joined the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA).  The P2PFA is acknowledged as a stamp of quality operations as members are held to a high standard and required to follow certain transparency guidelines.  According to the P2PFA website, the… Read More

November 4, 2016 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Independent ratings agency 4thWay is out with an interesting report on the peer to peer property lending market in the UK.  This sector of alternative finance has been very popular due to the asset class and the solid returns. Even in light of Brexit turmoil,… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

In explaining how they are different, Folk2Folk, an up and coming peer to peer lender explains they are “resetting the values around lending money.” While embracing technology that facilitates the lending process, Folk2Folk maintains numerous brick and mortar locations as they believe in dealing with… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 12:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a regional peer to peer lender, has moved into a new office Launceston to “accommodate their rapidly expanding business”. Founded in 2013, the P2P lender has a number of offices across the South West and is rolling out further branches in towns across the UK…. Read More

April 6, 2016 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Folk2Folk announced on Wednesday that it has appointed law firms across the UK to its new national Legal Panel. The platform revealed details about the new panel earlier this year. According to Folk2Folk, a growing Legal Panel enables it to expand nationally… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Folk2Folk has announced the creation of a “Legal Panel” to support its national roll-out strategy.  This new entity is said to form a national network of law firms to support the company’s local secured lending model as a central part of… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender with offices in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, says cumulative lending jumped 100% from 2014 and will hit £80 million by year end. Folk2Folk’s CEO, Jane Dumeresque, stated; “This has been an excellent year for Folk2Folk and we’re very pleased to have… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 2:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bricks Financial, founded in 2014, has opened up operations in Exeter as they seek to offer investors the opportunity to “high quality projects” in the region for borrowers who are  “local businesses, individuals and friends where banks are unable or unwilling to help”.  The new peer… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 1:46 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Folk2Folk, a leading UK people-to-business finance company, has just introduced funding to help deliver the £400 million Langarth Farm mixed-use development on the edge of Truro in Cornwall, England, according to the Western Morning News. Folk2Folk to back £400m Langarth Farm development http://t.co/CljPNJAFrF @Folk2FolkUK pic.twitter.com/Gz9N7UP3it — WMN… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 11:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a locally focused peer to peer lending platform, has passed a bit of a milestone.  The P2P site has now originated over £40 million in loans with a default rate of zero. Folk2Folk is the future of finance.  The company is targeting local businesses… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Turned Away By Local Banks, Business Find Funding in Crowd Lending. Cornwall based Folk2Folk, a peer-to-business (P2B) crowdfunding phenomenon tailored exclusively for the South West region, has helped to secure loans of a remarkable £20million since it was launched in early 2013. Folk2Folk crowdlending platform… Read More