Tagged: peter renton

May 11, 2015 @ 8:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Committee on Small Business, in the US House of Representatives, will discuss peer to peer lending on Wednesday, May 13th, at the Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled Bridging the Small Business Capital Gap: Peer to Peer Lending. According to a notice from… Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mike Cagney, CEO and co-founder of SoFi, a leading marketplace lender, was named Innovator of the Year by LendIt, a conference series dedicated to connecting the global online lending community. Cagney was recognized for his innovative work redefining the mortgage experience including a first-of-its-kind mobile experience… Read More

December 2, 2014 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

There is definitely something to be said for being at the right place, at the right time, and for Orchard this is certainly the case.  Now this is not to say the creation of Orchard is totally serendipitous because this is a company that has… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, a global P2P and online lending conference, is prepping for their flagship conference taking place at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, May 4 – 6, 2014. Claiming the title of the world’s largest P2P industry expo featuring over 37 exhibitors; more than… Read More

March 6, 2014 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Peter Renton has been informing the world about the peer-to-peer lending space for some time now. Lend Academy is a great source of deep information on P2P lending and stalwart platforms like Lending Club and Prosper. Renton is now taking his place in the space to the… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 12:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Lend Academy’s Peter Renton shared stats from Lending Club and Prosper for the month of November. It should be no surprise that Lending Club continues to grow, issuing $280 million in new loans in the month of November. They issued just short of $100 million… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 10:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

LendAcademy publisher Peter Renton recently published two video primers on two of the largest P2P lending marketplaces in the world, those being Lending Club and Prosper. If you’re new to the world of P2P lending and want to get a sense of the basics quickly,… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Association for Business Economists (NABE) will be holding their 55th annual meeting next week in San Francisco.  As part of the gathering a session has been scheduled entitled, “Crowdfinancing: Can the Revolution in Financial Intermediation be a Catalyst for Small Business?”. This session… Read More