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Prosper is pleased to inform our lenders in Mississippi that we have received state clearances and are now open for business. We have hundreds of lenders and borrowers participating in the first auction based peer-to-peer loans platform and welcome our members in Mississippi back to our community. Continue reading Prosper now open to Mississippi lenders

Consumers who lose their jobs can’t get loans to cover periods of unemployment; businesses that encounter trouble due to low demand can’t get credit lines to see them through to recovery. Furthermore, banks are more interested in recapitalizing than in lending. Growth in P2P lending will be driven by investors seeking higher returns and borrowers shunning (or being shunned by) banks. Gartner recommends that financial services providers investigate how to partner and collaborate in adding P2P to their existing offerings rather than building their own P2P lending networks.  Full article

Prosper Ratings

Every borrower listing on Prosper is assigned a Prosper Rating - a proprietary rating developed by Prosper that allows us to maintain consistency when assigning a rating to the listing. Continue reading Prosper Ratings: A Refresher

Prosper News Updates:

November 11, 2009
Fast Company: Peer-to-Peer Lending Explained: Brother, Can You Spare $100? By Lydia Dishman

Continue reading Prosper’s Media Roundup – 11/17/2009

In today’s tight business-for-sale marketplace, an owner’s willingness to finance the sale gives him an edge over the competition. But owner financing isn’t for the faint of heart. To stay on track, sellers need to follow some obvious – and some not so obvious – dos and don’ts. Continue reading Part 7 of 7: The Dos and Don’ts of Seller Financing