Posts Tagged ‘ prosper loans ’

Prosper is partnering with personal finance bloggers Budgets Are Sexy and Well-Heeled to open a dialogue with consumers about how they are saving money - even very small amounts - and small changes they are making to help reach their financial goals. Continue reading How much can little sacrifices earn you? A lot, beginning with a cash prize…

Tell us your story and you could win $1000!! Continue reading Announcing the Prosper Talk About the Taboo Campaign and Sweepstakes!

Today Prosper released January 2010 statistics.  Notable in January was the increase in personal loans for debt consolidation purposes. Continue reading Prosper Sees Debt Consolidation Hit All Time High

Today Prosper released December 2009 statistics and second half 2009 marketplace performance metrics. Continue reading Prosper Releases Peer-to-Peer Lending Market Survey

by Colin Henderson, Chief Technology Officer, CommunityLend

The original vision for peer-to-peer lending was formed at a time when internet models were evolving from web sites to social interactions. The notion of wisdom of crowds and the ability of a larger group to prepare better decisions than discrete individuals was prevalent. Prosper to their credit took that vision literally and applied it to peer-to-peer lending.

Continue reading The Bankwatch: Thoughts on p2p lending, risks and the future of the industry