Today Prosper announced a $50 million investment from an investment fund co-managed by FinEX Asia. The Series G investment, which brings Prosper’s total equity raised to $410 million to date, will be used to make strategic investments in the company’s platform and products. “This investment is a strong signal of confidence in our business fundamentals […]
Prosper Performance Update: August 2017
Today we’re sharing the performance update from the Prosper portfolio for August 2017. This month we saw credit tightening in the higher risk segments continues to slowly shift the portfolio to a higher concentration of lower risk assets (41.9% of assets were rated AA-B in August compared with 39.1% in July).
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If you’re considering personal loans, you may want to understand how companies determine loan offers that are customized just for you. The short answer is your credit history. Three credit agencies (TransUnion, Equifax and Experian) track a large amount of data tied to your credit history, and the credit story this data tells factors into your credit score. This credit score plays a critical role in whether or not you’re approved for credit and has a significant impact on the loan offers that you receive.