No one could doubt that peer-to-peer lending (or P2P Lending) has landed big time in 2010, but it looks as if the best is just about to come.
Don Tapscott | Posted 01.21.2012
Is this the beginning of an outright social movement? P2P lending will certainly not displace the retail lending divisions of the big banks anytime soon. That said, well-regulated social banking clearly offers many advantages.
Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011
The biggest risk to the finance sector today is not from other banks, it's the growing gap between the institution and the customer.
Tim Chen | Posted 05.25.2011
When it comes to getting approved for a loan, FICO isn't the only measure that matters. While important, it's also important to lenders that you fit a certain mold that tells them you won't default.
Kevin Lawton | Posted 05.25.2011
It's no secret that venture capital and angel investing is 'clubby,' dominated mostly by middle-aged men. According to a 2007 study of angel investo...
Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011
The concept that banking is necessary, but banks are not has often been debated. The question of whether technology advances and new business model re...
Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011
Social media networks provide a wealth of information ripe for the taking. So-called "social media monitoring" services like Trackur and Rapleaf analy...
Jennifer Openshaw | Posted 05.25.2011
Bottom line: no matter how large or small your nest egg, there are some things you can do to still manage it like the big boys.
Liz Hamburg | Posted 05.25.2011
The web is making it easier to borrow money from a community of strangers using a concept called "peer-to-peer lending." Entrepreneurs are embracing it to find virtual "friends & family" to give them loans.
Personal Finance News & Advice | Ana Gonzalez Ribeiro | Posted 05.25.2011
With faith in banks and credit card companies on the decline, more consumers are turning to social lending as an alternative to existing financial ins...
Brett King | Posted 02.18.2012