Peer to Peer Lending

Crowdfunding, a Burgeoning Phenomenon to Raise Money for Some Enterprises and Nonprofits

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.17.2012

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Jerry Chautin

Kiki Karpus invests in start-ups and emerging businesses -- well, sort of. Instead of choosing the companies based upon the likelihood of their succes...

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Loren Berlin

Former Students Lend To Current Students To Finance College

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 04.02.2012

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Can former students help solve the student loan crisis? That's the reasoning behind a new loan initiative launched last year at Stanford University, o...

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P2P Lending Gets Ready to Explode for Christmas

Brett King | Posted 02.18.2012

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Brett King

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.

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Cutting Out the Banker Middleman

Don Tapscott | Posted 01.21.2012

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Don Tapscott

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.

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8 Ways Start A Business Without Going To A Bank

The Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business Loans, Peer to Peer Lending, Small Business Administration, Crowdfunding, Microfinance, Venture Capital, Small Business America, Slidepollajax, Business News

For startups, credit is like "experience" for job applicants -- you can't get it if you don't already have it. Despite a recent push by banks to giv...

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Financial Etiquette in the New Economy

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Personal Loans, Unemployment Insurance, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Credit Counseling, Home News
Jason Alderman

For many people, 2009 was a bumpy ride. Although the economy seems to be rebounding, times are still tough for those dealing with significant financia...

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Borrowing from Strangers

Liz Hamburg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liz Hamburg

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.

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Connecting College Students and Alums in Peer-to-Peer Lending

Joshua Kushner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joshua Kushner

Over a month ago we launched UniThrive.org, a not-for-profit website that connects college students with alumni in order to facilitate peer-to-peer, alumni-to-student microloans.

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