P2P Lending Sites: An Exhaustive Review - LendingMemo. Unless you are just getting back from vacation, you’re probably aware of the big news that Google made a $125 million investment in Lending Club. Almost all the major news sites covered this event. The investment (a 7% stake in the company) values Lending Club at $1.55 billion, and makes the company a likely future hallmark of American finance. To help newcomers to the lending scene, today’s post will review the entire peer to peer lending scene in the US.
We will begin with the major platforms, cover the major news sites and blogs, and finish with the available tools and forums. Let’s get started. Two American Companies While we wait for additional companies to launch, there are currently two great options to choose from: Lending Club and Prosper. Lending Club You cannot mention peer to peer lending without first talking about Lending Club. Lending Club was founded by its CEO Renaud Laplanche, who recently gave a great interview for LendingMemo. Prosper P2P News Sites and Blogs LendAcademy. Lending Academy. Kiva Zip | Innovations in person-to-person lending.
Prosper.