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P2P lending company for sale

As reported by Rateladder, there is an unknown company that has offered their newly developed p2p lending site for sale. They posted the following announcement on p2ptechforsale.com:We are from a company that is looking to sell all rights to our propri…

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Canada’s CommunityLend nears launch

We first reported on CommunityLend back in June 2007 and then again when they raised $2.5 million in venture capital. It appeared that they would become Canada’s first peer to peer loan marketplace. Then, in February, IOU Central stole the headlines wh…

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Background on regulator’s action against IOU Central

Today the Quebec security regulator in a press release commented on the action taken against IOU Central:
At the request of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the Bureau de décision et de révision en valeurs mobilières (BDRVM) issued an order on February 27, 2008 against IOU Central Inc. ("IOU") to cease any activity, directly, indirectly [...]

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IOU Central halts operations to ‘resolve a regulatory matter’

IOU Central, the first P2P lender in Canada, has suspended all new loan requests and stopped bidding on loans in order to “resolve a regulatory matter.” This is the announcement on their website:What Functionalities Are Available?Please note that the p…

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Breaking news: IOU Central suspended by regulator

After being offline for several hours, Canadian IOUCentral.ca is now online again, but with limited functionality. That means that currently no loan listing and bidding is possible.
From the website:
Why Is IOU Central Operating With Limited Functionalities?IOU Central is now operating with limited functionality while we resolve a regulatory matter. IOU Central is acting in a [...]

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How Fairrates’ problems became IOU Central’s headstart

IOU Central launched first in Canada. As I already mentioned in my first post on IOU Central they profited from the knowledge input the two founders of danish Fairrates.dk brought with them. Fairrates had problems with fraud cases due to incomplete access to credit histories.
Here are some interesting notes by Bartlomiej Owczarek from Virtuous Cycle taken [...]

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Where did IOU Central come from?

A couple days ago we wrote about IOU Central and how they beat CommunityLend to become the first P2P lending marketplace in Canada. IOU Central seemly came out of nowhere. We wrote about CommunityLend last June and then again in December when they secu…

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IOU Central beats CommunityLend to Canada’s market

IOU Central just launched as Canada’s first P2P lending platform this month. Here’s a short YouTube introduction from Phil Marleau, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of IOU Central.IOU Central appears to be much like Prosper and Lending Club. A borro…

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P2P Lending Carnival #4

In June of last year I reviewed the top Prosper blogs. Since then, the number of bloggers covering P2P lending has increased significantly and the content covers much more than just Prosper. I’m proud to host the 4th edition of the P2P Lending Carnival…

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IOU central launches p2p lending in Canada

IOU central launched the first active p2p lending service in Canada today. Borrowers can request loans from 1,000 to 25,000 CAN$ and select a term between 1 and 36 months. IOU central allows the borrower to specify a minimum amount at which he will accept the loan, should it not fully fund in the 2 [...]

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