Zopa, the UK based peer to peer lending company, is shutting down their US branch due as a result of toughening conditions that are currently being experienced by the US economy. Zopa provides loan services in the UK, as well as in Italy and Japan through a pure P2P style marketplace. Borrowers would request loans, [...]
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Zopa Shuts Down US Branch
October 14th, 2008 — , Italy, Lenders, News, P2P Lending, Zopa, benefit, borrowers, credit unions, economic crisis, economy, interest rate, interest rates, loan interest, loan services, loans, marketplace, p2p, peer to peer lending, regulatory issues, regulatory restrictions, restriction, turmoil from RateLadder @ Rate Ladder
Zopa.it - facts and figures
September 29th, 2008 — , Italy, Statistics, Zopa, zopa.it from wiseclerk @ P2P-Banking.com
Zopa.it goes live: 16th January 2008*
Average gross return on money lent-out through Zopa.it: 7.66%
Average annual cost on loans (APR) borrowed through Zopa.it: 9.45%
Registered members of Zopa.it: 23,242
Total loan volume since launch: €2,787,090
Number of loans: 535
Loan volume currently under evaluation process: €336,690
Average loan amount: €5,210
Average loan duration: 31 months
Amount rate late:€6,622.24 (percentage amount late: 1.88%) = [...]
Zopa Italy update - growth and secondary market
September 29th, 2008 — , Insurance, Italy, Zopa, rata protetta, rientro rapido, secondary market, zopa.it from wiseclerk @ P2P-Banking.com
Eight months* after the launch of Zopa Italy the p2p lending service says it is the fastest growing in Europe (2.79 million Euro = approx 4.075 million US$ cumulative loan volume as of Sept. 3rd).
And Zopa Italy is the first social lending service with an active secondary market, called Rientro Rapido (fast-track withdrawal).
Rientro Rapido offers [...]
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Catching up with Doug Dolton, CEO of Zopa
February 16th, 2008 — Interviews, Italy, Lending Club, Zopa, asia, folks, partners, union, unions, wanting from DebtKid @ Better Rates. Together.
Do you run UK Zopa as well as US Zopa? You must be racking up the frequent flier miles!
I’m responsible for Zopa worldwide, which now includes operations in the US, UK, Italy and now Asia. I suppose one day the frequent flyer miles will come in handy, but for the time being “vacations” usually mean [...]
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Zopa Italy promises to lend at Kiva
December 29th, 2007 — Italy, Kiva, Marketing, Zopa from wiseclerk @ P2P-Banking.com
In an email newsletter Zopa Italy encouraged its member to spread the word about Zopa to friends and relatives. Zopa says it is for 'a good reason': Zopa Italy pledges to lend $1 on Kiva for each new member that registers at Zopa Italy before January 15th.Everybody can monitor how much Zopa invested on this lender page [...]
Related StoresBoober Italy launched yesterday
November 14th, 2007 — Boober, Italy from wiseclerk @ P2P-Banking.com
In Italy peer to peer lending service Boober.it launched yesterday. Boober Italy is a joint venture between Centax and Boober International which operates it's service in the Netherlands since February. Boober Italy charges borrowers 19.95 Euro to obtain their credit grade.So far I could not check all details. The FAQ still has some bugs - some sections [...]
Related StoresZopa Italy launch on Wednesday
November 12th, 2007 — Italy, Zopa from wiseclerk @ P2P-Banking.com
After half a year of waiting preregistered users have been informed that Zopa Italy will launch November 14th. To encourage initial funds transfers, Zopa offers incentives (waived commissions) for the first 100 lenders. Read this earlier article for background and today's Zopa Italy blog post.
Related StoresMicro-lending regulation in Europe
July 16th, 2007 — Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, UK from wiseclerk @ P2P-Banking.com
Found this interesting paper written by Prof. Dr. Udo Reifner on regulation of micro loans in Europe. Written (2000) well before the advent of p2p lending over the internet, it compares regulation for micro loans in 7 European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, UK). It is one of the best sources that is publicly [...]
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