Comments on: Social Lending voted as the future of finance by the banking industry http://thebankwatch.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/ Tracking the evolution of financial institutions Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ethan http://thebankwatch.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-11165 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:51:05 +0000 http://bankwatch.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-11165 JJ, take a peak at what’s going on with Prosper. Prosper’s user base is very loyal and a number of blogs are up that should provide you with some interesting data!

Here are some terms to google:

Lending Statistics
Unofficial Loan Data And Statistics
Unofficial Prosper Loan Stats
A Primer for Prosper – Advice for potential borrowers.
Prosper Analytics
RateLadder.com — Prosper Lender Blog

P.S Great Post Colin!

Cheers

]]> By: JJ Hornblass http://thebankwatch.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-10593 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:51:19 +0000 http://bankwatch.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-10593 It’s easy to proclaim social lending as the future of finance, based on social networking broadly. But have we proven that the average person wants to be a lender, too. A borrower? Certainly. But a lender? I am not convinced, yet. I am convinced, however, that some form of the social web will be applied to banking to incredible, industry-altering results. Now that’s going to be a show worth watching.

]]> By: Colin http://thebankwatch.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-10323 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:40:11 +0000 http://bankwatch.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-10323 Thanks for stopping by Jay. I already subscribed to your feed, and looking forward to your coverage and insights.

]]> By: Jay Neely http://thebankwatch.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-10307 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:11:06 +0000 http://bankwatch.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/social-lending-voted-as-the-future-of-finance-by-the-banking-industry/#comment-10307 Interesting angle, noting that the people we think of as bank employees aren’t really present in a p2p loan system.

I just wrote an overview of social lending sites that I think you might be interested in. It’s “Small Loans, Big Bucks: The World of Social Lending”:
http://socialstrategist.com/2007/06/08/small-loans-big-bucks-the-world-of-social-lending

If you have time, please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Best,
Jay Neely, Social Strategist
http://socialstrategist.com

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