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Is Government P2P Lending A Sign Of Quality?

For the past seven years, a handful of government-funded banks have been lending through P2P lending sites. Peer-to-peer lending sites reference national and international government lending through their online platforms as if it is an indication of quality. MarketInvoice, for example says: “Investors on our platform include high net worth individuals, institutional investors and government… Read more

Eight Lessons For P2P Lenders From Warren Buffett

Freelancer Cliff expresses his own unique views, ensuring you get different opinions to the more typical 4thWay experts and 4thWay researchers’ views. Read about Cliff. As someone with an interest in peer-to-peer lending, you’ve probably heard of Warren Buffett, the American billionaire who is widely acknowledged as the world’s greatest investor. However, if you haven’t… Read more

Biiiiig Growth Street Update On Bad Debts, Reserve Fund And Super-Large Loans

My main research focus over the past few weeks has been on re-interviewing Growth Street*, probing for more details, and pushing it for better quality data. This article covers all that, with my usually candid opinions thrown in. Check out my three-minute summary and, if you are really interested in Growth Street, slog through the… Read more

Growth Street ISA: Is It P2P, What Are The Risks & Does It Beat The Classic Account?

There’s a lot for lenders to learn about the Growth Street ISA, launched in 2019. Take a dive into all the important aspects right here, and find out how it compares to the Growth Street’s ordinary lending account. The Growth Street ISA is covered by the reserve fund Just ticking off a simple point first,… Read more

Growth Street Review

Here’s the Growth Street Review from one of our experts. (You can see all the reviews in our comparison tables.) Growth Street Review A professional company with solid defences against losses When did Growth Street start? Established in 2014 with total lent of . What interesting or unique points does Growth Street have? Growth Street’s… Read more

How To Lend Across Multiple IFISAs In One Year!

As you may know, you can only open one IFISA in a tax year, which runs from 6th April to 5th April, and this limits your ability to spread your money and the risks across lots of provider. But you’re wrong! You are actually allowed to open lots of IFISAs in one tax year. The… Read more

P2P Lending And IFISA Cashback Deals Available Now

Some P2P lending sites currently offer attractive cashback deals for new lenders of up to £250 or 10%. A P2P lending site should convincingly pass a lot of tests before you trust it with your money. Accepting cashback bribe with your ordinary peer-to-peer lending accounts or your IFISAs is usually way, way down at the bottom of… Read more

Lending Works Review

Below is the latest Lending Works review given by one of 4thWay’s experts. 4thWay’s quick expert Lending Works review Great risk-reward balance, large reserve fund, and insured loans When did Lending Works start? Lending Works started in early 2014 and has completed  in personal loans. What interesting or unique points does Lending Works have? Lending Works* has… Read more

BLEND Network Review

Below, from one of 4thWay’s experts, is the BLEND Network review. Blend is a P2P lending platform focused on development loans and lending to businesses secured against real property (real estate), with good-looking interest rates and attractive looking security. To see all the Quick Expert Reviews, visit our comparison tables. BLEND Network Quick Expert Review… Read more

Extra Risk In Buying Second-Hand FundingSecure Loans

With most P2P lending sites, the interest is paid to the original lender and any new lender buying second-hand loan parts just buys the actual loan part. The extra risk for FundingSecure that I have identified in this following article also likely applies to BLEND Network. When a borrower repays early However, with FundingSecure, when… Read more

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers “bonds”. Unlike its P2P lending service, its bonds don’t allow you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers two “bonds”, one of which is available as an ISA.

Unlike its P2P lending service, neither of these bonds allows you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers two “bonds”, one of which is available as an ISA.

Unlike its P2P lending service, neither of these bonds allows you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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Why are Orchard’s interest rates different?

Orchard’s lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Orchard’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers “bonds”. Unlike its P2P lending service, its bonds don’t allow you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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