Why is the person to person lending revolution called Social Lending? Simply because it is all about connecting borrowers and lenders in a community…in this case a virtual or online community. The question would then be…“What is common between borrowers and lenders and why would they ever form a community?” Firstly we need to look […]
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Person to person (or peer to peer) loans pose an interesting opportunity for small investors - P2P lending provides an new and alternative asset class not previously available however this is tempered by a different risk profile for this particular asset class that lenders (who invest in loans) need to be aware of and understand […]
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Rural and regional based businesses and communities around Australia often face the dilemma of how and where to raise funds for local development projects. The number of rural focused lenders whilst highly specialised is small and usually focused on mainstream farming (e.g. financing for farm equipment purchases). Rural projects are often inhibited from developing due […]
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Our Vision
Lending Hub is a privately owned business based in Sydney, Australia with a distinctly entrepreneurial and dynamic culture. Lending Hub’s vision is the create a dynamic online peer to peer platform for Australians to lend and borrow money in a safe and secure environment that complies with Australian corporate law and the Credit Code. […]
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As a new year approaches all of us here at the Lending Hub team wish you all the best for the festive season and a prosperous New Year. We have been working hard to get Lending Hub up and running so that very soon you wil be able to join our community and visualise peer […]
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It is quite easy to turn on your family for help when it comes to family matters, personal issues or sharing with them your frustrations at work. However, when it comes to borrowing and lending money, things can take an awkward and embarrassing turn. How would you feel if a close friend or family member […]
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There are two main types of online social lending type sites that are getting some good traction in the US - there are P2P person to person sites that allow one person to lend money to another person for the purpose of earning interest and microfinance sites that allow people to lend to other people […]
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