In this post we look at a few quick stats that might illustrate how big the peer to peer or social lending market could be in Australia. In the US which can be used as a good example for where Australia might be headed over the next 2-3 years, there are about four social lenders [...]

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Lending Hub is the Australian social lending platform and community for loans between friends and family.

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If you’re looking for more information on peer to peer lending, social lending, social loans, micro lending or person to person finance then check out some of the blogs and resources below:
Peer to Peer Lending Blogs

http://www.peer-lend.com/
http://www.p2pnobank.com/
http://www.rateladder.com
http://www.wiseclerk.com/
http://www.onlinebankingreview.com.au/

US Based Peer to Peer Lenders

http://blog.prosper.com
http://blog.lendingclub.com/
http://blog.us.zopa.com/

Get informed and read up about social lending before you start borrowing or lending and you’ll [...]

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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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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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