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Australians and Social P2P Lending and Borrowing

Posted By LendingHub on November 15, 2007 2 Comments » Filed under: Community Loans, Interest Rates, Loans and Borrowing, Social Lending

Traditionally Australians have relied on their bank or credit union to obtain a personal loan, however now credit card financing is becoming very common (particularly at Christmas time consumer are now financing their spending habits through the use of plastic). As Australians have embraced debt now to finance their way of life (we generated $80 […]

Social lending in Australia - Will it become an alternative to a bank?

As Lending Hub is preparing to launch soon (you can take a peek at lendinghub.com.au) , my first postwill be about the social lending phenomenon and whether it is likely to take off in Australia. The big four banks (CBA, NAB, Westpac and ANZ) hold large market shares in the prime borrower market and are […]