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Prosper Investing Tips and Testimonial

Started by WealthBoy · 10 months ago

I’ve been lending on Prosper for a bit over 7 months now. I’ve seen quite a few loans move in and out of late status. I suppose some borrowers prefer to “optimize their cash flow” by allowing their loan payments to lapse a few days. This is just fin ... Continue reading »

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  • Prosper has been found in violation of SEC regulations and fined $1 million. There is now a class-action lawsuit against Prosper for fraud.
    Over 4000 borrowers have "defaulted" on their loans in 2008 and another 2000+ are late. Prosper seems to do nothing to collect. This bloggers ROI is actually .o3% and falling.
    Beware of Prosper!!
  • Things certainly haven't gone as well as I've hoped. It will be interesting to see how things pan out once the secondary market on Prosper opens, if it receives SEC approval. I doubt if anything will come from the class action suit, as anyone (other than the attorneys) ever win anything from these. I (and other Prosper investors) accepted the risk of investing in Prosper and realized that incurring loss was a possibility.

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