Has anyone been on one end or the other of peer-to-peer loaning?

[Ilikepiedoyou]

I am considering doing this for my school loan. Has anyone been on one end or the other of peer-to-peer loaning? What were your experiences?

 

[dug777]

Is this another name for 'borrowing money from a complete stranger'?

 

[biggestmuff]

Just ask someone in one of the Families.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Ilikepiedoyou
I am considering doing this for my school loan. Has anyone been on one end or the other of peer-to-peer loaning? What were your experiences?

School loan? I hope you're kidding. There are all sorts of avenues for getting a school loan that don't involve "peer to peer" lending. How about a Stafford Loan? Unsubsidized stafford loan? Or, that commercial on television advertising student loans? Do people really do peer to peer loans for more than, say, $100 (the cost of a typical textbook)?

 

[mh47g]

Wasn't there a site like e-bay that you could get one big loan from a bunch of people's little loan offerings?

 

[YetioDoom]

Originally posted by: mh47g
Wasn't there a site like e-bay that you could get one big loan from a bunch of people's little loan offerings?

Prosper?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Ilikepiedoyou
I am considering doing this for my school loan. Has anyone been on one end or the other of peer-to-peer loaning? What were your experiences?

School loan? I hope you're kidding. There are all sorts of avenues for getting a school loan that don't involve "peer to peer" lending. How about a Stafford Loan? Unsubsidized stafford loan? Or, that commercial on television advertising student loans? Do people really do peer to peer loans for more than, say, $100 (the cost of a typical textbook)?

yeah, i can't imagine people are putting up that much money, but i could be wrong.

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Ilikepiedoyou
I am considering doing this for my school loan. Has anyone been on one end or the other of peer-to-peer loaning? What were your experiences?

I used to sometimes Peer-to-peer "loan" software, mp3s, etc, but I don't do that any longer.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: YetioDoom

Originally posted by: mh47g
Wasn't there a site like e-bay that you could get one big loan from a bunch of people's little loan offerings?

Prosper?

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=38&threadid=1876153

 

[Ilikepiedoyou]

Thanks RossMAN!