Where either a lender or borrower can be | WSJ – Annotated

Instead, the 31-year-old from Schaumburg, Ill., recently borrowed $22,500 on Prosper.com, an online lending network that matches individual borrowers and lenders. The interest rate on Mr. Walsh’s loan: 10.25% — several percentage points below what he says he would have had to pay at a bank.

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• Instead, the 31-year-old from Schaumburg, Ill., recently borrowed $22,500 on Prosper.com, an online lending network that matches individual borrowers and lenders. The interest rate on Mr. Walsh’s loan: 10.25% — several percentage points below what he says he would have had to pay at a bank