In times of business renewal and especially following times of crisis it becomes easy to develop simple homely answers to problems. Mark Gimien falls into two traps, namely, coming up with a simple explanation that summarises a diverse set of peer-to-peer lending players, and that of a few simplistic anecdotes designed to explain a complex situation. Person-to-person lending is much riskier than you’ve been told | The Big Money – Slate Her credit rating is not bad. But then you lean back in your chair and wonder, “Wait a second! Why in heaven’s name would someone pay me this kind … Continue reading Thoughts on p2p lending, risks and the future of the industry