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Standardising P2P risk ratings

Pretty much every Peer to Peer lending platform produces a Borrower rating system which identifies the riskiness of  loans to investors. These can vary from alphabetical, numerical, symbolic or a combination but how can investors understand if an A risk on one platform is equivalent as a 5 shield risk

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Proplend receives 5 PLUS Rating from 4thWay

Proplend, the Peer-to-Peer Lending platform for secured UK commercial property loans has recently been awarded the maximum PLUS rating of 5/5 for their Tranche A investment and 3/5 for the Tranche B & C investments. 4thWay are the world’s first ratings and research agency for marketplace lending platforms. Their innovative

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Bank of England rate cut 0.25%

Today the Bank of England moved to cut rates to just 0.25%, the first move since 2009. The cut was in response to a dramatic drop in economic activity, particularly in the services sector following Britain’s vote to leave the EU in June.   The drop in base rate, from