In recent months, peer-to-peer lending sites (BusinessWeek, 4/23/08) such as Prosper and Virgin Money USA have introduced student loans or started marketing existing offerings to families looking for college funds. The general idea is to facilitate loans between students, on the one hand, and either Good Samaritan friends and relatives, or strangers intent on investing. Others—Prosper among them—allow borrowers to publicize the amounts they wish to raise and the interest rates they're willing to pay. Read more at:
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/may2008/pi20080513_886889.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis
Recent Posts
- More Students Want To Be Entrepreneurs
- Retailers Expect Drop In Back-To-College Spending
- College Grads Will Get Some Relief For Loan Debt
- Ohio Higher Ed Officials Not Sure What's Coming Next
- 2009 Grads Put Career Plans On Hold
- FSU Plans For Alternative Fuel Power Plant
- Even The Women Can't Attract Men To This Campus
- UC System Plans Major Cuts
- 7 Things You Should Know About Microblogging
- Students Borrowing May Have Catastrophic Consequences
Recent Comments
- sankim on 2009 Grads Put Career Plans On Hold
- Dissertation Writing Help on President Obama Urges IHEs To Keep Tuition Stable
- dissertation writing help on President Obama Urges IHEs To Keep Tuition Stable
- Lobo on Men Of Color Summit Focuses On Action To Improve Academic Success
- neilina on Gates Foundation Awards Grants To Improve Remedial Education
- hokieg - virginia tech sports blog on Students Refusing Fees That Support Athletics
- worldangel on President Obama Urges IHEs To Keep Tuition Stable
- worldangel on Even In Tough Times This College Remains Tuition Free
- worldangel on More Scholarship Dollars But There Are Caveats
- worldangel on Going To A Canadian IHE Looks Better To US Students
July 2009
KeptUp Statistics
- Site Statistics
Search KUAL
- search
« Democrats Pitch Idea For Expanding GI Bill Benefits | Main | Higher Education Can Make You Live Longer »
May 15, 2008
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341ce27f53ef00e5523cebd68834
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Peer-To-Peer Lending As An Alternative To Student Loans:
Verify your Comment
Previewing your Comment
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
Your comment could not be posted. Error type:
Your comment has been posted. Post another comment
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
Categories
- Administration
- admissions
- Alumni Relations
- Ancillary Services
- Assessment
- Athletics
- Books
- C&U News
- Campus Life
- Career/Job Related
- Community Colleges
- Courseware
- Current Affairs
- curriculum
- Data/Statistical Reports
- Development
- Distance Learning
- Diversity
- Enrollment
- Essays/Opinions
- Ethics
- Faculty
- Finance
- Food and Drink
- For Profit Higher Education
- Free Speech
- Funding Issues
- Games
- Governance
- Government News
- Graduate Education
- Green Campus Movement
- Higher Ed Industry
- housing
- Information Technology
- Instructional Technology
- International News
- Internet Technologies
- K-12 w/ Higher Ed Implications
- Keep Up Resources
- Legal and Legislative Matters
- Libraries
- Personal Message From SJB
- Physical Plant
- research studies
- Scholarly Publishing
- Security/Crime
- student life
- Students
- Teaching/Learning
- Travel
- Trends/Forecasts
- Tuition
Comments