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Crowdsourced funding offers a useful alternative to bank financing
Sector has become increasingly dependent on flighty institutional funding
Ousted Lending Club founder Renaud Laplanche returns to offer consumer lines of credit
A model that promised to disrupt banking has disappointed as delinquencies mount
Hard-charging entrepreneur says bad press was a ‘distraction’ for online lender
Online lender promises to be ‘greedy when others are fearful’
Online lending platform told users they were making more money than they really were
Deal with consortium puts some fears over online lender’s future to rest
Unsecured advances drop 34% over quarter, casting doubt over prospects for industry
Online lender reports net quarterly loss twenty times wider than a year ago and seeks new CFO
Online lending industry under scrutiny following scandal at rival Lending Club
Marketplace is vulnerable to the credit cycle rather than floating in a brave new world
Series of grim results from peers in online lending industry
Funding Circle, Lending Club and Prosper form united front against closer regulation
Reducing the dependence on institutional money will be painful but may be worth it
San Francisco company set out to disrupt but ended up inspiring
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