Michael Sullivan from VOA News discusses P2P Lending on his radio program.
Much of the program is about Lending Club which, right now, is the leading P2P lending site. There is a discussion about how the current financial crisis is actually good for Lending Club. Prosper, Virgin Money, Zopa and Kiva are also all mentioned.
According to the radio program, Zopa closed due to "difficult lending conditions." Although it is easy to blame the credit crunch in this environment, the much more likely culprit is SEC regulations. Loanio and Prosper are also in a sticky situation right now due to SEC regs.
