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Press Contacts

John Battersby

020 3735 7343

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Press Releases

2018

8 February 2018: RateSetter unveils its ISA

2017

6 December 2017: RateSetter publishes 2016-17 accounts

24 November 2017: RateSetter appoints regional manager for Midlands

20 October 2017: RateSetter and Experian team up to help businesses invest and grow

17 October 2017: RateSetter receives full regulatory authorisation

15 October 2017: Nearly half of SMEs have never checked their credit score

8 August 2017: Millions do not save any money at all – while those that do are missing out on billions of pounds by keeping money in cash

3 August 2017: Non-Standard Finance Plc to acquire George Banco Ltd

31 July 2017: RateSetter reaches £2 billion lending milestone

30 May 2017: Woodford and Artemis back RateSetter

22 May 2017: RateSetter appoints Chief Risk Officer

15 May 2017: RateSetter appoints City heavyweight Paul Manduca as Non-Executive Chairman

2 May 2017: RateSetter extends direct lending distribution network

20 March 2017: New Business Development Manager appointed for the South and South West

21 February 2017: RateSetter borrowers repay £1bn in capital

30 January 2017: Savers want better returns, not more protection

2016

21 December 2016: RateSetter completes debt sale

19 December 2016: RateSetter bolsters risk team

22 September 2016: RateSetter investors earn £50m in interest

19 September 2016: RateSetter publishes 2015-16 accounts

22 July 2016: RateSetter wins best online peer-to-peer provider at Your Money Awards 2016

2 June 2016: RateSetter passes £250m milestone for business loans

5 May 2016: RateSetter appoints Chief Risk Officer

3 May 2016: Half of people are harming their own credit score

20 April 2016: RateSetter argues for divorcing deposits from lending

30 March 2016: RateSetter appoints Head of Business Finance

29 March 2016: RateSetter appoints two former-HSBC heavyweights

22 March 2016: RateSetter and SyndicateRoom simplify access to finance for SMEs

16 March 2016: RateSetter hires new CTO

2 March 2016: Less than half of women own an investment product

16 February 2016: RateSetter becomes first major marketplace lender to offer ‘easy access’

8 February 2016: First tax-free marketplace lending ISA product announced

26 January 2016: RateSetter named a Bloomberg Business Innovator 2016

21 January 2016: RateSetter marketplace passes £1bn in record time

19 January 2016: RateSetter makes two senior ex-bank hires

2015

16 December 2015: Investors unaware of FSCS changes as countdown begins

15 December 2015: UK savers simply don’t rate cash ISAs

18 November 2015: Peer-to-peer platform roars past £1m in SIPP investments

7 October 2015: RateSetter celebrates its 5 year anniversary by lending over £800m

6 October 2015: Pension freedoms lead to surge in over-55s investing in peer-to-peer platforms

23 September 2015: Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter reveals profit

23 July 2015: RateSetter powers the future of property sales

15 July 2015: FNZ ties up with RateSetter to offer peer-to-peer access through investment platforms

22 April 2015: City fund managers back RateSetter

9 April 2015: RateSetter supports the Future of Arts and Culture with partnership

7 April 2015: RateSetter launches Self-Invested Personal Pension option

10 March 2015: RateSetter hires Head of Compliance as P2P industry becomes a mainstream contender

Key Facts

  • Launched in the UK in 2010
  • Equity investors include major investment fund managers Woodford Investment Management and Artemis
  • First globally to launch Rolling and 1 year lending markets
  • First globally to launch a Provision Fund
  • Lending to a diverse range of creditworthy consumer and business borrowers
  • Launched in Australia in 2014
  • Founding provider of loan book and returns data to AltFi Data in 2015, a major boost to industry transparency
  • 100% track record – all investors have received the return they expected and no individual lender has lost a penny since our launch in 2010. While this is a track record we want to maintain, please note that past performance does not provide a guarantee for the future.
  • Registered lenders: 63,104
  • Total number of borrowers: 449,820
  • Average amount invested: £14,150
  • Amount lent in the last year: £602m




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