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Disintermediation marches on
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Housing and interest rates: a weaker link?
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Pseudo intermediaries
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Disintermediation: an old disorder with a new remedy
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Marketplace Lending and Consumer Credit Outcomes : Evidence from Prosper
In 2005, Prosper launched the first peer-to-peer lending website in the US, allowing for consumers to apply for and receive loans entirely online. To understand the effect of this new credit source, we match application-level data from Prosper to credit bureau data. Post application, borrowers' credit scores increase and their credit card utilization rates fall relative to non-borrowers in the short run. In the longer run, total debt levels for borrowers are higher that of non-borrowers. Differences in mortgage debt are particularly large and increasing over time. Despite increased debt ...
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Will the funds be there?
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