The p2p lending online evolution is gaining steam.  And the carnival of p2p lending is on the 3rd edition. 

Editor’s Pick:

Ben presents Why Borrow from a Bank when you can Prosper? posted at Money Smart Life.

Here are the rest grouped by major marketplace: 

Prosper:

Cash Money Life presents Prosper – The Ebay of Person to Person Lending posted at Cash Money Life. 

Amanda (Me vs Debt) presents Prosper Debt Consolidation Loan – Tips for Potential Borrowers posted at Me vs Debt.

RateLadder presents 5 Tips for Managing your Active Listing posted at Rate Ladder.

(This is probably the weakest of all the articles that made the cut… only tangentially related to p2p lending through the Prosper referral program.) Living Off Dividends presents How I made $1921.11 In Passive Income Last Month posted at Living Off Dividends.

Lending Club: 

Jason presents Extensive Lending Club Review with screen shots posted at The Amatureist Financial Journey.

rocketc presents My foray into peer to peer lending posted at rocket finance.

Lazy Man presents Lending Club Gets a Makeover posted at Lazy Man and Money.

General: 

Patrick presents What is Peer to Peer Lending? posted at Cash Money Life.

Prosper Blog presents How to Determine How Much of Your Portfolio Should be Allocated to Peer-to-Peer Lending posted at The Prosper Blog.

I want to thank everyone who participated in sending in an article. For those looking submit an article for the next edition, you can do so here.

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