YadYap – P2P Payday Loans?
The idea has not fully soaked into my brain yet, but I had a commenter from YadYap:
The first peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace engineered for payday and short-term loans.
I do not question the niche, as it is an insanely profitable niche. The P2P aspect makes me a little uncomfortable from a lender’s perspective. Payday loans have got to be insanely risky – ah ha – to match the insane profits. The other P2P lending platforms like Lending Club and Prosper have also had to go through an SEC filing process. I wonder if YadYap has started the process. It does sound interesting and I plan on keeping an eye on them. The main YadYap page is thin on details, but there is a YadYap blog with more information.
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You are right in that there will always be a niche for payday lenders. If you borrow only what you need to cover unexpected events then it is not insane nor scary. You will only have borrowed money for a short time thereby making the APR unapliccable.
One suggestion I have for people thinking about taking out a payday loan is to make sure there is a physical address for the company. This is just one small step they can take to make sure they aren’t taken advantage of. I work with Check ‘n Go and they have both physical stores and you can take out a payday loan online. Visit http://www.checkngo.com for more information.
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For most people borrowing money is not the way they would choose to go IF they had a choice; for people with bad credit it’s a double nightmare.It can require a great deal of paperwork and turn into an embarrassing situation. Thus, consumers prefer payday loans to face small, unanticipated expenses while avoiding costly bounced-check fees and overdue payment penalties.