CREDIT CRUNCH ALSO AFFECT PROSPER TOO

Prosper, one of the most successful peer-to-peer lending community, is also affect by the recent credit crunch. Lenders like me, can not bid on any new loan until the new registration based on newer regulation is performed. This can be a good thing for lenders who want to sell their loan profolios early. It is yet to be determined in the future. Here is the full press release from Prosper: Prosper Filing Registration Statement; Enters Quiet Period

Prosper has started a process to register, with the appropriate securities authorities, promissory notes that may be offered and sold to lenders through our site in the future.

The registration filing is a necessary step toward making the secondary lending market available to the community. This is something many of you have been asking for, and we believe the liquidity of a secondary market will make Prosper even more vibrant.

Until we complete the registration process, we will not accept new lender registrations or allow new commitments from existing lenders. If youre an existing lender, your current lender agreements will be unaffected; your existing loans will continue to be serviced; youll be able to track and monitor your loans; and youll be able to withdraw funds from your Prosper account.

If youre a borrower with an existing loan, you will continue with your current borrower agreement and be unaffected by the registration process. If youre a borrower seeking a loan, you will still be able to create a new loan listing, which we will endeavor to fulfill through alternative sources.

A successful registration can take several months, but we assure you we will do our best to move forward as quickly as possible. Until this process is complete, were required to be in a quiet period and will be unable to respond to press, blogger or other inquiries about Prosper or the registration filing until it becomes effective.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and want to thank you in advance for your understanding and support.