brianlom1
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Post by brianlom1 on Dec 2, 2017 22:31:44 GMT
Great poll. Could you add another category of award. Maybe platforms that are the easiest to lose money on. Another could be the best (truest) display of default statistics based on set criteria. Biggest whopper told on platform would probably bring interesting results. I am sure others could be added. I like the cut of your jib
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Post by dutchman on Dec 3, 2017 7:52:02 GMT
Great poll. Could you add another category of award. Maybe platforms that are the easiest to lose money on. Another could be the best (truest) display of default statistics based on set criteria. Biggest whopper told on platform would probably bring interesting results. I am sure others could be added. - Platform that you earned most money from (all time)
- Platform in which you have currently most money invested in.
- Platform in which you wished you never invested in to start with
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JamesFrance
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Post by JamesFrance on Dec 4, 2017 9:31:39 GMT
It is interesting that the highest placed European platform Mintos is only in 11th place. I expect this to change in future as the British ones suffer excess demand owing to ISAs, leading to loan shortage, lower interest rates and increasing defaults.
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Post by easteregg on Dec 4, 2017 13:12:20 GMT
Many thanks to everyone who voted - it is very much appreciated.
And a big thank you to the moderators for their support and assistance in ensuring this was a fair vote.
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Post by SophieThing on Dec 14, 2017 7:17:41 GMT
We are surprised and delighted that we have been voted ‘P2P Platform of the Year 2017’ on the P2P Independent Forum for the second year running.
We would like to thank everyone who voted for us.
Winning this year was completely unexpected as 2017 has been another steep learning curve for us. We are deeply appreciative of the continued support from our lenders.
We realise that we still have a lot to prove and will endeavour to live up to expectations in 2018!
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GeorgeT
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Post by GeorgeT on Dec 15, 2017 11:43:01 GMT
Stunned to find out the result of this poll when reading an email from MT this morning. I get the impression that the guys at money thing are as stunned and shocked as I am to find out they have won.
As far as I was concerned and I think everybody else close to the industry, this was a one horse race and the only horse in the race was called COL.
Regardless of what the poll says the platform of the year has been Collateral by whatever indicator you wish to manage it by. A High performing high Returns high amount of new business platform with a level of customer service that frankly is second to none.
I am just over to Collateral now to invest in the new 14% loan.
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Post by dudave on Dec 15, 2017 12:07:57 GMT
Collateral has been the platform of the year hands down, MT winning is a big surprise indeed. was also surprised to see Lendy ranked 8th only, i agree Lendy has not been as good as previous years but it still does not explain the results.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 12:12:30 GMT
Stunned to find out the result of this poll when reading an email from MT this morning. I get the impression that the guys at money thing are as stunned and shocked as I am to find out they have won. As far as I was concerned and I think everybody else close to the industry, this was a one horse race and the only horse in the race was called COL. Regardless of what the poll says the platform of the year has been Collateral by whatever indicator you wish to manage it by. A High performing high Returns high amount of new business platform with a level of customer service that frankly is second to none. I am just over to Collateral now to invest in the new 14% loan. easteregg quick get the trophy back, GeorgeT has emphatically overruled the public vote which was categorically incorrect. Moneything have won a one horse race they weren't even in! Our singular voice of p2p has stated that MoneyThing & SophieThing should rescind their thankyou's and humbly forward the trophy to Collateral! Should make the poll easier to run in future yrs .... simply poll GeorgeT to declare the winner on our behalf.... done! 😉😉😉
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Post by archie on Dec 15, 2017 12:15:26 GMT
What email from MT?
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Post by steelspanner on Dec 15, 2017 12:18:44 GMT
I did not receive any email.
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treeman
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Post by treeman on Dec 15, 2017 12:31:16 GMT
"Season's Greetings from MoneyThing" - received 0850
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 13:52:40 GMT
Perhaps we need to convert it into a two horse race with some sort of electoral college to sort out the vote... or perhaps not
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Post by elliotn on Dec 15, 2017 15:18:09 GMT
We are surprised and delighted that we have been voted ‘P2P Platform of the Year 2017’ on the P2P Independent Forum for the second year running. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us. Winning this year was completely unexpected as 2017 has been another steep learning curve for us. We are deeply appreciative of the continued support from our lenders. We realise that we still have a lot to prove and will endeavour to live up to expectations in 2018! Well done & pipeline looking great
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Post by kaya on Dec 15, 2017 15:55:06 GMT
Yes nice looking pipeline, hopefully crack-free and splurging out something nice before Christmas as promised suggested. Sometimes lurgies can hide in pipes, but yes, looks good!
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GeorgeT
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Post by GeorgeT on Dec 16, 2017 0:48:41 GMT
To be clear, I wasn't knocking MT.
My 1st place goes to COL and my runners-up position goes to MT. I thought the poll results had them the wrong way round. I think it has a lot to do with number of investors. You can't vote your approval for a platform if you have no experience of using it. Probably MT won because they have more users than COL.
MT has had a challenging year but remains a first class platform and I think would have been worthy winners of the runners up prize.
IMO, the negatives for MT this year have been 1. the first significant defaults; 2. The aborted loan to the man with connections to a criminal gang which ran off with another gangs' drugs money and 3. Shortage of new loan flow.
Whereas COL have had only minor defaults I think (car loans) and lots of new land/property loans at mouth watering rates of interest.
Most platforms have great beginnings but as the loanbooks age the defaults inevitably start to kick in and investor enthusiasm starts to wane a bit.
2 years ago SS/LY was king. Then MT was king. I think 2017 was COL's year and probably they should have won the award.
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