mikeb
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Post by mikeb on Feb 20, 2014 18:48:25 GMT
B grade loan turns to A+ Risk ... and back again.
5028: "Please note: this loan application has been cancelled. This is due to an technical error which changed the display of the risk band part way through the auction. We will relist on the Funding Circle website shortly. Thanks, FC"
Interesting that there appears to be scope to change the risk band while an auction is in play. I know the auction has been cancelled and will probably re-run, but it's odd that such a thing is possible.
Previously auctions have gone from running as "unsecured" to "Secured" some time after launch (presumably to the detriment of the borrower, once people mark it off as un-secured), although there's been very little with any security for a while now.
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oldgrumpy
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Post by oldgrumpy on Feb 20, 2014 18:58:07 GMT
I missed the bit which said, "we apologise to lenders who have had dead money tied up for a week with no interest and the prospect of up to two more while the auction is rerun and finally drawn down."
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blender
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Post by blender on Feb 20, 2014 19:36:45 GMT
The list of apologies would become too long and embarrassing. Remember the dirty fork sketch? This change from B to A+ happened on the day before the auction closed. MBR was still kept at 8.9%. A post in the Q&A soon asked FC what the correct risk band was, the question was reported to FC to gain their attention. Rather than cancel it FC said it had been a techinical error and just changed it back to B, fairly soon after the reported question. Next morning it was allowed to run on to close, and I thought it safe to bid. Someone must have complained for FC to reverse their decision, perhaps misled into bidding too low - though not below 8.9%
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