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Post by star dust on Jun 6, 2019 12:39:07 GMT
I agree with the first part of your statement, but it isn't hard to design a comms strategy that is compliant of the regulations while still engages with those on this forum who's logo they carry. Considering that they don't advertise I'd bet that the very significant proportion of their lender base have come from here so I don't agree with the second part of your statement. Given the dearth of new loans I'd imagine that the thinking is that there is no need to engage via forums like this at present. I seem to recall they paid for the logo/donated it to the forum so I personally see no problem with them using it on their website I didn't spot that ptr120 had a problem with MT's use of it? You are correct that it was kindly donated by MT as a contribution to the Forum though. I agree with what ptr120 said except the last sentence, I'm sure lower loan origination may be a factor, but I think the 'compliance and legal' regime has tightened up considerably since MT was set up and started running with interim permissions - I suspect they might like to engage more but need to stay on the cautious side in their approach.
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Post by pom on Jun 6, 2019 13:10:27 GMT
I seem to recall they paid for the logo/donated it to the forum so I personally see no problem with them using it on their website I didn't spot that ptr120 had a problem with MT's use of it? You are correct that it was kindly donated by MT as a contribution to the Forum though. I agree with what ptr120 said except the last sentence, I'm sure lower loan origination may be a factor, but I think the 'compliance and legal' regime has tightened up considerably since MT was set up and started running with interim permissions - I suspect they might like to engage more but need to stay on the cautious side in their approach. Yet he mentioned it in relation to their forum engagement two posts in a row so I think it was reasonable for me to have assumed he might have thought there was something wrong/unfair about it. And it could easily have been read like that by someone else. He is of course welcome to correct me
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Post by ptr120 on Jun 6, 2019 14:09:47 GMT
I didn't spot that ptr120 had a problem with MT's use of it? You are correct that it was kindly donated by MT as a contribution to the Forum though. I agree with what ptr120 said except the last sentence, I'm sure lower loan origination may be a factor, but I think the 'compliance and legal' regime has tightened up considerably since MT was set up and started running with interim permissions - I suspect they might like to engage more but need to stay on the cautious side in their approach. Yet he mentioned it in relation to their forum engagement two posts in a row so I think it was reasonable for me to have assumed he might have thought there was something wrong/unfair about it. And it could easily have been read like that by someone else. He is of course welcome to correct me In that case I'll do exactly that. I have no problem at all with them using the forum logo and I think it is good advertising for the forum. My point was that it'd be good if they were to also post on here too. I think we've gone far enough off topic, so back to this loan which (I believe) is unlikely to repay on time and is in arrears....
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Post by wildlife2 on Jun 6, 2019 14:48:51 GMT
Could new FCA rules ban all chocolate bars from being passed around ?
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Post by Ace on Jun 6, 2019 15:08:17 GMT
Could new FCA rules ban all chocolate bars from being passed around ? They didn't ban chocolate completely, they're just insisting that in future it must come in the shape of a teapot 😉
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Jun 6, 2019 15:38:10 GMT
I heard it was a fire guard ...
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Post by averageguy on Jun 7, 2019 14:54:03 GMT
Come on Things, give us an update. A little bit of good news would go down well. I emailed earlier today and was informed that an update via the website will be issued by the end of the week, if that helps. Emailed to remind them of their statement saying their would be an update by the end of the week...fair to say this loan won’t be settling by tomorrow’s expiry date
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Jun 7, 2019 15:11:37 GMT
I emailed earlier today and was informed that an update via the website will be issued by the end of the week, if that helps. Emailed to remind them of their statement saying their would be an update by the end of the week...fair to say this loan won’t be settling by tomorrow’s expiry date In fairness the last update made payment this week pretty unlikely, but it would be nice to know how the process is scheduled to take place and when. Even better would be a method explained as to how we could view the bond listing. Assuming that is still the plan?
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Post by averageguy on Jun 7, 2019 15:48:34 GMT
Emailed to remind them of their statement saying their would be an update by the end of the week...fair to say this loan won’t be settling by tomorrow’s expiry date In fairness the last update made payment this week pretty unlikely, but it would be nice to know how the process is scheduled to take place and when. Even better would be a method explained as to how we could view the bond listing. Assuming that is still the plan? Well that’s why I was asking ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by badersleg on Jun 7, 2019 20:33:32 GMT
Update on the site.
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Jun 7, 2019 20:42:57 GMT
Curiously seems to be a teaser for a possible look at a teaser, well that's new.
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Post by Forward on Jun 10, 2019 18:44:13 GMT
Confidential update on site
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Post by rocky1 on Jun 11, 2019 3:10:54 GMT
Well,yes certainly is a bit of a teaser.after the last few years in p2p I feel inclined to call it something else.here we go again.
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Post by hazellend on Jun 11, 2019 6:33:14 GMT
Should this development go to plan, is it realistic to expect it to be completed for summer 2020? I love going to Dumfries for hot tub lodge holidays.
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Jun 11, 2019 9:13:48 GMT
Should this development go to plan, is it realistic to expect it to be completed for summer 2020? I love going to Dumfries for hot tub lodge holidays. I spent a few days in Dumfries when I was up there earlier in the year, it really is a very friendly place and has a lot of interesting things to do there. The graveyard where a certain poet is buried is incredible, I had no idea one could spend half a day walking round a graveyard admiring the skill of stonemasons given presumably very big budgets. I spent a bit of time talking to a lady planting an edible garden around the museum (which has a rather wonderful camera obscura), other parts of the town also seemed to be embracing that. She was originally from America but is an incredible source of local knowledge. I hope this does get established, the local area needs the jobs that would be generated. However on a personal level I would like to see some money being returned from the loan, I have no problem with loans overrunning but do get annoyed when interest payments fail to be made, and no plan is in place to make them. I do have confidence in the loan but feel it is time to add another 2% on top of the current extra 2% to help focus minds on this one, this should be payable to the active loan holder on completion.
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