SAVERS who lend money through Zopa, Britain’s largest peer-to-peer website, can now protect themselves against the threat of default. The site allows savers to earn 5.1% a year, after fees, by lending their deposits directly to the lowest-risk borrowers for a five-year term. The best-buy five-year account on the high street — from Skipton building society — pays 3%.
Peer-to-Peer Borrowers To Get Protection
May 5, 2013