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"Traditional financing sources are still very tight," says Chris Larsen , Prosper's chief executive.

Peer-to-Peer Loans Grow Angus Loten 2011

"Traditional financing sources are still very tight," says Chris Larsen , Prosper's chief executive.

Peer-to-Peer Loans Grow Angus Loten 2011

Here's a Q&A with one of Prosper's officers that also sheds a little light on the process.

Amateur Bank Lending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Update 9/21: Prosper's communications director contacted us yesterday to report that "Prosper has refuted and requested a retraction from The Big Money... regarding their egregiously inaccurate story on Prosper and the peer-to-peer lending industry."

Prosper.com May Be Riskier Than You Thought - The Consumerist 2010

Prosper's Mario Edwards (17) loses a handle on the ball as he's hit by Farmersville's Daniel Wise (15) at Prosper High School.

Archive 2009-10-01 2009

Prosper's Colin Padilla (8) loses his helmet as he's tackled by Farmersville's Sean Day (40) during a high school football game at Prosper High School in Prosper.

Football season opener 2009

In early 2008, Prosper's successor, Clint Williamson, who was ap­pointed U.S. ambassador for war-crimes issues in 2006, waged a successful internal bat­tle to prevent the Bush administration from returning a number of additional prisoners to Libya and Tunisia.

Getting Off the Island 2009

Prosper's Mario Edwards (17) loses a handle on the ball as he's hit by Farmersville's Daniel Wise (15) at Prosper High School.

Football season opener 2009

Prosper's players take the field to start football season before a high school football game against Farmersville at Prosper High School on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 in Prosper.

Archive 2009-10-01 2009

Prosper's Colin Padilla (8) loses his helmet as he's tackled by Farmersville's Sean Day (40) during a high school football game at Prosper High School in Prosper.

Archive 2009-10-01 2009