Pursuits
Online Loan Pioneer Stops Lending Money as Industry Losses Mount
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CircleBack Lending Inc., a pioneer in peer-to-peer lending, has stopped making new loans, according to its chief executive officer.
The three-year-old company, which had been selling its loans to Jefferies Group LLC and Pine River Capital Management, saw funding dry up as more of its borrowers failed to repay their debt.