A 15% Guaranteed Return? Lending on the Fringes of Finance

An analysis of the returns and risks of different lending platform options including asset-based lending, unsecured peer-to-peer lending, cryptocurrency lending and a cash advance company that promises to pay a 15% annual percentage yield.

Topics covered include:

• U-haul Investors Club and other asset-based lending options
• DriverLoans Investor Club that promises a 15% guaranteed return
• BlockFi - cryptocurrency lending with yields over 8%
• LendingClub and why returns are only 4% to 5%
• The economics of cash advance and payday loan lending businesses

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