Marketplace lending and consumer credit outcomes: evidence from prosper

Timothy Dore and Traci Mach

Applied Economics, 2022, vol. 54, issue 4, 390-405

Abstract: In 2005, Prosper launched the first peer-to-peer lending website in the US, allowing for consumers to apply for and receive loans entirely online. To understand the effect of this new credit source, we match application-level data from Prosper to credit bureau data. Post application, borrowers’ credit scores increase and their credit card utilization rates fall relative to non-borrowers in the short run. In the longer run, total debt levels for borrowers are higher than those of non-borrowers. Despite increased debt levels relative to non-borrowers, delinquency rates for borrowers are significantly lower.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.1962514

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