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Lending Club $100 Giveaway
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How would you like to win a hundred bucks?
The fine folks from LendingClub are giving away $100 to one Bargaineering reader. As one of the only peer to peer lending marketplaces still doing business right now, Prosper entered a quiet period as it completes its regulatory filings. If you want to borrow or lend money, LendingClub is one of the only ways you can right now. A week ago, I posted a video explaining how peer to peer loan marketplaces like LendingClub are really helping people out of jams. Today, they’re ready to give a hundred bucks to one lucky reader.
Here’s what you have to do to get an entry in the contest:
- Leave a comment on this post before noon, February 20th, and,
- Become a free registered member of LendingClub.
The second requirement, to register for free at LendingClub as a lender, is so that they can deposit the $100 directly into your account. You can withdraw that money immediately (or invest it, your choice).
Easy right?
I’ll select a winner at high noon on February 20th, email them for their LendingClub username, and he or she will be credited with $100 in their account. Void where prohibited.
The contest has closed, Bobby was randomly selected to win the $100! I notified him tonight but if he doesn’t respond in a week, I’ll select another name.
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i’m in.
Sounds good Jim.
$100 sounds good to me
Sounds awesome!
If you pick me, that means I can buy food for the next month without having to donate my blood and plasma…
It’ll be at random, so good luck to you.
Haha. I figured, Jim. I was kidding. (Mostly.)
Hahaha
Good luck!
I am already a lending club member and a prosper member. I signed up for both of them last year just before Lending Club went quiet as Prosper is now. I didn’t do much with either, but now that LC is done with the quiet period – it is a little more attractive. Add $100 – and it would definitely be very attractive.
I’m in!
Count me in…
Thanks Jim. I’m in.
Count me in too.
Here is my comment!
I am an active Lending Club lender…would love another $100!
I’m all about this.
Would love a chance to win-Thanks!
I realize that you are a fan of The Lending Club and are providing a link to them, but it would help to have a well-rounded report about them, as not all reports are glowing. Lending Club promotes itself through many contests, and they encourage websites to provide links to them by paying referral fees. Because of this practice, it is difficult to find unbiased reviews of The Lending Club.
Here is a review from someone who actually used the Club:
http://www.personalloanportfolio.com/26/review-of-my-first-loans-with-lending-club/
I don’t have a review at all because I can’t invest in anything in Maryland…
You can’t use it in MD?
You can’t invest, but if you win the $100, you can just withdraw it.
I’d love to win too!
Sounds good, thanks! I’m also a member of Lending Club.
I am already a member with lending club (well just recently) and have began investing in loans. I should write a review at some point documenting everything I have done.
I also recently joined Lending club after watching my accumulating funds in prosper languish.
Honestly, I find the Lending Club site to be much more refined and more easily understood than Prosper ever was.
FTW…
What an interesting idea. Definitely instill community too – wow.
Lending club is a good idea …
Oh oh, Pick me! Pick Me!!
Seems like an interesting way to invest money, although the skeptic in me would always be nervous about the guy on the other end. Maybe a cool $100 would help me get started…
I really enjoy using lending club.
Enter me.
Also, you can’t invest in California without meeting certain requirements related to income and net worth.
Sweet Giveaway, Jim! I don’t think I can invest with LC any longer either because of the state I am in, but my current loans (before the new rules) are still doing well.
I like a hundred dollars!!
Count me in, brother.
Lending Club rocks!
Woo hoo!
Nice giveaway!
Count me in… I wanna win, let me win..
I could sure use 100 bucks, i’m in.
Need another hundred to lend at LC
Am already addicted!
I’d love $100. Thanks!
I signed up. Thanks for the blog
Pick me! I’ll be spreading the love all over lending club.
Great! Thanks!
Unless you leave an email for me to contact you at, you can’t win…
Great! I’m in
I would jump in as a lender, but I can’t get past Lending Club’s home page. Every single link, including ‘contact us’ errors out. Can anyone tell me if they are still active? Anyone else having issues?
Count me in on the giveaway
And the comments keep coming!
Thanks Jim.
count me in, i was wanting to check them out for some time. for those that have used the service, how is tax reporting done with regards to any funds you receive from your loans?
Hello,
Sounds great about the chance for a $100 bonus.
I currently have a loan out through Loanio, although they’ve also gone into a quiet period.
I love the idea of peer lending and if I win, I will use the $100 to lend money in the Lending Club network, so that it goes back into the system.
Why not, it’ll earn a great rate anyway!!!
Thanks, great promotion.
MaximizingMoney.com
I’m in.
Pick me, pick me!
One of these days I will win a contest. Rock it.
Please please please I hope get picked! Man, I sound desperate! Haha. Well, medical bills will do that to ya. I’m about to have my 18th surgery, too. Still can’t believe it…Eh, these are the cards I’ve been dealt. So, uh, yea! A fresh hunny sounds peachy to me…
I’d love to try!
Awesome.
Count me in, I’m going to register over there right now……..
I’ve become a member on lending club and I hope to win $100!
I’ve just signed up too!!
I signed up and am looking forward to exploring it more!
great!
okey
I got in 18 loans before their quiet period, 4 have paid off, only 1 late. It has been a great investment and is fun.
I love lending club!!
Lending club is my new passion!
This is cool! I just signed up.
I just joined Lending Club, will give it a try.
If chosen, that money is going right back into the lending pool. $100 might not make that big a difference in my life right now, but others are not so fortunate.
Best of luck to whoever wins.
Social lending is one of my favorite new concepts out right now. A friend of mine is involved in micro-lending and may be opening up a branch office in Boston. I have also been involved with Kiva.org as well. This site looks as good, if not better than most so I am thrilled to be part of it!
Thanks!
Count me in! I happen to have just joined Lending Club.
Thanks.
I have joined! I need the MONEY
I hope you get the $
I joined! I really need the money
I’m in
Oh cool, I’ll play! Off to sign up (though I think I may already have an account, I better check).
Neat
How sweet would that be!
I started using Lending Club last month and I’m liking it so far. Thanks for the opportunity!!
I signed up. Thanks
Great concept! Already joined.