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16 December 2020: RateSetter sells property finance portfolio to Shawbrook Bank
21 April 2020: Which investments have held up best so far in 2020?
30 March 2020: Average Cash ISA from the UK’s biggest banks will earn just £12 in annual interest
17 December 2019: RateSetter to launch product for financial advisers
05 December 2019: Regulation a "watershed moment" for P2P
25 October 2019: RateSetter appoints Martyn Scrivens as Board member
09 October 2019: RateSetter moves towards profitability
03 September 2019: RateSetter increases liquidity
04 July 2019: £250 million subscribed to the RateSetter ISA
23 April 2019: RateSetter honoured with Queen’s Award for Enterprise
04 April 2019: RateSetter ISA passes £200m in subscriptions
12 February 2019: RateSetter ISA enjoys fantastic first year
23 January 2019: 75,000 people invest with RateSetter
15 January 2019: RateSetter passes £3 billion lending landmark
10 December 2018: RateSetter reports 2017-18 revenue growth of 47 per cent
23 August 2018: RateSetter appoints Stuart Bridges as Board member
15 June 2018 RateSetter ISA attracts £100 million in record time
25 May 2018: RateSetter passes £2.5 billion lending milestone
15 May 2018: RateSetter investors pocket £100 million
8 February 2018: RateSetter unveils its ISA
6 December 2017: RateSetter publishes 2016-17 accounts
24 November 2017: RateSetter appoints regional manager for Midlands
20 October 2017: RateSetter and Experian team up to help businesses invest and grow
17 October 2017: RateSetter receives full regulatory authorisation
15 October 2017: Nearly half of SMEs have never checked their credit score
8 August 2017: Millions do not save any money at all – while those that do are missing out on billions of pounds by keeping money in cash
3 August 2017: Non-Standard Finance Plc to acquire George Banco Ltd
31 July 2017: RateSetter reaches £2 billion lending milestone
30 May 2017: Woodford and Artemis back RateSetter
22 May 2017: RateSetter appoints Chief Risk Officer
15 May 2017: RateSetter appoints City heavyweight Paul Manduca as Non-Executive Chairman
2 May 2017: RateSetter extends direct lending distribution network
20 March 2017: New Business Development Manager appointed for the South and South West
21 February 2017: RateSetter borrowers repay £1bn in capital
30 January 2017: Savers want better returns, not more protection
21 December 2016: RateSetter completes debt sale
19 December 2016: RateSetter bolsters risk team
22 September 2016: RateSetter investors earn £50m in interest
19 September 2016: RateSetter publishes 2015-16 accounts
22 July 2016: RateSetter wins best online peer-to-peer provider at Your Money Awards 2016
2 June 2016: RateSetter passes £250m milestone for business loans
5 May 2016: RateSetter appoints Chief Risk Officer
3 May 2016: Half of people are harming their own credit score
20 April 2016: RateSetter argues for divorcing deposits from lending
30 March 2016: RateSetter appoints Head of Business Finance
29 March 2016: RateSetter appoints two former-HSBC heavyweights
22 March 2016: RateSetter and SyndicateRoom simplify access to finance for SMEs
16 March 2016: RateSetter hires new CTO
2 March 2016: Less than half of women own an investment product
16 February 2016: RateSetter becomes first major marketplace lender to offer ‘easy access’
8 February 2016: First tax-free marketplace lending ISA product announced
26 January 2016: RateSetter named a Bloomberg Business Innovator 2016
21 January 2016: RateSetter marketplace passes £1bn in record time
19 January 2016: RateSetter makes two senior ex-bank hires
16 December 2015: Investors unaware of FSCS changes as countdown begins
15 December 2015: UK savers simply don’t rate cash ISAs
18 November 2015: Peer-to-peer platform roars past £1m in SIPP investments
7 October 2015: RateSetter celebrates its 5 year anniversary by lending over £800m
6 October 2015: Pension freedoms lead to surge in over-55s investing in peer-to-peer platforms
23 September 2015: Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter reveals profit
23 July 2015: RateSetter powers the future of property sales
15 July 2015: FNZ ties up with RateSetter to offer peer-to-peer access through investment platforms
22 April 2015: City fund managers back RateSetter
9 April 2015: RateSetter supports the Future of Arts and Culture with partnership
7 April 2015: RateSetter launches Self-Invested Personal Pension option
10 March 2015: RateSetter hires Head of Compliance as P2P industry becomes a mainstream contender