Tagged: folk2folk

September 23, 2025 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Roy Warren, Managing Director of Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lending platform, is retiring and being replaced by Kawai Chung as Chief Executive Officer. According to a release, Warren is aiding in supporting a smooth transition. Warren, who became MD in 2019, will join the board as… Read More

June 23, 2025 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk is reporting that investors earned £17.32 million in interest payments for the tax year of 2024/2025. The company states that it is the largest peer-to-peer lender in the UK, based on total lending. The interest generated in the past year is the most since… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender that claims title of being the largest in the UK, having facilitated over £764 million in loans since inception, says it is experiencing a “surge” in transfers to its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Folk2Folk reports almost £77 million of investment into… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 1:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer lender Folk2Folk has posted a preview of 2024 performance. According to the company, its platform generated record revenue for the full year of 2024, marking its sixth consecutive year of profitability. Folk2Folk said the top-line revenue was £6.6 million for the year,… Read More

March 19, 2025 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender serving smaller businesses, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, asking her to include IFISAs in the ISA discussion. IFISAs, or innovative finance individual savings accounts, aim to allow alternative investments in retirement accounts. An IFISA can also… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FOLK2FOLK, the UK’s peer to peer lending company, has announced Carlos Howard as its new Head of Business Development. Carlos brings over 20 years of leadership “experience in financial services, legal, and manufacturing sectors, with a focus on sales, customer care, operations, and strategic roles.”… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender FOLK2FOLK has topped £700 million in lending, according to a note from the firm. The company claims to be the largest P2P lender to small businesses in the UK. Launched in 2013, FOLK2FOLK is one of the few remaining P2P lenders. The unique model combines… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FOLK2FOLK has recently announced “record” turnover and investor returns. Folk2Folk is reporting continued growth and positive impact “on regional UK economies with £15m paid out in interest to investors.” FOLK2FOLK, the UK’s peer-to-peer lending platform for businesses, says that it “returned a record £15.78m in… Read More

December 6, 2023 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  While many P2P lenders have fallen to the wayside or moved on to accepting only institutional funding, Folk2Folk perseveres with its original mission. Today, Folk2Folk claims the title of the UK’s largest peer-to-peer lending platform in terms of cumulative lending, having facilitated £653 million… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FOLK2FOLK, which claims to be the UK’s leading peer-to-peer lending platform connecting Investors with regional and rural businesses, is pleased to announce that its dedicated community of Investors “earned £14.2 million in interest during the last tax year (2022/2023).” According to the firm, this achievement… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Folk2Folk is reporting its fourth year of profitability. According to the UK-based secured lender, pre-tax profit came in at £1.373 million for its 2022 financial year, marking four consecutive years of profitability. In addition, the company is issuing dividend payments to shareholders for… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s three largest Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) providers in the P2P lending sector that are reportedly open to new investors include Abundance, EasyMoney, Folk2Folk. This, according to a report from Peer2Peer Finance News. As noted in the update, P2P property lender EasyMoney comes… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

FOLK2FOLK, a peer-to-peer lending platform, has joined the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA). As a member, the P2P lender will be able to expand its broker network for its loans. Adam Tyler,  FIBA executive chairman, said their lending partners are carefully selected, and the… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

FOLK2FOLK, an SME lender that matches investors with borrowers, is reporting a “record year” for its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) for the tax year 2021/22, sharing that the company received 44% more ISA funds than in the previous year. FOLK2FOLK states that it has seen… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a unique peer-to-peer lender operating in the UK, reports that it has now topped £500 million in lending boosted by a record amount of £108 million in lending during 2021. Lending almost doubled in 2021 in comparison to 2020. Folk2Folk is an FCA authorized… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments, has committed £7 million to Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender with a unique approach for loan originations. British Business Investments is a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, a UK government-backed entity. According to a note from Folk2Folk, British Business Investments aims… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender serving UK SMEs, is reporting a big start to the new tax year for its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). According to the company, the first week of the new 2021/22 tax year saw a 200% increase in ISA inflows compared to… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a unique peer-to-peer lender serving SMEs that operates multiple physical locations, has announced it expects to turn a seven-figure profit for its 2020 financial year. According to Folk2Folk, the anticipated profit of around £1 million is a significant increase from the company’s pre-tax profit… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Folk2Folk says they are experiencing ongoing inflows for its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) – a tax-free retirement savings account. Launched in July 2017, the IFISA has reportedly seen year-on-year growth attracting a cumulative total of more than £26 million in ISA funds. Inflows… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Folk2Folk, a P2P lender supporting local and rural businesses, notes that “shifting sands” within the peer to peer sector have left some retail investors “high and dry.” Folk2Folk reveals that some retail investors have been “abandoned” in favor of institutional investors. There have also… Read More