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Risk

Understand the potential risks of investing in peer-to-peer loans and how we approach risk at FOLK2FOLK.

Articles in this section

  • Risk summary for P2P agreements

    The FCAs’ risk summary

  • Understanding investment risk

    An overview of the different types of risks associated with peer-to-peer lending.

  • How we assess risk

    How FOLK2FOLK evaluates loan applications to determine risk before offering them as investment opportunities.

  • Outcomes statement
  • Does the FSCS apply to P2P?

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