Originally Posted by
KRSW
Here's my stats:
Started in Dec 2015.
Amount Lent: $9500
Amount Defaulted: $1.98
Amount of Currency Rate Loss: $0.21
Total losses: $2.19
$2.19 / $9500 = 0.0002305263158 or 0.023%.
US inflation for the same time period was 5.51%.
So, I've earned ~33,000 UR points for $2.19.
DO BE CAREFUL when choosing who you lend to. AVOID US loans. As I've posted elsewhere, credit is easier to get in the USA than buying beer. If traditional and even non-traditional lenders aren't willing to fund someone, you shouldn't either if you expect to get repaid. DO look at the lending partner's credentials. In general, I only lend to partners with 3* or better, 0.3% or less defaults.
My one and only default was a loan I kind of knew didn't stand a chance. Very high $ loan being taken out in a very poor country. I bought into it because I wanted to see them succeed whilst knowing they likely weren't going to be able to repay. Even so, $2.19 for 33k UR points. Find me a better deal out there.
You are forgetting the opportunity cost of the dollars lent. The loan takes time to pay back and that is costing you money.
How did you get 33,000 UR points for $9500 in lending? Since US Bank killed the Flexperks charity bonus on Kiva, it has been slow going.