May 9 2009
Prosper: Discontinuance of CA State Offering

Received this letter in my email:
Apparently those in California are not able to use Prosper, again.

Discontinuance of CA State Offering

Dear,

We are writing to inform you that we are discontinuing our California intrastate offering at this time.

We have been overwhelmed by the outcry from potential investors around the country who want to participate in peer-to-peer lending. Therefore, after much consideration we have decided to voluntarily shut down our operation in order to complete our SEC approval for a nationwide peer-to-peer lending platform.

Your current lender agreements will be unaffected; your existing loans will continue to be serviced; you’ll be able to track and monitor your loans; and you’ll be able to withdraw funds from your Prosper account.

As a result of this decision, we will not be accepting new lender or borrower registrations or loans, or new commitments from existing lenders effective immediately. Until this process is complete, we are required to be in a quiet period and will be unable to respond to press, blogger or other inquiries related to our SEC registration process, even though we would like to.

We want to assure you that Prosper is looking forward to being able to offer a transparent, durable and participatory lending institution very soon.

We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience or disappointment our decision may have caused. We want to thank you for your continued support and patience. We look forward to serving the needs of the community in the hopefully not too distant future.

Regards,
Prosper Marketplace, Inc

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