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Savers and borrowers join up

A LITTLE-known person-to-person lending exchange has seen increasing numbers of savers, unhappy with the derisory interest rates offered elsewhere, join up in the last month.

A LITTLE-known person-to-person lending exchange has seen increasing numbers of savers, unhappy with the derisory interest rates offered elsewhere, join up in the last month. Rather than lending its own money, London-based Zopa works by matching savers to borrowers.