Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: peer to peer lending club for Cohousing?

[Alice Alexander (alicecohous]

I encourage folks to consider National Cooperative Bank for deposit
accounts - with favorable rates for cohousing! My Durham Coho set up a
deposit account at NCB for our reserve funds. Our funds are now secure, and
we feel good investing in a financial institution that supports cohousing,
and values collaboratives. Visit www.cohousing.org/ncb and contact Robert
Jenkens rjenkens [at] ncb.coop or 703-302-1950
Alice Alexander, Coho/US Executive Director


On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Chris ScottHanson <cscotthanson [at] mac.com>
wrote:

>
> Sylvia
>
> I think a Cohousing Savings and Loan is just what we need.
>
> Thanks for bringing this up again. Many years ago we talked about a
> cohousing bank, but no banker stepped up to take on the challenge. I don't
> know if there's a banker among us today who might be able to do so.
>
> Imagine all those cohousing and intentional community homeowners
> association reserve funds on deposit in big financial institutions that
> could be used for creating more cohousing.  Land acquisition loans,
> construction loans, take out mortgages, even second mortgages and down
> payment assistance.
>
> Chris ScottHanson
> (206) 601-7802
> www.urbancohousingassociates.com
>
> > On Sep 25, 2015, at 5:04 AM, S. Kashdan <s_kashdan [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This is Sylvie Kashdan of Jackson Place Cohousing in Seattle, Washington.
> >
> > I am wondering if there is any current news of people working on
> developing
> > some sort of peer to peer lending or other kind of financing organization
> > specifically devoted to cohousing?
> >
> > I recently read two articles in Consumer Reports on the topic of peer to
> > peer
> > lending and investing, and it seemed to me that it might be something
> worth
> > thinking about for cohousing financing, if there were some people with
> > banking knowledge and abilities who could organize it. What do others
> think?
> >
> > What you need to know about Lending Club and Prosper
> > These new meeting places for borrowers and investors are giving
> traditional
> > banks a run for their money
> > This article appeared in the February 2015 issue of Consumer Reports
> > magazine.
> >
> > and
> >
> > Investing in Lending Club and Prosper
> > Peer-to-peer lending can boost your income
> > This article appeared in the August 2014 issue of Consumer Reports Money
> > Adviser.
> >
> >
> > Cohousingly,
> > Sylvie
> >
> > Sylvie Kashdan
> > Community Outreach Liaison
> > Jackson Place Cohousing
> > 800 Hiawatha Place South
> > Seattle, WA 98144
> > www.seattlecohousing.org
> > info [at] jacksonplacecohousing.org
> >
> >
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Alice Alexander
Executive Director
www.cohousing.org <http://www.cohous.org>
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