Server outage

There is an external server that is down right now. This failure is preventing the hot links for Market Analysis and the group performance summary from functioning.

In the meantime you can still view the same Market Analysis information by clicking on Broad, Narrow, Group or Specific and reviewing the information in the new browser window.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Version 1.7.6: Some Market Analysis changes .... track borrower name changes

During the last Prosper upgrade they added the ability to see each name change a borrower made. And as usual it is buried three levels too deep. I have added a quick link on the listing detail page that will display the information in a popup. Click the question mark next to the borrower's name.

I have also modified the Market Analysis magic wand popups. They had been blocking Internet Explorer from performing other tasks while they were loading the information. A message now pops up indicating that it is indeed processing and then you are free to switch to other tabs, scroll, etc. The 'please wait' popup can easily be dismissed by clicking on it and the process will continue to load in the background.

Now all of the magic wands on Market Analysis will pop the delinquency data. Again to remind you, Broad will show all loans within +/- $2000 of the listing loan request. Narrow uses the same +/- $2000 and adds show only homeowners if the borrower is a homeowner and show only group members if the borrower is a group member. Specific uses the Broad plus Narrow criteria then adds in information from the extended credit info (this option is only available while logged into Prosper). The info used includes: now delinquent, ever delinquent, both public records, and inquiries. And Group will display just specific info about the credit grade for the borrower's group, no filtering based on loan amount, homeowner, or extended credit info.

To help clarify which delinquency data you are viewing, hover over the word "(details)" in the popup to see the criteria used. And as always you can click on Broad, Narrow, Group or Specific to see the full Prosper Marketplace Performance data.

Last but not least... after this weekend's Prosper upgrade all extension features have been restored.

Version 1.7.5: Fix to favorites list

Here is a fix that will once again allow the use of the Favorites lists. The borrower screenname will only display for current active listings at this time. I will continue to work on providing a full fix for this issue.


Also -- currently the Watch Lender feature is not working because of a related bug in the Prosper API. There is no workaround for this issue.

This past weekend

Well this past weekend broke something within the Prosper API which is affecting my extensions ability to retrieve the borrower's screen name on the Favorites lists. I will provide a workaround as soon as possible. I have notified Prosper and hopefully they will provide a real solution.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Version 1.7.4: Search by state

I have created the ability to find listings by state. It is found under the Favorites link option. You will be presented with a drop down showing the states that currently have listings and the number of listings.

Only the first 25 or so listings will be displayed starting with those ending the soonest. "Or so" because some of the listings have been withdrawn or closed early.

Version 1.7.3: Yet more fixes

Okay --- the group performance was failing to popup in some cases. Fixed.

Version 1.7.2: Fixes fixes fixes

The ending date calculation was still off... I think it is correct now on both the listing detail and search result pages.

The delinquency pop-up now shows the 4+ month late information correctly and I added the default information to the popup.

And because the calculation on the ending date was wrong google alerts were not working.

All fixed.

Version 1.7.0: Fixes related to Prosper's changes

On the listing search result page I fixed the estimated end date to be as close as possible for now. Hover over the wand next to the time left.

On the listing detail page, fixed the estimated end date.

The Export function on the loan search page is fixed to give close to the same results as before... note it does take longer now.

More changes come soon to fix a few of the other issues.

Version 1.6.9: Google alerts issue

There was an issue with the default 24 hour and 2 hour reminder for google alerts that prevented them from being created. This has been addressed.

Version 1.6.8: Stability

Okay - sorry for the quick set of updates. I want to make the new functionality as stable and usable as possible. I fixed an issue that prevented certain group's information from displaying.

On the Similar Loans page, a popup will now automatically display the Delinquency Activity for the listing being reviewed. Click the link 'DISPLAY DELINQUENCY ACTIVITY' to view the information after closed.

I received a report that the 'Enable Forum Search' feature was not working. This has been addressed and is now faster than before.

Version 1.6.6: Delinquency Activity

Here is a screenshot that has highlighted a few of the areas that are new and improved. First the magic wand next to the Broad link under Market Analysis has been changed. It will now popup the Delinquency Activity information as shown here. This is the same data from the Performance Analysis page but limited to the relevant credit grade. To see the full details click the Broad link.

Next is the Similar Loans link under Market Analysis. This finds listings that turned into loans that are similar to the listing you are reviewing that are late in anyway. This means Late less than 15 days, late, 1 month, 2 months, 3+ months, and the various default states.

The magic wand next to the group name will display the group's performance. The number of lates, defaults, estimated ROI, number of active listings. Very useful information here.

And this release fixes a bug with the group performance popup, the 'Full Group Info' link was broken.

Update 1.6.7 Fixed a problem with the Enable Forum Search feature... it was not working. It is now and should be faster than before.

Version 1.6.5: Google alert changes

I forgot to mention the changes to Google Alerts. A new option has been added under Extension Options that allows you to specify the interval and type of alert you will receive. You can specify to receive an SMS 30 minutes prior to the listing end. Click the Specify GMail Alert options and a popup will be displayed. Use the drop down boxes to choose the type and time interval. The time interval must be one of these values. Then click Add. To remove an interval edit the text box. Just make sure there are no blank lines in the text box when you are done.

Enjoy!

Version 1.6.5: Similar Loans

First.. if you are new... please do download and install. Then when visiting the Prosper web page, wherever you see the magic wand click it or hover over it to find what additional functionality I've added there. Feel free to ask questions.

This release brings the ability to review loans that are similar to the listing you are reviewing. I have been using this to better understand the likelihood of the borrower going late. By comparing loans that have defaulted or gone late to the current listing in question I feel I have significantly improved my selection process.

So how does it work? Well at the top of the listing detail page you will find a new link in the Market Analysis area called Similar Loans. Click on this and a new window opens that looks like this:





At the top of the page is a reminder of the listing you are reviewing. All of the magic wand quick links work. Below this is the set of loans similar to the listing. For now the similarity is limited to credit grade and the listing's loan amount +/- $2000. The loans are sorted with the more recent loans first. Displayed for each loan is the status and loan origination date. Again all of the magic wands work.

How do I use this feature? When reviewing a listing, I click on the Broad and Similar Loan links. Doing this will open 2 new windows. I use the Broad performance page to get a general idea of the overall performance of this size of loan. Then I drill down into the similar loan page. If there are a lot of loans that are late or defaulted, I will most likely pass. Otherwise I start clicking on the magic wand to review the credit info for each of the late loans.

And I've also added to the listing detail and search result pages a magic wand next to the group. This will display the key performance numbers for the group. Very enlightening!