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Information Asymmetry Issues in Online Lending : A Case Study of P2P Lending Site

인터넷 대부시장에서의 정보비대칭성 문제 : P2P 금융회사 사례를 중심으로

  • Received : 2010.10.13
  • Accepted : 2010.11.22
  • Published : 2010.11.30
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Abstract

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is an open marketplace for loans not from bank but from individuals online. Financial transactions are facilitated directly between individuals ("peers") without any intermediation of a traditional financial institution. A market study by renowned research company forecasts that P2P lending will grow very fast and a couple of P2P lending sites in Korea also are getting attentions by providing the alternative financial services. In P2P lending market, Lender will enjoy higher income generated from the loans in the form of interest than interest that can be earned by financial products provided by official financial institutions. Furthermore, lenders are able to decide who they would lend the money for themselves. Meanwhile, borrowers with low credit scores are able to finance their liquidity requirement with low cost and convenient access to the Internet. The objective of this paper is to introduce P2P lending and its issues of information asymmetry. We provide the insights from the case study of one of P2P lending sites in Korea and review the issues in P2P lending market as research topics. Specifically, information asymmetry issues in both traditional financial institutions and P2P lending are discussed.

Peer-to-Peer(P2P : 개인간) 금융은 인터넷 오픈마켓을 통해 이뤄지는 다수의 대출자와 대부자 간의 신용 대출 서비스이다. P2P 금융은 전세계적으로 빠른 성장을 보이고 있으며, 미소금융(Microfinance)의 성장에 대한 관심이 증폭된 후, 인터넷 대부시장은 사회적 신용대여의 대안으로 부각되고 있다. 국내에서도 제도권금융에서 대출을 받을 수 없는 저신용등급자들이 증가하면서 기존 제도권금융을 이용할 수 없는 금융 소외계층의 대출 서비스의 대안으로 급부상하고 있다. P2P 금융은 인터넷을 통한 신용 대출 및 대출자 속성 상, 채무 불이행 위험에 노출될 가능성이 높음에도 불구하고 이자율에 비해 대손 위험성이 상당히 낮은 편으로, 대출자는 신용도 보다 낮은 이자율로 자금을 확보할 수 있고, 투자자는 타 재테크에 비해 높은 수익을 얻을 수 있는 장점을 지녔다. 본 연구는 P2P 금융을 개념화하고 국내외 P2P 금융 사이트 중 대표 사이트를 분석한 결과를 통해 P2P 금융 서비스의 논점을 정리하고 연구 주제로서의 가능성을 검토한다. 특히, 기존 금융기관들이 대출 서비스 제공 시 발생하게 되는 정보 비대칭 문제를 P2P 금융 사이트에서 어떻게 적용되는지 논의한다.

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