Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 51401
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2025/07/09 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular
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2008/10/6-9 [Finance/Banking] UID:51401 Activity:nil
10/6    Prosper update: right now I have 15 delinquent loans. If they all
        go into default, my profit this year will be 0.3%, which will make
        this my best performing investment.
        \_ How many loans do you have in total?
        \_ Look at /tmp/prosper* if you're interested in some analysis I did
           earlier this year.
2025/07/09 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular
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