{"id":38786,"date":"2026-10-12T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/?page_id=38786"},"modified":"2026-10-12T08:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:24:07","slug":"mintos-lending-companies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Mintos Lending Companies 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rtp-aktualisiert\">Last Update: 12 October 2026<\/span>\n<p>According to the re:think P2P Loan Originator Score, the best Mintos lending companies right now are ESTO (Estonia, 95 points), Hipocredit (Lithuania, 80), Eleving \/ Mogo (Armenia, 78), Placet Group (Estonia, 77) and IuteCredit (North Macedonia, 76). ESTO is the only Mintos lending company that reaches the &#8220;strong&#8221; band. The other four sit in the &#8220;stable&#8221; band, meaning between 70 and 84 points.<\/p>\n<p>Only lending companies that meet two conditions were considered for this ranking: There is an audited annual report, and that report covers the financial year 2025. Lending companies that have only filed an unaudited reporting form with Mintos, or whose most recent audited report still dates from 2024, are excluded.<\/p>\n<p>Two further points should be kept in mind. First: The score assesses the financial substance of the lending companies based on their balance sheets. It does not assess whether, and how reliably, a lending company has honoured its buyback obligation towards Mintos investors. Second: Whether a lending company is actually offering Notes on the primary market at any given moment changes constantly and is not a ranking criterion.<\/p>\n<p>In plain terms: This ranking shows you which Mintos lending companies are the most solid on paper and can prove it. It is not an investment recommendation and no substitute for your own due diligence. Even the best lending company on Mintos remains a high-risk investment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#The_Best_Mintos_Lending_Companies_Current_Top_5\" title=\"The Best Mintos Lending Companies: Current Top 5\">The Best Mintos Lending Companies: Current Top 5<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#How_This_Ranking_Is_Compiled\" title=\"How This Ranking Is Compiled\">How This Ranking Is Compiled<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#1_ESTO_Estonia_95_Points\" title=\"1. ESTO (Estonia): 95 Points\">1. ESTO (Estonia): 95 Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#2_Hipocredit_Lithuania_80_Points\" title=\"2. Hipocredit (Lithuania): 80 Points\">2. Hipocredit (Lithuania): 80 Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#3_Eleving_Mogo_Armenia_78_Points\" title=\"3. Eleving \/ Mogo (Armenia): 78 Points\">3. Eleving \/ Mogo (Armenia): 78 Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#4_Placet_Group_Estonia_77_Points\" title=\"4. Placet Group (Estonia): 77 Points\">4. Placet Group (Estonia): 77 Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#5_IuteCredit_North_Macedonia_76_Points\" title=\"5. IuteCredit (North Macedonia): 76 Points\">5. IuteCredit (North Macedonia): 76 Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-lending-companies\/#FAQ_The_Best_Mintos_Lending_Companies\" title=\"FAQ: The Best Mintos Lending Companies\">FAQ: The Best Mintos Lending Companies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Mintos_Lending_Companies_Current_Top_5\"><\/span>The Best Mintos Lending Companies: Current Top 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The table shows the five highest-rated Mintos lending companies with an audited report for 2025. The entity ranked is the company that acts as the lending company on Mintos. Pure holding companies such as Eleving Group or Iute Group are therefore not in the ranking. Consolidated accounts only count where the parent company is itself the lending company on Mintos, as is the case with Placet Group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size kg-wrap\"><table class=\"kg-table\"><thead><tr><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"0\"><strong>Lender<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"1\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"2\"><strong>Audited<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"3\"><strong>Profit<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"4\"><strong>ROA<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"5\"><strong>Equity<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"6\"><strong>Liquidity<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort\" data-col=\"7\"><strong>Losses<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"kg-sort kg-desc\" data-col=\"8\"><strong>Score<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-sort=\"esto ee\">ESTO (EE)<\/td><td data-sort=\"2025\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.mintos.com\/EF1C1716-31FA-1085-1326-596D55BE17A6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2025<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"kpmg\">KPMG<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"14426000\">EUR 14.4M<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"18.8\">18.8%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"46.4\">46.4%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"3.33\">3.33<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"9.6\">9.6%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"95\">95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sort=\"hipocredit lt\">Hipocredit (LT)<\/td><td data-sort=\"2025\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.mintos.com\/4DC8AAF4-0E0B-0F72-CD4D-74CE3E976C6B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2025<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"mittel\" data-sort=\"nexia\">Nexia<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"1117300\">EUR 1.1M<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"4.2\">4.2%<\/td><td class=\"mittel\" data-sort=\"15.8\">15.8%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"14.52\">14.52<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"0\">0.0%<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"80\">80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sort=\"eleving am\">Eleving (AM)<\/td><td data-sort=\"2025\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.mintos.com\/85F3901F-9567-BF3C-BBBF-9C11BBCCF2EE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2025<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"bdo\">BDO<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"2735835\">EUR 2.7M<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"13.3\">13.3%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"59.2\">59.2%<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"1.51\">1.51<\/td><td class=\"kritisch\" data-sort=\"30.3\">30.3%*<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"78\">78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sort=\"placet group ee\">Placet Group (EE)<\/td><td data-sort=\"2025\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/placetgroup.com\/files\/en\/2025\/placet-finance-FY2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2025<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"mittel\" data-sort=\"kpmg\">KPMG<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"5567887\">EUR 5.6M<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"6.3\">6.3%<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"38.4\">38.4%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"4.76\">4.76<\/td><td class=\"mittel\" data-sort=\"20.3\">20.3%<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"77\">77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sort=\"iutecredit mk\">IuteCredit (MK)<\/td><td data-sort=\"2025\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.mintos.com\/EE3A5384-30B3-7387-76D0-1AFE6D7E1CCB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2025<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"moore stephens\">Moore Stephens<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"3686569\">EUR 3.7M<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"7.4\">7.4%<\/td><td class=\"mittel\" data-sort=\"15.2\">15.2%<\/td><td class=\"stark\" data-sort=\"4.31\">4.31<\/td><td class=\"mittel\" data-sort=\"22.9\">22.9%<\/td><td class=\"stabil\" data-sort=\"76\">76<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><script data-category=\"functional\" src=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/themes\/maxwell\/kreditgeber-sort.js?v=1787559527\"><\/script>\n<p>The year links to the annual report that was evaluated. Asterisk (*): portfolio quality based on the fallback calculation (allowance ratio).<\/p>\n<p>Close behind follow Finclusion (Kenya, PwC, 74 points), Eleving Botswana (BDO, 73) and, with 71 points each, Credifiel (Mexico, RSM), IuteCredit Albania (RSM) and Mozipo Group (Lithuania, Grant Thornton). The full evaluation of all 47 rated Mintos entities with all six individual criteria, including the unaudited and the weakest lending companies, is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/loan-originators\/#Mintos\">P2P Loan Originator Comparison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_This_Ranking_Is_Compiled\"><\/span>How This Ranking Is Compiled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The basis is the <a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/loan-originators\/\">re:think P2P Loan Originator Score<\/a>, which now rates more than 100 loan originators across numerous P2P platforms. Each lending company is graded on six balance sheet criteria: reporting (audit quality and accounting standard), profitability (profit pattern over two years), return on assets, equity ratio, liquidity and portfolio quality (risk costs relative to lending income).<\/p>\n<p>Each criterion has a scale from 1 to 5 and is weighted with its own coefficient. The heaviest weights go to the equity ratio and portfolio quality with up to 25 points each, followed by reporting with up to 20 points. In total, a maximum of 100 points is possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29841 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"833\" height=\"125\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score.png 833w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score-768x115.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 833px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 833\/125;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29841\" src=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"833\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score.png 833w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loan-Originator-Lender-Risk-P2P-Total-Score-768x115.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The total score translates into the following bands: strong from 85 points, stable from 70 to 84, moderate from 55 to 69, risky from 40 to 54 and critical below 40 points. Missing data is not treated neutrally but as an elevated risk, and is penalised with 0 points for the criterion in question. Anyone who does not disclose key figures therefore cannot reach a top position.<\/p>\n<p>The P2P platform Mintos itself is not rated here but separately in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/p2p-platform-risk\/\">re:think P2P Risk Score<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_ESTO_Estonia_95_Points\"><\/span>1. ESTO (Estonia): 95 Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With 95 points, ESTO not only takes first place among the Mintos lending companies but also the highest score in the entire loan originator comparison. The Estonian company offers instalment payments and consumer loans in the Baltics and is one of the few lending companies on Mintos to present a complete, KPMG-audited report for 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21531 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/225;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21531 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Esto-P2P-Kredite-Reise-2024-Mintos-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>The figures are strong across every criterion: \u20ac14.4 million annual profit, a return on assets of 18.8%, an equity ratio of 46.4% and a liquidity ratio of 3.33. Risk costs stand at 9.6% of lending income, which corresponds to the second-best grade. There is no single figure that clouds the picture. With around \u20ac32.6 million in outstanding investments, ESTO is also currently one of the largest lending companies on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>To put the structure into context: ESTO AS is the Estonian operating company and at the same time the largest entity within ESTO Holdings O\u00dc, the parent company. Mintos lists a group guarantee for ESTO, which under this structure comes from the holding. Since the rated AS carries the core business itself, the guarantee should be seen as an additional safety net rather than an essential one.<\/p>\n<p>A small side note: in summer 2024 I visited ESTO in person as part of my trip through the Baltics and recorded a very insightful <a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.podigee.io\/270-esto-ceo-mikk-metsa-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast with ESTO CEO and founder Mikk Metsa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Hipocredit_Lithuania_80_Points\"><\/span>2. Hipocredit (Lithuania): 80 Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hipocredit is the outlier in the ranking. While most Mintos lending companies issue unsecured consumer loans, the Lithuanian company finances mortgage-backed loans. The 2025 report has been audited by Nexia and carries an unqualified audit opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly striking is the liquidity ratio of 14.5, by far the highest value among the top 5. The equity ratio stands at 15.8%, the return on assets at 4.2%. The report shows no impairment expense whatsoever for 2025, so risk costs are at 0.0%. For a portfolio with a loan-to-value ratio of around 43%, that is plausible. But it also means that credit risk has not yet shown up in the income statement.<\/p>\n<p>There is no group guarantee for Hipocredit. You are therefore investing solely on the basis of this one company.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Eleving_Mogo_Armenia_78_Points\"><\/span>3. Eleving \/ Mogo (Armenia): 78 Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Armenian Mogo Universal Credit Organization is the highest-rated subsidiary of Eleving Group on Mintos. The 2025 report has been audited by BDO. The capital side is genuinely impressive, with an equity ratio of 59.2%, a return on assets of 13.3% and a profit of \u20ac2.7 million at current exchange rates.<\/p>\n<p>That it ends up at only 78 points is down to portfolio quality. Because the year&#8217;s impairment expense is distorted by releases from the previous year, the allowance ratio is used as a fallback. And that stands at 30.3%, which is the worst grade. Behind it lies a legacy payday portfolio that is almost entirely in Stage 3 and around 97% provisioned. New business in car loans looks considerably better, but the legacy burden is still on the balance sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Added to this are points the score does not capture: cash halved over the course of the year, operating cash flow is negative, and the management fee paid to the group amounts to around 61% of pre-tax profit. Mintos lists a group guarantee from Eleving Group for the company, which at 80 points in the Loan Originator Score sits roughly at the level of the subsidiary. In plain terms: third place stands for a very strong capital base, not for a clean loan book.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Placet_Group_Estonia_77_Points\"><\/span>4. Placet Group (Estonia): 77 Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Estonian Placet Group O\u00dc is, alongside ESTO, the second Mintos lending company in the top 5 with a KPMG-audited report. Unlike the other four, these are consolidated accounts: Placet Group O\u00dc is itself the operating lender in Estonia and at the same time the parent company of the Lithuanian UAB Nordecum, which was listed on Mintos as Placet Group (LT).<\/p>\n<p>Because the parent company is itself the Mintos lending company, the consolidated accounts are rated here. With \u20ac5.6 million in profit, a return on assets of 6.3%, an equity ratio of 38.4% and a liquidity ratio of 4.76, the group sits in the upper half of the scale on four of the six criteria.<\/p>\n<p>The deduction comes from portfolio quality. With risk costs of 20.3% of lending income, Placet only lands in the middle grade. In other words, one in every five euros of interest income goes towards impairments. For a consumer lender in the Baltics that is no outlier, but it is no mark of quality either.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_IuteCredit_North_Macedonia_76_Points\"><\/span>5. IuteCredit (North Macedonia): 76 Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The North Macedonian IuteCredit entity is the highest-rated company of Iute Group on Mintos and, at 76 points, sits ten points above the group itself. The 2025 report has been audited by Moore Stephens with an unqualified opinion. The return on assets of 7.4% and the liquidity ratio of 4.31 are strong, and profit rose by 85% to \u20ac3.7 million at current exchange rates. The equity ratio of 15.2% and risk costs of 22.9%, on the other hand, are only in the middle range.<\/p>\n<p>The report does, however, contain a note from the auditor that investors should know about: the company has issued a promissory note of \u20ac225 million in favour of the group bond. That equals 3.7 times its own balance sheet total of around \u20ac60 million. The same pool of receivables is simultaneously pledged to Mintos, a local bank and the parent company, without the ranking being disclosed. On top of that come group withdrawals amounting to 2.35 times the annual result, and a jump in profit of which a third is due to a one-off tax refund.<\/p>\n<p>Mintos lists a group guarantee from Iute Group for the company. Here, however, it is worth less than elsewhere: the group reaches only 66 points in the Loan Originator Score, less than the subsidiary it guarantees. In plain terms: operationally, IuteCredit North Macedonia is doing well, but the company is deeply embedded in group financing, and the parent&#8217;s guarantee is not an additional safety net but rather a mutual dependency.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Note: The evaluation of the published financial results was carried out to the best of my knowledge and belief. Isolated errors cannot be ruled out. Nothing on this page constitutes investment advice or an investment recommendation. P2P lending is a high-risk asset class in which a total loss is possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_The_Best_Mintos_Lending_Companies\"><\/span>FAQ: The Best Mintos Lending Companies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Which lending company on Mintos is the safest?<\/h3>\n<p>As things currently stand in the re:think P2P Loan Originator Score, ESTO (Estonia) is the financially strongest lending company on Mintos with 95 out of 100 points, and the only one in the &#8220;strong&#8221; band. The score measures financial substance based on the most recent audited annual report, not the future and not the lending company&#8217;s conduct towards Mintos investors.<\/p>\n<h3>Does a high score mean the buyback guarantee is safe?<\/h3>\n<p>No. The buyback obligation is a promise by the lending company, and it is only worth as much as the company&#8217;s ability to pay. A high score suggests the company can financially support that promise. Whether it actually honours it when it matters is a different question, and one the score cannot answer. Mintos&#8217;s history includes several cases in which lending companies with initially decent figures slid into recovery within a few months. More on this in my <a href=\"https:\/\/rethink-p2p.de\/en\/mintos-review\/\">Mintos Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Why are well-known lending companies such as Gocredit or Financiera Mexi missing from the ranking?<\/h3>\n<p>Because they do not meet this page&#8217;s filter. Gocredit has only filed unaudited figures with Mintos, while Financiera Mexi does have a BDO-audited report, but the most recent one is for 2024. Both companies have therefore not been included.<\/p>\n<h3>Why do subsidiaries often score worse than the group?<\/h3>\n<p>Because consolidated accounts eliminate intra-group receivables, charges and guarantees that remain on the subsidiary&#8217;s individual balance sheet. A subsidiary that transfers most of its result to the parent via transfer pricing, or whose balance sheet consists largely of group loans, looks considerably weaker on its own. Since you invest in the subsidiary when buying loan Notes, its accounts are the ones that matter to you. The consolidated accounts only come into play when Mintos lists a group guarantee for the subsidiary.<\/p>\n<h3>Are there alternatives to Mintos with better-rated lending companies?<\/h3>\n<p>Outside Mintos, only CreditPrime Romania on Nectaro currently reaches the &#8220;strong&#8221; band with 90 points. The top scores on other platforms range between 73 and 81 points, which is on a par with Mintos positions 2 to 5. 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