When fixed income just doesn’t cut it, some investors turn to peer-to-peer lending platforms for above-market returns. Peer-to-peer lending has three competitive advantages: First, the platforms’ ...

A permanent solution to the faded-yet-persistent problem of redlining may be as simple as borrowing money from strangers. Redlining was a 1930s policy to deny or limit federal financial services to ...

For generations, trust in lending was forged across desks and handshakes. But for today’s small business owners—who wear every hat and race every deadline—waiting for a banker to call them back isn’t ...

Kiva, a site that enables person-to-person loans, has just added a new category of green loans to help borrowers move to cleaner and safer forms of energy, green agriculture, transport and recycling.

Access to capital has always been a key concern for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), but recent changes to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) lending policies, combined with various ...

Opening a bank account is often seen as an essential part of managing your finances, but it can be difficult to open one if you have bad credit, no proof of identity or income, or other financial ...

NEW YORK -- Get it in writing. That's the No. 1 recommendation from financial professionals about lending money to a relative. Yet as more people who are unemployed or face losing their homes seek ...

Aurhus, Denmark, April 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- P20 Lending is delighted to announce that it is now enabling investors to enter the European market. The P2P lending industry in the United States ...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - One woman wants to pay off medical bills. An Ohio couple wants $5,000 (3,068 pounds) to start a home business. An Illinois college student needs help with tuition.

If you're an entrepreneur in search of capital, the truth is that banks don’t really want to loan you moneyunless you have met credit requirements and have enough assets to cover the loan amount in ...