lenders

Banks and pawnbrokers

Lenders are people or institutions that provide money to borrowers, expecting repayment with interest.

Banks are the most common lenders, but the term covers mortgage companies, credit unions, payday loan operations, and individuals who loan money: The lenders approved her application.

In financial contexts, lender often appears with borrower as its natural pair.

alternative

payday

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marketplace · fintech · online · installment · cash advance · hard money · subprime · predatory · loan sharks · usury

institutional

banks

Financial institutions or riversides

community development · commercial banks · thrifts · retail banks · correspondent

banking

mortgage

Secured home loan

  • loanBorrowed money repaid later
  • borrowerOne who takes temporarily
  • creditRecognition or payment deferral

interest · principal · repayment · default · approval · collateral · underwriting · refinance · prequalification · origination

government

FHA

U.S. mortgage insurance agency

  • VAVeterans' federal department
  • USDAFederal agriculture bureau
  • Fannie MaeFederal mortgage corporation

Freddie Mac · Sallie Mae · federal · subsidized · guaranteed · insured · conforming · agency · export-import · housing finance

private

angel investors

Private early-stage business backers

institutional investors · hedge funds · asset-based · factoring

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financial transaction role

lendersborrowers

Those receiving loans

debtors · mortgagors · defaulters · grantees · bankrupts

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lender

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G