lending

Temporary provision of resources

Lending is the act of giving something temporarily with the expectation of its return, or in finance, providing money that must be repaid, usually with interest.

A lending library loans books.

Lending institutions provide mortgages and business loans.

The lending rate is what banks charge borrowers.

Predatory lending describes exploitative loan practices targeting vulnerable people.

financial

loan

Borrowed money repaid later

borrower · repayment · collateral · debt · default · underwriting · amortization · refinance · principal · APR

library

circulation

Movement through a system

renewal · hold · reserve · interlibrary · borrower · card · overdue · fine · collection · patron

charitable

aid

Support given freely

philanthropy · microfinance · nonprofit · humanitarian · development · poverty · grant · subsidy · sponsorship · benefactor

interpersonal

trust

Confidence in another

IOU · informal · handshake · goodwill · family · friend · neighbor · promise · obligation · reciprocity

institutional

bank

Place holding deposits

servicer · originator · portfolio · securities · syndicate · regulation · compliance · FDIC · underwriter · correspondent

Categories
Opposites
direction of transfer

lendingborrowing

Temporary taking of another's

receiving · taking · accepting · borrow · obtaining

permanence of transfer

lendinggiving

Transferring to another

donating · gifting · granting · bestowing · keeping

financial action type

lendingcollecting

Gathering items over time

exacting · repossessing · foreclosing · debt collection · reclaiming

Phrases
Family

lending library

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