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Jewish World Review Bookmark These: Social lending cuts banks out of equation By Reid Kanaley http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) Social lending — the formation of formal and informal networks of individuals to facilitate usually small loans — is on the rise. Is the practice a threat to traditional banking? Could be. SOCIAL LENDING: This site gives a primer on social lending, with an old CBS News video on the subject and brief descriptions of the various types of social lending and the websites that do it. http://www.sociallending.net A similar page at MoneyRates also describes lending sites, including several for students raising money for college. One of these, GreenNote, says it helps students meet criteria for receiving charitable donations. http://go.philly.com/sociallend1 HOW TO BORROW: American Consumer News has this post that explains very briefly how to apply for a loan at the Lending Club or Prosper.com, the leading "peer-to-peer" lending sites. The sites differ slightly in how they work and how long you get to pay back a loan. http://go.philly.com/sociallend2 Prosper.com, which effectively shut down to new business from late 2008 to mid-2009 while it got into compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission, now says it has facilitated $197 million in personal loans. http://www.prosper.com Lending Club says it has helped fund loans totaling $121 million. http://www.lendingclub.com PROS AND CONS: There's an upside and downside to most financial deals, and social lending is no exception. For example: You can borrow small amounts, and the interest charged may be lower than the bank's, but even social-lending sites can have strict requirements on borrowers' credit ratings. For investors, there's the chance that borrowers won't pay up. 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