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Kiva Lending Scraps Microfinance For Social Underwriting

December 18, 2015
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Kiva Lending Scraps Microfinance For Social Underwriting

December 18, 2015
In a move away from its traditional online lending model focused on small loans, Kiva is transitioning its energies instead to “social underwriting.” Under that approach, before would-be borrowers can be granted a $10,000 crowdfunded loan, which typically carries no interest, the company wants applicants to get 10 to 20 people, spanning friends and family members, […]