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  • noun A person or company in the business of microlending.

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Examples

  • Buy Nau's organic-cotton jeans and the company will donate 2% of sales to its Partners for Change, such as microlender Kiva, and buy carbon offsets to cover emissions from shipping.www. simpleshoes.com

    Fast Company Anne C. Lee 2010

  • Now in a sign of the economy's spreading despair, the online '' microlender '' is reaching out to low-income entrepreneurs in the United States.

    unknown title 2009

  • Now in a sign of the economy's spreading despair, the online "microlender" is reaching out to low-income entrepreneurs in the United States.

    Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories 2009

  • News Updates | "Eugene nonprofit firm named a 'microlender'" | The Register-Guard | Eugene,

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • SKS Microfinance, India's only listed microlender, has been hurt by a sharp jump in provisions and loan write-offs, and a tough regulatory environment in the key market of Andhra Pradesh.

    SKS to Set Up Non-Microlending Unit Khushita Vasant 2011

  • Meanwhile, the microlender will cap the return on assets for the microfinance business at 3.0%, a press release said.

    SKS to Set Up Non-Microlending Unit Khushita Vasant 2011

  • MUMBAI – India's SKS Microfinance Ltd. Tuesday swung to a net loss for the first quarter, as a sharp jump in provisions and loan write-offs hurt the microlender.

    SKS Microfinance Posts Loss on Provisions, Write-Offs Ashutosh Joshi 2011

  • Running out of options, Ms. Portilla turned to a microlender, and began selling Paraguayan cakes by the side of the road.

    Elizabeth Nicholas: The Road Less Traveled Elizabeth Nicholas 2011

  • Mr. Rao replaces Suresh Gurumani, whose termination was approved by the company's board, the microlender said in a regulatory filing.

    SKS Microfinance Names New Chief Ameya Karve 2010

  • India's largest microlender by assets saw its $350 million initial public offering hugely oversubscribed in August and its shares soared in the following months by nearly 30%.

    The Pitfalls of India's Microlenders Harsh Joshi 2011

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