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    Can you convert my Kiva Card to a donation to Kiva's operating expenses?
    Can you put my Kiva Card toward a loan for me?
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    What is the Kiva Store?
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    What forms of payment are accepted at the Kiva Store?
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    How do I redeem free credit I've earned?
    How does my free credit differ from Kiva credit?
    Why wasn't my free credit returned to me when my loan expired?
    What loans can I make with my free credit?
    How is free credit funded?
    What happens if my free credit expires without being used?
    What happens if I use free credit to fund a loan that expires?
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    How can I confirm if my loan was matched?
    What is loan matching?
    What would cause my loan not to be matched?
    Can I match loans on Kiva?
    Will I receive the repayments on matched loans?
    Can I see who's matching my loan?
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    Loans

    Loan types +
    What can fundraise +
    Why does Kiva allow loans to be posted when they're for non-sustainable farming methods?
    Does Kiva prohibit certain businesses from fundraising on Kiva?
    Why does Kiva allow loans for purposes other than business?
    Who can get a Kiva loan?
    Can a borrower take out 2 loans at once?
    Why does Kiva post loans for coal-related and other environmentally unfriendly activities?
    Why are some loan amounts so high?
    Why does Kiva allow Field Partners to post larger loans?
    Why do some Field Partners post group loans?
    What are vulnerable group loans?
    What kinds of businesses does Kiva support with larger loans?
    Definitions +
    What are green loans?
    What are Islamic finance loans?
    What are higher education loans?
    What are start-up loans?
    What are water and sanitation loans?
    What are disaster recovery loans?
    What are youth loans?
    What are fair trade loans?
    What are rural exclusion loans?
    What are mobile technology loans?
    What are innovative loan product loans?
    What are underfunded area loans?
    Loan disbursal +
    If my loan is pre-disbursed, is the money I lend on Kiva going to support the borrower I choose?
    What is the disbursed date?
    Why is the disbursal date in the past?
    Why is it hard to track if a post-disbursed loan is dependent on Kiva lender funding?
    Interest rates +
    Why are your Field Partners' interest rates so high?
    Does Kiva charge interest?
    How does Kiva ensure its Field Partners are offering fair and appropriate interest rates?
    How does Kiva ensure that loans aren't over-indebting borrowers?
    Do Kiva borrowers pay any interest on their loans?
    Why do your Field Partners in Mexico have such a high cost to borrowers?
    Why are interest rates in post-conflict areas so high?
    Can I pay extra fees on a loan so that the borrower is not charged interest?
    Delinquency & default +
    What does it mean that my loan is delinquent?
    What happens if a loan defaults?
    How can I find out which loans in my portfolio are delinquent or defaulted?
    How does Kiva define default?
    If my loan defaults, can I then claim it as a tax-deductible donation?
    Can partners cover borrower default?
    Why is this loan listed as anonymous?
    How to apply +
    How do I get a loan?
    I live in the U.S., how do I get a loan?
    I know someone who needs a loan. How do they apply?
    Help Center > Kiva U.S.
    Kiva U.S. +

    Kiva U.S.

    Direct lending basics +
    What is Kiva U.S.?
    How does the private fundraising period work?
    What is the private fundraising period?
    Why does Kiva lend funds to borrowers in the United States?
    Trustees +
    How do I become a Trustee?
    What is a Trustee?
    What does a Trustee being "paused" mean?
    What are the qualifications to become a Trustee?
    Can I contact the Trustee?
    Can a Trustee cover a borrower's default?
    What financial involvement do Trustees have in the loan?
    Do all direct loans have Trustees?
    How does Kiva U.S. screen Trustees?
    What happens to the Trustee if a borrower they endorsed doesn't pay back a loan?
    Social underwriting & risk +
    How does Kiva U.S. manage delinquent loans?
    What is the due diligence process for Kiva U.S. loans?
    What are the risks involved with lending to direct loans?
    What is social underwriting?
    Why does Kiva US require borrowers to invite their own lenders?
    Borrowers +
    Why was my loan application rejected? Or why was I not approved for a loan?
    How do I apply for a Kiva U.S. loan?
    How does loan matching work?
    If my loan expires, what happens to the lenders' contributions?
    What guidelines are there for borrowers’ loan photos?
    How do I make a payment on my loan?
    Can I pay another way other than PayPal?
    Why isn't PayPal accepting my lender's credit card?
    How do I communicate with my Kiva lenders?
    Can I see how much each of my lenders contributed and their contact information?
    What interest rate does Kiva U.S. charge?
    What happens if my loan doesn't fully fund during public fundraising?
    How does my Trustee endorse my loan?
    What are the loan terms for U.S. loans?
    Do I qualify?
    I made a payment several days ago. Why isn't it showing up?
    How long do I have to fundraise on Kiva?
    How do borrowers use their loan?
    What is social underwriting and why is it a requirement to get a Kiva U.S. loan?
    Can I make payments early?
    What guidelines are there for fundraising?
    How do I engage my network during the Private Fundraising Period?
    Can lenders contribute to my campaign offline?