Lending Teams

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Lending teams are self-organized groups built around common interests, school affiliation or location.

Join as many teams as you'd like, and rally around shared lending goals by counting each of your loans at checkout toward the team's impact.

To get started, simply join an existing team or create a new one and invite your friends!

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Team Listing

325 lending teams in the "Sports Groups" category

Cheeseheads For Change

609 members have funded $634,750 in loans

Green Bay, WI Category: Sports Groups Team since: Sep, 2008

We loan because: If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Now in the modern world, you can give that same man a loan to buy a fishing pole, he catches fish with his new pole to feed his family, his community improves because…

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Mountain bikers!

55 members have funded $359,450 in loans

Usa Category: Sports Groups Team since: Jun, 2012

We loan because: Mountain bikers care.

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Leeds United Fans

113 members have funded $240,600 in loans

Worldwide Category: Sports Groups Team since: Dec, 2010

We loan because: We want to make a difference. We will make the world a better place by helping one person at a time.
Marching On Together!!!

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New England Patriots Fans

218 members have funded $188,725 in loans

Foxborough Category: Sports Groups Team since: Sep, 2008

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scuba divers

115 members have funded $175,325 in loans

global Category: Sports Groups Team since: Sep, 2008

We loan because: It's the right thing to do.

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New York Giants Fans

144 members have funded $152,925 in loans

Giants Stadium Category: Sports Groups Team since: Aug, 2008

We loan because: Dallas fans won't.

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Manchester United International

46 members have funded $131,750 in loans

Worldwide Category: Sports Groups Team since: Oct, 2008

We loan because: No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

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Runners Who Love to Lend

144 members have funded $109,900 in loans

United States Category: Sports Groups Team since: Sep, 2008

We loan because: it feels awesome to lend money to someone who is working hard to carve out a better life. We've been given so much, it's time to give back.

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Boston Red Sox Fans

136 members have funded $103,600 in loans

Red Sox Nation Category: Sports Groups Team since: Aug, 2008

We loan because: this is wicked more important than beating the Yankees.

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Geocachers

77 members have funded $77,900 in loans

Anywhere Category: Sports Groups Team since: Sep, 2008

We loan because: We are interested in all the places and people of the planet. We are searching for ways to make the world better. "Cash in, Poverty out".

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