direct lending

noun [U] FINANCE

Definition

› a situation in which a person or organization lends money directly to another person or organization without involving anyone else in the arrangements: Universities are adopting direct lending programs to give students more loan options.

(Definition of direct lending noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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