Insights, guides, and updates to help you navigate loans and agreements.
Lending money to a boyfriend or girlfriend? Without a signed loan agreement, most courts presume it was a gift. Here is how to protect the money.
Lending money to a friend triggers the same IRS interest rules as a family loan, but enforcement and small claims limits work differently.
A calm, step-by-step guide to recovering a loan from a family member who has stopped paying — from the first conversation to a written payment plan, proof it was a loan, and small claims court if it comes to that.
Dreading a family member's loan request? Learn compassionate, firm scripts for saying no to family loan requests — and how to protect the relationship afterward.