In many communities, women lack the highly stable employment histories that traditional lenders tend to require.

Bondholders and other traditional lenders provided another $7 trillion.

Meanwhile, traditional brick-and-mortar lenders have begun to increase their online offerings.

Still, even some traditional lenders and brokers are finding that going online is a good way to increase business.

Money had to be raised, but traditional lenders balked, even after an Italian food cooperative put up $500,000 to support the project.

While economists are in theory open to the idea that traditional lenders cannot or will not provide adequate capital to poor people, many remain skeptical.

Many entrepreneurs start pursuing financing through traditional commercial lenders and equity firms.

For some buyers, the technique is a way to buy a home when traditional lenders refuse to make a loan on the property.

Anyone else is likely to be declined by traditional lenders.

The credit union's main function was to provide emergency loans for people who couldn't get loans from traditional lenders.