A few years ago, your brother borrowed money to help pay for groceries for several months, and paid you back. But now, he ...

In fact, over a quarter of Americans have lent money to family or friends over the past year to help cover day-to-day expenses, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts, to a tune of around $1,000 ...

Remember you can offer other forms of help. If you do not feel comfortable lending a loved one money — whether that is due to your own financial situation or hesitations about whether you will ...

Lending money to friends and family is a tricky business. It can unite people in times of hardship. But it can also complicate relationships, especially because "so much of our financial decisions ...

Everyone has that inner voice that tells them lending money to friends or family is a mistake -- and yet, we often end up doing it anyway.

About 42% reported losing money because the person they gave a loan failed to repay them, the poll found. Ten percent saw their credit scores take a hit due to loans to loved ones.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Lending friends money, whether it's $50 or $500, usually does not work. In fact, Shakespeare penned the problems of such loans in "The Merchant of Venice." Yet, as with ...

A few years ago, your brother borrowed money to help pay for groceries for several months, and paid you back. But now, he finds himself short of cash again and you’re not sure whether you want ...