“Kiva is not quite what it seems,” says David Roodman on The Open Book Blog on the Center for Global Development. And Matt Flannery from online micro-lender Kiva.org responds. Full Article at Global Voices Online

Hey, I've been working with Kiva.org and CHF International to get small microfinance style loans to small businesses in the West Bank of Palestine. The deal is that this creates jobs where we really need jobs. Full Article at Craig Newmark's Blog

Recently, I came across United Prosperity, a organization which is similar to kiva.org guaranting loans to entrepreneurs in poor nation. I took some time to contact and talk to the founder to hear more about the organization. Full Article at Invest Money in India

Socially responsible investing is much the same as peer-to-peer lending, but there is one added component; the investment made by a "lender" is to an individual or business that makes it their business to provide products and/or services that are not... Full Article at Associated Content

This week, the New York Times ran an in-depth story critical of popular charity Kiva.org. Full Article at The Weekly Standard

Kiva had been promoting itself as a link between small individual lenders and borrowers -- often in impoverished countries seeking small amounts to support their family's farms and similar businesses. Full Article at WalletPop