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New sites arrange loans between individuals.

Circlelending.com, recently rebranded as Virgin Money, “facilitates loans between people who already trust each other.” Parents, for instance, can nail down precise terms with their children for a car loan. “For $99, CircleLending issues a legally binding promissory note and a repayment schedule.”

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