Informal finance

person who offered loans with extremely high interest rates, often with strict terms of collection

small, short-term unsecured loan

thumb|Tontine Hotel sign, Ironbridge, Shropshire, UK A tontine () is an investment linked to a living person which provides an income for as long as that person is alive. Such schemes originated as plans for governments to raise capital in the 17th century and became relatively widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries.

women's savings club

sexual fetish involving transfer of money