Have $10K in debt owed to university from 2016... where can I get a personal loan to pay it off?

[SlicedHumblePie]

@blossom

My community has a free loan society (it’s over 100 years old). You’d need a referral from either a social worker or a religious leader- but we lend with a handshake, minimal paperwork, no credit check and it’s an interest-free loan. It’s been used by people who are unemployed to get seed capital to start a small business, buy a computer, things like that. You pay it back, in either big chunks or tiny amounts, when you get things turned around.

Worth checking to see if there’s one near you? Ours is called “Hebrew Free Loan society” but it’s non-sectarian, you don’t need to be Jewish to get a loan.

It sounds like a great idea, but I have 2 concerns:

1. Do they lend to people in areas outside of their society? I don’t think we have anything like that around here.

2. I really don’t have any social worker or religious leader whom can refer me. Is that required?