About Friendly
For the people
you believe in.
A loan to someone you know can help them take an important next step. We built Friendly to give people a clear, practical way to support one another—and follow through on the commitment.
What we believe
Personal trust.
A shared understanding.
Lending to someone you know deserves the same care as any other financial commitment.
Your daughter wants to renovate her home. A business owner you know needs new equipment. In either case, both sides should understand what they are agreeing to and what to expect along the way.
That means respecting the person providing the money, the person paying it back, and the relationship between them.
Who we are
Technology with
a practical purpose.
Friendly is built by Friendly Banc Corp, an Illinois company focused on lending between people and businesses that know one another.
The lender decides whether to lend. Both sides agree on the terms. Our work is to help them carry that commitment through repayment.
We build Friendly so both sides know what was agreed, what has been paid, and what comes next. That clarity matters when you’re lending to someone you know.