{"id":6806,"date":"2026-05-11T10:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/borrow\/knowing-how-to-differentiate-between-good-and-bad-lenders"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:18:15","slug":"knowing-how-to-differentiate-between-good-and-bad-lenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/borrow\/knowing-how-to-differentiate-between-good-and-bad-lenders","title":{"rendered":"Knowing How to Differentiate Between Good and Bad Lenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/personal-loan\">Consumer credit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/personal-loan\">personal loan<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/debt-consolidation\"> credit consolidation in Belgium<\/a>: beware of scams and learn how to differentiate between good and bad lenders! The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a warning against the rise of <b>fake <\/b><b>initiatives. Whether <\/b><b>by email or<\/b><b> via <\/b><b>social networks emanating from fraudulent lending organizations.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4525\" alt=\"Regularize your loans\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sante-banque-compagnie-assurances-2018-150x150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sante-banque-compagnie-assurances-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sante-banque-compagnie-assurances-2018-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Often, such an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">initiative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will do<\/span> everything to avoid arousing the recipient&#8217;s suspicions. It will take the form of an email or a courteous message on social networks offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/personal-loan\">personal loan<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/debt-consolidation\">credit consolidation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a person, who will present themselves politely, will offer to lend you amounts, sometimes very large, to carry out your projects.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">real estate purchase, vehicle purchase, consumer credit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">also to obtain the necessary funds <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to develop<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might have already received this type of email or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">call<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in your inbox or on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">FSMA: Recommendations and Tips Against Bad Lenders<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In its role as a protection body for investors in their lending operations, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsma.be\/en\">FSMA<\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">encourages individuals and businesses approached to ignore messages from organizations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As well as<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lenders that have not been authorized or have gone through<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> any registration procedure<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as prescribed by law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Moreover, in its warning, the FSMA also provides several recommendations to avoid getting caught in fraudulent <strong>personal loan<\/strong> or <strong>credit consolidation<\/strong> schemes. Notably, individuals sending these schemes usually utilize personal email addresses such as @hotmail.com, @gmail.com, @outlook.com instead of using professional addresses that are employed by professional lending organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another indicator of a scam or bad lenders is examining the loan conditions proposed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he more advantageous they are, the higher the chances it is an attempted fraud. Furthermore, these solicitations will often ask you to pay a sum of money<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. And this<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before even obtaining your credit, something professional lenders will never do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Finally, for any consumer credit in Belgium, consider verifying if the so-called lender is accredited on the FSMA website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/credafin-loans\">Simulate your loan online<\/a> without commitment with <a href=\"https:\/\/credafin.be\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"test\">Credafin<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protect yourself from scams and learn how to spot a reliable personal loan provider. 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