text: how do i know whether a loan lender i've met on internet is genuine? what guards can i observe as i deal with a loans lender i've met on internet? anyone with a bad story with such encounters? e.g fraudsters etc. what info do i give him? what not?has anyone ever borrowed loans from "legit loan lenders" from th internet and it all ended well? without aftermaths?please help i use to work at quicken loans and worked leads.  basically calling people that submitted info on websites such as getsmart.com or compareinterestrates.com.  once of the biggest problems i had was overcoming the dis-trust.  my answer is simple:  research the company.  ask if they have a website, then check them out through the state licensing board.  all lenders and brokers need a license to work in each state.    just because a company is small doesn't mean they won't do a good job, though, so please keep that in mind.  you can usually get a much better deal working with a small broker than a huge direct lender!