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Exploring the Allure of Lending in Finance and High Margins
Lending is attractive due to eternal demand for credit from various individuals and for various purposes, making it a product with unlimited demand. Additionally, the margins in lending are significantly higher compared to other financial services like asset management, with the potential to borrow at a lower rate and lend at a much higher rate, resulting in substantial margins. For example, offering zero-cost EMIs at a 25% return on IRR for the lender due to discounts received. Lenders can sustain a certain level of defaults because of the high margins, enabling them to still make a profit even if a portion of borrowers default.