For Borrowers
Borrowing Criteria
Does Steward work with beginning farmers and ranchers?
How does Steward assess animal welfare in farming projects?
Why partner with Steward versus raising capital independently?
What does the Steward loan process involve?
How does Steward define sustainable and regenerative agriculture?
What kind of agriculture businesses does Steward work with?
Am I eligible for a Steward loan?
Can I use a Steward loan to purchase land?
Using The Steward Platform
Using Steward: Application Process
About Project Pages
What identity verification documents do I need?
Verify your business with Steward's payment facilitator
What should I include in my Farm Page?
Using Steward: Live Project
How does Lender Checkout work?
What happens when a project successfully meets its loan amount?
How do I find anchor lenders to participate in my loan?
What is the point of the private campaign period?
Using Steward: Growth & Repayments
How do I link a bank account on my Steward profile?
Borrower Resources
Receiving a commercial loan from Steward - FAQs
FAQ Participated Loans - Borrowers
For Lenders
Lender FAQ
How is tax handled for my loan participation?
Payment Profile Creation - Errors and Solutions
Why did my transaction fail?
How does Lender Checkout work?
How much can I lend to a project?
What is Dwolla?
What lender opportunities are available with Steward?
What is Steward's loan servicing spread?
What transaction methods are available when participating in a loan?
Can anyone from the general public purchase loan participations from Steward?
Is lending with Steward an investment or a donation?
What are the fees for lenders?
Why is personal information required in order to handle payment on Steward?
Why is my transaction still pending?
Adding A Second Funding Source
Your Steward Wallet
Steward Regenerative Capital
Understanding your Steward Regenerative Capital loan
Automatically roll over loans to Steward Regenerative Capital
What is Steward Regenerative Capital?
How to request an early withdrawal of your Regenerative Capital loan
FAQ Participated Loans - Lenders
About Steward
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- For Lenders
- Lender FAQ
- What lender opportunities are available with Steward?
What lender opportunities are available with Steward?
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Individual Lending Campaigns
Back a specific agricultural business by helping fund their Steward lending campaign. Qualified lenders participate by buying pieces of secured, interest-bearing loans offered by Steward. Each project meets a unique financial need; from equipment and infrastructure to land acquisition or working capital. Terms vary by lending opportunity. Lenders can support projects by lending $100 and up to $1,000,000+.
Learn more about Steward loans.
Note that lending involves risk, and returns are not guaranteed on any loans offered by Steward.
You can view all lending opportunities here.
Steward Regenerative Capital
Support the growth of multiple regenerative agricultural businesses through a single loan to Steward. Steward uses these funds to make short-term bridge loan to a diverse collection of vetted projects. Monthly repayments with interest are made to participating lenders during the short 9-month loan term at a current fixed 5.75% interest rate.
See the borrowers who have already been funded by Steward Regenerative Capital.
Note that lending involves risk, and returns are not guaranteed on any loans offered by Steward.