You mean people actually loan money to family members... Interesting, all of my requests have been for [-]loan[/-] help with debts and will pay me back sometime later... Of course, if they would not cover the debt then, how will they pay me back. I have not asked for repayment (it wouldn't do any good). Of course, if one asks for money, they must first listen to my lecture. Funny... I haven't been asked for money lately.
Loaning money to friends or co-workers/associates... Nope, Nada, Nein. Oh well, maybe a few bucks... but not any substantial amount of money. I am not a bank. If someone needs to borrow a lot of money from me, they are in financial trouble. Would I ever make an exception? Perhaps, depending on who it was and the situation. But if I did, I would be prepared to gift the money since I would not want to lose the friendship over it if they did not pay it back... The universe of "friends" that I would gift a substantial amount of money is very small.
Now I might make a substantial donation to a friend that is in need due to an expensive medical procedure that is life threatening... the type where people have a drive to raise money.