Prime time members? Hehehe... yeah. In the real world there is accountability that can be enforced by laws. The law works equally for the lender as it does the borrower.
Here there is no accountability and there is no recourse if something were to go awry with either party.
Trust is fine between friends and family but when it comes to business things are a little different.
RE: Steemit Loan Update for 8/14 - Testing an example of using a steem account as loan collateral