 Matt Flannery responded to the debate by providing an overview of the legal issues surrounding the debate, and took a more relativist stance.Flannery wrote on Socialedge.org — a blog site designed to connect entrepreneurs for social benefit —

This position has caused some lenders to pull their funds (often moving them to other microfinance sites such as United Prosperity, Zidisha.org, Wokai, Energy in Common, etc.