FWIW, this reminded me of the only time I needed a small short term loan. I was in nursing school in Denver and the day before rent was due, my two roommates said they did not have their rent! I had my $80 but not enough to cover theirs. The lease was in my name so I was on the hook. Luckily, the Univ of Colo had a short term loan program so I was able to get some cash (cannot remember exactly how much), paid the landlord for 2 weeks (at least he did not want it for the whole month) and enough for deposit and rent on small basement apartment close to campus (no roommates!). Paid them back in the required time. Crisis averted.
Back story on this incident... The female roommate had never paid the deposit and when she declared she "did not owe me a penny" I was stunned. The silly girl went back to Aspen (her home town) for the weekend leaving all her stuff in the house. Saturday was the last day of the month, so we moved out everything, including her stuff. She had to beg us to get her stuff back. I kept the pieces I needed and felt covered the cost of her leaving us in the lurch.