Moneylender's overtures? (8)
I believe the answer is:
advances
'overtures?' is the definition.
('advance' can be a synonym of 'overture')
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for advances that I've seen before include "Moves or puts forward" , "Moves forwards in a purposeful way" , "Improvements; moves forwards" , "More than one sub" , "Loans" .)