Credit is a hard concept in the Bitcoin economy. That being said, lending isn't that terrible. Go back to the basics -

If a bank uses only Bitcoin, then this is how it will make money: through a spread between savers and lenders. That's how traditional banks are supposed to make money too. People deposit their Bitcoins in the bank for safekeeping and they get some rate of interest. If you're borrowing Bitcoin from the bank to start a business, say, then you need to pay back a higher number of Bitcoins. The bank keeps the difference for taking that risk. Same concept as traditional economy.

Remember currency is just the medium of exchange. The total wealth of the world can keep increasing irrespective of the currency.