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Article #66: Your two choices when getting a loan

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When it comes to getting a UK personal You might think of a mortgage as a
loan you have two choices. You can choose secured loan. The bank lends you money to
to get an unsecured loan or you can buy a house and they use the house as a
choose to get a secured loan. way to back up the loan. If you do not
An unsecured loan is simply a loan you make your mortgage payments, the bank can
get based on your good name and your seize your home.
credit rating. Often the interest rates Or you can think of a secured loan as a
are low the higher on an unsecured loan pawn shop that lends you the money you
and on a secured loan because the risk is want but lets you still use the goods you
higher to the lending institution. If, pawned!
for some reason, you are unable to pay So which one is the right one for you?
back the loan and the lending institution It's a tough decision to make. In most
does not get any money back. However, cases, a secured loan will get you a
your good name and your credit rating are better rate, so you may prefer that.
potentially ruined. However, perhaps you don't have any
On the other hand, a secured load is a assets available, or you don't want to
low you get when you put up some assets. risk the seizure of certain assets if you
The advantage of a secured loan is that are unable to make payments. In this
you often get more money at a lower case, you may not mind paying a little
interest rate for longer repayment period more for the benefit of having an
that you would with an unsecured loan. unsecured loan.
This is because you have some assets to Both unsecured and secured loans are good
backup your loan. The lending institution options to have when you are doing your
prefers this kind of loan because if you financial planning. You can use them to
find yourself unable to make payments, consolidate your outstanding bills,
they can see your assets as an leverage your house investments, or get
alternative form of payment. Because the the things you need and want. And, with
risk to them is diminished they are able the choices between unsecured and secured
to provide you with more attractive loans loans, you have the benefit of being in
at a better rate. total control of your financial destiny!






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