Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Three Factors of Personal Loans

By Martin Elmer

A personal loan (consumer loan, private loan) could be an option, if you are short on money. But before you are raising a loan, you better learn about concepts like security, fees and interest rates.

A personal loan is defined as a loan rose by an individual. Normally it is raised to buy something (like a vacation or a television). But it can also be used to pay of other dept. You should not compare private loans with mortgage loans, which are used to pay for houses.

The private loan will normally be raised from banks or individual lenders. It will often be paid back after half a year to five years; compared to the mortgage loans 20 to 30 years payback time.

The cheapest kinds of loans are secured loans. Because the lender has security in some kind of asset (like a house or a car) they do not have to take a big risk. If you fail to pay your loan, your debt will be settles against the security asset; and your risk losing your house or car.

If you cannot (or do not want to) supply any kind of security asset, you should raise an unsecured loan. In this case you will not lose your car or house, if you cannot pay. The lender takes a big risk with this kind of loan, so it is normally much more expensive. And it can be very difficult to raise a unsecured loan, if you have a bad credit history or if you are unemployed.

The rate is an important factor to consider before raising a loan. There is a lot of money to save by doing a little investigating on the internet. You can also try to play off one bank against another to get them to lower the rate.

It is a good idea to pay back the loan as fast as possible. The longer time it takes, the higher the interest rate will be. And do not borrow more than you need, because the higher amount, the higher rate.

But the rate is not the only thing to decide the price of your loan. The other factor is the charge to raise the loan. Often will it be the same no matter if you are borrowing $1,000 or $10,000. So many small loans can be very expensive in the long run. - 29904

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