Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Understanding Secured Personal Loans

By Trinity Davidson

Secured Personal Loans can help you reach your financial needs. Whether you are looking to remodel your home, pay for your daughters wedding, or go on the vacation youve always dreamed of, a secured personal loan can help finance your desires. You can meet your immediate needs for only a monthly payment.

Since you know exactly how much your monthly payments will be with this type of loan, it's much easier to figure out how much you can afford to borrow. Since you will be providing collateral for this type of loan, you should be able to get an interest rate that's quite low.

This type of loan is slightly hard to qualify for, in fact most people can't get a loan of this type. Most of the time you will be required to use your home as collateral for a loan of this type, but many banks also accept stocks, bonds, insurance policies, and CDs as collateral. However, you won't be able to borrow as much on paper assets.

Applicants who qualify, may be able to borrow anywhere from $3,000 to $250,000 depending on what the loan is going to be used for and of course your financial income. Most lending sources wont put an early repayment penalty in the contract so you are free to pay down more principal of the loan anytime you are able to.

That way, you are able to pay off the loan sooner when possible saving yourself money. The term of the loan may be up to ten years long. In some cases, the term may be even longer for certain purchases like boats or RVs.

Since the loan amounts can be quite large, the application process might require a little work on your part. You will probably be asked to provide past W2 information, current utility bills, a copy of your drivers license and social security card in addition to the necessary information to guarantee your collateral.

The quicker part will be once you qualify for the loan. There should be no problem with the bank getting you the entire amount in as few as three business days. A secured personal loan is one of the least expensive ways to finance a need or a want. - 16459

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