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How To Get Accepted For A Personal Loan?
A personal loan is a loan that you can get for any particular reason. You can do with the money whatever you want. Whether you want it to consolidate your debts, buy a new car, fix up the house, or take a trip – that is up to you to decide. Here are some things you need to know about how to get a personal loan.
Two Kinds
Personal loans come in basically two forms – secured and unsecured. The secured form of a personal loan means, like most loans, that you could lose the item if you do not make the payments. Security is usually in the form of a house, but a car will usually work, too, for a smaller loan. Having security for a loan will usually mean that you can get a larger loan and a much better rate of interest. This is the best kind of personal loan to get.
An unsecured loan means that you give nothing in the form of security for the loan. Since it also means a greater risk to the lender, this type of loan usually means higher interest rates, and a shorter time for repayment.
What Is Needed
In order to qualify for this type of loan you will need a couple of things. The lender is not going to loan money to anybody who walks in off the street. So, besides the usual identification requirements, you will need proof of employment like a recent paystub, and a rather good credit rating – in most cases.
Now, however, quite a few lending institutions are giving out money even to people with bad credit. Some, even offer in their advertising to extend credit to those with bad credit – and without a credit check! You can be sure, though, that the interest rates are high, and that this type of loan is probably not in your best interest. Many lending institutions do not offer this type of loan because of the risk involved.
Be Sure To Compare
When getting your personal loan be sure to take the time to see what a few other companies might offer you. You can do this very easily over the Internet. You will want to compare not only the interest rates and size of the payments, but also any other features the loan may have. Also, be sure that you can pay the personal loan off early, if possible, and have a reduction in interest (some loans do not allow this – such as a payday loan). In order to properly understand what you will be paying, you may want to compare it to a secured loan, too, if you are thinking about getting an unsecured loan and you will see quite a difference.
Use It To Better Your Credit Rating
A personal loan will effect your credit rating, too. So, if your credit is not in the best of shape, you can improve your rating by how well you pay off this one. Ideally, you will want to make every payment on time, and for the full amount of the payment. If possible, add a little extra to each one, too, in order to get it paid off early.
Being Careful With Credit Cards
When it comes to getting equipped with a credit card, many people are aware of the advantages and disadvantages, but few are aware of how to ensure that they are getting the best deal through being careful about the credit card provider they use, and ensuring they have read the terms and conditions, and are therefore aware of all the cost centers that will affect them during their contract.
Watch out for:
Annual Fees Not all credit card providers will charge an annual fee, but by the same token not all those who do charge an annual fee will necessarily be the least cost-effective. Keep in mind that different credit card providers will charge in different ways, and being away of the ways you are charged means you get the best deal, and can budget for these expenses.
Late Payment Charges Should your credit card payments be later than expected then as well as the interest still being due you will have to incur a late payment fee. This is justified by the credit card providers through the consideration that it could cause cash flow problems, and may mean that their financial planning could be off-set or not as projected. Late charges should be a consideration when costing a credit card; a great way to avoid this is to set up a direct debit so your payment is taken directly out of your bank account.
Exceeding Your Limit When you exceed your credit limit the likelihood is that you will be charged, unless you make prior arrangements with your credit card provider. You should be aware of what these charges are before you enter into a contract with a credit card provider. To avoid these costs, many choose to take out another credit card to finance clearing the limit, whilst others may look towards short-term solutions like an overdraft or long-term solutions like a bank loan. Please be careful not to spend money on a credit card unless you can afford it.
Avoid:
Small Companies Avoiding small companies can ensure that you do not come across problems that would not face well-known, reputable house-hold names. Should a company be a public limited company/listed company or be owned by such then the inherent risk of unfair contract terms and a shift away from best-practice are significantly reduced by PR factors and media pressures/influences.
High APR/0% initial APR Choosing to contract with a credit card company that offers a great introduction rate and a higher rate in the long term is relying on your lack of financial control to make money. If you are not in total control of your finances and ultimately earn less than you make then please avoid these at all costs.