The Pros & Cons of Secured Loans - what you need to know first!

Darren Ferneyhough | Secured Loan News download photoshop cs5 me portable | Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Secured loans sometimes have acrobat x pro 10 serial a rough reputation, which is occasionally well-deserved (but we’ll get on to that later). Horror stories including sky-high APRs, and acrobat x pro 10 serial the threat of repossession strike fear into the hearts of many would-be borrowers, not to acrobat x pro 10 serial mention those dodgy daytime TV ads!

However, in certain circumstances they can acrobat x pro 10 serial be extremely useful and viable solutions; and because these 2 different positions genuinely co-exist despite the acrobat x pro 10 serial apparent contradiction, here’s a acrobat x pro 10 serial brief report for anyone considering what to do about their credit arrangements, to acrobat x pro 10 serial help you to understand some of the main pro’s & cons of secured loans.

The Pros…

Secured loans are acrobat x pro 10 serial available to most customers with a property on which it may be acrobat x pro 10 serial secured, so for homeowners who have been unfortunate enough to have acrobat x pro 10 serial racked up some adverse credit history, a secured loan can be acrobat x pro 10 serial a real help.

Secured loans are acrobat x pro 10 serial available for higher amounts. Unlike unsecured loans, which are usually limited to acrobat x pro 10 serial amounts under £25,000, a acrobat x pro 10 serial secured loan can be for almost any amount, secured loans specialist The Loan Helper for example can arrange loans for up to £500,000.

Secured loans are acrobat x pro 10 serial flexible. You can arrange your secured loan repayments over a period which suits you acrobat x pro 10 serial best, usually anywhere between 3 and 25 years.

Secured loans are a real alternative to a remortgage. If you’re considering remortgaging to acrobat x pro 10 serial free up some equity for other uses, you should consider a acrobat x pro 10 serial secured loan as an alternative. depending on the terms of your acrobat x pro 10 serial current mortgage, proprty equity, credit profile etc, a secured loan may be acrobat x pro 10 serial a more affordable option.

The Cons…

Secured loans have acrobat x pro 10 serial a reputation for charging very high APRs. However, this reputation is acrobat x pro 10 serial not necessarily justified – many secured loans are acrobat x pro 10 serial highly competetive compared with many mid-market unsecured loans. But there are acrobat x pro 10 serial of course loans available from lenders who are prepared to acrobat x pro 10 serial take on the ‘riskiest’ clients, with numerous CCJs, defaults and acrobat x pro 10 serial mortgage arrears, even bankruptcies and IVAs are no barrier to acrobat x pro 10 serial borrowing from such specialist lenders, however as you might imagine, such borrowers have acrobat x pro 10 serial much higher delinquency rates than the norm, and at the acrobat x pro 10 serial riskiest end of this market where minimal equity exists for acrobat x pro 10 serial security lenders often charge in excess of 20% APR to acrobat x pro 10 serial cover the risks involved. Again, being a specialist in this acrobat x pro 10 serial area The Loan Helper can acrobat x pro 10 serial source a secured loan for even the most extreme financial circumstances a acrobat x pro 10 serial homeowner may find themselves in.

If you’re thinking about a acrobat x pro 10 serial secured loan, make sure you do your research thoroughly and that acrobat x pro 10 serial the APR you sign for is reasonable and affordable for your acrobat x pro 10 serial circumstances. Fortunately, you can rely on your friends at The Loan Helper, where you’ll receive specialist and acrobat x pro 10 serial expert guidance and help to choose a suitable deal from the acrobat x pro 10 serial hundreds of loans to which they have access from 16 of the UK’s best lenders seriennummer cs2 indesign.

The Myths…

Your home is acrobat x pro 10 serial at risk with a secured loan, but not with an acrobat x pro 10 serial unsecured loan. Whilst it is very true that if you acrobat x pro 10 serial fail to repay your secured loan your lender can use the acrobat x pro 10 serial charge on your home to force a sale and recover their money, any creditor can acrobat x pro 10 serial apply to the court and obtain a charge on your acrobat x pro 10 serial property if the loan becomes delinquent, and once the lender has acrobat x pro 10 serial that charge your debt to them is now secured against your acrobat x pro 10 serial property, so there is little real difference other than one additional process to acrobat x pro 10 serial obtain the charge.

The ‘quick-solution’ consolidation loan. Secured loans often tend to acrobat x pro 10 serial act as magnets for borrowers with pre-existing debt problems, who see a acrobat x pro 10 serial secured loan as an instant fix to all debt problems. Whilst a acrobat x pro 10 serial secured loan can be acrobat x pro 10 serial used as a viable and valuable tool to reorganise the finances of over-committed borrowers, it acrobat x pro 10 serial is not an instant fix in itself. Once you’ve taken out a consolidation loan, you’re still in debt and acrobat x pro 10 serial whilst the consolidation of other debts will likely have reduced your acrobat x pro 10 serial overall outgoings, you must ensure that you do not then take on further credit and acrobat x pro 10 serial build back up your outgoings once more. For example, if your acrobat x pro 10 serial consolidation loan has paid off your credit card or overdraft facility, DON’T then acrobat x pro 10 serial start building up your credit card balance or overdraft all over again! Otherwise there has acrobat x pro 10 serial been no point in the consolidation, which was done in the acrobat x pro 10 serial first place to reduce your outgoings, not to give you an acrobat x pro 10 serial opportunity to get even deeper into debt.

If you acrobat x pro 10 serial have any uncertainty over your resolve post-consolidation, then terminate your acrobat x pro 10 serial credit card agreement and overdraft facility lest you succumb to acrobat x pro 10 serial the temptation of using them and continuing the spiral into unmanageable debt.

loan sharks are not an alternative to debt advice says minister

Darren Ferneyhough | General Loan News 3d studio best price | Monday, March 19th, 2007

Consumer Minister Ian McCartney has acrobat x pro 10 serial urged borrowers to take advantage of free debt advice services before resorting to acrobat x pro 10 serial dealing with loan sharks.

The Minister, who acrobat x pro 10 serial will open a new London office for the Money Advice Trust (MAT), which runs National Debtline, said many people did not realise that acrobat x pro 10 serial free, impartial support was at hand to help them avoid debt problems.

“My advice to acrobat x pro 10 serial people struggling with debt is to pick up the phone - there are acrobat x pro 10 serial people who can help you find a solution and avoid the acrobat x pro 10 serial sharks.”

Mr McCartney, who acrobat x pro 10 serial recently visited Illegal Money Lending Teams cracking down on loan sharks in Birmingham and acrobat x pro 10 serial Glasgow, said:

“Loan sharks are acrobat x pro 10 serial lowlifes whose primary purpose is to rip you off. Many of them will resort to acrobat x pro 10 serial intimidation and violence to take money off the most vulnerable in our communities who acrobat x pro 10 serial know of no other borrowing options.

“Often it acrobat x pro 10 serial feels like there is no alternative than to turn to loan sharks but many people don’t realise that acrobat x pro 10 serial debt advice and information is available for free. National Debtline is acrobat x pro 10 serial there to help.”

National Debtline’s advice includes getting in touch with lenders straight away to acrobat x pro 10 serial explain your difficulties, and not to give up trying to reach an acrobat x pro 10 serial agreement on repayment terms even if creditors are difficult.

The Department of Trade and acrobat x pro 10 serial Industry supports the many aspects of MAT’s activities; in particular, by providing £1million annually to National Debtline.

The Government is also providing £ 47.5 million in a acrobat x pro 10 serial two-year programme to fund face-to-face debt advice, helping tackle debt for acrobat x pro 10 serial tens of thousands of people.

This funding will pay for acrobat x pro 10 serial over 500 new debt advisers to help people get their debts under control, and acrobat x pro 10 serial will fulfil the Government’s commitment to acrobat x pro 10 serial achieve a step change in the availability of debt advice.

As part of the acrobat x pro 10 serial Face-to-Face Debt Advice project, financed by the Financial Inclusion Fund, MAT is acrobat x pro 10 serial providing training for the majority of the advisers due to be acrobat x pro 10 serial recruited over the next two years.

Consumers can call National Debtline, on 0808 808 4000.

For debt encumbered consumers who acrobat x pro 10 serial feel that turning to loansharks is their only option in obtaining the acrobat x pro 10 serial funds they need to alleviate their financial situation, there are very often legitmate lenders who, whilst charging higher rates than acrobat x pro 10 serial those offered by high street lenders to ‘prime’ borrowers. Sadly, ’sub-prime’ borrowers often believe that acrobat x pro 10 serial the only kind of lender available to them is a loanshark and acrobat x pro 10 serial don’t look for acrobat x pro 10 serial a legitmate alternative as a result. The truth is that there are acrobat x pro 10 serial niche lenders, funded by some of the biggest financial institutions in the acrobat x pro 10 serial world, whose business plan is built around high risk lending to acrobat x pro 10 serial sub-prime consumers whose circumstances may be as adverse as having dozens of CCJs, 12 month or acrobat x pro 10 serial more of mortgage arrears, or even in an IVA or bankruptcy! Such sub-prime loans do of course carry higher APRs, sometimes in excess of 20%, but nowhere near the acrobat x pro 10 serial levels charged by the loansharks, which can sometimes be over 1,000%.

Secured loans specialist The Loan Helper prides itself on delivering realistic and acrobat x pro 10 serial affordable solutions for homeowners unfortunate enough to find themselves in such dire financial circumstances. With a acrobat x pro 10 serial intimate knowledge of the lending criteria of the 16 lenders on it’s panel, The Loan Helper’s expert staff can acrobat x pro 10 serial usually help beleaguered borrowers to turn their finances around with an acrobat x pro 10 serial appropriate and affordable lending solution. You can contact The Loan Helper on 0845 003 0066 or acrobat x pro 10 serial by sending an enquiry via their website at www.theloanhelper.co.uk.

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