Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Personal Loans for your personal needs

Loans which are provided for personal purpose are known by personal loans. The loan market is crowded with personal loans, with a loan designed for a specific purpose. So you can go for a special personal loan to renovate home, buy car, go to long vacation tour, wedding, debt consolidation etc.

Personal Loans are categorized under secured or unsecured loans. Secured personal loans are usually opted for when greater amount is required. These loans come against borrower’s home or any asset of great value. The loan amount under secured personal loans usually ranges up to £75000, determined on collateral value. But the biggest benefit of secured personal loans is that borrower pays interest at lower rate, which makes the loan repaying fairly easier. To make the repayment further smoother, one can choose to repay the loan in 5 to 30 years.

Most consumers already know that they need to find a low interest rate when shopping for a personal loan, but there are some other issues that can be very important as well. Is there a grace period with the loan and, if so, what is it? How are the interest and the principal paid on? There are some personal loans where the first set of payments is used to pay off the interest only, and none of the payment is applied to the principal. There are other personal loans that divvy up the payment; some is paid on the interest and the remainder of the payment is paid on the principal.

Borrowers with bad credit history also are being approved for secured or unsecured personal loans. You may be having late payments or arrears in your name or you may have defaulted on payments or have CCJs and IVAs --- whatever may be your credit problem,personal loans are available to such borrowers.

There are a variety of lenders offering personal loans in the UK today, from traditional high street banks and building societies to online banks and supermarkets. With varying personal loan deals – APR’s, Payback Methods, Accelerated Repayments, Repayment Holidays, PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) – credit shopping becomes imperative.