Secured Loans facilitate borrowers to avail of capital against the value of the asset placed as security with the creditor. The creditor now has the ownership rights to the asset, which acts as guarantee against the loan. Although the asset is normally in the form of a home, security can also be offered by placing any concrete property, a vehicle or a valuable asset as collateral. This is why; secured loans are often referred to as Homeowner Loans, Home Loans, Secured Personal Loans or Second Charge Loans. For secured loans, the loan amount ranges from 5,000 to 75,000 and the repayment period extends from 5 to 25 years. The purpose of taking a secured loan could be consolidation of your existing loans, to clear out unpaid bills, making home improvements or for taking that much needed holiday!
The interest charged on loans is known as APR (Annual Percentage Rate). For secured loans, it varies, depending on personal details of the borrower (like credit history), the loan amount, the loan term, etc. Although lenders are legally obliged to familiarize borrowers with the effective APR and other costs involved in taking up the loan, many of them, to fill up their coffers...