If you have ever tried to take out a loan the conventional way, then you can readily identify with the difficulties that lie on that path. Loans have ruined as many lives as they’ve made, but people are still undeterred, seeing them as a necessary pathway to freedom.

Loans have long become a very diversified offering in the modern world, making it easier for people to access loans. My first attempt at trying to get a loan outside a financial institution was for an auto loan – I was surprised when my loan was approved and released to me same day!

Even my Chevy ’96 was given back to me for the duration of the loan. Talk about a ‘working” collateral!

This opened my eyes to the possibilities outside the restrictions of a traditional loan.

There are so many loan options today that have less stringent procedures and requirements; one of the most popular is the personal loan. You can get a personal loan for almost any reason under the sun.

This kind of loan is known as an unsecured debt. It requires no collateral such as your home or car as would be the case for a mortgage or a car title loan respectively.

All lenders need is your credit score to determine whether you are good for a personal loan and at what interest rate the loan will be given to you.

Personal loans, unlike credit card loans, have a fixed repayment term, usually two to five years and usually come with a fixed interest rate. Lees verder →