Monday, September 17, 2007

Make payday loans work to you

Payday loans are a highly convenient way to get money if you find yourself short of cash before payday. Payday loan companies can operate like retail stores, which you can probably find on a busy street, and, more conveniently, on the Internet.

How does it work?

Say you need an extra couple hundred dollars to tide you over until payday. Just go online and search for a payday loan company. Their web site will take you through a quick and easy process that will give them all the information they need to get the process started. For example they'll need information such as your name and where you live and who you work for.

From there, you just sit back and wait! These payday loan companies go out in search of lending institutions who want to lend you money. Some lending institutions will request you to fax information to them while other lending institutions won't require it at all. In many cases, you can choose whether you want to fax your information to a lending institution. If you are willing to fax your permission to a lending institution, your options will be much more open than if you choose not to. However, by choosing not to fax your information, that does not necessarily mean that you won't find a lending institution.

Within a very short time, just a couple days at the most, the money will appear in your bank account for you to spend on that party!

Then, come payday, the payday loan company will extract the principal (the amount they lent you) plus interest from your bank account.

While the interest you pay maybe higher on these types of loans then on a traditional loan or on a credit card, this is an excellent way to get money quickly if you need a bridge loan for an emergency or for that great party that only comes around once in awhile.

What you must know about Secured Loans

1. All loans are secured loans.

False
Financing can either be secured or unsecured. Secured means that a borrower must pledge some type of collateral, or asset with value in the case of default in repayment on the loan, the lender can liquidate the asses and be reimbursed. The most typical type of collateral is one's home, stocks or bonds.


2. Banks can repossess your property for failure to pay on secured loans.

True
Receiving secured funds can have a disadvantage to those who are not able to pay. When taking out secured funds there is a risk of losing personal property if the borrower cannot make the payments. Before choosing secured financing, make sure that you will definitely be able to meet the minimum monthly payments.


3. Secured loans typically offer more flexibility.

True
They can provide more flexible underwriting and longer loan periods than unsecured loans. Secured financing typically carries a lower interest rate. Secured financing offers a lower risk which means that banks can pass on some of their savings on insurance to the borrower by offering better interest rates.


4. Secured loan borrowers can expect only a small loan.

False
Funding is calculated according to property value which is usually much higher than lenders are willing to offer on an unsecured loan. Those with adverse credit histories can be approved. Getting several loan quotes will help the borrower to get the maximum amount they need.


5. Secured loans are not mentioned in the Bible.

False
2 Kings 4:1 - Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

How getting a deferment for your College Loan

If for some reason you are unable to meet your monthly payments, consider a college loan deferment. A deferment is a suspension of payments for special reasons. Usually, those who borrowed their first Stafford Loans after July 1, 1993, are eligible to defer payments if are enrolled in at least half-time at an eligible school, unemployed, in a graduate fellowship program, in a rehabilitation training program for people with disabilities, or suffering economic hardship. A college education is expensive, but with the right student loan you will be attending class without financial worry in no time.