subject: The Place Of Remortgages And Secured Loans In The Loan Market [print this page] The Place Of Remortgages And Secured Loans In The Loan Market
When a person wants to raise money for any number of reasons, unless he has a healthy bank account, he or she needs to borrow money, that is to obtain a loan of some sort or the other.People who are quite well off financially with a good bank balance even often prefer to borrow and to keep their money safely in their account.Having decided that additional funds are needed, the next step is to ascertain the best way to obtain the required loan.If the loan is for a car, caravan, motorbike or motorhome purchase, it is possible to be granted a loan through a dealership.When wanting to carry out home improvements, a loan can be granted by the home improvement company.If someone wants to splash out on a luxury holiday they may require a loan to take a trip to their dream location, and can enquire at their own bank.There are however drawbacks with the above methods of raising funds.Firstly, by obtaining finance from the dealer you must pay the full retail cost for the car, etc., and the interest rates can be high these days, unless the manufacturer is offering a special finance deal.It is usually unpopular vehicles that are available at bargain prices. After all, you do not see any deals or reductions on the cute little Fiat 500.Using a homeimprovement loan arranged by the home improvement company is expensive, at around 25% APR and this makes improving and adding to the value of your property very costly.Holiday loans from banks normally have a maximum repayment period of twelve months.Homeowners are in the fortunate situation of being able to obtain money cheaply.These ways are by remortgages or secured loans also called homeowner loans or sometimes second mortgages.A remortgage at present can cost from as little as 2%, and a secured loan from about 9%.There is no contest between these two home loans and the other kind of loan for those carrying out home improvements.Remortgages and secured loans for all purposes, including holidays, can be taken out up to a twenty five period.When used for vehicle purchase, it becomes possible to obtain a bargain by buying the car, etc. Buying a car in a private sale can give a saving of as much as or more than a third.In addition to these purposes, remortgages and secured loans also double as debt consolidation loans which enable a homeowner to make massive savings by rolling their credit card debts, personal loans, etc, into one lower repayment each month.
