According to the latest figures, the total secured
lending on homes at the end of February 2007 stood at £1097 billion.
And, that the market of secured personal loans has increased by 11.6%
in the last 12 months.
Secured personal loan
are availed by placing an asset (like home) as collateral. Presence
of collateral ensures that the borrower will honour the contract because
repeated defaults or non-payment can lead to collateral seizure. But,
borrowers can easily do away with the risk factors by paying the EMI's
(Equal Monthly Instalments = Principle + Interest) on time and in full.
Secured
personal loans are very safe for the lenders. Hence, the
loan requests get quick attention along with other basic benefits like
high credit range, competitive interest rates and flexible payback options
and loan clauses.
As lending is a business, the lender has to make sure that he will get
his money back with profit. Factors that play a major role in secured
personal loans approval procedure are:
- Credit history to calculate the loan seekers past
credit standing as good or average or bad
- Debt to income ratio (DTI = Debts/Income) to calculate
the loan seekers current monetary position
- Employment status to asses the loan seekers future
payback capacity
- Collateral value to calculate the value of the
pledged collateral, as the amount approval is usually in proportion
to that
Depending upon the above-mentioned parameters,
loan seekers
are categorised as prime or near prime or sub-prime customers. The sub-prime
customers are further categorised as light (low adverse credit), medium
(medium adverse credit) and heavy (high adverse credit).
Once the loan seeker´s past, present and future credibility is
established and categorised, the lender approves the application, decides
the APR, and finalises the loan terms and conditions.
Secured personal loans are usually availed for big monetary requirements.
However, market report shows that homeowners and property owners are
opting for secured credit even for small monetary requirements.
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