It's a loan with something as collateral. Sometimes cash, sometimes a car, house, or land.
Example:
I have $1,000 in my savings account that I don't want to spend, but I need to buy school books which total $500. I can ask the bank for a secured loan on my savings account. They will then freeze the $500 and extend the loan. Once the loan is paid off, they will unfreeze the funds.
It will most likeley cost you some fees to apply and some interest, but secured loans have much lower interest rates and build your credit.
They are benefitial because you can keep your money in savings. They are also helpful for people with bad credit or no credit. When you pay on time, it increases your credit score.
Most of the time though, people use secured loans to buy houses/real estate, cars, or to get business loans.
If you use something besides cash, If you can't pay, the bank will seize the property and sell it to try to get enough to pay the balance of the loan. If it is not worth enough, you will still owe the difference. If it sells for more that what you owe, the bank will usually pay you the difference.
2007-01-12 13:35:54
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answered by Smart1 3
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A secured loan is a loan where they put your house or car (something that can cover the cost of the loan) on the contract as insurance (collateral). In the event that you miss a payment (usually several) they may apply through the courts to make a court order (usually the court, yourself and the bank decide on an amount you can pay each month). If the court order is breached, the bank can apply for a final charging order where they make you sell your house/car to take the money that you owe. If you choose to sell your house/car (whatever is put on the contract) at anytime (through a court order or not) the bank will take back how much you owe them first, then you will get the rest of the money. This is how it works in the U.K but the jist should be pretty much right.
2016-03-18 09:44:54
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answered by Anonymous
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How Do Secured Loans Work
2016-12-28 06:37:45
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answered by devoss 3
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if you have a car for say and its paid off and its worth say 5 thousand dollars and you only need 2 thousand.this would be the one thing you could let the bank hold the title to till the loan is paid.
this is good if you pay in full on time. makes loaning more money someday easy. but always try for the unsecured loan first.
2007-01-12 13:24:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Secured Loans are guaranteed by liens or mortgages on mostly real property. Do you own anything that will guarantee the loan in the amount you want? They'll want a lien on it.
2007-01-12 13:19:30
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answered by hatchland 3
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you sign papers giving right of ownership of the item to the bank. If for some reason you are unable or unwilling to satisfy your part of the contract (making the prescribed payments) the bank will reposess your secured item and sell it to recover their loss.
Only in real estate does the property deed stay in your name. Autoloans, the bank holds all paperwork in their name until payoff
2007-01-12 13:26:11
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answered by Jeffrey F 6
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2015-12-17 18:23:45
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answered by Anonymous
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Sounds weird
2016-07-28 07:33:30
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answered by ? 3
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Interesting discussion!
2016-08-23 15:04:32
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answered by ? 4
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https://tr.im/InstallmentLoan
2015-04-25 15:50:49
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answered by ? 5
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