What is the Difference between an Unsecured Personal Loan and a Secured Personal Loan?
By Beth Pardue This is a common question that many consumers have. Many people do not realize that there are even different types of personal loans. Each type of personal loan, secured and unsecured, have different requirements. We will look at the requirements for a secured personal loan first. The name secured loan pretty much sums it up, to obtain a secured loan the borrower is required to provide some kind of collateral to secure the loan. The most common forms of collateral used to secure loans are personal property such as your home, land or automobile. When your home is used as collateral, you will often hear the loan referred to as a home equity loan or a second mortgage loan. Personal loans can also be secured with stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, a savings account, etc. Lenders tend to be more flexible when granting secured loans. Usually the borrower is given a lower interest rate and longer terms to repay the loan compared to an unsecured loan. The downside to a secu
