Are you a home owner and need money at reasonable rates? Secured loans can provide you with lucrative deals. Secured loans are backed by assets belonging to the borrower in order to decrease the risk assumed by the lender. Thus, your home will act as a security in order to help you procure money. Hefty amounts for a long period of time can be availed as secured loans. The asset i.e. home put as collateral can be forfeited by the lender in case the borrower fails to repay the loan.

There is no restriction on the way a secured loan can be used. Secured loans are multi-purpose and therefore can be utilised for any purpose like the ones cited below

Home improvements

Debt Consolidation

Asset purchase

Holiday

Educational expenses

Business purpose

Medical Expenditure

Secured loans are available at competitive rates in the market. Thus, secured loans are beneficial for the lender as well as the borrower. Secured loans can be classified into the following types in accordance to the uses and nature of the loan.

1.Secured personal loans- Loans that are used for personal uses like marriages, family holidays, educational expenses and others are called secured loans.

2.Bad credit personal loans- People running with bad credit (including arrears, defaulters, CCJs and bankrupts) can also avail a secured personal loans if they own a home. However, the APR in such cases is usually higher.

3.Secured debt consolidation loan- Loans that are procured by the borrower for consolidating or paying off all the running debts are called secured debt consolidation loans.

Note: In all these cases the borrower needs to be a home owner to keep put his home as collateral.

The amount that can be borrowed as secured loan, the loan tenure (repayment period) and the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) depend on the value of the home (equity), credit history of the borrower and the credit policies of the lender. The risk involved in Secured loans is generally higher since your most treasured possession; your home is at stake. So, before going in for any deal, make sure you'll be able to repay the loan on timely intervals. Compare and analyse the various market lenders, critical details like arrangement fees, early repayment charges, flexibility of repayment and most importantly the APR.