An Adverse Credit File is Not Always the End When it Comes to Getting Credit

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The economic situation that has now been with us for the past couple of years has affected people all over the Country. Some more than others. This has meant that people have started to suffer financial hardship, either through job losses, wage cuts or just that the rising cost of living has put even more pressure on already stretched incomes.

The upshot of this is that people are now finding it harder and harder to keep up with their monthly repayments on borrowings that were probably taken out when things were a little bit more easy to manage. Payments get overlooked or missed, bills start to get put off until well past the due date and then things go from bad to worse. What this results in is a damaged credit rating which makes it more difficult to borrow in the future.

If this sounds like you, then don't panic, all is not lost. Some lenders are more sympathetic than others when it comes to bad credit. Loan products are available for people that have experienced credit problems in the past.

Loans for Bad Credit

A lender will determine your borrowing ability based on your credit history amongst other things. With regard to this, it does also depend on the level of bad credit that you may have picked up.

If you have had some problems and have missed a few payments here and there but have caught up and are up to date, then you are not as likely to have as much as a problem as someone who has picked up a CCJ or two along the way. If you own your own home, then you will be in a better position to borrow. Secured loan lenders are less adverse to lending to people with small amounts of bad credit so that would be the first option to explore. Trying to get an unsecured loan with and bad credit history is going to be pretty tough as lenders do not like lending to people with a history of bad credit, and for obvious reasons.

If you do not qualify for a secured loan, or it is not an option, then guarantor loans may be more suitable for you. With this kind of loan, which by the way is unsecured, you need to have someone who will act as a guarantor for you, someone that promises to repay the loan should you fail to keep up the repayments. The guarantor must be a homeowner with a clean credit history, but it means that you would be allowed to borrow money regardless of your credit history. You can get a guarantor loan regardless of your residential status, so if you are a tenant, living with friends or relatives or even a student, you can apply for a guarantor loan.

So there you have it. So even if you have been turned down for loans in the past, now you know that you can get a loan if you look in the right places.

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Comments on An Adverse Credit File is Not Always the End When it Comes to Getting Credit

April 16, 2011

cardiffgiant @ 3:59 pm #

Kevin – there was a company that offered money for college in return for future earnings – they are called MyRichUncle (UNCL). They've given up that business model and have become a more traditional lender. I suspect that speaks to the success of their previous business model.

I'm fascinated by the notion that Fynanz will be guaranteeing the loan for a stunningly small 1% guarantee fee. That ain't enough to guaranty any kind of unsecured loan portfolio no matter how restrictive the credit criteria. And I'm not sure what kind of individual lender would take comfort in a guarantee from a company called Fynanz that is capitalized with $500k. That's not quite a triple Aaa guaranty even in today's world.

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