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Bad credit car loans
Bad credit car loans, or bad credit car finance, are ways of borrowing money to fund the purchase of a new car for those with a poor credit history.More...
Bad credit loans
A bad credit loan is a loan designed for someone with a poor credit history or county court judgements (CCJs) and is therefore refused unsecured personal loans by many providers.More...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a way of handling debts a person is unable to pay.More...
Car loans
Car loans, or car finance, are ways of borrowing money to fund the purchase of a new car.More...
Cheap loans
As the loans market in the UK becomes increasingly competitive there are ever more cheap loans - loans that charge the lowest interest rate - available.More...
Debt consolidation loans
A debt consolidation loan is a loan designed to bring together existing loans with the goal of reducing your monthly payments.More...
Debt management loans
A debt management loan is a loan designed to help bring together existing borrowing to reduce your monthly payments.More...
Doorstep loans
Doorstep lenders (also known as home lenders) offer small loans and then collect the repayments from the customer's house.More...
Graduate loans
A graduate loan is similar to an unsecured personal loan except that banks and building societies often charge graduates better rates of interest.More...
Homeowner loans
Homeowner loans are a form of borrowing available to people who own their own property.More...
Individual voluntary arrangement (IVA)
An individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is a less serious option than going bankrupt for people faced with debts they do not think they can repay.More...
Payday loans
Payday loans offer a way of borrowing over the short term, to meet pressing bills that cannot wait.More...
Personal loans
A personal loan is a loan for personal use that is based on a consumer's income, existing debt, and credit history.More...
Secured Loan
A secured loan is money borrowed against an asset put up as a guarantee that the loan will be repaid.More...
Short-term loans
There are two main forms of short-term loan.More...
Student loan
Student loans are a major part of the government's financial support for UK students starting higher education.More...
Tenant loans
A tenant loan is a loan designed for consumers who do not own a property.More...
Unsecured Loan
An unsecured loan is a loan that is secured on nothing more than the promise of the borrower to repay it.More...

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