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A secured loan is a kind of loan where a physical asset is pledged by the borrower to the creditor.  This pledged asset is generally known as collateral.  Pledging an asset assures the loan and assures creditors their compensation in case the borrowers fail to pay the money lent.  The price of the loan regularly dictates the appropriate collateral to be pledged.  If the loan is considered a high cost loan, the collateral pledged should be valued almost the same as the value of the loan.  This routine is very common among creditors to protect their assets and to ensure payment will be given to them.

The partial power over a pledged property provides a sense of security for creditors.  The confidence given to creditors by collaterals also bring forth the regulations in setting loan limits and interest rates.

To the benefit of the borrower, a secured loan allows him to acquire a flexible, extended and relaxed term.  He may also be permissible to obtain a different loan while still under contract to the current loan.  Needless to say, the benefit to the creditor is much in his favor since he will still gain from the borrower’s pledged asset in the occurrence of payment default.

In the financial world, every benefit comes with a risk.  In the event of default of payment, the borrower’s pledged asset may reduce in value and the creditor may have to settle for a lower value by the time he has to sell it.  The gravity of the situation for borrowers is even more heavier if they are unable to sustain payment since they can lose a necessary asset such as a home or property.

An example of a popular secured loan is a mortgage loan.  The outcome could either be a winning situation or a losing situation.  The borrower pledges the same home or property he’ll be living in to the same loan he is paying it for.  In the event he defaults on his mortgage payment, foreclosure of his home is due to occur anytime soon.  For the lender of the loan, his insurance is the pledged real property but there is no certainty when he will get the full amount he lent to the borrower back.  Foreclosure does not necessarily give back the same value when a repossessed home is sold.  Chances are the selling price of the home may be lower than its original selling price paid for by the loan.

What’s more, there should be evidence that the borrower’s asset being collateraled is in his name.  A credit check is usually conducted by the creditor to check whether the person who is trying to take out a loan from him not only has the financial capacity to make payments but also prove that he is the owner of the property being used as collateral.   Once a background check for a secured loan is given the green light, the creditor and borrower form a written contract extending the loan and pledging the property including the terms for default of payment.