A personal loan (consumer loan, private loan) could be an option, if you are short on money. But before you are raising a loan, you better learn about concepts like security, fees and interest rates.

So what is a consumer loan? A consumer loan is a loan taken by an individual. Normally the loans are raised to pay for some kind of buying expense (like a television or a vacation). But it can also be relevant to take a loan to pay other debt. If you raise a loan for a house, it is called a mortgage loan (and cannot be compared to a personal loan).

Loans can be borrowed from banks or individual lenders. While mortgage loans often will be paid back in 20 or 30 years, private loans are often paid back after half a year to five years.

The cheapest kinds of loans are secured loans. Because the lender has security in some kind of asset (like a house or a car) they do not have to take a big risk. If you fail to pay your loan, your debt will be settles against the security asset; and your risk losing your house or car.

An unsecured loan is a loan, where you do not have to supply some kind of security asset. So if you fail to pay back the loan, you will not lose your house or car. That kind of loan is much more expensive, because the lender has to take a bigger risk. And if you have a bad credit history or if you are unemployed, this kind of loan can be very difficult to get (or at least you have to pay very high interests).

You have to consider the rate before choosing a specific loan. There is a lot of money to be saved, if you find a low interest rate. So look at the internet to compare the rates. And visit several banks to get the best price.

The amount you want to borrow and how long time it will take you to pay it back; do also have a major impact on the interest rate; the longer time, the higher rate. So make sure that you pay the loan back as fast as it is possible for you.

Another factor is the fee to raise the loan. And while the interest rate varies depending on the amount, the fee will normally be the same no matter if you are borrowing $1,000 or $10,000. So it is vice to rise on large loan instead of many small ones.

Martin Elmer is the editor of Privat laan. Here you can also read about Laan hurtigt.

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