Archive for July, 2010

Doorstep Lenders Receiving Unwanted Interest

Unwanted interest has come from sources including industry regulator, the Competition Commission (CC), following an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation which was in turn sparked by a super-complaint lodged by the National Consumer Council (NCC). Doorstep loans offer small short-term loans to people who are on low incomes or without access to bank accounts, [...]

Disadvantages of a Home Equity Loan

A home equity loan is money that can be borrowed from homeowners using the equity in their home. With this type of loan, a homeowner is able to borrow up to $100,000 against the value of their home. The interest on a home equity loan is tax deductible. There are two types of home equity [...]

Different Types of Lenders

According to Carrier Reeder, debt adviser: The most important type of loan is home loan and as in other cases the choice of lenders are immense. She analyses the various types of loans available and the options offered by them. The various types of lenders are a. Mortgage Banker, b. Mortgage broker c. Credit Unions, [...]

Home Loan Interest Rate

A home loan is the security for the repayment of a debt, such as the one incurred upon the purchase of that home, whereas mortgage means a loan secured by a real property. In other words it is a loan on a property that has been taken as security by the lender against the loan. [...]