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Loans glossary

  • 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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