Bad Credit Loans And Interest Rates
By Jim Eastman
Bad loans are in high demand. And if you inquire about "bad loan", you'll get lots of advice on how to get the lowest interest rate. You also have no trouble finding someone eager to give you a bad loan, but you would be well advised to refuse it.
Unfortunately, most of what you'll find addresses the issue from the wrong direction. The way to get the MOST favorable interest rate on a bad loan is often overlooked or concealed altogether.
But before we go on, let's digress for a moment and observe how appreciably the less favorable rate for a bad loan affects the borrower.
Let's say you want to buy a home, but have bad credit. Regardless of how diligently you shop for a lender, you'll still get a less favorable rate for a bad loan than you would if you had good credit.
Given good credit, you might get a loan at 6% interest. But a bad loan will cost you more like 12%. Assuming you get a 30 year, $100,000 mortgage,
the difference in interest you would pay totals a monstrous $154,461.60 MORE due to your less than perfect credit. That exceeds the loan itself by 1½ times!
Now returning to the original problem, how can you go about getting a more favorable rate for a bad loan? The solution is probably not what you were expecting.
The answer is to "think outside the box." The means to getting a bad loan having the lowest rate is to give up altogether on getting a bad loan! Rather, invest 2 - 3 months fixing your poor credit, and then look for a "good loan" instead.
This solution was probably not what you were expecting. Probably, various objections to this idea will come to mind
1. "I must get a loan RIGHT NOW" or "It's not worthwhile to postpone getting a loan to repair my credit."
Oh really? Well, is it worth a savings of $150,000 or more? Granted you may not be looking for a $100,000 loan. But even if you want to borrow closer to $10,000 or so, the lower interest rates you'll get with good will still result in thousands of dollars in savings.
2. "Fixing my is too time consuming, or it just isn't possible."
It's often possible to make very sizable gains in your rating in as little as 2 months, and possibly within just 30 days.
3. "I don't know how to repair my and don't have the money to hire a repair professional."
For a fraction of the cost of a repair professional, you can find a book on the topic that will teach you how to easily do it yourself.
4. "Do-it-yourself repair is overly difficult" or "I don't think I can fix my[ own credit."
Don't be frightened by the thought of doing it yourself. If you can write a few letters, address, stamp, and mail them you can repair your own credit.
In the end it comes down to this; you must choose one of the two.
1. You can spend some time (maybe a LOT of time) searching for a bad loan with the lowest possible rate, and still end up paying thousands - and more likely TENS of thousands - more in interest.
2. You can spend some time improving your
and spend those thousands on your family's needs, instead of wasting them on higher interest.
Wouldn't you really rather keep your hard-earned dollars instead of giving it to your lender?
Anybody can work on repairing their own credit. That's right, anybody!
Get a good book on repair and get started TODAY!
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Jim Eastman is the support contact and writer for ErasingBadCredit.com. Those needing a bad personal loan can visit ErasingBadCredit.com and sign up for a free mini-course on repair.
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