UK opting for secured funds over credit cards

Released on = May 3, 2007, 10:12 pm

Press Release Author = Bernard Ethen

Industry = Financial

Press Release Summary = According to a recent research, the demand for secured
personal loans is on a rise in the UK loan market, as they are much cheaper than
payment cards like credit cards, store cards, charge cards and overdrafts.

Press Release Body = London - March 27, 2007: A fresh study reveals that more and
more British people are opting for secured debts over unsecured debts like credit
cards.

As credit cards have high interest rates, borrowers are slowly but surely realising
that multiple credit card debts eventually prove to be more costly. And that taking
out a secured loan offers better deals at affordable rates.

Typically, only secured loans offer maximum credit benefits like quick attention,
high credit limit, competitive low APR, flexible payback terms and negotiable loan
clauses. Hence, loan seekers are not hesitating to offer their asset as collateral
to get favourable loan deals.

Substantiating this news, the British Bankers Association said that the spending on
credit cards is on the decline, and there is a steady increase in the demand for
secured personal loans, even for small monetary requirements.

In an official statement, the Association stated: \"We can see that the January sales
did not encourage borrowing on credit cards. As in the second half of last year,
card borrowing is contracting, and with weaker retail sales being reported this
reflects the consumer's current attitude to spending and their commitments.\"

The Association further added: \"Mortgage lending continued to be buoyant, as we
expected following the high volumes of approvals in the final quarter of last year.\"

According to some prominent industry experts, besides rising interest rates attached
to credit cards, the rising equity levels in homes in the UK is also responsible for
this shift in trends.

However, they recommend that all loan seekers should shop around and compare deals
even with secured finance, as APRs and other loan benefits can vary widely from one
lender to another.


Source of news: http://news.google.co.uk/

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