Vinny, JC asked:


Before we delve into what are unsecured consolidation loans or even what is unsecured debt consolidation, first we need to understand debt consolidation. Properly defined it is, “The act of combining several loans or liabilities into one big loan. Debt consolidation entails taking out a new loan to pay off a number of other debts”.

A perfect example of a secured loan would be your mortgage. The bank loans out money to buy a house – the house becomes the asset backing the loan. The bank or mortgage company can go behind the homeowner and foreclose on the property if they default on it. So, the loan is secured (laugh! Not really with the 2008 CDO crisis) by the real property.

So what are unsecured consolidation loans?

It is this big loan that we end up getting into to pay off all the other loans without having to give any collateral. In other words, it is the new loan that we take to consolidate the existing debt, without having any asset to back the loan up. Unsecured debt consolidation is the exact opposite of secured loan.

So what would an exact opposite mean? The bank or the lending institution loans you the money without having any kind of real, valuable, or tangible asset to back the money that is loaned, and it can’t reposes any of your assets if you were to default. So, it’s basically your choice now, to either pay one big monthly payment or multiple small bundles that, when added together, would equal the big payment.

Now you are thinking, hmmm….there should be some catch in it, why would someone give an unsecured loan and run the risk of not getting paid.

Read about unsecured consolidation loans at http://debtconsolidationandpeace.com and pros and cons of getting into debt consolidation. Read my other article of how to get out of debt fast