Personal Loans

When it comes to personal loans, we want to help you make smarter financial decisions. Our experts explain the in’s & out’s of personal loans, highlight the types of loans available—their advantages and disadvantages—and how to improve your chances of getting approved. We also alert you to personal loan scams you should avoid & highlight how personal loans compare to traditional student loans or auto loans.

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Personal Loans

How to Find the Right Online Personal Loan for You

Everything is online these days—including personal loans. Online lenders make it easy to compare rates and terms and find the right online personal loan for your situation. Personal loans were the fastest-growing category of consumer debt in 2019, according to a survey from J.D. Power—and the internet has made the loan application and lending process... Read More

| March 8, 2021

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Can I Get a Loan for a Laptop?
Whether you prefer to haul your schoolwork to the local coffee jo... Read More

June 23, 2014

Are You Trading In Your Constitutional Rights for a Loan?
How would you feel about a physician who requires that you first ... Read More

June 4, 2014

What If You Had to Pass a Test to Get a Loan?
When I was a teenager, I couldn’t wait to start driving a c... Read More

May 16, 2014

How to Get a Boat Loan
Do you like to fish, water ski or just putter around in a pontoon... Read More

April 30, 2014

The Middlemen That Can Drive Up the Cost of Your Loan
As if alternative financing isn’t expensive enough, an illumina... Read More

April 15, 2014

Can You Use a Peer-to-Peer Loan to Pay Your Taxes?
As the April 15 income tax deadline draws nearer, it’s incr... Read More

March 27, 2014