January 19, 2018
Underwriting, How do Lenders Decide Who to Lend to?
Loan applications can appear to be highly vague and opaque processes to most of us. Each applicant receives different interest terms, while some are even rejected by the lender. Which brings up questions such as – why do some loan applications get rejected? Who decides whether you are to receive
When asked to compare banks and money lenders, many of us are often tempted to liken money lenders to the sensationalised loan shark. Indeed, we imagine money lender loans to carry extremely high interest rates, promoted by shady characters and coupled with brutal debt collection methods. However, this could not
January 18, 2018
The Risk of Borrowing Money to Make Market Investments
Have you ever heard of the phrase, “it takes money to make money”? To a large extent, this is true as you reap higher returns from larger investments. And so, given that many of us lack the capital to enter into larger investments, we may be tempted to borrow
January 17, 2018
Should you take a fixed or variable interest rate loan?
When researching on the types of personal loans in Singapore available, you will have undoubtedly come across the terms “fixed” and “variable” interest rates. At which point you may have wondered how do these terms truly affect your loan, and which should you pick. The answer to this question actually