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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

A Story About Signature Loans for People with Bad Credit

By Mark Richardson

I can think of fifty or seventy-five reasons a person might need to take borrow some cash for a short period of time. Think through this scenario - it's April 5th, and in just ten short days the government is going to be looking for a rather large check in the mail from you. Your previous fiscal year went better than expected, which is turning out to be both a blessing and a curse now that you're staring at your obscenely large tax burden.

So you owe the government some money, and you have one big problem - you spent all your cash reserves (which were supposed to take the fear out of tax day) on a trip to everyone's favorite gambling town in Nevada. You're wishing the government were in favor of such trips, so they'd give you a break on your bill, but no such luck. Yeah, right - it's either pay the bill or pay the interest and penalties.

You have another obstacle between you and your on-time payment to the government - you have terrible credit. See, that all goes back to the time you bought a brand new Dodge truck because the dealer made you an offer you couldn't refuse, so you financed the whole thing in spite of the fact that there was no way your meager income would cover the payments. You were soon several months behind, and before you knew it the repo man was taking your shiny rig away to be sold at auction.

So here you are, taxes due, no cash on hand, with a tax bill looming. There is hope, if you know where to look. There are signature loans for people with bad credit. You can qualify, but you have to know what you're doing.

What exactly is a signature loan? You go to your local bank, fill out their forms, smile, shake their hands, and head home with a wad of cash to help you survive tax day. It's an uncomplicated process, but their going to want more than a big smile from you if they're going to give you the money.

The first requirement your prospective lender will be looking for is a steady income. They won't mind your terrible credit as much if you can show them your earnings will easily cover the repayment of their funds. There are a number of ways to verify your income, including canceled paychecks, check stubs, or last year's tax forms.

Another qualification requirement may be to secure their money with some type of collateral. Any savvy lender, whether it's a bank or your cousin Mel, likes the idea of being able to recover their money through the sale of your possessions in the event you decide to take off to Mexico before completing your payments. Be smart about what you offer as collateral - the ideal scenario here is you'll give them something with some value, but not something you'd actually be sorry to lose.

Make a strong case to your prospective bank. Let them know you're a person of integrity, and you will repay the debt if they take a chance on lending you the money. And for future reference - don't spend your tax money in Vegas.

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