Guaranteed Personal Loans

Payday Loans = Costly Cash
Also called cash advance loans, check advance loans, or deferred deposit check loans, these high interest loans are usually expensive. 2000 article from the Federal Trade Commission.
www.ftc.gov/

Steps in availing a personal loan in the UK
Timesofmoney.com offers detailed instructions on obtaining consumer financing.
www.timesofmoney.com/

Worse than Loan-Sharking
Article from About.com regarding abuses in the advance payday loans business.
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Payday Loan Resource
Information on finding reputable cash advance and payday loan lenders as well as what to look for in a lender.
www.paydayloanresource.com/

American Personal Loans
Offers secured and unsecured loans for good and bad credit.
www.american-personal-loans.com/

The No-Equity Loan Trap
Article from SmartMoney.com about high loan-to-value loans for homeowners.
www.smartmoney.com/

BankSITE Consumer Guide
Provides information and self-qualification tests for a variety of consumer lending products.
www.banksite.com/

Officials call payday financing "loan sharking"
1998 article from Bankrate.com about abusive lenders that offer advances on paychecks.
www.bankrate.com/

Easy Credit? Not So Fast
The truth about advance-fee loan scams, where you pay first and get the loan later. 1999 article from the Federal Trade Commission.
www.ftc.gov/

Cosigning A Loan
1997 article that describes risks and provides guidance regarding co-borrowers, from the Federal Trade Commission.
www.ftc.gov/