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A car title loan, or simply title loan, is a loan where the borrower provides their car as collateral. If the borrower defaults, then the lender may take possession of the car. This makes the loan less risky for the lender, and may permit the borrower to obtain a lower interest rate than they could get on an unsecured loan.

These loans are typically short-term, and tend to carry high interest rates. They are therefore used mostly by subprime borrowers with few alternatives. In addition to verifying the borrower's collateral, many lenders verify that the borrower is employed or has some other source of regular income. The lenders do not generally consider the borrower's credit score. In this sense, title loans are broadly similar to the (typically unsecured) payday loans, and sometimes offered by the same non-bank lenders. (wikipedia)

A payday loan (also called a paycheck advance or payday advance) is a small, short-term loan that is intended to cover a borrower's expenses until his or her next payday. Typical loans are between $100 and $500, on a two-week term and have interest rates in the range of 390 percent to 900 percent. (wikipedia)

1. Secured Loans

A secured loan is a loan in which the borrower pledges some asset (e.g. a car or property) as collateral for the loan.

2. Unsecured Loans

Unsecured loans are monetary loans that are not secured against the borrowers assets. These may be available from financial institutions under many different guises or marketing packages:

• credit card debt,
• personal loans,
• bank overdrafts
• credit facilities or lines of credit
• corporate bonds (wikipedia)