Online Personal Loans

An online personal loan is a loan made to an individual rather than a business. They are usually sought in order to consolidate debt or to cover emergency expenses. The two main types of online personal loans are “secured” loans and “unsecured” loans.

Secured Loan: A secured loan is one where property is pledged as collateral. For instance, a mortgage is a secured loan with the borrower's house serving as collateral. Should the borrower be unable to repay and default on the loan, the collateral will be claimed by the lending institution as compensation.

Unsecured Loan: An unsecured loan is one where no property is pledged as collateral. The loan is approved entirely on the individual's ability to repay.

Outside of mortgages and auto loans, the majority of online personal loans are unsecured. Because the borrower's credit score is a major factor in determining their creditworthiness, individuals with low credit scores are usually unable to get approved for an unsecured, online personal loan from a bank or traditional lender.

OppLoans leverages cutting-edge technology and customer data to evaluate our customers on a person-by-person basis. We work with our lending partners to tailor products available through the OppLoans Lending Platform toward a customer's ability to repay.

Personal loans can help you achieve many different types of financial goals. Maybe you’re looking for a loan to help consolidate debt from multiple credit cards, or maybe you need to fund an expensive home improvement or car repair. The right online loan may also help you build credit.

OppLoans gives customers the chance to tackle:

• Car repair loans
• Home repair loans
• Debt consolidation loans
• Loans to help pay off medical debt

Understanding the terms and conditions of a loan is important, no matter your financial situation.

Borrowers should always be clear on the interest rate, repayment terms, and whether or not the lender will run a hard or soft credit check.

We truly care about our customers and work hard to be flexible for each of our customer's unique situations. We want to make sure borrowers get the best loan from one of our bank partners made through the OppLoans Lending Platform.

Unlike some financial institutions (and quite unlike payday loans⁵), bank partners don't charge origination fees or prepayment fees on loans originated through the OppLoans Lending Platform. Loans originated through the OppLoans Lending Platform charge simple, fixed rate interest and contain no hidden fees.

Loans made by our bank partners through the OppLoans Lending Platform do not base funding decisions exclusively on FICO credit scores or credit history.

Further, OppLoans reports payments to all three major credit bureaus to help borrowers in good standing build their credit history.⁶