Instead, you can look for a secured credit card, which requires that you deposit money into the account that is then held as
collateral against default.
The lender will hold the asset as
collateral against you defaulting on the loan.
Essentially, auto loans are secured loans, with the vehicle itself acting as a sort of
collateral against default (i.e., if you don't pay back your loan, the lender can sell the car to get their money back), which means less risk to the lender.
HELOCs, by contrast, are revolving credit lines that use your home as
collateral against default.
Not exact matches
That is, a loan that has
collateral behind it as a means to protect
against default, such as a home equity loan, versus an unsecured loan that offers lenders little by way of guarantee.
Second, had AIG collapsed, the systemic implications on other market participants might have made it difficult for Goldman Sachs to collect on the credit protection it had purchased
against an AIG
default, although Goldman Sachs stated that it had received
collateral from its counterparties in those transactions.
They repackaged these loans and used them as
collateral for bonds called mortgage - backed securities; they guaranteed buyers of those securities
against default.
The lender runs lower risks when lending
against collateral because in the event of
default the property securing the loan can be repossessed or subject to foreclosure.
That
Collateral Account Agreement includes, among other important provisions, information on the security interest you have granted to the Bank in your
Collateral Account and the Bank's rights
against all funds in that
Collateral Account in the event of your
Default under this Cardholder Agreement.
In the midst of ex-attorney's efforts to collect fees from ex-client, ex-client filed a «
collateral attack»
against ex-attorney relating to a 1999
default judgment which was ultimately vacated in earlier proceedings.
Though you have no obligation to secure your personal loan with some sort of
collateral, a lender can still pursue legal action
against you upon delinquency or
default, and place a lien on your assets to secure repayment.