Learn how cross-collateralization affects your finances, especially with auto and mortgage loans. Protect yourself by understanding lender practices and key terms.

The ebb and flow of modern business is difficult to predict. Small businesses, in particular, can struggle to react to fast-changing market conditions. There may be times when short-term cash ...

For loans primarily secured by a cash flow stream, subscription facility lenders heavily depend on collateral accounts as a key element of the security package. In this Legal Update, we delve into why ...

Collateral offers lenders a degree of security in the event a borrower cannot fulfill the terms of a loan agreement. So, what is collateral? Any asset owned by a borrower that can be pledged to help a ...

Collateral can make loans less risky for the lender since the assets can be seized if borrowers don’t repay their loans Collateralized loans are generally easier to get and come with more favorable ...

WHEN the financial system teetered on the brink of collapse in 2008, the biggest problem was a lack of liquidity. Banks were unable to refinance themselves in the short-term debt markets. Central ...

A life insurance policy may be used as collateral to secure a loan. If you die before the loan is repaid, the lender will be repaid from the policy’s death benefit proceeds before beneficiaries can ...

WHO would have imagined that Slovakia is at the forefront of reforms to simplify lending to companies that are short of cash? Its new rules governing how companies big and small can offer collateral ...