A Story About Signature Loans for People with Bad Credit

I can think of fifty or seventy-five reasons a person might need to take borrow some cash for a short period of time. Think through this scenario - it’s April 5th, and in just ten short days the government is going to be looking for a rather large check in the mail from you. Your previous fiscal year went better than expected, which is turning out to be both a blessing and a curse now that you’re staring at your obscenely large tax burden.

There’s only one problem: although you had set aside a chunk of change to pay Uncle Sam, that account is now empty thanks to an impromptu trip to Las Vegas with some good friends. The government doesn’t care how much fun you had in Vegas - they just want their money. You’re in a position where you’re going to either borrow some money to pay your taxes or incur some serious penalties and interest.

A lack of cash isn’t the only problem you have to resolve before you can pay off the Feds - you’re also facing your poor credit history. Remember when you purchased an almost new Ford truck because they were having a year-end blowout sale? You borrowed the money for the truck even when you knew you’d have no real ability to keep up with the large monthly payments, and not much time had gone by before the truck had to be repossessed.

And now you face quite the dilemma - the government wants its money, your cash reserves are empty, and tax day isn’t getting any further away. But it doesn’t have to be a total loss - you can borrow the money you need, but it’s going to take some creativity. You can find signature loans for people with horrible credit.

First you should understand what a signature loan is, although it’s fairly self explanatory. You walk in, fill out a couple forms, sign your name (hence, signature loan) and walk out with the cash you need. It’s that simple, but it may not be that easy unless you can fulfill a couple of the prerequisites.

How much money do you make? Any intelligent bank will want to know that your earnings are at least triple the amount of your loan amount. In the face of a sub-600 Fico score, big paychecks will soothe the worries of a skittish lender.

Another qualification requirement may be to secure their money with some type of collateral. Any savvy lender, whether it’s a bank or your cousin Mel, likes the idea of being able to recover their money through the sale of your possessions in the event you decide to take off to Mexico before completing your payments. Be smart about what you offer as collateral - the ideal scenario here is you’ll give them something with some value, but not something you’d actually be sorry to lose.

Make a strong case to your prospective bank. Let them know you’re a person of integrity, and you will repay the debt if they take a chance on lending you the money. And for future reference - don’t spend your tax money in Vegas.