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Written by admin on July 22nd, 2008

How Is Debt Organized

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Debt is categorized as three main types by the creditors, lenders, and consumers in the United States. These three types of debt are identified as unsecured debt, secured debt, and installment or revolving debt. There are other debt categories which may be listed under these three main types; this is however, when the matter of debt identification becomes more confusing. This will be an attempt to explain how these three main types of debt will work for the consumer.

The use of collateral to guarantee payment on the loan is often what may be used to categorize whether or not it is a secured or unsecured debt. Security for the lender is why collateral is involved in the processing of a secured loan. Examples of a secured debt are those which are guaranteed by the collateral use of a house or a car or some equally valuable personal property. A car loan or a mortgage loan or home equity loan are all examples of secured debt. Your credit card is the most commonly used form of an unsecured debt. The amount owed on an unsecured loan from a bank or other lending institution is an unsecured debt.

Another category of debt is the installment or revolving debt. The way this type of debt is determined to be one or the other is by the payment scheduling. A good example of installment debt is the car payments or house payments which you may be making on a monthly basis. These payments are made for a pre-set amount and on a pre-set day of the month; these payments are installments and this is an installment debt. A credit card with a balance on it is a good example of revolving debt. The balance on the card will change or fluctuate depending on how many charges are made on it within a specific period of time. The total amount owed on the card’s debt will change from month to month and this is what makes it a revolving debt.

When you buy a car for a specific price, you don’t have to worry about the price changing the nest month. The payments will be for an established amount for an established period of time and will remain the same month after month. This helps to keep your budget on target each month and also makes installment debt a more preferable type of debt because there is no risk of an increase in the total debt amount.

One final way to categorize debt is to identify the source of the debt. An example of this type of debt would be the different types of credit cards which are offered. The same type of credit card may be issued through a financial institution, a department store or through an online service. The major credit companies all offer their cards through these individual distributors.

The interest rate charged on debt from one source will probably be different than the rate charged by another source. Banks or another similar provider will most likely charge a lower interest rate than a department store will charge. There could be some other differences; it will depend on the individual issuer. It is a smart idea to be familiar with these differences before applying for the card.

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