Debt Consolidation Credit Counseling In Phoenix

There are hundreds reasons you might need to take out a short term loan in your life. For example, you might wake up one morning to find it's April 13th, and you only have two days until your taxes are due. You had a particularly prosperous year last year, and you owe the government some serious cash.

So you owe the government some money, and you have one big problem - you spent all your cash reserves (which were supposed to take the fear out of tax day) on a trip to everyone's favorite gambling town in Nevada. You're wishing the government were in favor of such trips, so they'd give you a break on your bill, but no such luck. Yeah, right - it's either pay the bill or pay the interest and penalties.

You have another obstacle between you and your on-time payment to the government - you have terrible credit. See, that all goes back to the time you bought a brand new Dodge truck because the dealer made you an offer you couldn't refuse, so you financed the whole thing in spite of the fact that there was no way your meager income would cover the payments. You were soon several months behind, and before you knew it the repo man was taking your shiny rig away to be sold at auction.

You have yourself in a serious quandary - how are you going to get the government's money to them when you have no cash and really bad credit? There is an answer, although it's not ideal. Certain types of lenders will give you a signature loan for people with really bad 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 prerequisite to loan approval may be your demonstration to the bank that you can provide them with some valuable, sellable collateral to secure the loan. Nothing could make the bank feel more secure than knowing they can sell your car or your jewelry if you decide not to make payments. Of course the best advice is not to give something you'll actually miss if the lender ends up selling it.

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.