Secured loans now offer a realistic alternative

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<div class="rxbodyfield" xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>A buoyant secured loans market and a radical set of changes to the Consumer Credit Act (CCA) have made the secured loans market a more attractive option for consumers looking to borrow money, according to a loans expert.</p><p>Andy Coles, general manager at London Personal Loans, stated that the secured loans market is expanding rapidly and that the increase of the role played by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the introduction of the Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) were indicative of the public&#39;s interest in the sector. </p><p>Writing for Mortgage Solutions, he declared that &quot;the secured lending market has now moved from the perceived fringes into mainstream lending&quot; and that customer-focused brokers were fast becoming leaders of best practice within the sector, thanks largely to their &quot;day-to-day business of making sure customers are offered the product best suited to their needs&quot;.</p><p>&quot;As mortgage brokers are being asked to supply documentary evidence that the right product has been sold, there are more cases where secured loans are considered a better financial option than straight remortgaging,&quot; Mr Coles continued.</p><p>He added: &quot;In many cases a secured loan can be arranged and paid out more quickly than it would take to arrange a remortgage and in such cases a secured loan may offer significant benefits in terms of cost.&quot;</p><p>Taking out a secured loan is a big decision but uSwitch.com is here to help. We will only ask you questions relevant to your application so that we can find you the best loan for your circumstances. And if you have a query about the process, <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Loans/Secured-Loans.html">our library of articles on secured loans</a> is on hand to help you through every step of your comparison. <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Loans/SL_YourRequirements">Find a secured loan through uSwitch.com.</p><p> <a href="http://www.adfero.co.uk" target="_blank"><img alt="track" src="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/dn.gif?feedid=362&amp;itemid=18007394" style="border:0 0 0" />&#169; Adfero Ltd</a></a></p></div>