unsecured credit
noun[U]
FINANCEukusloansfor which thelenderhas norightto thepropertyor otherassetsof theborrowerif themoneyis notpaidback:
Thebankhas had a 50%increasein unsecuredcreditdealsover the past threeyears.
Examplesofunsecured credit
unsecured credit
The company intends to use this rating as a means of acquiring new sources of capital inunsecuredcreditmarkets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Anonymity in such a situation makesunsecuredcreditdangerous - but rating and hedging through anchoring, insider knowledge, and trust fill the market vacuum.
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For years, experts have been warning against high-risk loans,unsecuredcreditand a bubble waiting to burst in the financial and property markets.
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Similarly, there will be no cooling-off period for anyunsecuredcreditpurchase of goods involving a loan of less than £30.
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There is no great harm in moreunsecuredcredit, particularly when that comes from institutions we can trust like the building societies.
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As for truth in lending in agreements, exemption is only forunsecuredcreditfor goods and services.
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As anyone who walks down the high street knows full well, there are already many sources ofunsecuredcredit.
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That form ofunsecuredcreditis preferable to people falling into the hands of loan sharks or hire-purchase contracts with huge rates of interest.
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They also prevent the authorised officers from obtaining information from organisations whose whole business, or a significant part of it, consists in the provision of secured orunsecuredcredit.
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