What is a good interest rate for a personal loan?

August 20, 2010 · Posted in Qualify For Loans 

I took out a $4,000 personal loan from a credit union. It’s a five year loan and the interest rate is 9.9%. Is this a good deal? I have excellent credit, I have never been late on any payments and I have already paid one student loan bill in full.

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    • Wanda August 20, 2010 at 12:53 am

      You got a fine enough interest rate on an unsecured personal loan. Truly, since you offered no collateral except your promise to pay, this is a fine rate. Take your monthly payment and add a bit to it each month and you will pay it off faster and spend less on interest.
      Good Luck
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    • Wyatt August 30, 2010 at 8:05 am

      You have a good rate, this is signature loan? Meaning no collateral, not backed by house or car title? You need to step up the payments as much as possible, 5 years is too long to take to pay back this loan.

      You should be able to put $1,000 a year in the savings account after all your bills are paid. This is minimum, you should be trying to put $500 a month in the saving account on a regular basis.

    • Understanding Body Language September 13, 2010 at 10:16 am

      For a sig loan, that is a decent rate. If it were a car or home load, no. But all the bank has is your promise to pay. So, the loan is more risky for them, and they will charge a higher rate.
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    • Jenny_Cash Loan Payday October 11, 2010 at 1:34 am

      Nowadays plenty of personal loans are available.But it is better to choose that loan which norms and rate suits your financial condition.

    • Pamola from cash payday loan October 11, 2010 at 5:01 am

      If the borrower is comfortable for the interest of a personal loan, then that is perfect interest rate for him. Actually it depends on borrower’s repay capacity.

    • Jennie from Pay Day Loans October 11, 2010 at 7:10 am

      Interest rates on personal loans are higher than those of secured loans, personal loan interest rates are usually still lower than credit card rates — at least after the initial teaser rates. If a secured loan is not an option for you, then a personal loan still might be a better choice than a credit card.

    • Cash Payday loans application October 13, 2010 at 6:02 am

      The average interest rate for personal loans lies anywhere between 14% and 25%. Since yours is 9.9% so it is fine.

    • sandra_cash payday loan October 14, 2010 at 6:52 am

      Yes average rate of personal loan is 14% to 25%. 9.9 % is good deal.

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      I think the rate is good because i took a loan before 3 years ago and i have to pay 13% and the amount is $10,000. It is really important that you are paying the installment regularly or not. In your case you can apply for reduce the rate of interest.
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      i took a loan before 3 years ago and i have to pay 13% and the amount is $10,000. I

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    • Ben December 16, 2010 at 6:16 am

      If we are talking about loans – interest rates are the most important factor about it. You should never pay more than you earn in some bonds or other fixed income assets. If you don’t have such assets, you should have some discount rate/wanted return of you own..

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    • from Gourmet Cheese December 22, 2010 at 3:01 am

      That’s a really good rate. You can find better ones but that’s good enough. It also helped that you were never late when it comes to payments. Just a tip: keep in mind to take note of all your spendings for you to save and cut off unnecessary expenses. Have a great day ahead!

    • David December 22, 2010 at 4:44 am

      Even though the interest rates on personal loans are higher than those of secured loans, personal loan interest rates are usually still lower than credit card rates at least after the initial teaser rates. If a secured loan is not an option for you, then a personal loan still might be a better choice than a credit card.

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      I want to get a personal loan but I don’t know what is its interest. What Happen.

    • Chinese Lanterns December 29, 2010 at 6:14 am

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    • Payday Loans in UK January 13, 2011 at 4:49 am

      It is assumed that interest rate for personal loans should be between 14% and 25%. So I think 9.9% is a good deal

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    • Mia from Navy Army Federal Credit Union February 21, 2011 at 8:16 pm

      Your interest rate on your personal loan is good, but make sure to browse some federal credit union first before you make a decision.

    • Asian Portfolio Management February 23, 2011 at 4:39 am

      Its quite essential for us to know the right percentage of interest rate on personal loan, because we have to pay them back with interest and also high interest rates means we have a greater amount of liability which we have to carry. Thanks for posting.

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    • Tax Services Australia March 17, 2011 at 8:04 am

      Your rate is actually very good. You just need to step up the payments very soon. According to me, 5 years is very long to take to pay back this loan.

    • Lawsuit Funding November 7, 2011 at 10:13 pm

      It depends. Was it a secured on unsecured loan? If a secure loan it seems a bit high.

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