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It is something that you give up to secure an investment. An example of this is when you put money down on a car. You pay an initial fee, and then pay the rest over time.

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Q: What does it mean when something is collateral?
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What something of value pledged as security for a loan?

Collateral


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Personnel loan or by using something else as collateral. You cannot borrow money and use an engine as collateral.


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What is the difference between collateral and pledge?

There is not much difference between collateral and pledge. If you put something up as collateral, if you fail to pay the loan, the item that you pledged will be taken. Either word can be used.


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What is the noun of collateral?

Collateral is an adjective that is frequently used elliptically as a noun. The bank wanted collateral (property) to secure the loan. It is understood that the property is offered collaterally to secure the loan so the noun 'property' is omitted.


Is it fraud if you sell something that is collateral?

Collateral meaning there is a lien or chattel against the object, then the answer is yes IF YOU DONT INFORM THE BUYER, and get approval from the lien-holder.


Can you sell a car that you used a collateral?

No. If you use a vehicle as collateral on a loan or something of that nature, the car actually becomes property of the lien holder (person to which is holding it as collateral), and cannot be sold unless the loan is cleared up.


Is personal guarantee a collateral security?

In some cases, yes. But mostly - not. Something should be given as a collateral security - whether it is a written agreement or an item to be surrendered.


Is a collateral loan considered a repossession if you don't pay it back?

Failure to repay a loan which has been secured by means of collateral may result in the seizure of that collateral. This would constitute repossession only if that collateral was something that you had purchased with the borrowed money. It could be something entirely different, though. Any valuable possession can be used as collateral, if the bank agrees. If it is, let us say, a piece of jewelry that you had inherited from your grandmother, it would be something that the bank had never previously possessed or financed, hence, the seizure would not technically be a repossession. You can only repossess what you previously possessed.