What Are Instant Loans?

Instant loans (also called Cash advance loans) are short term loans usually taken by borrowers that need cash immediately or under emergency conditions. Often, the borrowers do not need collateral or even a formal application. The loans are, however, for small amounts of money – usually up to Ksh 100,000. Due to the risk faced by the loan provider, the finance fee for this type of loan can go as high as 50% and monies must be remitted at the end of a one to three-week period.

These high interest rates coupled with the short repayment periods, when extrapolated over a year to find equivalent annual payment rates, can range as high as 1000 percent per year or more. Of course these are much higher rates than those associated with typical credit card or bank-issued loans. That said, instant loans cost money to service, and borrowers are typically more unreliable than standard loan borrowers – so creditors need to cover their bases by charging high fees.

So, this begs the question: why get one? Only get one when you are facing an absolute emergency such as your child being kicked out of school or an urgent medical bill. Only get one of these types of loans as your last resort. Even then, consider asking if the school/hospital has a payment plan as they probably have better terms than these instant loans.

Always remember that these people are not your friends. If you have to get an instant loan, pay it back as fast as humanly possible before the interest piles up and breaks your back.

Comments

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    what are the requirements

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