Secured loans are a type of lending that requires collateral. For instance, when you get an auto loan, you use the car you’re purchasing as collateral against the loan. If you default, the lender can ...

Some personal loans require collateral — that is, a personal asset, such as a car, home, cash deposit or investment — that you offer to secure the loan. This asset reduces the lender’s risk, as you’ll ...

Cash is king. Never is it truer than in the early days of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If you make asset-based loans secured by accounts receivable, you need to understand what happens when your borrower ...

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Consider finances and risk tolerance when getting a secured loan.

In her Secured Transactions column, Barbara M. Goodstein, a partner at Mayer Brown, writes: Two recent bankruptcy court decisions reflect the importance of distinguishing between a blanket lien ...

A recent Federal Reserve ruling makes it possible for banks to accept cryptocurrency as collateral for private transactions. It's an important step toward integrating digital assets into the financial ...