{"id":62,"date":"2018-07-15T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T13:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biatconsultant.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2018-07-15T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T13:25:42","slug":"things-to-consider-before-cosigning-a-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/blog\/things-to-consider-before-cosigning-a-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE COSIGNING A LOAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is meant by co-signing?<\/strong><br \/>\nA co-signer is a person who agrees to pay the debt of a borrower if he\/she fails<br \/>\nto pay the loan and this process is known as co-signing. A co-signer generally<br \/>\nhave huge amount of credits which increase the loan approval chances of a<br \/>\nborrower. Co-signers play a huge role in this world as many people will find it<br \/>\ndifficult to get their loan approved without the help of co-signers.<br \/>\nPeople generally co-sign a loan to assist the family members, siblings, friends<br \/>\nand others. However, helping the family member by co-signing for a loan can<br \/>\nfeel rewarding but it come with its own drawbacks. Let us look at some of the<br \/>\nthings to consider before co-signing a loan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201dWhy would someone ask me to co-sign a loan?\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is very important to think about the question- why would someone ask me<br \/>\nto co-sign a loan? There might be possibility that the person has a very bad<br \/>\nrecord of past loan credit, missed EMI etc. However, there can also be a case<br \/>\nwhere a person like you own children, who are new to credit or who haven\u2019t<br \/>\ntaken a loan before may need you to co-sign a loan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow does co-signing a loan affect your credit score?\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nCo-signing a loan is a very important step and it must be done cautiously. You<br \/>\nhave co-signed for the loan means that you have good credit score. When the<br \/>\nborrower fails to pay the loan, you will have to pay the loan. If you also fail to<br \/>\npay the loan or miss the EMI, then it will impact negatively on your credit<br \/>\nscore. On the credit score, it will add to your debt. More debt means that it will<br \/>\nreduce your credit score and you may face a problem while taking another<br \/>\nloan.<br \/>\nHowever if you pay the loan and pay the instalments timely, it will improve<br \/>\nyour credit score. It will help you in taking loans in future. You can always<br \/>\ncheck the credit score online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhat are the disadvantages of co-signing a loan?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the following disadvantages of co-signing a loan<br \/>\n\uf0b7 If the borrower fails to pay the loan, you will have to pay the remaining<br \/>\nloan<br \/>\n\uf0b7 If the borrower defaults the loan, your credit score will decrease<br \/>\n\uf0b7 In case of default, if a loan donor like bank file a suit for the loan, they<br \/>\nare likely to sue the co-signer due to their high credit score<br \/>\n\uf0b7 Co-signer cannot take the name off the loan agreement once the loan is<br \/>\napproved<br \/>\n\uf0b7 If the borrower delays the instalments, it will decrease your credits<br \/>\n\u201cHow to be safe while co-signing a loan?\u201d<br \/>\nYou can never feel safe while co-signing a loan, there is always a danger lying<br \/>\naround. However, you can take following precautions to reduce risks<br \/>\n\uf0b7 Always co-sign for a person who you know better. Ensure that they are<br \/>\ncapable of paying the loan by themselves.<br \/>\n\uf0b7 Be prepared for paying the loan if the borrower defaults the loan<br \/>\n\uf0b7 Ensure that you have all the copies of everything related to the loan<br \/>\nagreement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\">BIATConsultant.com<\/a> to have a consigning loan services in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is meant by co-signing? A co-signer is a person who agrees to pay the debt of a borrower if he\/she fails to pay the loan and this process is known as co-signing. A co-signer generally have huge amount of credits which increase the loan approval chances of a borrower. Co-signers play a huge role &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/blog\/things-to-consider-before-cosigning-a-loan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE COSIGNING A LOAN&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[29,30,27,28,24],"class_list":["post-62","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-financial-services","tag-business-loan","tag-business-loan-advisory-service-in-india","tag-business-loan-consultant-in-india","tag-business-loan-in-india","tag-business-loan-provider-in-india"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE COSIGNING A LOAN - Business , Financial &amp; Legal Consultant In India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/blog\/things-to-consider-before-cosigning-a-loan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE COSIGNING A LOAN - Business , Financial &amp; Legal Consultant In India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is meant by co-signing? 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