10 loan related terms you must know

“We’ve calculated your APR and emailed the xwyzgegbkirjztycb….do you have any questions?”

“None at all! Where do I sign?”

Eissss stop there!!!

Did you truly understand or you just wanted to sign and collect your money?

We understand that you need a quick fix and can’t wait to complete your loan approval process, but being ignorant of the terminologies can cause you great financial loss in the future, especially with bad lenders.

You must understand every term the lender uses during your loan application. And that’s why we’ve curated 10 easy-to-understand terminologies for you below;

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This is the person who takes out a loan from a lender and has a legal obligation to repay with any added fees. (Yes! Amaka na borrow you borrow the money, no be dash them dash you).

This is an organization or an AUTHORIZED individual that lends money to a borrower to provide help while making a profit. Emphasis on authorized. That dodgy-looking man that lends money to people and beats them up when they don’t pay is not an authorized lender. They have a name — “Loan Shark” (Shine your eye and borrow from legitimate sources o!).

The card we all know and love. This card is connected to your bank account from which you carry out both online and offline transactions with the use of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or a Point-of-Sale machine (POS). It is also used as a means of loan repayment, although it shares similarities with the direct debit means of payment. There’s a slight difference in loan fees which debit cards tend to charge higher fees.

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Now that your loan has been approved, repayment options are made available and one of them is DIRECT DEBIT. This is when money to repay is taken directly from your bank account only after being AUTHORIZED by you, as your bank cannot allow such to happen without your permission. It is a seamless process and only requires you to submit a mandate to your bank giving the lender permission to debit your account when the loan is due.

This is a person that comes in only when the borrower is unable to repay the loan. This person could be a friend or family who signs an agreement, alongside the borrower, to take responsibility for a loan if the borrower defaults or does not pay. Once you’ve agreed to be a loan guarantor, it’s almost impossible to withdraw from the responsibility without the express approval of both the lending authority and the borrower. Most of the time, the lender will only approve if there’s another loan guarantor (Siri play Oniduro mi ese o! Because you’re Oniduro for life ).

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“I go pay the money small-small before you know e don finish”

An installment loan is the above. It is a type of loan where the borrower repays a portion of the principal and also pays interest on the loan in regularly scheduled payments. This is mostly done for large amounts of loan in an attempt to lessen the financial burden on the borrower. (Aww so thoughtful of us abi?).

This refers to failure to meet the repayment date following what was stated in the promissory note as a result of financial constraints, money emergencies or witchcraft. Yes! Witchcraft (why won’t you pay back what you borrowed na?). Irorun understands that life happens and if for any reason you find yourself struggling to pay back. Don’t. Ghost. Us. Reach out to us at support@irorun.com and we’ll restructure your loan terms.

Sometimes life happens and you might default on your repayment date. Relax it’s not the end of the world . Ethical and authorized lenders have a system that delays your loan payment without violating the loan terms. It is an extension of your loan period by the amount of time you are unable to pay. It serves as an option during loan restructuring. This puts you out of the bureau blacklist and saves your reputation. (See why e good to meet better lender?).

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“If something too sweet e dey run for belle”

And that’s why a loan limit serves as the maximum amount of money the lender will loan to a borrower based on several factors (income, creditworthiness, lifestyle). It helps reduce the issue of runaway borrowers and losses by checkmating the criteria for large amounts of loans. If you have ever wondered why you can’t get bigger loans and what you can do to change that. You should check this out, so you can increase your loan limit as well.

This is the original amount of money without any interest and/or charges. It is the amount that ‘you say you want to’ borrow. For example, If you borrow N10,000,000 to buy a car and your loan amounted to N10,050,000. Your principal is N10,000,000. It is the main part of your loan.

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