personal loan

noun

: a loan that is made by a bank to someone for a personal need

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Difficulty removing the cosigner Once a personal loan is cosigned, removing the cosigner is not easy. Christina Majaski, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Not wanting to deplete her savings, Scott secured a $20,000 personal loan from a local bank to help purchase the house, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025 As a type of personal loan, debt consolidation is considered a new credit account. Quinlan Grim, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 The agency also wants to know more about Riley’s pledge of B. Riley shares as collateral for a personal loan, the filing shows. Donal Griffin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for personal loan

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“Personal loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20loan. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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