When applying for a loan for a new car, there are many companies offering various loans, with one of them begin the car title loan. A car title loan is a loan where money is loaned, while keeping the cars title certificate as security. The lender keeps the title as security in case the loan is not paid.

The process of a car title loan is fast and easy. However, as this is a short-term loan where repayment is due anywhere from 14 days to a month of the loan being issued, it attracts a high rate of interest. The lender holds the title while you drive the car; it is returned when the principal and interest of the loan is paid. At the time of the title loan, the lender gives the borrower a written title loan agreement. The borrower has to read the contract carefully and understand all the clauses before signing it. One has to be careful with this loan, for if you fail to pay the loan the lender can repossess your car. You are then given an opportunity to make the car available at a stipulated date; time and place of mutual convenience. You can remove your belongings from the vehicle prior to repossession. After repossessing the car, the lender sells the car and you are entitled to any proceedings of the sale in excess of the amount you owed to the lender.

If you cant pay off the loan, you can roll it over for another payment period. Rollovers are basically large interest payments paid with the intention of keeping a loan from defaulting where little or none of the principal is paid off. However, by rolling over your loan a few times, you will end up paying many times the amount of the loan in interest and fees.