secured loan
Noun
Meaning
secured loan (plural secured loans)
(finance, business) A loan in which the borrower pledges some asset as collateral for the loan, which then becomes a secured debt owed to the creditor who issues the loan.
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The minimum amount to finance an unsecured loan, secured loan, or unsecured line of credit with Wells Fargo is $3,000; for a secured line of credit, the minimum is $5,000.
When that happens, the assets you put up for collateral when getting a secured loan can be repossessed immediately.
This is known as a secured loan.