The three main types of credit loans you can expect to be offered are overdraft facilities, credit cards and revolving personal loans.
Overdraft Facility Loans
First you need a bank account and preferably good credit. Then the bank will put money in your checking account every month for you to use depending on your monthly or yearly income.
How Does An Overdraft Loan Work?
Let’s just say the bank agrees to put R2,000 in your bank account and you only had to spend the amount of R1,000. At the end of the month you would pay interest on that R1,000, pay back the principle and then you would have access to R2,000 again next month.
Depending on your credit report you will find that different banks will offer you different interest rates, so you will want to look around and see your different options. Also don’t be surprised if your credit is less than perfect that your interest rate could be sky high no matter where you go.
You will have a monthly fee to pay every month, usually not much, and you will have to pay a fee to get your account started that will be a little more than your monthly fee.
Line of Credit with Credit Cards
Having a credit card can be very useful for anybody that likes to pay on the fly.
You can use this plastic card with a credit line just about anywhere.
How Does the Credit Card Work?
If you qualify for a credit card you will be credited a certain amount of money that you can use for just about anything. A credit card company or a bank will usually charge you a small fee for all of your purchases and will only charge you interest on the money that you use. At the end of each month you will receive a bill for those purchases.