Top 10 UK Loans
The top 10 UK loan companies.
Loans provide a cheaper way of borrowing than borrowing on credit cards. They tend to be more expensive than borrowing on a mortgage. Current rates are significantly higher than base rates due to the effect of the credit crisis.
- Norton Finance - specialist in loans from £5,000 to £1,000,000. Loans available from 3 to 25 years both secured and unsecured. link
- Barclays Loans - one of the few banks to remain in private ownership. Barclays loans for both secured and unsecured loan deals. link
- Loans 4. Specialising in low cost consolidation loans for combining credit card and other debts into one place. link
- Abbey Loans - Abbey National has been one of the fastest growing mortgage providers. Owned by Spanish bank Santander, it has been somewhat insulated from credit crunch. link
- Ocean Finance. Wide range of mortgage loans, including sub prime, and products where no proof of income is required link
- Halifax. With one of the biggest high street presences, Halifax is still a major player in UK loans despite being involved in HBOS takeover by Lloyds TSB. Link
- Alliance & Leicester. loans for both new and existing customers. With deals starting from 8.9% link
- Tesco Personal Finance. There are few things that Tesco hasn't turned its attention to. Using its large economies of scale is able to offer competitive loans on a range of products from secured to unsecured lending. link
- Virgin Loans. Another multinational which has diversified into personal finance. Offering good service associated with the Virgin brand. link
- Barclaycard. Personal loans from the credit card company. Cheaper than borrowing on credit cards. link
