Backed by a pledge of collateral. opposite of unsecured.
A loan is said to be secured if collateral has been given to the lender by the borrower or a third party as security for the loan. The lender may or may not be looking to the collateral as the primary source of repayment of the loan.
Any borrowing which is made against an item of value. This is usually usually a home or property. If you fail to make the payments, the creditor has the right to claim the property for which the loan was secured against.
If you should default on your mortgage, the lender can ultimately repossess your property to recover their money. The loan is hence said to be "secured" on the property.
Debt, or a line of credit, that is backed by a pledge of collateral. Secured debts have security, which means that a borrower is subject to having a creditor take property and assets in the event of default.
If you should default on your mortgage, the lender can repossess your property to recover its money, as the loan will have been 'secured' on the property.
A loan or line of credit backed by collateral, such as a mortgage, car loan or secured credit card. If payments are not made, the collateral can be repossessed. Sometimes, when an unsecured store card is used to purchase an item from that store, the purchase itself is secured. This means that if the creditor is not paid back, the item can simply be taken back by the creditor.
loan: A loan that is backed by collateral.