If your loan payment was due today and you did not pay, the account becomes past due the next day. Missing a payment violates the loan terms, and interest accrues on the outstanding balance, which can increase overall costs and extend the loan’s payoff period. The impact depends on whether you have a personal loan,[...]

Installment loans generally offer the best short-term funding options when you have a longer period to pay back, desire fixed payment amounts, and wish to build positive credit. If you just need to borrow some money for a short period (less than a month) and get paid soon, then a payday loan may be faster[...]

When you need cash quickly, the numbers on a loan offer can feel overwhelming. One figure stands out above the rest: APR. Understanding what this percentage actually means, and how it affects every dollar you repay, can save you hundreds or even thousands over the life of a loan. Whether you’re considering a personal loan,[...]

ACH is an acronym that represents Automated Clearing House — a fitting name for the U.S.-based clearinghouse network through which funds can be moved directly from one bank account to another. Most people have used the ACH system at some point in their lives, whether they knew it or not; this may include using a[...]

The financial team at SlickCashLoan sees many people getting into a lot of trouble by borrowing money, only to later scratch their heads over why the loan balance never seems to drop. It is rarely due to being trapped with debt. It is normally because the type of debt they borrowed was bad debt, and[...]

Keeping your credit scores in the best shape possible is, at best, an imperfect science. If you’re a financially responsible individual, you may believe that identity theft is the only scenario in which your credit scores could suffer without your knowledge. You’d be wrong. As unpleasant as it is to have your identity stolen, federal[...]

Unexpected emergencies can happen overnight. Whether it is a car breakdown, an unexpected medical bill, the furnace suddenly stops working, or an unanticipated job loss, one day you are financially stable and the next day you may be worried sick about paying your bills on time. Before you know it, your funds have been depleted,[...]

When you’ve been declined for a payday loan, it can be frustrating when you felt that your payday loan application was very easy. In most cases, being declined by a lender does not indicate that you made an error in your loan application process. It is generally due to a lender unable to verify at[...]

At SlickCashLoan, we know how frustrating it can be to have a low credit score. Fortunately, credit scores are not permanent; they will always change based on the choices you continue to make regarding your credit. Therefore, if you have a plan in place, you can clean up the negative items in your credit report[...]

The terms pre-qualified and pre-approved are often confused with each other; however, they are essentially two distinct processes that can be very helpful to borrowers. Pre-qualified can be thought of as an initial, relatively informal examination, whereas pre-approved typically is an evaluation performed at a later time in the application process. Knowing the difference between[...]