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Collateral

Collateral is when a borrower promises to a lender a property that is specific to provide security when repaying a loan. In case a borrower defaults this security provides protection. That is if a borrower defaults to make the relevant payment under the given obligation of the loan, the borrower will have to give up the property pledged known as collateral. This leads to the lender becoming the collateral owner. Under a general mortgage loan, the collateral becomes the acquired estate. In case the borrower defaults in making his payments under the loan agreement, the estate ownership is transferred to a bank. The bank will employ the method of foreclosure to acquire the real estate from a borrower who fails to pay a mortgage under a loan agreement.

Secure lending can be referred to traditional collateral thinking. Unilateral obligations are presented providing security in the form of property. This is a simple form of collateralization. Complex collateralization is where bilateral obligations are presented and assets such as securities and cash which are more liquid are presented. Another form of collateral is keeping something of value in exchange until returned. In a collateral arrangement the obligation which is secured is generally market to market, and the changes taking place reflects the value in case when the value of the market has risen, the collateral is added, or else it is removed when the market value falls.


A collateral agreement should have a few general clauses such as,

• Acceptable collateral, a secured lender will prefer to receive collateral such as treasuries. The value of the market is volatile and the value on the security can become undesirable
• There can be changes in value and the frequency in the market to market, the margin call needs to be issued where additional collateral can be secured accordingly
• Haircuts are applied to the value on the market. For example, one percent of haircut can be applied to a treasury.
• The threshold level may be collateralized where there is an obligation on a value.
• An agreement must have a termination clause. All parties involved must come to an agreement as to when the contract will be terminated
• A method must be used to mark the value of the collateral

obligation

Collateral is similar to a security interest. If debt is accumulated on a credit card this is known as debt that is unsecured. The bank has no recourse in case payments are not made accordingly. The unit that issues the credit card has no method of minimizing their loss or seizing something in exchange. In a furniture store for example there exists collateral. If someone purchases furniture on the store’s account, the items purchased becomes the collateral. In case of not making payments, the store will seize the furniture until all payments are made.

The types of collateral items can change depending on the situation. Cash is considered to be collateral that provides as a strong security. When making an obligation for a collateral item, ensure that the loan obtained makes sense of the collateral promised. In case of lending money, the loan obtained is equally valuable to the collateral being promised.

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