If you are looking to get a personal loan then you may be wondering where the best place to get one from will be. This will be down to personal choice but it is worth thinking about what factors are important< to you when you are comparing them all. Obviously the cost will be a really big part of the decision and for some people it will be the only thing that they consider. However, it is worth also thinking about the lender and how they might suit you as this could be important. The importance of the lender can come if you struggle to pay back the loan. This can happen to all sorts of people, if they lose their job, get unwell or suddenly have big expenses and are unable to cover the repayments. This situation may feel rather farfetched, but if you have no partner that is contributing to your household income or that does not contribute enough to cover all of the bills, then you could struggle if you lose your job or cannot work. It is worth just checking to see how the lender you want to go with is likely to reach if this is the case. Some can be quite flexible and may give you extra time to be able to pay back the loan, they may give you repayment holidays or let you pay back less each month and extend the term. You will want a lender with a good customer service record, who are flexible and will be willing to help you out in times of need. To find out it is worth contacting their customer services, looking at reviews and asking people for their personal experiences of that lender.

You will also need to look at the range of loans that they have. Consider what your needs are and whether they have something that will suit you. You will want something that offers you the amount of money that you need at a competitive cost with a repayment term that you will be able to afford. If you borrow more than you need, then you will end up paying back more in interest payments than necessary. It is worth taking other costs into account as well, because there will be admin fees plus others costs if you miss payments and things like that and you need to make sure that you will not be paying really high fees for it.

Consider how much the repayments will be and if they will be affordable for you. You will need to commit to making those in full for the term of the loan and they could have a significant impact on what money you have left for other things. Different lenders may offer different repayment arrangements, perhaps some allowing payments over a longer time period and therefore smaller amounts or you may prefer one that has bigger repayments so that you can get the debt paid off more quickly.

Some people will prefer a lender which has a local branch so that they can go in and make their repayments perhaps or be able to chat to staff face to face, should they need to. These days, it is possible to do everything online or over the telephone, but there are still people that like the idea of having a local branch that they can deal with. Consider whether this is something that is important to you.

The reputation of the lender can be really important as well. Some people will have certain financial institutions that they trust really well and therefore will feel that they would like to borrow from them. Some may not have specific lender they prefer but they may rather go with one that they have heard of as opposed to ones that they have not. It can be wise to look at reviews or find out more about the different lenders so that you can make a more informed decision as to which you think will be the best for you. If there are some which seem to be offering a good deal but you know little about them then do some research. You may be rejecting a lender based on the fact that you do not know much about them, when they could be the best one for you.