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4 Places To Borrow Money for Emergency Repairs

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach
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Has your roof sprung a leak? Has your car broken down? Did your neighbor’s soccer ball find its way through your window? From time to time we all are faced with sudden, unexpected events that require immediate cash, fast. Here is what to do if you need cash for an emergency repair.

1. Obtain a Payroll Advance from Your Employer

Visit your employer’s HR Department to inquire about whether a payroll advance is possible. Companies don’t typically publicize this option to employees. But ever since the Great Recession, a growing number of employers have began offering payroll cash advances and loans to workers.

2. Get Financial Help from a Local Non-Profit Organization

Regional non-profits and local community development groups are increasingly providing financial assistance for those in dire financial straits. So do a Google search for non-profit organizations in your town and contact a few to see about loans.

For example, in Arkansas, a group called Arkansans Against Abusive Payday Lending, provides borrowers with low-cost loans up to $500, which can be repaid over six to 16 months. The organization, comprised of 36 consumer, military and faith-based groups in the state, has been so effective that it helped drive high-cost payday lenders completely out of Arkansas.

3. Use a Credit Card Cash Advance or Balance Transfer Check

A credit card cash advance typically involves a fee of 1% to 4% of the loan amount. Plus, the interest rates on credit card advances are now running about from 15% to 25%. That’s high, but it may be a necessary loan to take out in a pinch when you have no other options. (And it’s way better than using payday lenders, whose rates run about 400%). Comparison shop for your best credit card deals and balance transfer options.

Read: How a Balance Transfer Can Improve Your Credit Score

4. Get a “Small Dollar Loan” from a Bank

Even though the credit crunch has made it a lot tougher to get bank loans, many financial institutions are nevertheless launching new loan initiatives for people who need cash fast. As of early 2011, nine federally-insured banks began a new pilot program called FDIC Model Safe Accounts.

One key feature of this program: “small dollar loans” of up to $2,500, approved in just 24 hours. Meanwhile, under the Bank On program, lenders nationwide are expanding their efforts to provide small, fast loans to borrowers in need.

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Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®, is a personal finance expert, speaker, and author of 15 money-management books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom.

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