It can be a worry for anyone that when they bank with a company that they may not be able to be trusted. There are protections I place for customers but people still have concerns about whether they will be treated well and fairly as a customer. With personal loans, you might be taking out a loan with a lender that you have never heard of and this means that you will be right to want to make some enquiries. There are different things that you can do so that you can find out more about them and think about whether you feel that you can trust them.

Visit their Website

You can start off by visiting their website and getting a feel for what they are like form there. Websites can tell us a lot about a lender. They will have different amounts of information on and some may not have a lot of information about the lender but some may have loads, have a look through and see. You will also be able to use it to find out more about the different loans that they are offering and get a general feel for what they are like from the information on the site.  Of course, the site might be put together by a marketing company, but the lender will still have had some input and they have approved it which means that they are happy with it.

Look up Company Information Online
It can also be good to look up the lender in a search engine and see what information you can find out about them there. There may be very little but you could find quite a bit of information and it is good to just read it through and see what you can find out about them.

Read Reviews
It can be really handy to read reviews in order to find out more about the different lenders. If you are looking at online reviews though you do need to take care of where you are looking at them. For example, you could find there will be bias in the reviews that are printed on the website of the lender. You may also find bias on review sites as they may have affiliate links to the different lenders and earn commission on those links and therefore choose to review the ones that pay them more as better. However, you may also find sites where there are genuine reviews and these can tend to be general money forums and places like this. Do be aware though that people tend only write reviews if they have had an extreme experience, so either really good or really bad. Therefore you may only find bad reviews of an average lender. So bear this in mind and make sure you compare the reviews of the different lenders to see if they all come off badly or if some seem worse than others. Also think about the fact that you may not experience the same problems that they did and the things they find bad may not be a problem for you.

Ask People you Know

It can be good to ask people you know about their experiences and whether they would recommend a specific lender. They will have vey little reason to be biased and in fact might have your interest at heart so are likely to be very honest with you. This could mean that you will find this to be the best way to get information. However, you have to be prepared to tell people you are borrowing money an dthis is not something that everyone is comfortable with.