How to get a personal loan
Sure, it’s ideal to have enough savings in the bank for life’s major expenses, But sometimes life happens, and you need to a personal loan for something important. Here's how to get a personal loan.
Emily Gerson
Emily Starbuck Gerson is a full-time freelance writer based in San Antonio, Texas, and she has been writing about personal finance for over a decade. Her writing has been published in Business Insider, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chicago Tribune, CNBC, NerdWallet and many other websites and publications. She holds a communications degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Besides personal finance, her passions include LGBTQ rights, travel, music and dim sum.
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