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Summary: Before going for a personal loan cancellation, you must be well-aware of its impact on your credit score. Read the article below to know about some common reasons behind cancelling a personal loan, how to re-apply and how cancellations and other factors may affect your credit score.
Personal loans help with urgent need of funds for requirements like education, travel, marriage etc. In fact, 67% of Indians have taken a personal loan at some point in life. But for certain reasons, you may have to opt for personal loan cancellation.
It is pertinent to note that any loan cancellation may affect your credit score. Hence, you must know every aspect of personal loan cancellation before making the final decision.
Let’s discuss various reasons for cancelling a personal loan and the subsequent effects on your credit score.
Personal loan cancellation results in the termination of the agreement between a lender and a borrower. Some of the common reasons for cancelling a personal loan are -
• Improvement in the financial situation
• Better loan offers from other lenders
• Purpose of borrowing fulfilled from other sources
• Terms are no longer acceptable
Many borrowers often wonder ‘Can we cancel a personal loan before disbursement’? The answer is Yes! But the impact of personal loan cancellation on credit score depends on the stage of your application.
You can choose to cancel the application before the lender accesses your credit report from CIBIL or other credit bureaus. This will ensure that there is no impact on your credit score.
You can also opt to cancel the loan at the disbursal stage. By this time a formal enquiry into your credit report has already been made by the lender. So, there will be no further impact on your credit score.
If you wish to cancel the loan after disbursal, it must be done within the cooling-off period. This period is specified in the terms and conditions of the loan agreement. Cancellation might not be possible after this cooling-off period has expired.
It is common for borrowers to apply for a instant personal loan after they have opted for loan cancellation earlier. So, you may also reapply for a personal loan after considering the following factors -
To get the best deal on your loan, ensure that your credit score is above 750.
Wait for a few months (or weeks) before reapplying. Otherwise, it may indicate financial indiscipline.
Choose the lender for your loan carefully. Every time a lender accesses your credit report, it may impact your credit score.
Opt for a loan amount that covers all your needs. The EMI should be affordable and should not affect your daily lifestyle.
Various factors affect credit scores generated by different credit bureaus. Some of the crucial factors that you must monitor are -
You must pay all your EMIs and credit card bills on time for a good credit score.
Try to maintain your credit card debt below 30% of the approved limit as a responsible borrower.
You should try to foreclose outstanding loans whenever possible to have a good credit score.
Do not apply with multiple lenders simultaneously. If several formal enquiries from lenders are registered in your profile quickly, it indicates credit hungriness.
Also read - CIBIL score calculation: How is CIBIL score calculated?
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