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Revision as of 14:52, 27 July 2020

Debt backed by collateral in the form of real or monetary assets.

The debt provider takes a legal charge or mortgage debenture against the asset pledged as security.

All other things being equal, secured debt is safer for the lender than unsecured debt.


See also