Abbey Loan
The Abbey loan allows you to borrow between £1,000 - £20,000 over any period in six-monthly intervals between 12 months and eight years. If you are thinking of arranging a personal loan from Abbey (formerly Abbey National and now part of a larger group controlled by the Spanish Banco Santander) you will need to be over 18 years of age.

Amberloan
Amberloan is the unsecured personal loan offered by Skipton Building Society. Through Amberloan you may take out a personal loan for amounts between £1,000 - £15,000. Amberloan allows you to spread your unsecured loan payments over periods of one to five years on loans from £1,000 to £6,500. Personal loans of £7,000 and above may be spread over one to seven years.

Britannia Loan
Britannia Building Society offers personal loans between £1,000 - £25,000 that you may opt to repay over periods of 12 months to seven years. To apply for a Britannia loan you must be over the age of 18 and have a bank/building society account although you do not need to have an account with Britannia itself.

Cahoot Loan
You may choose either a fixed rate personal loan or a flexible rate personal loan from Cahoot. On both, the interest rate you will be charged is based on the amount you request, your credit rating and your credit history. The typical quoted APR reflects a rating that the bank anticipates offering to the majority of new Cahoot customers.

Co-op Loan
The Coop loan or Co-op loan from the Co-operative Bank is available to anyone between the ages of 23 and 69. You do not need to bank with the Co-op Bank to take out a Co-operative Bank Personal Loan but you must be either a homeowner or hold a debit, cheque guarantee, store or credit card.

Direct Line Loan
Direct Line was one of the very first 'direct' financial services providers. A Direct Line loan is available for any amount from £2,000 - £25,000 and you may borrow from Direct Line for any period between 24 months (two years) and seven years, depending on the loan amount.

Egg Loan
The Egg Loan, offered by online financial services provider Egg, is a flexible personal loan that offers you the option of early repayment with no penalty - you can make additional payments at any time and you can also increase your payments at any time. This is good news for those of us who are able to pay the debt off in this way.

Giraffe Money Loan
A Giraffe loan is a personal loan. That is to say it is an unsecured loan; your house is not security for the loan. In fact, Giraffe only offers personal loans. You may borrow any amount between £2,000 - £15,000 over any period between 12 months and five years.

Goldfish Loan
Yes, you can borrow money from a Goldfish! The Goldfish loan is a personal loan available on the internet. You may borrow between £1,000 - £25,000 through an unsecured loan from Goldfish. The interest rates are tiered in three bands so the rate you pay is linked to the amount you borrow.

Halifax Loan
A personal loan or secured loan from Halifax or 'the' Halifax may be the right loan for you. But you should always consider how the Halifax Loan stacks up against the competition before you make your final decision.

Liverpool Victoria Loan
You may arrange a personal loan from the Liverpool Victoria for any amount between £1,000 - £25,000. However, the standard loan offering is for amounts between £5,000 - £25,000, which you may borrow over any period between 24 months and 7 years. Loans for amounts between £1,000 - £4,999 are available over periods between 12 months and five years.

Lloyds TSB Loan
Lloyds TSB is one of the biggest financial institutions in the UK. If you want a personal loan from Lloyds TSB, you may borrow any amount between £1,000 - £25,000 over any period between 12 months and seven years.

Lombard Direct Loan
Personal loans from Lombard Direct are available online via the internet or via the telephone. Unlike some loan providers, there is no difference between the two products. Lombard Direct offers the same quality of product and service to all borrowers.

Marbles Loan
If you are thinking of taking out a personal loan from Marbles, you will need to be over 21 years of age and in receipt of a regular income of at least £10,000 a year before tax.

MBNA Loan
MBNA loans are available from £1,000 to £25,000 together with the option of a repayment holiday for the first four months. MBNA loans are available within 24 hours and offer payment terms from one to six years. As with other loans of this type an MBNA loan quotes a typical APR. However, the typical rate on the MBNA loan may be subject to change. In addition, eligibility for the typical APR on an MBNA loan will depend on the borrower's personal circumstances and the loan amount required.

MINT Loan
You may borrow between £2,000 - £25,000 in an unsecured personal loan from MINT. You may choose a repayment schedule over periods of between 12 months and seven years, depending on how much you want to borrow. Loans of £2,000 - £4,999 may be repaid over periods up to five years and loans of £5,000 - £25,000 may be repaid over periods off up to seven years.

Moneyback Loan
Apply for a Moneyback loan via the internet and you may borrow any amount from £1,000 - £25,000 over a repayment period between 12 months and seven years. Your monthly repayments are fixed for the period of the loan. You must be at least 18 years of age to borrow money from Moneyback Bank.

Morgan Stanley Loan
You can take out a personal loan from Morgan Stanley for almost any purpose, whether it's to consolidate your debts, change your car or make some home improvements.

Nationwide Loan
Nationwide Building Society, unlike most lenders, does not operate a 'risk-based' approach to the interest rates it charges on its loans. Nationwide offers personal loans for any amount between £1,000 and £25,000 and you may repay your Nationwide loan over any period between 12 months and seven years.

NatWest Loan
You may borrow from £1,000 - £25,000 over a maximum of seven years through a NatWest Loan. You may borrow up to £25,000 over the full maximum duration; for loan amounts up to £14,950, the maximum is five years. The minimum borrowing term is 12 months and the minimum borrowing amount is £2,000 if you don't currently bank with NatWest.

Northern Rock Loans
Northern Rock offers highly competitive loan rates for people looking for either a personal loan (unsecured loan) or a secured loan. Northern Rock is a relatively small bank. It was one of a clutch of building societies to demutualise, become a bank and issue shares on the stock market in the late 1990s.

Post Office Loan
You may borrow between £2,000 - £25,000 with a fixed cost, unsecured personal loan from the Post Office. You must be over 21 years of age to apply for a Post Office loan and have no County Court Judgements (CCJs). You also need to be able to show that the amount you wish to borrow is less than 75% of your gross annual income. You may opt to repay the loan over periods from 12 months to seven years.

RAC Loan
You might think that the RAC Loan would just be for cars. You would be wrong! You may take out a personal loan from the RAC for almost any purpose. Of course, you could use to finance the purchase of a car but it could be a completely different reason as well.

Tesco Loans
Tesco is Britain's biggest supermarket group. The Tesco Loan is one of a range of products offered by Tesco Personal Finance. You may apply for a Tesco Loan for any amount between £3,000-£25,000 and for almost any purpose. You can repay your Tesco Loan over any period between 12 months and 10 years.

Sainsbury's Bank Loan
A personal loan or unsecured loan from Sainsbury's allows you to borrow between £1,000 - £25,000. If you wish, you can take a repayment holiday for the first three months! You must be over the age of 18 and resident in the UK in order to apply for a loan from Sainsbury's Bank.

Smile Loan
Smile.co.uk is an online bank launched in the first flush of the dotcom boom - hence the mildly daft name. However, don't be fooled, the Smile loan is a competitive product allowing you to borrow any amount between £1,500 - £25,000 over periods of 12 months to seven years.

Virgin Loan
Virgin Loan, also known as the Virgin Personal Loan, was launched by Virgin Money in May 2002. Virgin has been active in financial services for more than 10 years and the Virgin Money brand, 100%-owned by Richard Branson since April 2004, is part of the Virgin group of businesses - a global network that includes travel and transport businesses and a range of entertainment and leisure operations.

Zopa Loan
Zopa is not a conventional lending institution. It is market-place where people lend to people and people borrow from people.