Loans are money borrowed from banks, financial institutions or individuals. Normally, people use loan to have an enough money to purchase a particular thing or investment.
For example, many people nowadays apply for a housing loan to purchase their own home instead of renting a house. Of course, there are some advantages and disadvantages of applying for a loan or getting debt.
A loan is composed of the principal money you borrowed plus the loan interest it will incur for a certain period. In general, the longer the period of loan, the higher the interest rate will be. Some loans have fixed interest rate, some have variable or changing rate depending on the prevailing rate of the market.
Tips on Bank Loan Application
What are the things you need to consider before applying a bank loan? Many people sometimes may not be aware of the factors that determines the proper way to apply for a bank account.
In this regard, I have published a post that tackles and discuss some tips on how to apply for a bank loan. You can see the post here to give you more information and better understanding how a bank loan works.
Background of BDO Loans
BDO is one of the leading major commercial banks the Philippines. It has numerous branches all over the country and provides a vast selections of banking amenities and services for its clients including bank loans, mortgages, credit cards, investment products, retail banking, and a lot more.
There are different kinds of BDO loans you can apply: home loan, auto loan and personal loan. Every loan has its own requirements and application method you should go through to begin processing of your loan.

Kinds of BDO Loans
Before applying for a loan, you should study how much interest you will pay for the whole period of your loan. Make sure you understand the terms and conditions of the loan agreement.
Depending on your current needs, you can apply a particular BDO loan of your choice. Like I said before, BDO loan can be a personal loan, auto loan or home loan.
1. BDO Personal Loan
Do you have an emergency need for money for personal use? Perhaps, you want to buy that gadget you’ve been wanting for a long time but you don’t have the enough money to buy.
A loan that can be used to make home renovations or upgrades; payment for tuition fee in school; purchasing appliances, furniture or electronic gadgets; money for vacation and travel and other personal purposes.
It has flexible loan amounts and you can pay your loan from 6 and up to 36 months. You can loan a minimum of P10,000 and a maximum of P500,000. Application can be done at any BDO branches all over the country.
2. BDO Auto Loan
Most people don’t have that big amount of money when buying a car unless you’re really a rich guy. However, most people cannot right away the full payment for a brand new car.
In most cases, many people resort to applying for a car or auto loan in major banks in the Philippines. Recently, it is not that hard to get a loan from bank because almost all banks are offering this kind of service. Thus, there are many competitions that can be good for the customers.
If you are planning to buy your dream car or you want a newer vehicle for your business but you don’t have enough money, you may consider to apply for a BDO Auto loan at any BDO branch near your place.
You can pay your loan up to maximum of 6 years with very flexible terms and easy application process. It is applicable for brand new or second-hand vehicles.
3. BDO Home Loan
Building or constructing your own home costs a large amount of money. For example, the average a 2-floor house could range from 3 to 5 million pesos in a typical subdivision. The price is total for house and lot. Of course, there are exceptions for this but my point is you need a big amount to construct your own house from scratch.
Some people cannot save money so fast that they can construct their home right away. Hence, most people look for ways on how to get a loan so that they can earlier build their home.
Other people might apply for a home loan at Pag-IBIG while some people might get a loan from banks. In comparison, bank loan has a higher interest rate than Pag-IBIG.
Owning your own home is the dream of many people. Today, there are also many families renting their house because they cannot afford to buy or build a new one.
BDO can help you buy your dream house through its home loan. You can choose how many years you can complete the payment with fixed rates for each term.
To Wrap Up
Before you apply for any BDO loans, make sure you have the capability to pay the monthly payment. Study and research which interest rate and term best suited for your long-term financial condition. Since loan is a long-term debt, make it a point to increase your income or lessen your expenses so that you will not be short or default in paying your loan.




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gud evening ask ko lng gaano ba katagal ang processing ng housing loan sa bdo kc lhat ng documents nmin original nsa bdo na at pinagbayad nla kmi ng pera at nag sign na kmi sa documents na pinapirmahan sa amin ng officer ng banco sbi nla approve na loan nmin kso yung title nmin kailangan ma cancel yung restriction under po kc ng nha yung bahay at lupa nmin pro fully paid na po kmi kso after 10yrs pa po bgo macancel yung restriction na nka saad sa contrata.binigyan kmi ng nha ng permit to mortgage na tinanggap ng bdo kso ang tagal na wla kmi balita pag tumatawag kmi sa landline busy at pag nag txt ako sa officer na may hawak sa loan nmin di sya sumasagot pag personal nman kmi nag punta sa banko sasabihin sa amin tatawagan nlang kmi ano po ba magandang gawin nmin naiinip na kmi…..
Hi Melanie,
First of all, I don’t have any experience in applying for a BDO loan. It’s true that the process is really slow but you need to be patient. We have experience with Pag-ibig loan and it takes many months also.Just be patient or apply loan to other banks if possible.
Just want to ask personal loan what the requirements?it should be employed?please reply asap
Rachel,
You can find the requirements here for applying BDO personal loan: https://www.bdo.com.ph/loans/downloadable-forms. Click the link for personal loan.
just wanna ask,is there a salary category in making a home loan,and what is the range of salary..i have no pag-ibig or gsis how can avail the home loam kindly guide..im working here at jeddah,ksa as a welder
Hi Rodel,
Here’s the requirements for BDO home loan, hope this will help you: http://learninterestrates.com/requirements-for-bdo-housing-loan/
hi i just availed 2.134M house in Lancaster Cavite. What is the rate? and the computation/factor rate used. for 10 and 15 years.
Will i be approved for checking account even for personal use. I heard BDO requires business permit.
just want to ask regarding home loan or personal loan ,im x ray technician here in riyadh can i ask what are the requirements asap pls.thanks
Hi, you can see this article about the requirements for BDO housing loan: http://learnfinancialeducation.com/how-to-apply-for-bdo-housing-loan/
Just wanna ask about your home loan..what are the requirements?
Hi Maria Fe,
Here’s a good link about BDO home loan: http://www.pacificconcord.com.ph/bdo_4_loanapp.htm
hi i want to avail personal loan in bdo, how many weeks to approve?
Hi, please contact BDO bank directly.
we are bdo consumer since 2008 and we apply for personal last december 21, 2010.. but until now my husband will go back to singapore it has not been approved yet.. i am so disappointed…
Hi melai,
Yes it is disappointing, BDO should be fast in processing loan application so you will know immediately what is the status of your loan.
i already apply my bdo loan las october 17,2011 for the record
hi i just want to know if my bdo superlite loan has been approved or not?
how much will be the interest in 200,000.how much monthly if i will pay it in 12 months.jun
how much would be the interest if for example i make a 50,000.oo personal loan and what are the requirements???
thanx
Hi Cai,
Just visit BDO website directly to learn the interest rate for personal loans.
Looking for a low rate loan