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When a personal guarantee is given, the principals of the company pledge their own assets and agree to repay a debt from personal capital in case the company defaults. In short, the business owner or principal becomes a cosigner on the credit application.
If you sign a personal guarantee, you are personally liable for the loan balance or a portion thereof. If your business later defaults on the loan, anyone who signed the personal guarantee can be held responsible for the remaining balance, even after the lender forecloses on the loan collateral.
A personal guaranty is not enforceable without consideration A contract is an enforceable promise. The enforceability of a contract comes from one party's giving of consideration to the other party. Here, the bank gives a loan (the consideration) in exchange for the guarantor's promise to repay it.
Contracts of guarantee must be in writing For a guarantee to be enforceable, section 27(2) of the Act provides that the contract of guarantee must be: in writing; and. signed by the guarantor.
A personal guarantee can be enforced the same way as any debt. If the business owner does not pay, the creditor can bring a lawsuit to receive a judgment and levy the owner's personal assets to cover the debt. The exact terms of a personal guarantee specify a creditor's options under the guarantee.
Your personal guarantee may be unenforceable due to circumstances outside of your contract. This may include being misled by the creditor, if a key fact was omitted from the contract, co-guarantor issues, suspicions of fraud, or if the facility provided by the bank changed significantly since you signed the guarantee.
Risks of Personal Guarantees If the business defaults on the loan, legal action could be taken against you to repay the loan balance. You could lose your personal assets. But note that some states have homestead laws, which prohibit creditors from seizing your primary residence and retirement savings accounts.
In writing The guarantee must be evidenced in writing to be enforceable. Signed The document must be signed by the guarantor or their authorised agent. Their name can be written or printed. Secondary liability The document must establish that the guarantor has secondary liability for the debt.
7 Ways to Avoid a Personal GuaranteeBuy insurance.Raise the interest rate.Increase Reporting.Increased the Frequency of Payments.Add a Fidelity Certificate.Limit the Guarantee Time Period.Use Other Collateral.