The health loan - Reuters

Into An apple a day keeps the doctor away, sometimes – but ‘- the apple is not enough and then you have to resort to something more’ substantial, so it ‘possible that unfortunately we do not have enough savings and need to contact a loan. According to a survey carried out by Prestiti.it Facile.it and request a loan to cover medical expenses not ‘a rarity.

the doctor with the loan

It has an average of 44, require 6,600 € and agrees to repay it in 5 years: this and ‘the type profile, drawn from the survey conducted by the portals and Prestiti.it Facile.it of those who turn to credit and financial institutions to ask for a loan intended to pay for medical expenses.

It is a profile in line with that of one who makes demands standards of consumer credit, but there ‘a significant difference. If usually, in fact, 3 out of 4 requests coming from men, in the case of loan requests for medical expenses women represent as much as 42% of the total sample under investigation.

What are the interventions for which the Italians call the loan? They range from beauty treatments to cosmetic surgery, orthodontics from the ski itself ‘and the children to the management of long-term therapy.

Anyone applying for the loan

In detail, those who ask for a loan to cover medical expenses and ‘in one case out of two, a private employee, in 12% of cases, however, the request comes from a worker autonomous and in 10% of cases by a pensioner. Anyone applying for a loan for medical expenses says, on average, a salary of € 1,700.

Geographically, the region in which this type of loan and ‘more widespread and’ Tuscany, followed by Abruzzo , with Puglia and Sardinia taillights.

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