How Does a Guaranty Work

Properly drafted, this guaranty permits the lender to force one or more of the guarantors to make every payment that would have been due from the borrower. In other words, whatever the borrower’s obligations to the lender may be (at least in terms of payment), the guarantor has the same obligations.

What is the purpose of a guaranty?

GUARANTY, contracts. A promise made upon a good consideration, to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person, who is, in the first instance, liable to such payment or performance.

Does guarantor have to pay?

“The guarantor takes the responsibility that if in any scenario, the primary borrower fails to pay the equated monthly instalments (EMI) of the loan, then the guarantor will assume full repayment responsibility,” said Aditya Mishra, founder and CEO, Switchme.in, a platform that helps borrowers shift their home loans to …