If someone finds that they cannot get an unsecured?

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loan, would they have little chance of being approved for a mortgage, or is that different?

If someone finds that they cannot get an unsecured?

that is different. The security is the home in this case

If someone finds that they cannot get an unsecured?

An unsecured loan means by definition that if the person taking the loan defaults (doesnt pay) that the lender has no right to reclaim property equal to the value of the loan. Their only recourse is to seek civil judgement in a civil suit in small claims court. Borrowers who are willing to let things go that far are also willing to ignore the court judgement, leaving the lendor with nothing.

A secured loan such as an auto loan or a mortgage, is secured by the property the money was borrowed for. If you default on a car loan, they repossess the car, mortgage, they foreclose the house.

That being said, people are less willing to default if they are going to lose the property, so the default rate is lower, making those loans a better risk for the lendor.

Cars go down in value the second you buy them. This means that if the full value of the car is being borrowed, the lendor may be less likely to lend the money because in the event of a default, they may reposess a car that isnt even worth the amount of the loan. This is why if a borrower has a lower credit rating they are often required to make a more substantial down payment so that the loan value will be less than what the bank should be able to sell the car for in the event it is repossessed.

Homes/real estate generally goes up in value. So, if the bank lends you $200k to purchase a home, and you default 3 years later, the home will be worth all of the 200, maybe more.

With all that being said, banks are more willing to offer secured credit that unsecured credit. All the above is an explanation or thier reasons.

If someone finds that they cannot get an unsecured?

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