I found out recently I could get an unsecured loan to buy a car. I'm not clear on whether this is a new thing. It wasn't cheap by new car dealer standards, but

I found out recently I could get an unsecured loan to buy a car. I'm not clear on whether this is a new thing. It wasn't cheap by new car dealer standards, but it was cheaper than other car loan lenders who do require a lien for security. Also cheaper than I can get on a HELOC. And although the name was weird and unfamiliar, it was a subsidiary of a bank I've heard of and not some "fintech" startup.