# Repay

When you've borrowed from Udon Finance, **repaying your loan** is the critical step that completes the lending cycle. It's not merely about settling your obligations; it's about **optimizing your financial position**, enhancing the security of your collateral, and ultimately, regaining full control over your deposited assets.

Here’s why repayment is fundamental and how Udon facilitates a seamless process:

*   **Boost Your Safety Net:** Every repayment you make directly contributes to **increasing your collateralization ratio**. Visualize this as fortifying your safety buffer. A healthier ratio signifies that your loan position is more secure against adverse market fluctuations, thereby **drastically reducing the risk of liquidation** (as previously discussed).

    _By making repayments, you are actively strengthening the resilience and safety of your loan within the Udon protocol._
* **Reclaim Your Assets:** As your collateralization ratio improves with each repayment, the risk associated with your loan diminishes. This progressively grants you the ability to **safely withdraw portions of your collateral** – funds that were previously "locked" to secure your borrowed position. Ultimately, once your loan is fully repaid, all your collateral is completely unlocked and returned to you. It's your capital, fully back in your control!
* **Flexible Repayment Options:** Udon is designed to make repayment as straightforward and intuitive as the borrowing process itself. Typically, you will repay your loan using the **same tokens you originally borrowed**. For example, if you borrowed CHR, you would repay with CHR. Udon is built to offer intelligent and user-friendly mechanisms to handle these transactions, prioritizing simplicity for the user.

Repaying your loan is a fundamental and empowering aspect of managing your DeFi journey with Udon. It puts you firmly in control, enabling you to strategically react to market conditions and regain access to your valuable collateral precisely when you deem it necessary.
