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"Pledge" has a foreign sound to it. I would not use it unless I was forced into it, because it's not a word in normal (UK) English use, whereas "collateral for a loan" is very common. (David Knowles, ProZ.com)

He told Lanarkshire Live : “I’ve heard nothing from the council at all since last November. It’s been a year since I spoke to them. “I thought with all the publicity surrounding this, it would prompt them into doing something and come back to me, but not a thing. "Not a word from them. (Glasgow Live)