Credit Card Debt Consolidation and How To Eliminate Debt
17 April 2010Credit Card Debt Consolidation
Credit Card Debt Consolidation services can make it happen, and there’s no doubt about it. There’s no reason to delay and nothing to lose. Credit card debt consolidation can also help you avoid creditor harassment , one of the main elements that trigger stress induced health problems. Credit card debt consolidation usually makes the combined balance more manageable especially if a lower interest rate is provided. But, if there are multiple other accounts involved that were not part of the consolidating effort, it may take some time to get them all reduced to a manageable level.
Typically, when a customer buys a product with his card or uses his card as an alternative for hard cash, he is offered an interest free credit period. The customer has to make a payment for the credit used on the card before the credit period ends. Typically, debt consolidation programs are debt repayment programs. They can consolidate most types of unsecured debts from major credit cards to personal and student loans. Typically the interest on a debt consolidation loan is approximately 17-23%. That?s a hefty amount of interest that may actually be more than you are currently paying on your debt.
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Credit Card debt consolidation is a short term answer to a much broader problem. Credit card debt consolidation is an agenda where the debt settlement company directs the debtors in reducing their debts through a monthly compensation of a fixed amount. Debt elimination is not similar to a loan program. Credit card debt consolidation gives you an opportunity to reduce your debts under single lower monthly payments. Thus you get rid of all high rate credit card debts and replace them with the new low monthly payments.
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Question about debt consolidation
Debt consolidation?I have about $6,500 worth of debt, my income after taxes is about 21,000 a year. Most of my creditors have closed my accounts (all of my credit is maxed out). I recently got my FICO score and it is 529 (very, very poor). I have called some companies that specalize in debt consolidation and I have been told that I do not have "enough debt". I talked to a professional about bankruptcy and was advised against filing because I do not have "enough debt". I am a renter, and do not have any assets that could be held for collateral. With my credit score being the way it is, and closed accounts on my credit record… what are my options?
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It may not be a wise decision to consolidate all those debts. Whether or not to include the two vehicle loans and the two personal loans will depend partly on how long is left on them and how much interest you're paying.
If you refinance them with a consolidation loan, you're going to be starting back at payment #1 and could wind up paying more in the long run, even if the interest rate and monthly payment are both lower.
eg. If you're a year into a 3 year car loan, and you refinance it with a 4 or 5 year debt consolidation loan, you'll end up making vehicle payments for 5 or 6 years in total. Same goes for the personal loans.
And the interest rate may not be much different or could even be higher on the consolidation loan, depending on the figures on your original loans.
As for the credit card debt, it might be a good choice to consolidate it through your bank, but it will again depend on the terms of the loan and whether or not you need to provide security.
If you take out a consolidation loan secured with your home equity, your home could potentially be at risk if you ever defaulted on that loan for any reason. If you're absolutely certain you can continue to make the payments with no problem, even if you were to lose your job or have some other kind of unexpected emergency, consolidating the credit cards will most likely help you pay them off faster and save money on interest.
But if you would be strapped to make the payments if something unexpected came up, the question to ask is whether it's worth the savings to put your home at risk.
A few points, feel free to challenge:
1. If a person is unable to make even minimum payments, how will they be able to settle with the CC companies? Are the CC companies really going to accept lower payment terms without any guarantee of paying? That would be like extending even more credit to a person who who has already shown that they are completely incapable of paying.
I'd do a lot of research before you enter into a contract with a CCCS because while it might get the bills paid – it will not protect your credit score or rating any better than dealing with it yourself. You don't state what your income is and if buckling down and paying more each month on your cards would get it paid off. I had $40k of debt, $30k being CC debt and drowning in it having been through a messy, expensive divorce. When my attorney did the calculations, he figured it would have taken me 40 years to pay off the $30k of CC debt at the rate I was going.
So I wound up filing a Chapter 7 BK and it wiped out 100% of the CC debt legally in about 3-4 month's time (from the date of filing until discharge date).
The other $10k was a car loan, which I continued to pay on 'as agreed', did NOT reaffirm the loan, and they did not come and take my car. I paid it off back in April and now it has a clean title.
No ~~~BK is not for everyone, but it sounds like you have a lot of debt and a little one to take care and his future to think of. And while going through a BK will trash your credit/score, it's no more so than muddling through years of dealing with collection agencies, some CCCS that will likely "fail" you.. and creditors that will STILL report you even those you are in a payment plan. Or you can wipe out the debt legally through a chapter 7, start fresh and be able to SLEEP at night.
You can get a free consult with most any BK lawyer and he or she will go over all of your debts, your income and help you decide the best course of action.
I have BEEN THERE and done it and this is not an "ad" for anything,but a testimonial. While it wasn't something I really wanted to do .. BK was the best solution for me during a really tough time in my life. I am not sorry I did it.
Hope this helps. Ignore the jerks that can't even give sensible or helpful answers and just bash you. It's clear they've never walked in your shoes.
@NYBankruptcy
Let me guess….you would be the perfect person 2go2 instead of CCCS?
Of course CCCS is funded by credit card companies. Why? Because they rather get paid some rather than none. If CCCS did not exist, consumers would simply TRY to file BK or do use a debt settlement company. If they could not BK, then they would get sued and end up in more financial trouble. CCCS organizations help the consumer work out a payment plan that can work for the consumer not the credit card company
If you’re going to go the route of a service make sure it’s a law firm. These companies that aren’t law firm based are useless and complete scams.
I really don’t get her saying have them “write paid in full on your account” /”have them say you don’t owe taxes”. Yeah like the IRS will just accept that! But Suzie Orman said ……Plus if they get the money how the hell do you know those companies are going to do all the things she said! Those companies aren’t looking to help you get your credit record to look good!
Given the vehicle loans tend to have fairly low interest rates to start, I'm not sure I'd touch them unless you can really lower your rate.
Now you don't state if you own your own home or rent so it is difficult to suggest how to proceed with the credit card debt. At a minimum, try calling the credit card companies and ask them to reduce your interest rate. If you've been consistent with your payments, some will work to reduce it to a fairly low rate. You just need to ask them.
My wife and I also worked our way out of debt (although not quite as high a balance) through a credit counseling service (Consumer Credit Counseling Service – a free service that helped work out a repayment plan for us, since we weren't making enough to get out of debt and struggling to make payments). You may want to check out options like this. They aren't just for people unable to pay their debt.
@brianedwards35 That make sense.
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I settled my dept through Precept Financial. It was actually a pretty good experience. I think I ended up paying close to what I owed to begin with, but there was no way I could pay it on the creditors time table, so it worked out for me. Also, I really didn’t want to deal with the collection agencies. Those people are nasty.
Find other low interest cards and x-fer the balances… or at least have that card on hand when you threaten your current card issuer….It gives you a TON of leverage…