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How Can I Get Credit Card Counseling Debt Consolidation?
&#160;by: Talbert Williams
Are you deep in debt? Is it too difficult to find a way out? If you need debt help, don&#8217;t worry: there are many solutions for your problems, one of which is called credit card counseling debt consolidation.
What exactly is credit card counseling?
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<p><b class="titler">How Can I Get Credit Card Counseling Debt Consolidation?</b><br />
&#160;by: <b class="author">Talbert Williams</b>
<p>Are you deep in debt? Is it too difficult to find a way out? If you need debt help, don&#8217;t worry: there are many solutions for your problems, one of which is called credit card counseling debt consolidation.</p>
<p>What exactly is credit card counseling?</p>
<p>If you have been cursing your decision of going in for so many credit cards ever since you got in debt, the credit card counseling industry professional will be on your side.
<p>You can team up with your counselor to effectively learn and practice a debt management program. Your credit card counseling sessions will help you acquire education and the skills to face a kinder, gentler future, free of debt. </p>
<p>They will teach you to avoid destructive spending habits and lax payment patterns of yesteryear, which put you in debt. In place of these, you will be soon transformed into a responsible and conscientious consumer.</p>
<p>How do I begin with credit card debt counseling?</p>
<p>When you start with a credit counseling program, your ultimate goal is to become debt free. This means that you are driven to eliminate all debts; and will do whatever it takes to get there. The crucial point for your long-term survival is to lose any fear of appearing unknowledgeable. </p>
<p>You should ask questions&#8211;and plenty of them. If you still don&#8217;t understand, request that your counselor explain it again. Do your research your self also. Check your debt counseling company with utmost care. </p>
<p>What are the components of credit card counseling?</p>
<p>One important component within your credit card counseling program may be a form of debt consolidation&#8211;of which your credit card debt may be a part. Try to find out before forging ahead on this course of action what possible &#8217;side effects&#8217; may be. </p>
<p>You should inquire about things like whether or not you&#8217;ll be able to use any of your cards when you choose to consolidate debt. Generally, most consolidation programs require you to forfeit your cards. </p>
<p>You have to be the judge of how much importance this holds. If you are serious about getting appropriate debt relief once and for all, do not rack up any more credit card debt.</p>
<p>Make it a top priority to eradicate your unsecured debt as well, when you opt for consumer credit counseling. Get rid of your debt today by signing with the right debt company.</p>
<p>Talbert Williams 2000-2006 All Rights Reserved</p>
<p><p><b>About The Author</b></p>
<p>Talbert Williams is the owner of  <a href="http://www.debt-free-america.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.debt-free-america.com</a>.<br />
View his recommended source for consolidating debt online.<br />
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		<title>Shocking Facts &#8211; What Debt Settlement Companies Don&#8217;t Tell You &#8211; free article courtesy of ArticleCity.com</title>
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Shocking Facts &#8211; What Debt Settlement Companies Don&#8217;t Tell You
&#160;by: Denise Hall
If you&#8217;re thinking about using a debt consolidation or debt settlement service to help you get out of debt faster and save money on your monthly payments, make sure you do your homework before choosing a company. There are definitely shams and scams out [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog">My Debt and Credit.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog/debt/shocking-facts-what-debt-settlement-companies-dont-tell-you-free-article-courtesy-of-articlecity-com/">Shocking Facts &#8211; What Debt Settlement Companies Don&#8217;t Tell You &#8211; free article courtesy of ArticleCity.com</a></p>
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<p><b class="titler">Shocking Facts &#8211; What Debt Settlement Companies Don&#8217;t Tell You</b><br />
&#160;by: <b class="author">Denise Hall</b>
<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about using a debt consolidation or debt settlement service to help you get out of debt faster and save money on your monthly payments, make sure you do your homework before choosing a company. There are definitely shams and scams out there. </p>
<p>First let me say that debt consolidation is *not* the same as debt settlement/negotiation, which most people don&#8217;t realize.
<p>Debt settlement companies charge hundreds of dollars as an initial &#8220;admin fee&#8221; to set up your account, plus a monthly service fee. The fees vary depending on the company and the amount of your debts. </p>
<p>Such companies take your money every month, but don&#8217;t make monthly payments to your creditors! Instead, they put it in a trust account, negotiate your debts with your creditors, then make a lump-sum payment when there&#8217;s enough in your account to pay a creditor in full. </p>
<p>That can take *years* depending on the amount of debt you have with each creditor. Meanwhile, you can be sued by your creditors and your wages can be garnished! (Or just don&#8217;t make payments to your creditors. You&#8217;ll end up in the same spot without paying someone to help you get there!) </p>
<p>Settlement companies don&#8217;t ask your creditors to stop all interest, late fees and overlimit fees from accruing. That means while the negotiations are ongoing, your bills will continue to grow! So if you&#8217;re sued and a judgement is brought against you, you&#8217;ll owe more money than before! </p>
<p>And shoddy companies, which there are alot of, don&#8217;t tell you *any* of this up front. I call it &#8220;getting permission by ommission&#8221; because they simply don&#8217;t tell you how their program works *before* you sign an agreement with them. Or after, for that matter. But if you ask the right questions, eventually you&#8217;ll figure it out. (Or when the crap hits the fan. Whichever comes first.) </p>
<p>Let me give you an example of how debt settlement works. </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say you have $20,000 in unsecured credit card debt. You owe $10,000 to one credit card company, $6,000 to another and $4,000 to a third. You agree to a 5 year plan where you pay $250 a month to the settlement company. (After all, $250 a month for 60 months is only $15,000, so you&#8217;re saving $5,000 and you&#8217;ll be debt-free in 5 years, right?) </p>
<p>The admin fee will cost you $750. Your first 3 monthly payments go towards that and nothing gets put into your trust account until your 4th month. </p>
<p>The settlement company keeps $50 of your $250 payment each month for the service fee. That means $200 a month is being added to your trust account. </p>
<p>Most debt settlement companies claim to be able to negotiate your debt for about 50% of what you owe. So let&#8217;s use the lowest credit card debt as an example. </p>
<p>If you owe $4,000 and your creditor agrees to accept $2,000 as payment in full, it will take 10 months at $200 per month to have enough in your trust account to pay off just that one credit card. </p>
<p>But remember, your first 3 payments to the settlement company only paid the admin fee. That means your first credit card settlement is 14 months *after* you started sending them money. </p>
<p>So what&#8217;s the problem? It&#8217;s simple. Your creditor won&#8217;t agree to accept half of your actual debt unless, or until, it can be paid in full. Otherwise, you&#8217;re expected to make your normal monthly payments. </p>
<p>Since you don&#8217;t have $2,000 in your trust account, and you won&#8217;t have it until more than a year after you stopped paying your creditor directly, they&#8217;ll probably take you to court and request that your wages be garnished long before you have that $2,000 built up. </p>
<p>And what about your other creditors? Well, they&#8217;ll be waiting even longer to get their money from the settlement company. The $6,000 debt will take 15 *more* months to pay off, assuming your creditor waits that long and agrees to 50%. And that $10,000 bill? You do the math. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if you signed up for a 3 year plan with the settlement company, your debts would be paid off sooner. But, the question is, will your creditors wait that long? Probably not. </p>
<p>The facts are, you can negotiate with your creditors yourself. Most will agree to take a smaller monthly payment from you and stop all interest and fees from accruing. And, of course, you&#8217;ll save thousands of dollars in fees to a settlement company. </p>
<p>Before signing up for any service, please be sure you check out the company thoroughly. And don&#8217;t let the words &#8220;non-profit&#8221; fool you either. Alot of debt settlement companies claim to be non-profit. </p>
<p>Going back to the example above, if you pay them $15,000 over a 5 year time frame and they settle your debts at half of what you owed, they&#8217;ll make $5,000 from you. I&#8217;d call that a profit, especially since they might not have actually helped you in any way. </p>
<p>Most companies will allow you to cancel your account and get a refund of what you&#8217;ve paid, less the non-refundable admin fee and the monthly service fees. If you feel you&#8217;ve been mislead about their program, don&#8217;t hesitate to argue til the cows come home. File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau or hire an attorney if you feel you&#8217;re getting nowhere. </p>
<p>You can visit the Better Business Bureau&#8217;s website (<a href="http://www.bbb.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbb.org</a>) and find reports on hundreds of companies. Here&#8217;s a small listing of companies that have poor reputations with the BBB: </p>
<p>National Consumer Debt Council LLC &#8211; Irvine, CA (A.K.A. NCDC, United Consumer Law Group) </p>
<p>Financial Rescue Services &#8211; Burbank, CA </p>
<p>Debt Legal Services &#8211; Anaheim, CA </p>
<p>American Debt Relief &#8211; Los Angeles, CA (A.K.A. A M Debt, American Debts Relief, Debt Relief) </p>
<p>Please be very cautious when choosing a debt help company and ask lots of questions before agreeing to anything. If you find they&#8217;re evading your questions, run fast and run far. There are reputable companies out there, so keep looking until you find one.</p>
<p><p><b>About The Author</b></p>
<p>Denise Hall is the owner of Home Business on a Budget which specializes in tools and resources for your home business needs. Visit <a href="http://www.home-business-on-a-budget.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.home-business-on-a-budget.com</a> today. Subscribe to Home Business on a Budget Newsletter for weekly articles, tips, information and resources. To Subscribe <a href="mailto:hbb_newsletter@a1ebiz.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mailto:hbb_newsletter@a1ebiz.com</a></p>
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		<title>Harmful Spending Habits by Nancy Smith</title>
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A lot of people are quite compulsive where shopping is concerned. In order to maintain a balance between what we earn and can spend, we need to make a budget before buying. We buy things out of impulse not out of necessity, and that is the most common mistake a lot of us make when [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog">My Debt and Credit.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog/debt/harmful-spending-habits-by-nancy-smith/">Harmful Spending Habits by Nancy Smith</a></p>
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<p>A lot of people are quite compulsive where shopping is concerned. In order to maintain a balance between what we earn and can spend, we need to make a budget before buying. We buy things out of impulse not out of necessity, and that is the most common mistake a lot of us make when shopping. More so during the holidays. People need to learn how to control overusing their credit cards and the unnecessary little gifts for everybody. </p>
<p>Problems start when people do not pay bills on time, and even worse, when they do not have enough money to do it. This why you get into debt. And getting out of debt is not as easy as getting in. To get out of it, you will need the help of professional counselors.</p>
<p>Here we have The Consumer Literacy Consortium&#8217;s list of consumers&#8217; most common mistakes. The purpose of this list is to educate consumers on their most common buying mistakes in order to develop a healthy purchase habit.</p>
<p>Consumer&#8217;s Most Common Mistakes</p>
<p>- Using too many credit cards<br />
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- Not having the minimum balance needed in order to avoid checking fees<br />
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- Buying new appliances without really needing them<br />
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- Never comparing product prices<br />
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- Never comparing prices on supermarket shelves<br />
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- Not having a life insurance policy for no less than 15 years<br />
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- Taking a 30-year mortgage and not a 15-year due to the low monthly payments<br />
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- Paying your home improvements before finishing them<br />
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- Leasing cars instead of buying them<br />
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- Letting their insurance agent make decisions on which deal to take<br />
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- Not knowing they can afford</p>
<p>Disregard of all the measures taken. Nowadays there are thousands of people swamped with debts, and some are on the brink of becoming debtors. People need to know that there are lots of ways of receiving professional help in order to become debt free again.</p>
<p>Debt Settlement is one of the most reliable and fastest ways of achieving financial balance, and becoming once again debt free. Debt is not the problem, the problem lies in our spending habits and the way we look at money. </p>
<p>People only need to learn how to purchase in order to stay away from debt. Avoid making the mistakes that are mentioned on the list above and you will notice the difference in your financial balance.</p>
<p>Check these links to learn more: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.bill-consolidation-and-debt-negotiation.com/consumer-credit-counseling/NJ-New-Jersey/Consumer-Credit-Counseling-NJ-New-Jersey.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bill-consolidation-and-debt-negotiation.com/consumer-credit-counseling/NJ-New-Jersey/Consumer-Credit-Counseling-NJ-New-Jersey.shtml</a><br />
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<p><b>About The Author</b></p>
<p>Nancy Smith is a contributing writer to <a href="http://www.bill-consolidation-and-debt-negotiation.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bill-consolidation-and-debt-negotiation.com</a> and is currently writing some special articles to guide business on how to manage debt and avoid bankruptcy.</p>
<p>For Free Information on Spending Habits and Debt Help Consultation, call toll-free 1-877-850-3328</p></p>
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With consumer debt in the UK at historically high levels, there are greater and greater numbers of us getting into debt, and trying to escape it. While the recession is hurting our pockets &#8211; wage freezes, redundencies and no available overtime make it hard to earn that little extra we need to pay off our [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog">My Debt and Credit.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog/debt/easy-ways-to-reduce-your-debt-interest-payments-by-sean-spurr/">Easy Ways To Reduce Your Debt Interest Payments by Sean Spurr</a></p>
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<p>With consumer debt in the UK at historically high levels, there are greater and greater numbers of us getting into debt, and trying to escape it. While the recession is hurting our pockets &#8211; wage freezes, redundencies and no available overtime make it hard to earn that little extra we need to pay off our debts &#8211; we can at least try to reduce or even remove our interest payments until we are in a better position to pay off our debts.</p>
<p>Many of the solutions we list below will depend on your credit rating. A good credit rating will enable you to reduce greatly the interest you are paying on most small and medium sized debts. However even if you&#8217;re credit rating isn&#8217;t in the best shape you could still potentially reduce your APR and thus reduce your total outgoings on your debt, and have a little extra in your bank account to pay off the &#8216;base&#8217; sum of the debt or get back a few luxuries you&#8217;ve had to sacrifice. Many of the typical APRs we mention below and you will see when looking are offered at what is called &#8220;Price for Risk&#8221; where your circumstances will affect the APR that is offered. This is not the case for all offers however, and someone with a mid-ranking credit rating perhaps would be better applying for those that don&#8217;t differentiate, while those with a low credit rating are less likely to be accepted by those who do not have variable APR offers.</p>
<p>Perhaps the best form of interest free borrowing if you plan well is interest-free credit cards. Several of the major credit card companies offer these, some for balance transfer and others for new payments. At the time we write this article at the start of Summer 2009, Virgin Money, Nat West, Barclaycard and MBMA are all offering interest free balance transfer which last over a year, each with fees of between 2.5% and 3%. If you are unlikely to be able to pay off your initial debt for a long time, the longest interest free duration is offered by Virgin at 16 months followed closely by NatWest at 15 months. Further to this, Halifax and Sainsburys are both offering cards with a 3% balance transfer fee which are interest free for at least nine months. All of these cards have a Typical APR of less than 17%, the Barclaycard being the lowest at just 12.4%. Balance transfer could be your best option if your current card has an unacceptably high interest rate or you don&#8217;t and can&#8217;t make a lot of purchases using your credit card. </p>
<p>The other option with interest free credit cards is interest free purchases. This method has the advantage of not requiring the fee. If you&#8217;re debt is reasonably low this could be your best option. Work our how much extra you could have a month to pay your debt off with if you don&#8217;t pay for your retail, supermarket and similar expenses immediately but using your interest free credit card and if this amount adds up over one or two months to more than your total debt amount then this is the ideal way to go. You can therefore pay off your debt and end your interest payments while getting a similar amount of debt on your essential purchases which you will have at least nine months to pay off before you have any interest to pay. Many of the credit cards available allow you to combine purchases and balance transfers, and paying everything on your card could be a good idea if you wish to accumulate cash in order to pay off a loan which requires the full amount to be paid back in order not to continue with the regular monthly payments.</p>
<p>Perhaps the best way for a low credit rating which prevents you from getting a credit card would be free overdraft offers from high street banks. Most high street banks have bank accounts which allow interest free overdrafts. Alliance and Leicester&#8217;s Premier current account has an interest free overdraft without fees for the first year, which follows by an amount up to &#163;5 a month. If you are borrowing &#163;1000 then this will add up to &#163;60 over the second year, being equivalent an interest rate of 6%, much better than most other debts, and with no fee for the first year this is a great way of reducing your debt. Barclays also offers a year without interest on overdrafts, but their interest rate after this is 17.9% which is higher than a lot of credit cards. However Barclays, and many other banks, offer premium accounts that include interest free overdrafts. The cost of these varies, but you&#8217;re best option is to make an appointment with your existing bank to see what interest free overdraft you could get with what account, asking them to work out an equivalent APR for you. Most banks like to keep your custom, so will be able to offer you something in order to avoid you switching banks.</p>
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<p>Sean Spurr is the author of Debt Management Guide, a popular website offering free debt help advice to people in the United Kingdom. The site has articles on all aspects of debt management, from credit card debt transfer to bankruptcy.</p></p>
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When families and individuals have credit issues, it frequently
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<p><b class="titler">How Debt Consolidation Mortgages Work</b><br />
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<p>When families and individuals have credit issues, it frequently<br />
becomes easier said than done to survive, let alone get a loan to<br />
save your home. Credit troubles can create a disordered future<br />
and this can sometimes lead people to give up hope. Today,<br />
lenders specialize in helping families and individuals find<br />
sources to consolidate their debts and save their home.</p>
<p>The lenders will evaluate the three credit reports, and if the<br />
reports show defaults, they may be reluctant to provide a loan.<br />
However, if the reports show effort to clear up the debts, the<br />
lender may bear in mind that you had uphill challenge, but you<br />
are still making effort to take care of your debts. The<br />
disadvantage of debt consolidation lending is that many lenders<br />
will frequently present loans with high interest rates and<br />
mortgage repayments.</p>
<p>If you are looking to consolidate your bills by using a mortgage<br />
loan, then keep in mind that the lenders will require proof of<br />
income. This may include recent pay stubs. The stubs will help<br />
the lender determine which loans best suit your needs. The<br />
majority of lenders necessitate up to three years of stable<br />
income to decide if you qualify for a debt consolidation mortgage<br />
loan.</p>
<p>In addition, if there are bad points against your credit history,<br />
but you&#8217;ve shown effort to clear up the debts, the lender will<br />
consider the good deeds, also considering the balance used to<br />
clear up the debts.</p>
<p>Nowadays, lenders are considering that one out of four people in<br />
the US and EU has debt problems. Therefore, debt consolidation<br />
mortgages are not unheard of; rather they are becoming part of<br />
one of the largest markets in the world. But despite their<br />
increased uses, there are still a number of downsides.</p>
<p>Not only can they increase your overall debt load, but they also<br />
give the debt consolidation company an enormous amount of power,<br />
allowing it to increase your interest rates and mortgage<br />
payments.</p>
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<p>Talbert Williams offers debt consolidation, debt reduction, credit card debt referrals and advice. For more information, articles, news, tools and valuable resources on debt solutions, visit this site: <a href="http://www.debt-free-america.com/adtrackz/go.php?c=articles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.debt-free-america.com/adtrackz/go.php?c=articles</a>.</p>
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<p>Debt settlement or otherwise called debt negotiation is an attempt to reduce existing debt where the creditor agrees to accept a subsidized payment that would be regarded as the full payment. Debt negotiation is a great way to pay back any kind of credit card debt, although not many of us are aware of this simple fact. This way you can contact the creditor and negotiate credit card debt settlement to an affordable amount with the help of a lawyer, a debt settlement company or maybe you can even do it yourself.</p>
<p>When you negotiate credit card debt settlement with an aim to reduce your principal, it can hurt your credit card rating. But it still remains to be a much better option than not paying a single penny or filing for bankruptcy. The last two options can make it doubly hard for you to get decent rates on any future loans. And even if the interest has been charged to your account and balance, you need not worry as you can successfully negotiate these with the credit card company.</p>
<p>To negotiate credit card debt settlement can be very delicate and a lot of compromises need to be made by both parties. But the fact remains that the credit card company would much rather get paid a subsidized rate than not getting paid at all. They would not prefer to pay collection agencies; the company would rather cut back their losses.</p>
<p>Many people prefer to hire the services of a debt settlement company to help in the negotiation process, but in many cases you, yourself can negotiate with the creditors to come at positive results and solutions. A successful negotiation not only saves you money but also frees you from the hassles related with a new credit card to transfer capital.</p>
<p>You can easily negotiate your credit card debt without hiring any professional help. In this article, we discuss how to negotiate credit card debt settlement with the creditors to reach at positive solutions:</p>
<p>&#8226; You would need to find a proper mailing address for the company to post all correspondence to. Refrain from using the address given on the bill as that is solely for making payments. Once you find the address, post all correspondence with information concerning your negotiations.</p>
<p>&#8226; It is wise to make use of registered mail along with receipts. This would force the creditor to honor everything that you verify via mail unlike phone conversations.</p>
<p>&#8226; Also, it is crucial to stay calm and remain professional during the negotiation. Do not fall for any old tricks and make sure not to include any personal information when negotiating the amount. Merely express your desire to pay your debt, nothing more or less.</p>
<p>&#8226; Keep in mind that you can negotiate your interest rates only when the interest rate is more than ten percent.</p>
<p>So if you are in a situation of credit card debt, know that there is a way out. Remember that at the end of the day, the credit card companies want their money back and they might be willing to negotiate the credit card debt in an effort to get paid.</p>
<p>Just remember that paying your principal is important as it can help keep you safe. Why not negotiate credit card debt settlement and successfully get rid of any existing credit card debt at the earliest.</p>
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<p>When it comes to debt consolidation in Canada, there are many options one can take advantage of. There are many online companies that are not for profit, and will help with debt management but not the consolidation. This is a good option for those that are already enrolled in debt consolidation, or are going to enroll in debt consolidation as it will help you to understand new and better ways of managing your money. Debt consolidation is the act of having all of your existing debts placed into a unified payment program.</p>
<p>When entering into a debt consolidation program, you will be asked many questions including but not limited to your household income, all bills that are being paid on, those bills that have not been paid on, any work information such as how many members of the home are working and where. These are common questions that help your debt counselor to advise you on the best methods of repayment. When you begin a debt consolidation program, all of your regular bills will be combined into one monthly payment. This payment is sent to the debt consolidation company, and they will parse out the payment for you to the different creditors.</p>
<p>A debt consolidation company will assign you a personal debt counselor that will be in charge of dealing with all of your debtors. This counselor will negotiate new payment terms with each creditor, and sometimes can have penalties removed and fees lowered. Your counselor will let you know about each negotiation as well as the outcome, such as having all your late payment fees reduced or removed on accounts. Based on your current income, your counselor will then help you to decide how much of your income you are able to sacrifice to pay these debts. Remember that this is a recurring bill, and will be required every month so you must figure this as such.</p>
<p>When you begin the debt consolidation program, your counselor will create a budget for you, in order to determine how much you are able to afford for payments. They will ask about all monthly bills and amounts for these bills, even the ones you dont think are important. If they are used as a deduction in your regular budget, they must be included. Everything from a cell phone bill to the car club membership must be detailed. This will hel<br />
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p you to determine the amount of disposable income you have, or the income you can use freely. The payments you have with the debt consolidation program will come directly from your disposable income.</p>
<p>Your payments will be required to be sent directly to the consolidation program company. If you should get phone calls or even a collection call from any company that you have payments being paid through the debt consolidation company, give them the name and phone number of your debt counselor. All of these calls should go to your debt counselor, as you no longer manage those bills. From now on, your bills are being paid and the debt counselor takes care of all the details.</p>
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Debt Settlement Vs. Debt Consolidation
&#160;by: Carrie Reeder
Debt settlement and debt consolidation both offer ways of reducing your debt. Debt settlement eliminates part of your loans, while debt consolidation reduces interest rates. Even though debt consolidation has the least impact on your credit score, there are cases when debt settlement is a better option.
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<p><b class="titler">Debt Settlement Vs. Debt Consolidation</b><br />
&#160;by: <b class="author">Carrie Reeder</b>
<p>Debt settlement and debt consolidation both offer ways of reducing your debt. Debt settlement eliminates part of your loans, while debt consolidation reduces interest rates. Even though debt consolidation has the least impact on your credit score, there are cases when debt settlement is a better option.
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<p>The goal of both debt settlement and debt consolidation is to lower your debt. Debt settlement companies negotiate with your creditors to sometimes reduce the amount of your loans. You will be charged a fee, and the debt reduction will remain on your credit score for seven years.</p>
<p>Debt settlement can reduce your debt 10% to 50%. To get the most out of the program, pay off the rest of your debt as soon as possible. Also, close accounts that you don&#8217;t plan on using to raise your credit score.</p>
<p>Debt consolidation pays off your high interest debts with a low interest loan. Home equity loans provide the lowest rates, but personal loans can also be used. With rates lower on your debt, you can pay off the principal sooner by making the same monthly payments.</p>
<p>Credit Score Implication</p>
<p>Reducing your loans through debt settlement is a serious mark to creditors. You credit score will drop, making you ineligible for conventional loans. But you can apply for subprime credit after a year. After a couple of years of good credit habits, you can then apply for lower rate conventional loans.</p>
<p>Taking out a loan to consolidate your debt will have a slight impact on your credit. Since your debt isn&#8217;t actually increasing, you will only be hit for opening another account. By closing your paid off accounts, you can partially offset the penalty. In a short period though, you will be in good credit standing if you follow best practices with your credit.</p>
<p>Financial Choices</p>
<p>No one financial choice fits everyone&#8217;s needs. While debt consolidation has the least affect on your credit report, additional loans may be too expensive. In extreme cases, debt settlement can help to avoid bankruptcy. Before deciding on an option, look at what companies are offering in terms of rates and fees. And if you need additional advice, talk to a credit counselor who can take a look at your finances and offer suggestions.</p>
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<p>Carrie Reeder is the owner of <a href="http://www.abcloanguide.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.abcloanguide.com</a>, an informational website about various types of loans. </p>
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Your Guide To Help You Eliminate Credit Card Debt &#8211; So Easy A 12 Year Old Can Do It
Nowadays we live in a society where people rack up more on their credit cards than they are able to pay for. Actually, some have even gone so far as to say that this problem is becoming [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog">My Debt and Credit.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.mydebtandcredit.com/blog/debt/your-guide-to-help-you-eliminate-credit-card-debt-so-easy-a-12-year-old-can-do-it/">Your Guide To Help You Eliminate Credit Card Debt &#8211; So Easy A 12 Year Old Can Do It</a></p>
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<p>Nowadays we live in a society where people rack up more on their credit cards than they are able to pay for. Actually, some have even gone so far as to say that this problem is becoming an epidemic. In the last few years, the number of people who fell into a whole of unsecured debt has risen to unbelievable porportions than from previous years.<br />
Luckily for people it is an unsecured debt, but what is an unsecured debt? Unsecured debt would be a credit card. That means the bank won&#8217;t be able to take anything from you if you can&#8217;t pay the bill, you won&#8217;t get arrested, and if you have to go to court it will be civil court; so if you don&#8217;t want to pay the bill, you really don&#8217;t legally have to pay it.<br />
But, if you don&#8217;t pay the credit card bill, you will probably be thought of as a loser, end up with a really bad credit score, and no one will ever lend you a line of credit again. Is that something you want to live with? So you really need to look into some of the programs that were made by the community and that will help you pay the bill more easily.<br />
You need to try to do this, even though you may be scared to death to try to talk to the creditor; most people are scared because creditors are not the nicest people to deal with. A lot of times they only have one thing on their mind- they want to get the payment from you no mater what the cost.<br />
This is where you need a third party to come in and back you up. They will take the brunt of the fire. It only takes a few minutes and the list of items you need are short. You will need to:<br />
Provide a list of all your creditors.<br />
Tell them the amount you owe.<br />
Tell them how much you normally pay a month.<br />
Then they will go do the dirty work.<br />
You need to remember though that time is not on your side. As soon as the credit company goes to their legal department, you won&#8217;t have a leg to stand on anymore. If they do this, most of the time there will be no more communication between you or any organization that is trying to help you and the credit company. If it comes to this, they are probably trying to find out if they can take what you owe out of your wages or put a lein on something of yours. So, if you are looking to find out how to<br />
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