Any recomendation for a credit card debt consolidation firm?
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A bank.
Don't use Ameridebt...they take your money, but do not apply them to your credit cards.
Well, the co. I used was Nova Debt which is for NJ. But I found them through my actual credit card co. Call your credit card Comp. and let them know you are having trouble paying the minimum payment. Make it sound like it is almost impossible, then ask if there are any solutions at all. If the credit Card co. thinks you cannot afford it, they should recommend a consolidation place. good luck
Consumer Credit Counselors is the oldest and best rated company to help with credit problems.
Care One...you may have seen their commercials on tv
you can sign up online and they are ver easy to deal with! very good customer service. never had a problem with them
I recommend Delray. They're non-profit and don't require additional loans or collateral. They negotiate with your creditors and consolidate your payments into one lower monthly bill. There's no fee. More info under Sources.
I have used http://www.fdnsolutions.com they actually got me out of debt in a reasonable amount of time and they helped me to take back my life.
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Debt Settlement Vs. Debt Consolidation
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.
Lower Debt
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 unsecured debt. There will be a fee associated with the program that equates to roughly 1% of the interest that you will pay if you continue to pay the creditors directly.
Debt settlement can reduce your debt 40% to 60%. A debt settlement program can also cut our payments by 40% in most cases making it easier to cope with your monthly budget. In most cases for a consumer in a debt settlement program they are typically debt free within 2-3 years that can be about half the time it would take in a Consumer Credit Counseling Program or a conventional debt consolidation loan.
Debt consolidation pays off your high interest debts with a low interest loan. Home equity loans provide the lowest rates, but after stretching out the loan over 20 years the 6% interest refinance winds up costing the same amount as a 21% interest credit card. A conventional bank loan will not pay off the debts but rather transfer the debt from one institution to another. This action appears to banks and mortgage companies as a last ditch effort on a consumers part to try and rectify a sinking situation. Many mortgage companies see debt consolidation loans as a sign of stress in your financial situation making it difficult for them to extend you credit in the future.
Credit Score Implication
Reducing your debts through debt settlement is a method to get out of debt in a short period of time relative to your credit history. You credit score will drop, making you ineligible for prime lending situations. You can apply for sub-prime credit after a year however the goal of a debt settlement program is to get out of debt not to create new ones.
Taking out a loan to consolidate your debt will have a major impact on your credit. Since your debt isn’t actually decreasing, you will be negatively hit on your credit for opening another account making your overall situation more overextended. Most debt consolidation loans are issued with the assumption that the problem debt will be paid off and then the accounts closed. However 98% of consumers that get a debt consolidation loan do not close the problem accounts but rather make things worse by incurring new debt on the paid off accounts. Now the consumer is faced with the debt consolidation loan in addition to the new debt on the other accounts that were previously paid off.
Financial Choices
No one financial choice will fit everyone’s needs. While debt settlement will have an affect on your credit report, additional loans may be too expensive. In extreme cases, debt settlement can help to avoid bankruptcy and costly debt consolidation loans. Many debts settlement companies report that about 50% of the debt that their clients put into the program is debt from a prior debt consolidation loan.
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