Saturday, September 21, 2013

Does Debt Get You Down?

By John Summers


Being in debt for large amounts of money with several creditors can be a scary situation. You might have very little ability to pay some of the collectors, but their calls are relentless. They will try to intimidate you, but making threats, and calling you at work. Day to day living can become unbearable and seem almost hopeless.

A lot of people will find themselves with a very large burden of debt in their lifetimes. Sadly, not many people understand how to relieve themselves of this burden. Many think their only recourse is to file for bankruptcy.

It is a pretty simple process to get involved with a debt consolidation agency. Just start by calling around and choosing one. Different agencies might have different requirements to be able to qualify, but very few will deny you for having bad credit. Their goal is to help you restore your credit. Your credit score might effect your interest rate and down payment, however.

If you have a lot of money on hand, lenders are a lot more willing to work out a deal with you. If you have gone for a long period without paying your bills, or if you regularly pay them late, the lender considers your account a risky asset. When you show up with money, they will usually cut a deal for around half, just because they don't know if they will ever collect any other money. If no money can be collected, the account is sold to a collection agency witch usually pays cents on the dollar.

Consolidation loans allow all of the borrows old accounts to be closed out, and transferred to a single new account. This makes it much simpler to keep track as there is only one payment. It will also help to rebuild your credit score.




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