Monday, 14 March 2011

Taking An Eye On Debt Consolidation

By Deon Swart


Many of us feel we are living in a period of tough economic worry, for a lot of us we face the daily concern of how will continue to pay our regular bills. There are now a lot of people with major concerns about increased the costs, higher fuel bills and even their position with their employer. Due to this bankruptcies and house repossessions are increasing, most people are looking for debt consolidation options.

When looking at debt consolidation it is important to remember that there are various options available which may help, it is not just a case of looking at bankruptcy there are other less severe solutions which may be more suitable to your particular circumstance.

Many of us consider bankruptcy as a first option; however this is not necessarily the best option for everybody. Thankfully there are a number of other less serious options to consider when looking to ease one's indebtedness.

One solution may be to put together your debts in the form of a debt consolidation loan, this would involve obtaining a loan to cover and payoff your existing liabilities. This would then leave you with one single payment each month which may well be lower than your usual monthly payments to creditors, the fact that there would only be one payment may also make it easier for you to budget. In addition you may benefit from a more favorable interest rate as the interest rates on loans are often lower than that of credit cards or other finance agreements.

If you are a homeowner you may want to consider whether or not you want the additional risk added to your property as the lender may require you to secure this borrowing to your home. Missed payments may mean you run the risk of repossession.

If you have a history of bad credit you may well struggle to obtain additional borrowing, you may need to look towards an option that does not involve refinancing. One such option is what's called a debt management plan, which would allow you to consolidate your debts into one single affordable monthly payment. Furthermore your creditors will often agree to freeze interest and charges to help you pay off your debts more quickly.

The debt management plan does not involve taking on any more borrowing and gives you the advantage of making one payment to one company without getting any further into debt. One disadvantage of a debt management plan could be an increased term, if you are paying your debts off at a reduced payment rate each month it is likely to take longer to get the debt is cleared, in addition there is no guarantee that your creditors will agree to free the interest and charges, though they may well treat you sympathetically as they can see you are making an effort to pay off your debts.

With any worries about debts most important thing to consider is to not suffer in silence, there are people out there who will help you and be sympathetic to your situation whilst providing you with the best possible help.




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