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Debt consolidators try and arrive at terms that are both
beneficial to you and your creditors. You are probably well
aware of all the big time advertising done by consolidation loan
companies. In most of these commercials, they instruct you to
come to them, take a loan out, and silence your creditors if you
are having trouble meeting your monthly payments.
What these debt consolidation companies neglect to mention is
that once your old creditors are wiped out, the consolidation
loan givers become your new creditors; and they enforce much
higher and stringent terms of payment.
Unfortunately, you may have no other choice; in which case, you
will simply have to take out a debt consolidation loan.
However, if you do choose this path, there are a number of
things you should keep in mind.
First, know that a debt consolidation loan in most cases is kind
of a second mortgage. When you face a problem with credit card
bills, that's an unsecured debt. Taking out a loan will make it
secured debt.
If you leave it as unsecured debt, filing for bankruptcy will
discharge the debt completely. However, if you make it secured
debt and try to file for bankruptcy, your creditor can seize the
collateral (your house) if the loan remains unpaid.
Spend the time to decide whether or not this option is good for
you.
Take a good and hard look at your balance payments and calculate
the time you will require to pay it off with help of
consolidation companies. Then again, consider the time you'll
take to pay off all debt if you take a debt consolidation loan.
Analyze and compare both these situations very carefully. Making
a decision hastily could end up forcing you into more debt over
a long period of time.
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