If you are in need of debt relief, you may be surprised what debt relief programs can do for you! There may be more options than you realize.
If you are high in debt, you will soon find (if not already) that unless something is done about it, chances are you won't even be able to pay the minimum payment after a while. There are five main steps you can take for debt relief. These options are consolidation programs, debt settlement, debt management, self repayment plan, and bankruptcy.
Consolidation programs are programs that are designed to help you get much lower interest rates on your debt and reduced or waived late fees. These programs can also help you with credit card consolidation (moving all your debt onto one credit card) for easy management (one low interest rate with one payment a month). You can even do the same things with bills and other loans through this program as well.
Debt settlement is the process of reducing the amount of debt you owe. A settlement company will work on your behalf to reduce your debt, enabling you to pay it off after a certain amount of time in reasonable payments that you can afford.
Debt management is a program that enables you to lower your interest rates along with negotiating to have your extra fees and charges waived. With lowered interest rates and no extra fees or charges, the goal is to enable you to afford your monthly payments so that you can get out of debt.
A self repayment plan is beneficial if you are able to formulate a plan to get yourself out of debt without any outside help. With all the programs mentioned above, you would have to pay a third party to help you get out of debt.
Bankruptcy is a last resort. Although you may be able to become debt free much faster, it will ruin your credit for a long period of time.
