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If you're paying 250 a month in interest alone I don't even want to know how much you charged… you kind of deserve this for spending so much more than you can afford.
It will probably be impossible for you to obtain a debt consolidation loan. Banks are being very strict these days. Your 590 score is considered poor and your 670 is only fair. Therefore, there's really no incentive for a bank to assume the risk.
Your best bet is to continue making all your payments on time. You should also eliminate any wateful spending. Most importantly, stop buying things on credit. It's a good idea to keep one card in your wallet in the event of an emergency. Other than that, leave the plastic at home.
Eh….
DC companies suck for the most part.. You are better off calling collectors yourself and getting a deal and having them remove that baddie from your cr completely.But it does require a whole lot of follow up to make sure they keep their word and not hose you once you settle.
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The Idea is to find a loan at less interests than you pay now, and fixed interests.
Credit cards can have high interests so it shouldn't be difficult to beat them, depending on your credit score.
Whoever you go with, you should always check if they belong to the American Bankers Association at http://buyersguide.aba.com or at least the https://www.bbb.org
$9,000 is not a big deal at all.
If any are seriously past due, you can call them and make an offer for much less than she owes. Just make sure to get the agreement in writing, then mail a money order (not a check) along with a copy of the letter. Keep the original letter and copy of the money order FOREVER.
For the rest, make all the minimum payments every month. Take EVER EXTRA DOLLAR you have and put it to the lowest balance. Once that is paid off (which should be quickly), start applying that amount to the next one. Continue the debt snowball until you are out of debt.
To do this you have to cut out ALL unneeded expenses. Don't eat out, don't buy new clothes, get rid of the cable, get rid of the cell phone, etc..
If needed, get an extra part-time job (or two).
Just buckle down and pay it off. IF you booth work hhard at it you could easily pay it off in less than a year.
In the meantime PAY ONLY CASH OR DEBIT for everything.
DON'T CONSOLIDATE. Rolling everything into one payment does NOTHING to get you out of debt, and it frees up all those credit cards so she can charge up more junk. Your problem is not having to write a bunch of checks each month so consolidation won't help.
Frankly trying to pay a little bit on all 4 accounts is not a good idea. The collection agencies do not want to small payments strung out over long periods. That $50 is not even going to keep up with interest and fees on one card let alone all four. Small payments will just keep resetting the Statute of Limitations (SOL), the timeframe to bring lawsuit. The collection agency can take the small payment and sue you anyway.
Put the $50 aside and look for ways to bring in more cash — garage sale, collect alum cans, second job. Collection agencies are more likely to work out a settlement for less if you have a lump sum. Also, the older the account the more likely they will settle for less. Any payment plan would have to be short term — less than 6 months. Get any settlement agreement in writing, including any small payment plan. Do not give them direct access to your bank account.
Your first problem….lets assume these nice creditors agree not to add more interest and late fees and basically will freeze your balance. Yes, pretend you moved to the Land of Oz for a minute…….
If you pay $50 a month, it's going to take 100 months of payments, or over 8 years to pay! No way are these guys going to wait that long for payment. So we can forget this plan.
Next, lets pretend you are going to work with some caring and understanding collection agents. Yes, you are still in Oz…work with me here…….
They all agree to settle for 60% of the debt. Now you owe $3000. Again, if you only pay $50 a month it's going to take 5 years. Again, I don't think they are going to work with you. Some of them might, but you still have to deal with the rest, and their threats of taking you to court.
Now come back to Earth.
Courtney is totally ignorant on the law. Collection agents/creditors can refuse any payment you send if it is not up to their agreement.
Credit counseling is going to cost you more in fees (as OC pointed out), and there is no guarantee that the creditor will work with them. It only takes one creditor to refuse to opt-in and your whole plan goes down the drain.
BK is out….you don't do that for $5000 in debts.
My opinion? Right now they are reporting negative info to your credit report, and it's now trashed already.
The FACT is that creditors do not sue for debts under $500, and generally only begin to notice when they reach $2000. This is especially true if the collection agency is located in a different state. Yes, they can sue you, but the odds are in your favor.
I would ignore the payments. Put whatever money you can into savings, and if you do get hit with a lawsuit, pay that debt.
Yes, it's a gamble. But you only other alternative is to try to convince all of your creditors to wait for 10 years.
Your idea on paying off one card, them moving on? That's a reasonable alternative. But I would choose the creditor who is willing to work with you by settling for a lower amount, and agreeing to delete this from your credit history. Why reward a creditor who wants tp play hardball with you and isn't interested in helping you out in return?
During the summer of 2008, I found myself in the same spot that you're in now. I had never been late on anything and my minimum payments were killing me. I was almost to a point where I was going to file bankruptcy. I, like you, had good interest rates. I called the creditors and they all said that there was no help for me because I was a "good" customer and had never been late or anything. After several calls, I had a representative tell me that I would almost benefit from missing the payment. I couldn't understand how being a "poor" customer made my situation better but he explained to me that by missing the payment, I would be eligible for repayment programs that they didn't offer to "good" customers.
At this point, I decided that I was NOT using credit for anything else. I couldn't rob Peter to pay Paul anymore, so I stopped doing that. I took care of my 4 walls first such as rent, water, electircity, food etc. With the money I had left, I had to figure up how much I had to go towards my debt. I contacted the creditors again and told them what I was able to pay each month. I ended up paying minimums on all but the largest payment. For me, that was at $502 a month. This was a debt consolidation through the bank. (consolidation was the WORST idea I ever had). I skipped the payment knowing it would hurt my credit in the long run.
Since then, they have offered me a 0% interest for 60 months on this loan and my repayment is $360 a month. After 6 months on the program, they will erase the negative marks on my credit. I made sure to get this all in writing before I accepted.
If you're willing to talk to your creditors, and maybe even miss a payment or two, you can get out of this on your own without a 3rd party.
Remember, no matter what, your necessities come first!!
Lastly, for my medical bills, I negotiated my payment. I even pay $10.00 a month on one. I just told them that I was at a point where I wanted to pay something and their minimum was way too high. They sent me a form for "financial hardship" where I listed all of my bills, and they allowed me to lower the payment.
You just have to get on the phone, don't avoid it, be persistent and take care of what you MUST have first.
Good luck!!!
I had the exact problem about 7 years ago. I also had $25,000 in credit card debt. I went to a non-profit agency called Consumer Debt Counseling. For a small fee they will negotiate a lower interest rate for you with each credit card company. They will get all late payment fees waived if there are any. They will have you bring all your cards and most recent statements in. Your accounts will be put in "inactive" status while they are being paid off. They will destroy your cards and ask that you don't get any more while you're in the program. I made $500 a month payments for about 5 years and was able to pay them off. It can be done.
It sucked while I was doing it but it paid off in spades! My credit never took a hit because of my choice to enter counseling. I never applied for credit of any kind while in the program. I lived well within my means. I can honestly say my credit is now in the mid 700's. Credit companies LOVE me…..but I won't fall into that trap again. I learned a valuable lesson from that mess. The day I paid off my debt was the happiest day of my life. Don't wait…..do it tomorrow!