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The Hard Facts on Debt Consolidation
 

By Johan Kriegbaum

Debt consolidation is a simple concept: you take out one big loan and use that money to pay off a number of your existing loans, such as your credit card or student loans. In so doing, you:

• Simplify your finances, since you now have only one loan payment to make each month.

• Possibly reduce your monthly payment, as long as the consolidated loan carries a lower interest rate than the previous loans carried.

• Reduce creditor pressure, to the extent that you now only owe money to one creditor rather than the numerous creditors to which you previously owed money. If you are late on your payment, now have only one creditor calling rather than many creditors calling.

So far, debt consolidation sounds great. What could possibly be wrong with it? Well, perhaps nothing. Debt consolidation is an ideal solution for some people to get their financial house in order. They are not necessarily good for everyone, however.

One potential problem with a debt consolidation loan might be if the loan is secured by a second mortgage, placing the home at risk if the debtor should default on the loan. Another potential problem with a debt consolidation loan is that is does nothing to address some debtor's lack of financial self-control. The following scenario is all too common:

• Bob and Susan are a young couple with 4 credit cards "maxed out" at $5,000 each, giving them a total of $20,000 in high-interest debt.

• Bob and Susan take out a debt consolidation loan for $20,000 and pay off all their credit cards.

• Three weeks later, Bob's car needs new tires and he buys them with a credit card. As other "emergencies" occur, Bob and Susan depend on their credit cards more and more.

• Within a year, Bob and Susan find themselves once again owing $20,000 in credit card debt while they are still paying on their consolidation loan.

Couples such as Bob and Susan may have been better served by obtaining professional help to counsel them on debt management and budgeting.

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