Credit Repair Blog » Debt Releif http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog Credit Repair Tips, Credit Score Insight for home loans, debt settlement and more Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bankruptcy vs Debt Settlement http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/2010/05/10/bankruptcy-vs-debt-settlement/ http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/2010/05/10/bankruptcy-vs-debt-settlement/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 04:35:43 +0000 admin http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/?p=55 Consider both sides of debt relief and compare bankruptcy to debt settlement with an experienced bankruptcy attorney in your state. The debt reduction services have been around for nearly 10 years however it has never been so prevalent amongst our debt ridden society. New bankruptcy laws have made bankruptcy much more difficult for consumers to qualify for and therefore many consumers have chosen debt settlement options for debt relief. Debt settlement allows consumers to pay less money than they actually owe to their creditors. The consumer will pay into a monthly savings account until it builds to an agreeable amount that the creditor will likely accept. According to The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) the average debt settlement is negotiated for 50% of the original debt balance. Read the original article online > New Bankruptcy Laws Make Debt Settlement More Appealing

]]> http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/2010/05/10/bankruptcy-vs-debt-settlement/feed/ 0 Debt Settlement and Credit Repair http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/2010/01/08/debt-settlement-and-credit-repair/ http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/2010/01/08/debt-settlement-and-credit-repair/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:01:48 +0000 admin http://www.creditrepairunited.com/blog/?p=27 A recent Washington Post article reported about some of the new risk based lending option happening with conventional and FHA loans.  Unfortunately very few borrowers are qualifying for home refinancing or bad credit debt consolidation loans.  Many debt loan applicants are migrating towards to bankruptcy and credit card debt settlement, because traditional home equity loans and consolidation mortgages are no longer available. 

According to US Debt Settlement Firm’s Jeff Morris said, “Thousands of Americans need to eliminate their debt and mortgage loans are no longer an option for consolidating debt unless the borrower has a ton of equity in their home.”  Morris suggests discussing your financial state with a trusted debt settlement company. After debt negotiations, credit repair becomes a viable option.

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