The term debt settlement or debt negotiation is the process of contacting creditors and bargaining a lump sum payment to repay your debt. When you are behind on payments some collectors will offer to settle the amount owed through a letter and offer to accept an amount close to 50% of your balance once paid within 10-20 days.
This can be done directly with the company by you or you may hire a professional debt negotiator or arbitrator. It is quite the norm to pay 50% or even less of the principal on the debt as a full settlement value.
Once you have the required funds to make this type of lump sum payment then you will save on cash lost to interest and on principal payments, in any debt relief program except bankruptcy. The down side of this is that your settlement may be reported by the creditor to major credit bureaus and ruin your credit but when attempting to get out of debt this can be the most economical option and can still protect your credit from an even worse situation.
How much can you afford?
The common methods used to attain the cash needed for a lump sum payment are payoff through the use of savings, tax refunds, mortgages, home equity loans or refinance of a present mortgage to name a few. continue reading…
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