Debt Consolidation

The bureau announced a proposed rule Thursday that would make the largest debt collection agencies and credit reporting agencies - including Experian, Equifax and TransUnion - subject to the same oversight process that banks are. It’s the ...  

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This post comes from Jeanine Skowronski at partner site MainStreet. Debt consolidation loans may seem like a great way to manage debt without taking the drastic step of declaring personal bankruptcy, but in many cases the too-good-to-be-true promise of ...  

“But there are some times things that happen to all of us that can get us well behind and we just don't need all the harassment." Dusty Darr with AARP Oklahoma says seniors are often the target of harassing phone calls. "Saying ...  

Obama’s FY2013 budget proposal includes an extension of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. The Act ensures that homeowners who received principal reductions or other forms of debt forgiveness on their primary residences do not ...  

Cedar Ed is pleased to announce the launch of its new Private Student Loan Consolidation website, http://www.privatestudentloansconsolidation.com. The new site will cater specifically to those graduates with private student loans looking for consolidation ...  

The clock ran out Wednesday on a move to create a state database to determine whether high-interest payday loans really trap customers into a hard-to-escape spiral of debt. The House Business and Labor Committee debated payday loan matters for ...  

The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) was designed to protect consumers against abusive practices by the debt collections industry. But when FDCPA took effect in 1978, few people could have anticipated how Facebook and Twitter would infiltrate ...  

UK Debt Management and personal debt counseling are generally two great alternatives to taking care of your debt. Although some people will mix up debt management or even counseling along with debt settlement, there are a few differences. Managing debt and financial debt counseling are generally two different programs, but could be perplexed as one. [...]  

The unfortunate truth is that millions of people today carry such high balances on their credit card accounts that they are only able to pay the minimum monthly payments, and others struggle even to do that. Paying the minimum monthly payment may help to ...  

Credit bureaus provide data and information used in assessing the creditworthiness of consumers, businesses and other organisations. Credit rating agencies perform a similar function, but with a particular focus on debt securities that can be traded on ...  

NCR Debt Counselling Monitoring officer, Kedilatile Malakalaka encouraged consumers to approach debt counselors for counselling. “If you are unable to meet monthly obligations to credit providers, and cannot negotiate with them, you can apply for a NCR ...  

Loans.org Outlines Need-to-Know Details About Payday Loan RolloversMarketWatch (press release)... found in the contracts of these cash advances that acts as a double-edged sword, protecting lenders from insolvency while trapping some consumers in an ever-sinking quicksand of debt. Payday loans are demonized by some and complimented by others.InstantOnlinePaydayLoans.com Extends Free Consumer Resources with New ...DigitalJournal.com (press...  

Equities.comU.S Stocks Can Run Without Europe - Consolidation/Correction Could Happen FirstEquities.comUS stock markets are behaving incredibly well in face of European leaders' inability to solve Greek's debt woes. US markets held their ground yesterday in face of a breakdown in negotiations to restructure Greek debt and the IMF's slash of economic ...Hopes rise for Greek debt dealMarketWatchUpdate: EU's Juncker: Must Avert A Default By...  

Bank of America credit card users may soon find more dealsDebtmerica Relief (blog)While some view it as a method of taking on new loans, others see it as a debt relief alternative. It is more important than ever for inquisitive consumers to have a very strong understanding of exactly what debt consolidation entails, and the impacts ...and more »