Debt Settlement

Debt Settlement

What is debt settlement? It's a form of compromise with your creditors. You agree to pay off your debt in one lump sum at a reduced amount, yet have your debt considered to be paid in full. Thanks to debt settlement, you can pay your creditors back at pennies on the dollar (30-50 cents on the dollar, to be exact)! Then you walk away happy, never to deal with that debt ever again. Sound like a viable debt solution? It may be, but not everyone can afford to pay this much of their debt at once. For those who can, debt settlement is an attractive option.

How Debt Settlement

When you enroll in a debt settlement program, a debt settlement professional will contact your creditors and get them to agree to let you pay off your debt at 30-50 cents on the dollar. What's the catch? You have to pay it off right away, so basically you have to have access to enough cash to do that. Some debt settlement programs require you to pay the balance all at once, but some require you to have it paid back in a year. Still others can stretch it out as long as three years. If you can't get that amount of cash in such a short period of time, you should consider options besides debt settlement, like debt consolidation. This form of debt reduction involves a debt management company getting your balances reduced and your interest rates lowered, then they bundle your payments together into one. You then make one monthly payment to the debt management company instead of several monthly payments to your creditors. The debt management company distributes that payment to your creditors. You end up being debt free in about five years.

If you think debt settlement could be an option that will work for you, you can contact your creditors and try to set something up yourself. But if you need more time to get the money together, you'll want to do it through a debt management company instead. To find one, simply search the Internet or our Related Resources page. Do it today for a debt-free tomorrow!

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