Debt consolidation programs or
services help you to pay your various unmanageable bills in low monthly
installments. The purpose of these services is to help you in paying your
outstanding payments in an easy way. These programs help to decrease the
financial cost of paying the loans as well by reducing the interest rate. Following
are the different stages that take place in a debt consolidation program:
- Get financial counseling: Initially, the debt consolidators look at your financial situation. They will ask a number of questions regarding your financial state to know deeply. They will calculate the outstanding loans, which you have to pay. After getting a clear idea of what financial state you are in, they will offer you to attend a session of free counseling. In a free counseling session, they suggest you a couple of ways that can help you easily pay your loans. You can discuss freely every point that you have in your mind regarding the financial assistance.
- After you have attended a free counseling, if you think that services of debt consolidation loans are useful, then ask to send the written agreement at your home address. Read every clause written in the agreement and make sure that you clearly understand all the clauses.
- When you have signed the written agreement, inform all of your creditors that you have signed a consolidation program. Henceforth, the consolidation company will handle all the calls from collectors. If you receive, any calls from creditors then request them to speak to the consolidators from now on.
- The consolidators try their best to prepare the most suitable payment plan according to your financial health. After making the best plan, the consultant using their best negotiation skills, convince the creditors to lessen the interest rate on your unsecured debts.
- The creditors thoroughly review the plan offered by the consultant. If the plan works for them, they accept it. After the acceptance of payment schedule, you need to start paying the monthly installments to the consolidation company. The company will forward the money to each of your creditors as per their individual share. From now on, the consolidation company is responsible for all the payments to your creditors and you do not need to worry about the various bills with high interest. You just need to pay the monthly installments to the company on time.
- Evaluating your financial health to the company with the passage of time is compulsory. Since, your financial situation may not remain the same. It may get worse, in such a situation, you should inform the consolidation company to plan a new payment schedule for you.
