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Debt Consolidation Loans
A debt consolidation loan can be the solution that separates those who have regained control of their debt situation, and someone who has declared bankruptcy. This is because a debt consolidation loan provides borrowers with a much-needed, often critical infusion of cash. This cash is then used to finance - or outright close - loans at higher interest rates.
Debt consolidation loans provide simplicity and cost effectiveness; two things that people mired in debt situations crave. In terms of simplicity, a debt consolidation loan offers borrowers a single payment each money, to a single source. This is a far (and welcome!) cry for most borrowers who have to juggle several bills each month, and each one with a different due date. And of course, there’s cost effectiveness advantages to debt consolidation loans. Typically, the debt consolidation loan will be pegged at a lower interest rate than the bills that it pays. As a result, borrowers will save money in interest payment, and that money can be used to pay off the principal of the debt consolidation loan.
Of added potential advantage to borrowers is that debt consolidation loans can actually provide a measure of tax relief. Typical credit card interest is not tax deductible. Yet some types of debt consolidation loans, such as one that is accessed through a mortgage (first or second), qualify for interest tax deduction. This little secret is something that many borrowers don’t know!
It’s also important to note, particularly after highlighting that mortgage-based debt consolidation loans qualify for tax relief, that one doesn’t need to be deeply in debt in order to consider this option. Indeed, someone who is casually paying off a department store credit card - and most likely interest rates of over 20% per year! - can easily save hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars through a debt consolidation loan. They are simple, straightforward, and open to anyone who is, or wishes to be, savvy when it comes to winning the interest rate game.
