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Credit counseling is a vastly under-tapped resource for people crippled by debt. A credit counselor’s goal is to educate consumers about the cause of their debt and offer solutions that…
Money woes plague countless millions of Americans, stressing marriages and giving rise to feelings of hopelessness. For many mired in debt, credit counseling offers a lifeline to solvency and better…
Good credit means better interest rates on homes, cars and credit cards, lower insurance rates, easier access to rental apartments and utilities and maybe even better job opportunities. Consumers with…
There are two terms that consumers with blemished credit reports should be careful with: credit repair and credit counseling. Credit repair companies are to finances what car repair is to…
Surviving paycheck-to-paycheck in America is simultaneously commonplace and scary. But this doesn’t mean people just scraping by can’t overcome the debt that threatens to swamp them. All it takes is…
Facing a mound of piling debts each month is an exhausting process. You may be tempted to throw chunks of your paycheck at your auto loan one month and then…
Pros and Cons of Debt Consolidation and Credit Counseling The short answer to that question is: Yes. As flippant as that sounds, it can’t be stressed enough that if your…
Federal and state laws provide bankruptcy as a remedy for unmanageable debt, but the price you pay to clear away financial obligations is a steep one. Filing for bankruptcy will…
You’ve tried it all – eating Raman noodles twice a day, creating a budget, cutting your cable TV – but despite those efforts, your credit card debt kept growing and…
Flip through the channels on your TV, and you’re bound to see an ad offering debt relief. Why? American families in debt have a lot of it … and many…
Sources:
- N.A. (ND) Choosing a Credit Counselor. Retrieved from https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/choosing-credit-counselor
- Teichert, E. (2013, October 3) CFPB Inks $1.4M Illegal Fees Deal With Payment Processor. Retrieved from http://www.law360.com/articles/477864/cfpb-inks-1-4m-illegal-fees-deal-with-payment-processor