Credit Card Debt Consolidation

If you have significant credit card debt, then you might want to consider credit card debt consolidation. A credit card debt consolidation loan can help you consolidate the outstanding balances on your credit cards into one loan or onto one credit card that has a lower interest rate than the ones you are currently paying. If you are paying high interest rates on your current credit cards then it might be wise to do a balance transfer onto another credit card or cards that have a low interest rate. See also balance transfer credit cards.

Here is an example of how consolidating your credit card debt could be beneficial. Let's say you have $10,000 in outstanding credit card debt and the average annual percentage rate (APR) on that card or cards is 20%. If the outstanding balance remains at $10,000 then over the course of a year you would pay approximately $2000 in interest charges alone. If you consolidated your credit card debt into a single loan with a lower interest rate or if you did a balance transfer onto a credit card or cards with a low interest rate you would save a significant amount of money. If the new loan or credit card had a 10% APR then you would save roughly $1000 in interest charges over the course of that same year.

The best solution to credit card debt is usually paying off the debt as soon as possible. If you consolidate your credit card debt or do a balance transfer onto a low interest 0% balance transfer credit card, this can reduce your interest expense and help you pay off your debt sooner.

Credit card debt of any sort should be taken seriously. If you have significant credit card debt you may want to seek individual, professional financial counseling.

Published: 3/15/2007

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