Should I Get a Consolidation Loan?

If you've got a really unmanageable amount of credit card debt, you might be considering a consolidation loan. A consolidation loan is a loan that you can use to pay off all your debts, meaning that you can pay them off for less money without having to worry about lots of different bills. Like anything, though, consolidation loans have their advantages and their disadvantages, and it pays to take a careful look at what they offer before you commit yourself.

The Interest Rate.

You should always shop around to get the best interest rate you can if you opt for debt consolidation. This interest rate is almost as important as the one on your mortgage, but much harder to change after you've signed on the dotted line. Don't be fooled by any offers that give you a good rate for a limited time - you're going to have this loan for quite a while.

That said, the chances are that any interest rate you're offered on a debt consolidation loan will be significantly lower than the interest rates you're currently paying on credit cards. If you have lots of cards at a high rate and you've had no luck transferring the balances, then debt consolidation could be a very good idea.

The Length of the Loan.

The most dangerous thing about debt consolidation loans is that the ones with lower payments generally last a very long time - you could be paying it off for twenty years, or even longer. You should try to find a loan that doesn't last as long, and asks for payments that are as much as you can afford. If you look at what your payments would be and think 'oh, how cheap!', the chances are you'd be signing up to them for a long time to come.

Look Out for More Cards.

One of the most dangerous things about getting a debt consolidation loan is that, since your credit cards have all been paid off, it can be tempting to accept the next few offers you get for new ones. After all, now you're saving all this money, you can afford a few more cards, can't you? Don't fall into this trap! Consolidating your debt and then running up more is an extremely bad idea.

You Could Lose Your Home.

Of course, this is the absolute number one most dangerous thing about debt consolidation. Almost without exception, the loan will be secured on your home. That means that if you start missing payments, the finance company will kick you out, take ('repossess') your house, sell it, and pay back the debt with that money.

There's a whole industry around property developers buying repossessed houses and selling them on for a profit. The chances are that you'll come out of it with nowhere near enough money left to buy even the smallest home, and nowhere to live. Just imagine that. If you do take a debt consolidation loan, you need to read the small print as if your life depended on it (it does), and then be very, very careful. Good luck.

Ken Austin is the webmaster at Debt Consolidation Solutions and Credit Relief Solutions

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table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html%3Fid%3Db0645d69-ed47-43a1-9ee0-3cda8d59fdd4cid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNGMVzPdX4qOffi_6vg80HSftdkWYgimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=WWXrqmwxcXQJimgurl=a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/idl/cahr/20081119/cahr_20081119_d013_bigthreelooking_260555_mi0001.jpg%3Fsize%3Dl width=80 height=80 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Calgary Herald/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/11/19/ailing_automakers_plead_for_25b_in_loanscid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNEL6mWPZ-9hjDQw1NdtqnXEAcIr3wAiling automakers plead for $25b in bloans/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBoston Globe (registration),nbsp;United Statesnbsp;-/font nobr18 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The chief executives of Chrysler and Ford also pleaded for the bloans/b, which would come on top of a $25 billion package approved in September to help the b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-1fd=Rurl=http://subscribers.wardsauto.com/ar/execs_reset_bailout_081119/cid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNGO9_exfeFp06imtxOYjbtBQq3PBQAuto Execs Reset Bailout Pitch; Republicans to Rewrite CAFE for bLoans/b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWard's Auto (subscription)/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-2fd=Rurl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DaM8r4VZUP1Fw%26refer%3Dhomecid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNGTuVB9ORsfXBglftSEEdyFM0LEWgRepublican Leader Presses Compromise as Auto Chiefs Renew Plea/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBloomberg/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-3fd=Rurl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Big-3-automakers-warn-crisis/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BF7F654AB-DAD5-4873-938E-92BB7DA0EB73%257Dcid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNGfTN8tWHONqlOR9zKIfN6vx4LaAABig 3 automakers warn of crisis without bailout/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMarketWatch/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-4fd=Rurl=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20081119_Big_3_plead_for_financial_rescue.htmlcid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNEiihCu82b11WHMNhsinb8EoE6w0AnobrPhiladelphia Inquirer/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-5fd=Rurl=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2008/11/18/business/doc49228dd20b0be310905037.txtcid=1272357597ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNHboIP1S5W2OqUv4s19QkgwvPnoCQnobrOakland Press/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272357597hl=ennobrall 1,407 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Pr. William Board Wants To Help Provide Loans - Washington Post

Wachovia, Golden West Loans Probed by US Prosecutor (Update1) - Bloomberg

Housing agency loosens foreclosure aid rules - Reuters

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4AI6F220081119cid=1272315319ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNH695TUYwlH93tMYQx6dsro0ysclgHousing agency loosens foreclosure aid rules/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fReutersnbsp;-/font nobr7 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The Hope for Homeowners program will now insure home bloans/b that have had as little as 3.5 percent of their value erased by the original lender. b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-1fd=Rurl=http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/34753949.htmlcid=1272315319ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNGXdx12LJ5eMDEDewooI5U0P7QDKAGovernment To Let More Homeowners Swap For More Affordable bLoans/b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrKWTX/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-2fd=Rurl=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D94I92UO1.htmcid=1272315319ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNEuKl-kbVUhx_QHQR2r1YZ5KS_HnAMortgage aid falls short, Bush admin official says/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBusinessWeek/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-3fd=Rurl=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg%3Farticleid%3D1133488%26srvc%3Dbusiness%26position%3Drecentcid=1272315319ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNFKjUTdLi40aPyY2aHtWVXKrONFfwGov’t expanding rules for mortgage help program/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBoston Herald/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-4fd=Rurl=http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/19/real_estate/HUD_tweaks_Hope_for_Homeowners/%3Fpostversion%3D2008111917cid=1272315319ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNFwRwBglrBn1CXFLnkTMmmrhf1UEgnobrCNNMoney.com/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-5fd=Rurl=http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/realestatenews/archives/154878.aspcid=1272315319ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNFf5yv4Ooc4DtiZLlPyKrm2_GW7FQnobrSeattle Post Intelligencer/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272315319hl=ennobrall 57 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Bernanke Says Federal Reserve Won#39;t Reveal Details on Loans - Bloomberg

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/wireStory%3Fid%3D6276280cid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNFkW7ROHqOv1lT2GI4Hwd6GlDMYDwimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=7fTgpMGDGlsJimgurl=a.abcnews.com/images/Business/abc_paulson_081118_mn.jpg width=80 height=60 alt= border=1brfont size=-2ABC News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DaS1eWoJj0sKc%26refer%3Dhomecid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNG_WfPPb77lnAmF__5SN85QAS0UpwBernanke Says Federal Reserve Won#39;t Reveal Details on bLoans/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBloombergnbsp;-/font nobrNov 18, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-118 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank won#39;t disclose details of the $2 trillion in emergency bloans/b of taxpayer b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-1fd=Rurl=http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/115989cid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNHlcrsEq1210ePuNnf42DZAe_psSwA Closer Look at Federal Reserve bLoans/b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWNYC/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-2fd=Rurl=http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2008/nov/19/consumers-cut-back-sharply-spending/cid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNE1HH5r8uZPPeyd9pS4qhEs-mAGSgConsumers cut back sharply on spending â€¨/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrDaily Journal/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-3fd=Rurl=http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/18/news/economy/bailout_hearing/%3Fpostversion%3D2008111810cid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNFdUS99Sl9ZmPw24PvgghJ9b6B8NQRegulators: Bailout is working/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCNNMoney.com/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-4fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ioHc80xKMiATnqCpK0cDKJzk_nPQD94HJDB82cid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNGTk4LzqpZpxCSjhTIaxb8C14_NoQnobrThe Associated Press/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-5fd=Rurl=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/19/fed-treasury-resist-funds-for-homes-detroit/cid=1272396341ei=BcIkSeaSFY6SygSVtri6AQusg=AFQjCNE1bJ_n76zawyZp44AAI8-gcIjm_gnobrWashington Times/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272396341hl=ennobrall 1,351 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

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