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HOW DOES THE
PROGRAM WORK ?
The way the program works is; the
creditors give us a guideline to follow. They want a certain
percentage of your balance every month in order to put you on
their program and they in turn will give you a lower interest
rate, and the interest rates vary from about 0 to 9% so
more is going towards principle versus APR. The APRs are fixed
for the term of the program.
This program is designed for
those in current status as well as past due status. The only
difference is; clients in past due status will be brought back
to current status.
The creditors guidelines do
not vary from one debt consolidation company to another; it
is the same across the board. Your debt to income ratio becomes
better and they fico score starts to go up versus being dragged
down by the balances on your credit. The quote is not determined
by what you can afford, but rather, what they will accept. These
quotes generally come out less than what you are paying or may
be about the same, however it just depends on whom your
creditors are and who you mesh together. We can have 2 people
with $20,000 in debt but if you have completely different
creditors, one client may pay $300.00 and the other $600.00 so
it really depends on who your debt is with.
If you agree to the payment
amount, we send you an agreement…We say agreement, not contract
because it is a voluntary program. You then return it with said
first payment and we turn around and launch proposals to said
creditors to let them know you are joining the program and we
are proposing said amount to be paid to them on a monthly basis.
Our fee
is calculated in to your monthly payment. It is a 1% annual
fee. For example, if we say your payment is $300.00 for 3 years,
it is already included in the $300.00 for the 3 years. If you
send in anything above and beyond that amount and pay the
accounts off early, you are no longer entitled to the fee. Also,
as you go through the program, when the lower balances are paid
off, we move the payment that was going to that creditor, over
to the next one, so on and so on until everything goes to the
last creditor, in order to expedite the process.
For further
questions and answers, please visit our
FAQ
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