Debt Management Plan to improve your credit
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Preparing Your Debt Management Plan
If you have been trying to live by your budget and
still can’t make ends meet you might want to consider contacting your
creditors and have them agree to a modified payment plan that you can
afford.
Why would a creditor do this? Well, if it is the
difference between getting some of the money ; all the money over a
longer period of time OR none of the money , they may be willing to work
with you.
Your goal is to pay amounts that you can afford by
negotiating with your creditors to get lower interest rates, waive late
fees or even forgive some debt.
Here is what you need to do to prepare yourself to
be successful.
Prior to calling your creditor you should do the
following:
- Create a detailed list of all your debts
·
Prioritize your debts the most important are mortgage and
car (secured) then the unsecured in this order- Child support, Federal
Income tax, State Income Tax, Property taxes and HOA dues, Federal
student Loan, health insurance, medical bills and then credit cards
- Amount you owe for each debt each month
- Interest Rate of Each debt
- Your Oustanding Balance for each debt
- Credit Cards- you want to put the highest
interest rate closest to the top for the unsecured debts.
- Leave space to record your new payments or
interest rate or terms that you negotiate.
The goal is to negotiate
as many of the following terms:
a.
Negotiate lower monthly payments for a period of time or until
debt paid in full
b.
Negotiate lower interest rate
c.
Negotiate interest only payments for a period of time
d.
Negotiate to waive or lower any additional fees
Then, You will want to decide which debts you want
to negotiate first. Maybe start with the secured and high priority
debts and then higher interest rates. Then start calling and
negotiating.
Offered to You by:
Lori Jake
Swiftcurrent Investement Group, LLC
www.EZQualDreamHomes.com