How Debt Consolidation Becomes the ‘Never, Never Plan’ | DFI30 | Ep. 423. Did you know that bankers often refer to debt consolidation loans as a ‘never, never plan,’ meaning the borrower will never become free of their debts? This may sound odd since consolidation loans often make total debt cheaper to service through a lower interest rate. But banks know how to keep their clients with just the right amount of debt to continue profiting from interest charges. On today’s podcast Ted Michalos and Doug Hoyes breakdown just how exactly banks keep their customers in a ‘never, never plan,’ and offer practical advice to help borrowers actually eliminate their debts. Tune in!

Links:

Risks of Debt Consolidation Loans – The Hidden Traps: https://www.hoyes.com/blog/debt-consolidation-loans-the-hidden-trap/
Hoyes Michalos Debt Repayment Calculator: https://www.hoyes.com/debt-repayment-calculator/
Hoyes Michalos Debt to Income Ratio Calculator: https://www.hoyes.com/debt-to-income-ratio-calculator/
Government of Canada Credit Card Payment Calculator: https://itools-ioutils.fcac-acfc.gc.ca/CCPC-CPCC/CCPCCalc-CPCCCalc-eng.aspx

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pros and cons of debt consolidation

A perennial problem for South Africans, personal debt is skyrocketing – as a recent annual survey by a major financial institution has revealed. More than double the usual number of respondents said they had taken out personal loans this year. Some 58% of households are facing “overwhelming financial stress levels as they plunder their savings and take on more debt to meet expenses”. So what if the financial hole gets too deep? Carte Blanche investigates complaints by some debt review customers who say the hoops they had to jump through to get back into the black were just too traumatising.

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We often get the following scenarios that can have the result that debt counseling and debt review actually outs you off much worse than your current situation. What happens if consumers wait too long after they realize that they are in financial distress before they apply for debt counseling and debt review. The answer is very simple yet there is a complex reasoning behind the answer.
If you leave your accounts to get so far in arrears and then apply for debt counseling, Help with debt, debt counselors cannot guarantee that we will be able to lower that specific repayment. The reason being is that your creditors are forced to first bring your arrears amount up to date before they can start paying off your capital. Furthermore, the National Credit Act only allows consumers under debt counseling and debt review to extend certain agreements for a maximum period. This is also dependant on the age of the agreement. For instance, if you have only a few months left on your original contract term but you are in arrears with almost half the agreed amount, the period cannot be extended so much that you will benefit from debt counseling. I had a new client today that was more that 22 months in arrears with a finance agreement that only had 8 months (original) contract term left. The result was that the restructured payment for that account was almost R200 more than his original installment.
This brings me to my next example. Normally if I get clients that are not in arrears with accounts but foresee a difficult financial future, I am almost guaranteed to more than halve their payments.
Bottom line. The sooner you make a plan to sort out a dismal financial situation, the better. Banks and other credit providers respect clients that are precaution and make arrangements throughdebt counselling and debt review sooner than later. If the credit providers have to phone trace and keep on asking you for money they will view you as a risk.
If you feel that you need some more info please contact Help with Debt today