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Credit Card Debt Settlement Opposed To Bankruptcy In The United States – Which Is Best For You?

Nov 11

Posted by Joseph Archibald in Credit Cards | Comments off

If you are in a dilemma about whether to file for bankruptcy or work out credit card debt settlement then you need to know a number of things to come to the final decision which is best for you.

It may seem obvious to file for bankruptcy and get all the hassle and misery over and done with but before you do lets analyse a few facts.

However, if not in the first instance, at least some way down the line, they will reduce the amount they are asking for, and very often it will be a very significant reduction of what was once the original debt. If you go ahead and pay, the debt collection agency will get, lets say, around 60% of the final payment you make, leaving just 40% of that for the original creditor/s.

However, when it does get to this stage in the affair, the debt collection agency will actually offer to accept a fair amount less than your actual debt currently stands at. So as an example let us say that the collection agency will receive, if you decide to pay them, a commission of 60% of the reduced debt offer. Following so far?

- Lets imagine you owe $20,000 to your credit card debts.
- The debt collection agency is asking for a full payment of only $10,000 from you to fully settle the debt.
- The collection agency thus gets 60% of this = $6,000.
- The original creditor receives the remaining 40% = $4,000.

So at the end the card company will receive a total of $3,200, which although not nearly as much as you actually owe to them, is a more than they would receive in the case of a Chapter- bankruptcy. In a Chapter 7 though, they would not receive a cent!

But is this any clearer to you now than before? Probably not much. So, ask yourself this:
– how long does bankruptcy stay on your credit file?
Answer: 10 years
– how long does a settlement stay on your file?
Answer: 7 years

Further, if you are to discontinue with the plan at any stage your case will be dismissed and you will be right back at the beginning once again, having paid all those added fees, which you lose anyhow.

Thus it appears that unless your debt has now become entirely unmanageable – and I mean entirely out of control – you should always strongly consider a debt settlement plan before contemplating bankruptcy.

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Get Your Business Credit Going

Nov 11

Posted by Brian Welks in Credit | Comments off

Once the business is established, next thing is to get a business credit card. Business credit cards are more important than personal credit cards and both are different. Many are unaware of this fact and end up in problems. One should understand the following: a. both of these credit cards are different b. things to look or take into consideration when getting a business credit card.

Business credit card is issued after verifying the personal credit report. These credit card companies mostly will link both of these credit cards for better tracking. When this happens, you will not be able to have separate credit report for your business.

Are you receiving so much of credit offers daily? Are you confused on which to take and which to leave? It is recommended to call up the credit agency to know about these offers in detail. Experian Business, Business Credit USA, Equifax Business, and Dun … Bradstreet are few credit agencies that give details about business credit card. You may ask a credit card for your business from one of these credit agencies. If you are able to get a business card from these credit agencies, you can keep both business credit report and personal credit report separately.

There are numerous other benefits to business credit card other than business credit report. Monitoring the purchases you had done for your business is easy when personal and business credit reports are maintained separately. You get a detailed inventory on the purchases made for business and this is very much useful during tax time. Why waste time sorting out personal purchases from business purchases when you can get a business credit card that is not linked with personal credit?

Other things remain same for both business and personal credit cards. Check for the fees and the interest rates these credit card companies collect. See what the various benefits are by using these credit cards. Prepare a detailed report, analyze them and ten get the one that is in align with your business requirements.

You have the benefit or advantage of systematically keeping business and personal records separately. Ensure that business credit card agencies get a detailed report about your card usage and personal credit report is not linked to business report. Think twice or thrice before choosing a business credit card. Remember that business credit is not to be used for your personal uses else there is no point in having two separate credit cards.

I will teach you all about Business Credit including how to get millions in your credit line, now that sounds great right? Come over and read for yourself!

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