Yes, you read that correctly. It is not a mistake or a typo. With so many Americans feeling the financial crunch today it is possible to get help from your credit card company.
If you’re like a lot of people and have either maxed out your credit cards or simply taken out more debt than you can afford to pay back you may want to contact your credit card company and ask for a forbearance to help you regain control of your financial situation.
Some credit card companies can grant forbearance if the consumer has lost their job or has had some unexpected financial emergency like a medical situation recently.
Forbearance is simply a postponement of your payment and may last from 6 months to a year (or possibly longer). This could also include reducing your minimum monthly payment, reducing your interest rate and possibly eliminating some fees that were assessed on your credit card. Forbearance does not eliminate your debt but it can help put it off for awhile so that you can try and recover from your financial situation. The Credit Card Company may report this postponement to the credit bureaus but they may be willing to hold off on the reporting it. Usually if you have had a good payment history with them up until this they may be more willing to work with you. On the other hand if you were someone that was habitually late with your payments you may need to dispute this information later if it is reported incorrectly. Note this is only a temporary solution to your problem because soon you will have to start paying back the credit card balance.
If you find yourself having financial difficulties or have had some financial emergency come up, it’s best to contact your credit card companies as soon as possible before the problem gets worse or to a point where the credit card company can no longer help you.
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