Debt settlement consolidates your multiple debts into a single savings goal. This simplifies your debt management process, allowing you to focus on making regular deposits toward the lump-sum settlement.
Debt settlement is a strategy aimed at helping you escape from a great deal of unsecured debt, such as credit card debt, medical bills, or personal loans. It involves partnering with a debt settlement company that specializes in negotiating with your creditors on your behalf. The goal is to convince creditors to accept a lump-sum payment that is significantly less than the amount you originally owed in exchange for them closing your account and forgiving the remaining debt.
• Goal: Settle your debts for significantly less than what you originally owed.
• Process: A debt settlement company negotiates with your creditors on your behalf, aiming to convince them to accept a lump-sum payment in exchange for closing your account.
• Enrollment and Assessment: You'll consult with a debt settlement counselor, who will evaluate your financial situation and determine if this approach is suitable.
• Stopping Creditor Payments and Savings: You'll stop making payments to creditors directly. The debt settlement company will instruct you to deposit funds into a dedicated savings account they manage. These funds will be used for future settlement offers. (Expect creditor calls and potential collection actions during this phase.)
• Negotiation Phase: The debt settlement company negotiates with creditors, aiming for a significant reduction in your debt.
• Offering Lump Sums: Once enough money accumulates, the company offers lump sum settlements to each creditor.
• Debt Resolved (Ideally): Creditors accept the offer, close your accounts, and forgive the remaining debt.