Debt Management Plans - Things You Must Do To Avoid Pitfalls

Written by Greg Smith


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Some Important Questions to Ask When Choosing a Credit Counselor to Handle your DMP:

1. What services do you offer? Look for an organization that offers a range of services, including budget counseling, savings and debt management classes, and counselors who are trained and certified in consumer credit, money and debt management, and budgeting. Counselors should discuss your entire financial situation with you, and help you develop a personalized plan to solve your money problems now and avoid others inrepparttar future.

2. Are you licensed to offer your services in my state? Many states require that an organization register or obtain a license before offering credit counseling and debt management plans.

3. Do you offer free information?

4. Will I have a formal written agreement or contract with you?

5. What arerepparttar 141223 qualifications of your counselors? Are they accredited or certified by an outside organization? If so, which one? If not, how are they trained? Try to use an organization whose counselors are trained by an outside organization that is not affiliated with creditors.

6. Have other consumers been satisfied withrepparttar 141224 service that they received? Once you’ve identified credit counseling organizations that suit your needs, check them out with your local consumer protection agency, and Better Business Bureau.

7. What are your fees? Are there set-up and/or monthly fees? Get a detailed price quote in writing, and specifically ask whether allrepparttar 141225 fees are covered inrepparttar 141226 quote.

8. How are your employees paid? Ask them to disclose what compensation it receives from creditors, and how they are compensated.

9. What do you do to keep my personal information confidential and secure? They should have safeguards in place to protect your privacy.

Getrepparttar 141227 information you need to make an informed decision.

Greg Smith publishes timely information on Debt Help issues at http://www.debt-help-i.com/. Visit his web site for the latest on debt and credit issues and solutions. This article may be freely reprinted as long as the author's information and URL links remain intact.


Foster Home Uses Pay Option Mortgage Loan For California Refinance

Written by Keith Hunt


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One isrepparttar fact that your payment cannot increase more than 7.5% aboverepparttar 141222 previous year forrepparttar 141223 first five years. Another gives yourepparttar 141224 option to convert to a fixed rate mortgage afterrepparttar 141225 first three years. With these features in place you can rest easy with your new adjustable mortgage.

Here is an example of what a Pay Option Mortgage could for you

Estimated Current Monthly Payment - $1663.26 New first year payment - $833.13 Estimated increased monthly cash flow- $830.13 Estimated increased yearly cash flow - $9961.52

Disclaimer-First years interest rate 1.25%. Interest charged at 3.45% forrepparttar 141226 first month. APR 3.74% subject to increase monthly. 30-year loan.

This loan may have negative amortization. Max increase/decrease in monthly payment is 7.5% per annum forrepparttar 141227 first five years. This is an ARM product. Example payments based on 7.0% interest rate and $250000 loan.

“Duringrepparttar 141228 loan process I got a chance to visit her home and was really impressed byrepparttar 141229 cleanliness of both her home and allrepparttar 141230 kids. I have three of my own and I can tell you it’s a challenge to keep uprepparttar 141231 house andrepparttar 141232 kids andrepparttar 141233 homework.”

“Clearly a great family! We decided to waive our fees and pick uprepparttar 141234 costs involved in this transaction for Mr. and Mrs. P who are providing love and shelter torepparttar 141235 innocent children victimized by addiction."

“It wasrepparttar 141236 least we could do for this amazing family that breaks even after buying clothes and food forrepparttar 141237 kids. For Angela and her husband, this is truly a labor of love!” concludes Rees.

For more information on Pay Option Mortgage Loans please call 1-866-398-4664 or go to http://www.goldmedalmortgage52.com



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