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I have massive credit card debt. I don’t blame anyone but myself for this. However, the interest rates on the cards has gotten ridiculous. I have never missed a payment or been late, but my simple debt, meaning my debt to income ratio, precludes me from getting a normal loan or new credit card to which I could transfer some funds. All my cards are maxed out as well. Again, I could site the bad economy and poor job market, but ultimately I ran up this debt. The monthly bills for the CC’s alone represent a third of my pay. My debt to income ratio is 100%. Meaning that I make just enough money to pay my minimum payments. But at this rate, I will be paying my bills off forever. Are there any legitimate debt consolidation places out there that can help. My credit is extremely important to me, hence the reason I have never missed a payment or was late on one. I do not want to declare bankruptcy or do any kind of consolidation that puts a black mark on my credit. I own a home now, but because of the realestate crisis, I’m under water with that as well, so an equity line consolidation is out of the question. I don’t think that I am so out of the ordinary. I feel like I’m in the majority of americans suffering in this economy. So, can anyone help? Are there any hardship loans or consolidation services that actually help without hurting your credit score.
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I have several items that are in collections. I have a fico score between 530-620 depending on which buerau you look at. I have never owned a credit card (I hate when I read all these sites on how to’s when they only speak in credit card terms).

I have read that even if you pay your debt with collections, that still doesn’t erase the mark from your credit report. It is still a negative mark. How in anyway can that help my fico improve if this is the case and what’s the point of paying them off then (Yes, moral reasons)?

Additionally, I wrote a letter to one of the collection agency’s (read this is the best way to handle them) to see if they could remove the mark if I paid i full…got no reply back.

Secondly, would paying my debt (even though it is in collections) improve by fico score through debt to income ratio (this being apart of history payments)? I am not employed (student) but If I pay my debt that does lower my overall debt so would this help my fico score?

We are planning to rent our town home (would take a large loss if sold) so we can build on land that we owe free and clear (no debt on 80 acres). We plan to use a property management company to manage the rental. The question is will it be hard to qualify for a construction loan/mortgage? Or will the bank take into consideration the townhouse is being rented out and include some of that income when doing the debt to income ratio? Also will having a property management company run the rental increase are chances of getting a loan. Both my husband and i have credit scores over 700. Thanks for any advice.
Our current mortgage is the only debt we have, we have no consumer debt.
In response to taking a loss over an extended period: we wouldn’t take a loss because the rental income would cover the mortgage. Repairs would be minimum and in ten years if we wanted to sell "who knows the market might be recovered".

I have severe credit card debt, and would like to either consolidate or use a service to help me free up some money in the monthly budget. I am doing very well with paying them, never been late, always pay more than minimum, but I can not get a debt consolidation loan because my debt to income ratio is too high (even though I’m trying to consolidate that debt). Anyone ever used any service that truly helped them, or know a highly rated one? Also, I’m trying to avoid anything that will hurt my credit report, like bankruptcy… also, if you know of any lenders that would be willing to help someone in my situation, please let me know! Thank you!

what is te best debt consolidation website, offering service for people that have a not so good debt to income ratio.

I recently purchased a home (3 months ago) and financed 100% of the home. At this point I do not have an equity in the home. I am currently looking for a way to consolidate some of my debt to lower my rate, lower my payment, and ultimately pay off the debt sooner. I have 1 car loan, 1 personal loan, and 5 credit/store cards that I would like to consolidate totaling about ,600. My FICO score is currently 686, and I am on time every month with all of my bills. I have paid all bills on time (most of the time more than the minimum) for more than 3 years straight. My problem is that my Debt to Income ratio is probably too high for most lenders to consider me for a consolidation loan. What can I do to consolidate ALL of my debt? Any feedback would be appreciated.