Debt Consolidation Solutions for Home Loans

Debt consolidation is not a magic wand that will make all your debts disappear. But such services can provide solutions to make your debts easier to handle. In its most simplistic form, a debt consolidation company will take all your loans and consolidate them into one single loan. In doing so, you get to enjoy benefits like lower interest rates and reduced monthly payments. But that’s just one type of consolidation. In reality, service providers can come up with different creative solutions depending on each individual situation. In other words, you will be assessed based on a case-by-case basis when you approach a debt consolidation company. Let’s take a look at a typical example.Let’s say Jane is the owner of a home, and she has to pay a monthly mortgage payment of $800. Everything is fine as long as Jane has a monthly pay check coming in. In other words, she cannot do without a job. Unfortunately, Jane was recently retrenched due to the economic downturn - circumstances that she had no control over. She has savings for $5,000 in her bank, but she realized that she is going to have problems paying her mortgage bills in about 3 to 4 months time. So what can Jane do?Obviously, Jane has to find a way to supplement her income for the time being before she lands herself a new full time job. However, in the current economic climate, she is worried that she may not be able to find a full time job within 3 months. Fortunately, she has a very positive attitude and is willing to take on contract jobs or part time jobs while she actively hunts for a new job.Jane also understands that even with temporary income from part time jobs, she is unlikely to be able to continue paying off her monthly mortgage loans. She dreads the inevitable - the home may be foreclosed if she continues to default on payments. Jane’s worries are understandable. She is willing to work hard, but has encountered some temporary setbacks due to circumstances that she has zero control over. Now what else can Jane do? At this stage, Jane can consider contacting a debt consolidation company.Contacting a debt consolidation company would be a wise move because Jane isn’t defaulting on her payments due to bad spending habits. Her financial situation is due to a stroke of bad luck. She has every intention to continue paying her loan as soon as she finds herself a new full time job. Problem is, she doesn’t know when that is going to happen.A debt consolidation company can step in at this stage and help her talk to her lenders. A professional understands the terms of the loan. He also knows that some terms can be negotiated, while others can’t. For example, the existing loan may have a loan period of 20 years, and the monthly payment is $800. The loan may be extended further to 30 years, interest rates can be raised slightly higher, but the monthly payments can come down to $500 per month. This will help Jane tremendously in her current situation.The above is just an example. For individuals with multiple loans, more work has to go into assessing the current financial situation of the individual.