A
debt management plan is an informal agreement between a debtor
and their creditors, organised through a debt management company.
A debt management plan allows you to consolidate your unsecured
debts without taking out further credit such as a loan. When
you apply for Debt Management the company will negotiate lower
monthly repayments with your creditors on the debts you owe,
we will also negotiate that interest and charges be frozen on
your account whilst on the plan.
The repayments will be lower, this will mean that you will be
paying your debt over a longer period of time. However in most
cases we can negotiate that interest and charges be stopped
so your debt will not increase.
Debt Management
plans only cover your unsecured debts, such as credit cards,
store cards and personal loans amongst others, although we
take into consideration any legal accounts and secured loans
too.
Creditors
do not have to accept any agreements proposed through a debt
management plan. By applying to a debt management company
like ourselves though, you have proven a willingness to repay
your debts in some form and creditors usually respond favourably
to that.
As you
are not making the repayments originally agreed on your debts,
then that may affect your credit rating. However if you have
already been turned down for credit or are failing to meet
your repayments then your credit rating may already be poor.
With that
being said a debt management plan will show that you are making
regular repayments and this will have a positive affect on
your credit rating over a longer period of time.
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