Tag Archives: home equity loan
- Do I Have to Pay My Second Mortgage Home Equity Loan After My Bankruptcy? – Julie
“Dear Lewis, I filed Ch. 7 bankruptcy last year. I did not file on my 1st home mortgage or my 2nd mortgage – home equity loan and chose to continue paying them. I never signed any reaffirmation statements after the bankruptcy. Recently my loan officer pulled my credit and saw that my reports show I [...]
- Dave is in a CCCS Credit Counseling Program But Feeling Hopeless
Dave wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- I Want to Use a Home Equity Loan to Get Out of Debt. – Sandy
Sandy wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- Forgotten Regulations That You Can Use to Make Your Creditors Treat You Fairly
If you are concerned about the way credit card companies and other lenders do business, you will be pleased to discover a little known regulation enacted for your protection. Regulation Z, or the Truth in Lending Law, regulates certain credit card practices and helps you know the true cost of credit and achieve a fair [...]
- How Should I Borrow? The Pros and Cons of Different Types of Loans and Debt Solutions
If you’re in debt you may have considered borrowing to consolidate your payments, lower your interest costs or even to stay afloat a little longer. Before you borrow, consider your options carefully. No matter how attractively some loans are marketed, they can’t solve your debt problems. The only way to do that is to spend [...]
- What is The Best Way For Me to Get a Loan? – George
George wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- Should I Transfer Credit Card Debt to a Home Equity Loan? – Jake
Jake wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- Did You Get Foreclosed on With a Second Mortgage or Home Equity Loan? I Knew This Was Going to Happen.
If you or someone you know got foreclosed on and had a second mortgage or home equity loan, watch out! People who were foreclosed on may think their debt problems are now behind them but second mortgage holders are not taking this lying down. In a move to attempt to recover money lost in the [...]
- Can You Recommend a Debt Consolidation Company in Pennsylvania? – Virginia
“Dear Steve, We have a small business and used 2 major credit cards to the max, along with a line of credit, totaling $99,500 worth of debt. We would like to consolidate the credit cards with a lower interest rate, and get a home equity loan combining our mortgage balance and line of credit balance. [...]
- San Wants To Know “We Need Some Way To Pay Off Our Debts”
San wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and wanted some free help. I’m happy to help as always and if you have a question you’d like to ask, just go the the GetOutOfDebt.org site and ask. I’m here for you too. “Dear Steve, We need some way to figure out how to pay our [...]
- Should We Put More Debt on Credit Cards to Finish the Basement? – Corrie
“Dear Steve, We just bought a house six months ago and own $229,000 on it. We owe almost $35,000 in credit card bills and recently my full time job went to part time, so I am earning less than half of what I did a couple of months ago. Since we just bought our house [...]
- In a World of Hurt Writes and Wants to Know “Should We Tell My Parents?”
I got the question below through the GetOutOfDebt.org site from someone that identified themselves as In a World of Hurt. Feel free to visit GetOutOfDebt.org and ask me your question, you can use an anonymous name, it’s okay. “Dear Steve, We owe $103,000 on our first mortgage, $16,000 on our home equity loan, and $17,000 [...]
- I Got a Gift of $9K. What Should I Do With It? – George
George wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- Would It Be Better To Use a Home Equity Loan to Pay Off Credit Cards or Go Bankrupt? – Carolyn
Carolyn wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- Where to Find Free Cash in an Absolute Emergency
An article in the Wall Street Journal was bolder that I might have been about the realities of the best place to find cash in an emergency. When I read the article I broke out in a huge smile for ear to ear. Amen. People make the same chronic mistakes when they get into a [...]