The current credit crisis has caught the whole world by surprise. Loans, credit cards, mortgages and the secondary loans that they secured all trembled when the whole world got a reality check on the world economy. The prices of homes seemed to never stop rising and banks were fighting each other to lend out money without caring too much about credit rating and income / expense ratios.

Of course when mortgage securities failed, people couldn’t afford to pay their credit cards, loans and mortgages and homes started to lose value things got bad. Millions of families now face losing their home. Many would say that it is part of life. That owning a home is not a civil right, it is a privilege and there is no shame in renting. I wholeheartedly agree, I have rented most of my life and my parents at 67 still rent and they are the happiest couple you will meet.

However 9 million families facing mortgage foreclosure is a big number for any economy to face, even the United States economy. The effect on consumer spending, and the economy as a whole is huge and there is also a case for the government to try and stop some of these foreclosures for the greater good.

This has caused the government to start a number of loan modification programs to try and alleviate the situation. However the progress has been slow and some feel that the measures taken are simply not what the economy needs. Some have pointed out that the we are facing a credit crisis not a housing or mortgage crisis. You could compare it to giving away water to people in a sinking boat. The water is going to help but what they really need is a raft and some water.

Loan modifications help home owners that tied themselves to a bad interest rate to have access to premium interest rates and reduce monthly payments. It also provides bonuses to borrowers and lenders when the loan modifications are successful. This is useful and has helped many. However if you are financially underwater with other debts and loans, getting help on one of these debts might not be enough to make a difference.

Debt consolidation can provide a more suitable lifeboat for those that are crushed by numerous debts that drain their monthly income. Debt consolidations consist of a large loan that pays for all the debts a borrower has.  Debt consolidation loans typically have a lower interest rate than car loans and credit cards although generally higher than premium mortgage rates. The new debt consolidation loan helps to put all debts into one manageable monthly payment that can provide real help to borrowers. The only problem is that they can be very expensive and cause borrowers to re-mortgage their home sometimes putting their home at risk for loans that did not have a home as security.

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