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what happens if you settle your debt will it affect credit score?

Question by h.p: what happens if you settle your debt will it affect credit score?

how bad it will be?

Best answer:

Answer by victor c

A debt settlement will actually improve your credit. Having a lot of debt typically hurts most people’s credit because it gives them an exceptionally high debt-to-income ratio and debt-to-credit ratio. Inversely, a debt settlement, which manifests in a debt elimination, lowers and brings both the debt-to-income ratio and debt-to-credit ratio to a positive standing.

According to Fair Isaac corporation, which created the FICO credit scoring model, the “debt-to-credit” ratio makes up roughly 30 percent of the consumer credit score. So, obviously a debt settlement (a.k.a. debt negotiation) will improve your credit.

In addition to being able to improve your physical credit score, hiring a debt negotiation specialist to settle your debt can give you added credit benefits. It also makes you look more creditworthy than previously showing a whopping sum of debt and high debt to credit balances. Keep in mind that creditors are more concerned about debtors that owe a lot and can’t seem to reasonably pay off their debts than if you’re presently debt-free, yet had a checkered credit history.

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Posted by Trevor - February 6, 2013 at 1:21 pm

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