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Saturday, November 21, 2009



There are a lot of people out there with significant credit card debt. With bills piling up and interest and finance charges more than your minimum payment every month, it can look like you will never get out of credit card debt. But there are answers out there. If you are already in debt and can't pay off what you owe any time soon, credit card consolidation may be the solution for you.

Debt consolidation is actually a fairly simple process. A consumer overwhelmed by bills from various creditors can take their debts and merge them into a single loan at a lower interest rate than they were paying. Most credit cards charge nearly a whopping 20% interest, with department store credit and other types of loans charging even more than that. If your debt is mostly credit card debt then a debt consolidation loan would be a good choice.

The best time to consider credit card consolidation is when you have a 0% APR offer for a balance transfer. If you can avoid paying interest charges for a period of time on a balance transfer, you can condense your credit card balances conveniently onto one card and save some money in the process. Keep in mind that sometimes the interest rate is charged retroactively if you don't pay off your balance before the promotional period is over. For a balance transfer to be worthwhile make sure that the credit card you are using has a lower interest rate than the credit cards you are transferring balances from.



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Current Mortgage Rates*

Loan Type
National Average
30-yr. fixed4.75%
30-yr. fixed jumbo5.25%
15-yr. fixed4.25%
15-yr. fixed jumbo4.75%
7/1 ARM4.38%
5/1 ARM4.00%
3/1 ARM4.00%
1-yr. ARM3.62%
1-yr. LIBOR ARM4.38%
10/1 ARM4.62%
*Mortgage Rates Updated: 11/20/2009