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Refinancing is a process in which you pay off one or more existing debts with a new home loan. If you have perfect credit, refinancing is sometimes a good way to obtain a lower interest rate or to convert a variable rate loan to a fixed rate. However, if you are in the midst of financial difficulties, if you have too much debt, or if you have bad credit, refinancing is loaded with pitfalls. We recommend that you be very careful whenrefinancing debts. Many refinancing loans hurt consumer. Here are twelve things to consider before refinancing...
Have interest rates fallen? Or do you expect them to go up? Has your credit score improved enough so that you might be eligible for a lower-rate mortgage? Would you like to switch into a different type of mortgage? The answers to these questions will influence your decision to refinance your mortgage. But before deciding, you need to understand all that refinancing involves. Your home may be your most valuable financial asset, so you want to be careful when choosing a lender or broker and specific mortgage terms.
Many collection lawsuits are brought by companies called Debt Buyers. Debt Buyers pay money to other companies for the right to collect money owed to those companies. For example, you might owe $3,000 on a store credit card. After a while, the store may decide to sell the debt to a Debt Buyer for a few hundred dollars, instead of trying to collect it. Then the Debt Buyer will try to collect from you...
Idaho Legal Aid Services Fair Lending Project:How to Escalate Your Case
File a Complaint against the Bank at:
https://appsec.helpwithmybank.gov/olcc_form/
When You File a Bank Complaint On-line:
Idaho Legal Aid Services Fair Lending: Predatory Lending Abuses Brochure.
ILAS Fair Lending Project poster, which identifies some common warning signs of predatory lending, is available for printing and posting at your business.
If you are having problems with debt collectors, watch this video to learn about your rights! Hear about your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and state laws. Find out what you should do if you are being illegally harassed.
If you want to learn how to represent yourself, hear about common defenses against debt collectors, and gain knowledge of possible outcomes to your trial, then watch this video.
If you lost your debt defense case (or did not know it even occurred) and your wages or bank account is being garnished, watch this video to learn what you can do. Learn about one of your key defenses. Determine if you were served papers properly.
If you lost your debt defense case (or did not know it even occurred) and your wages or bank account is being garnished, learn what you can do.
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