Should I take out a loan to reduce credit card debt?

I have about 10K in credit card debt. I have only recently acquired this debt. I have always had good credit and a stable income and have always paid off my cards in full every month. But I recently decided to start my own business, expecting to be able to stay afloat with my job [...]

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Debt Relief Companies any good? Have you or anyone you know tried it?

Hello there, I was hit hard during the credit crunch and I have acuumulated about 40,000 dollars in unsecured debt and most of my cards have high interests rates. I can only afford the minimum payment for my high end cards but by the time the interests takes out of my payment not much is [...]

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i have horrible credit like 400 and i need to raise my credit. how do i go about doing it? i have two credit?

CARDS TO REESTABLISH CREDIT(VISA,MC) WITH LIKE 0 LIMIT. I HAVE A TON OF OLD PHONE BILLS, OLD SIGNATURE LOANS, CHARGE OFFS FROM 2 BANKS, AND MEDICAL BILLS. YEA IVE REALLY ABUSED MY CREDIT. IM EXPECTING 00 IF I USE THAT TO PAY OFF SOME THINGS ON MY CREDIT REPORT WILL IT RAISE MY SCORE DRASTICALLY [...]

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LASD Pending Background Check due to Past Credit History HELP!! What can I do? Deadline coming up!!!?

OK… My Background Investigator saw that my credit history was not Horrible but it wasn’t good. (I went through a bad divorce.) I’ve passed everything else including my agility test. However, they told me to fix my credit or they would have to disqualify my application due to my credit. NOW… during these tough times [...]

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Will parents credit be affected if im added to there credit card account?

So, ive had horrible credit for a few years now, and im quietly and slowly starting to pay back the money i owe. Almost was about to be sued by one for owing 400 dollars. So now that everything is on track, my parents want to add me as a user on one of there [...]

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credit card debt, please help?

I have over 20,000$ in credit card debt and I had it since 2003. I have never made any payments on them since 2003. The creditors increased my interest to 25-30% after I stopped paying and started debt collecting activites by sending me letters and making phone calls for few years. I did not pay [...]

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RE: Dealing with wife's credit card debt.?

My friend (who is frugal, but not cheap!) just found out that his wife has amassed credit card debt of 60k-100k. His house is paid off as are his vehicles, his credit is perfect. I do not believe they have bad credit yet. I believe that most if not all cards are in her name. [...]

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