Credit Repair, It's Crunch Time

In North America, the sub prime mortgage crisis has caused both the banks who are in business to lend money and the people who borrow from them to realize that over lending and over borrowing can be dangerous. The trick of lending or borrowing money is to learn how much is enough and where to draw the line.

No one can afford a credit collapase

Credit has been around for a long time, and the truth is that the global economy could not exist without it. The average consumer is not prepared to wait and save for the item that he wants and is prepared to take on a lot of credit commitment and pay a lot of interest to lay their hands on something that they want today and not in two years time. It is now an indisputable fact that banks and credit card companies were far too hasty in extending mortgage loans and short and long term credit facilities without looking too closely at the credit worthiness of the people they were lending to. Now that the dust has begun to settle, too many people are finding themselves in a situation that they are faced with an insurmountable burden of debt that they will be to pay within the agreed time and are rushing to reschedule their debts over a much longer period. The banks, realizing that they have to reach an accommodation with these people are displaying a flexibility that displays just how serious the situation can become for them if their creditors default on them on a massive scale. They simply cannot afford to write of the money owed to them as bad debt.

What does this mean for consumers?

What this means for many consumers is that they will find it almost impossible to get credit in the short term until they pay of the back log of debts that they have incurred, which may take years. It is very possible that during that time they will need to make a major purchase and the chances are that they will not have the cash on hand to do so. This can cause a viscous circle effect, where, for example, a person needs a car to go to work in. They may need to change the car or make a major repair. If not, they cannot earn the money to support themselves and their family and pay their debts. So they need credit. So what do these people need to do? They need to repair their credit and this is something that is often difficult to do on their own. Credit repair companies have been around for a long time, and during this recent financial crisis have been worked off their feet helping and advising people who have found themselves in a difficult financial position, usually through no fault of their own.

Now is the time to get help

It is very difficult to be objective under these circumstances and this is why professional credit repair experts are the best option under these circumstances. These companies look at the overall picture and take into accounts the families earning pattern, their overheads and the amount of debt that they family currently are carrying. They will make contact with the creditors and negotiate an arrangement to pay off the loan over a fixed period that will enable the family to retain a reasonable quality of life during this difficult period.

If and when the situation arises, where the family might need some credit for an unexpected and necessary purchase, they will find the borrowers much more willing to extend credit than someone who has buried their heads in the sand to their problems. Credit repair is an option but involves cooperation, clear and sensible thinking and good will from both sides.