Before agreeing to any contract with a Christian credit counseling service, check their credentials carefully. Of course, it is always a good idea to check with the Better Business Bureau to see how many complaints have been filed and how many settled. This does not guarantee absolutely that it is safe to proceed. There is always a time lag between the time a complaint is received and when it is entered into their record. When reading over the application for debt management counseling, it is always a good idea to read all the way to the end before entering any data. A footnote that states this company is not allowed to operate in several states should raise some red flags. The fact that company uses the word Christian to identify one of their company entities and not in the others also should raise questions.

Even though a Christian credit counseling service is registered as a non-profit corporation that does not mean they cannot and do not operate to make a profit. Their bookkeeping will show salaries and operating expenses sufficient to eliminate a profit. Nothing is free.

There debt consolidation services are  available that will eventually result in elimination of your debts. They are not free. Christian credit counseling is no exception. The debt consolidation service has wages to pay also. The fact that is seldom revealed by these debt consolidation services is that you will ruin your credit by using them. Here is how debt consolidation usually works; you turn over the records of all of your debts, supply your income records and agree to stop entering into any financial arrangements until you are out of debt. They offer to contact your creditors and make arrangements for regular reduced payments, using the money from your wages, until the debt is paid off. Even though your creditors receive the payment, it is less than the amount you agreed to pay. Your creditor can legally report this as a missed payment(s) every month, until the amount is paid off. It will result in a negative comment on your credit report that stays there for seven years.

The debt consolidation service is supposed to stop the letters and phone calls demanding payment. This may or may not happen. Before deciding that a debt settlement program is right for you, take the time to enroll in a program to learn to manage your money successfully.

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