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People living in Scotland that are suffering with a serious debt problem may find the answer to their quest for debt help in the form of a Protected Trust Deed.
Specifically available for debt help in Scotland, a Protected Trust Deed acts as an alternative to bankruptcy. It allows an individual who is struggling with overburdening personal debts the opportunity to reach a new agreement with their creditors over a fixed repayment term, normally set to 3 years.
During the agreed term, the applicant gives their creditors the assurance that they will repay whatever they can afford, after all their personal living costs have been accounted for.
After the fixed term has been successfully completed, the Protected Trust deed is brought to a close, with any outstanding balances from the original debts being written-off by the creditors.
A protected Trust Deed therefore enables someone who is experiencing a severe debt problem the chance to receive debt forgiveness of up to 90%.
A Protected Trust Deed is a legally binding formal agreement, which must be administered by a licensed Insolvency Practitioner. (…)
When financial problems occur, the most important factor in determining the outcome will be your knowledge of the options available to and understanding these options will be crucial in minimising the impact of the problems you face.
If you don’t have that knowledge then you need to ask for some debt help.
And that’s why knowing ‘who’ to ask for debt help is as important as knowing ‘when’ to ask for debt help because, with the correct advice, you have a real chance to influence how the problems will be overcome.
One of the least understood debt help solutions in the United Kingdom is the ‘IVA’ solution.
An IVA, or individual voluntary arrangement to give it its full title, is a formal arrangement designed to act as an alternative to bankruptcy.
Because the IVA is a formal arrangement it needs to be ratified by all parties but, once agreed and accepted by creditors, it becomes legally binding.
It allows a (…)
Debt consolidation has been around since the first moneylenders decided to under cut their competitors rates as a means of finding new business. For some, consolidating their debt provides a perfect opportunity to reduce their outgoings on debt repayments they already have, whereas for others it is an essential part of the process to remaining financially solvent.
To protect themselves from lending to people bordering on insolvency, lenders assess the risks of providing consolidation loans through a series of credit checks and they become very nervous of lending to people with a poor credit history.
So what happens when debt consolidation under the normal framework is no longer a viable option?
In the United Kingdom there is a ‘none borrowing’ option for consolidating debt, specifically available for those people whose chances of being accepted for a consolidation loan are remote.
It is called an IVA, or Individual Voluntary Arrangement, and it allows a person to reach a new arrangement with their existing creditors rather than searching for further finance.
The existing creditors are invited to enter into a new legally binding arrangement, where they agree to accept reduced repayments for a fixed period of 5 years. Dur (…)
Economist Paul Krugman says that fragile banks what’s holding back economic recovery, it’s housing and household debt. We already saw that housing prices are , and yesterday he another chart of household debt as a percentage of disposable personal income over time:
PerkStreet, who I currently use as my personal spending account, just made their offer a bit sweeter. They are offering 5% cash back in certain spending categories. As you know, I signed up with PerkStreet about a year ago and have been enjoying their amazing 2% cash back on every non-pin purchase.
In a move to please their current customers and attract even more, they are bringing out the 5% rotating categories. Similar to the Chase Freedom® Visa – $200 Bonus Cash Back credit card, or the Discover More credit card. Here are the 5% cash back merchants and categories for PerkStreet in July 2011:
The old “2% on everything” offer was set to expire 6 months from when I signed up. Well, in a ve
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