My Life As Insurance Agent

These days, when you apply for a mortgage, loan or other form of credit, the lending industry will automatically scrutinise your personal credit history. In practice, you hardly need to tell them anything as within a fraction of a second, the lenders computers will lock into your credit file held by any one of the big three credit agencies; Experian, Callcredit or Equifax And you’ll be amazed what they know about your finances!

For many years now banks, building societies and other lenders have been providing information about your finances to the credit agencies. They know about every credit applications you’ve made, the occasions you’ve been late or missed paying a loan, mortgage or credit card, the balances on your loans and credit cards and whether you just pay off the minimum each month - even your credit limits! The agencies also accumulated lots of other information about you provided by public records, the voters’ roll and the public register of court actions where all county court judgements are recorded. Their computers then statistically analyse all this information and assess your application. So in this context, the credit industry argues that the more information they have about you, the more accurately lenders can make lending decisions.

Yet within this mass of information, there is one notable omission. Despite representations to the government, information about student loans and their repayment history’s, is not provided to the credit agencies. The data is refused because student loans are a debt to the taxpayer, not a commercial business.

Prior to September 1998, graduates repaid their student loans by mortgage style direct debits collected once the graduate started earning over £15,000. But more than 59,000 of graduates from before 1998 graduates are understood to be in payment arrears to the tune, on average, of around £2,750 per graduate.

After September 1998, the system of collecting student loans changed. These days, repayments are deducted directly from salaries by employers along with national insurance and income tax. This method is far more efficient and avoids the possibility of bad debts.

The credit industry argues that it needs the information on student loans as they can represent a significant strain on the graduates’ finances – especially following the introduction of top-up fees which results in the average student loans being much larger. These loans are repaid at the rate of 9% of the graduates’ income in excess of £15,000 and can represent a significant drain on their monthly income.

Therefore, to fully assess graduates’ financial situation the credit industry argues that it needs student loan information. The Association Consumer Credit Counselling Service agrees. A spokes person said, “Knowing whether a young person has a student loan and whether it is being paid back, is useful.”

Yet despite the pressure to share its information, the Department for Education and Skills remains steadfast in its decision to refuse permission to the Student Loan Company to provide information to the commercial sector.

Even the Citizens Advice Bureau wants this decision changed arguing that lenders need information on student loans to help ensure that graduates avoid taking on so much debt that they can’t maintain their repayments.

But for now at least, the situation remains. The credit industry cannot obtain any history about student loans.

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Yes, debt collection tips can help. You may think you have no power when the debt collector comes calling, but think again! Creditors don’t like losing out on the ability to collect money owed them. And most creditors will take steps to settle an unsecured debt to collect some money as opposed to no money.

Tip 1 - Keep Communications Open

Once you have your Money Management Plan on paper, you will be able to professionally respond to requests for payment from creditors and debt collection agencies. They may ask you, or you can offer, to send them a copy of your Money Management Plan. This opens the communication between you, and they may even be able to offer suggestions to improve your plan. Keep in mind, however, they will offer suggestions based upon their best interests, you need to negotiate based upon what’s best for you!

Tip 2 - Know Your Credit Report

Obtaining a copy of your online credit report, and learning how to use it in debt management, can help you when it comes to negotiating with your creditors.

Tip 3 - Negotiating With Creditors

You can request a monthly payment reduction, either a temporary extension, or permanent reduction. Keep in mind, this method can involve adding years to your payment plan, as well as some type of “deferral fee” charged by the creditor.

Ask if the interest rate, principal balance, or monthly payments can be reduced to permit you to continue to pay the debt on time. Ask for principal reduction first, then interest reduction. If these are not agreeable, then request monthly payment reduction.

If you ask for all 3, the creditor will take the one best for them first, which is monthly payment reduction, and you end up paying too much interest. Lower payments, without the other two will only mean you are adding years and years to the payoff time. No bargain there.

If you have access to some money to make a large payment on a debt, you may want to consider debt settlement on some or all of your debts.

On secured debts, you risk losing the asset if you don’t keep your payments current. This includes your home, car, etc. These are priority debts to you, as well as priority debts if you decide to file bankruptcy.

Tip 4 - Do What’s Best For You

Whether you are speaking with creditors directly, or to debt collection agency representatives, remember, be honest, and don’t commit to payments you cannot make.

Tip 5 - Know Your Rights

The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act sets out exactly what creditors can, and cannot do, when talking with your about your debt. Don’t be afraid, be informed!

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CREDIT CARDS: GOOD CENTS OR BAD CENTS?

The pressure on American’s to consume bombards from us from every media venue out there. From television, the Internet, newspapers, magazines and radio - they are all supported by ad dollars and those ads must produce customers in order to justify the costs. There is no mechanism encourages to the general public to conserve, spend judiciously or to shop wisely. So with that introduction, I am sure you can guess where I stand on credit cards.

Credit cards are inherently bad. You do not need them to build a credit history. Credit should be used for major purchases such as cars and homes. Getting overextended with credit cards can lead you into a black hole from which you may never escape. Even if you are able to stop the downward spiral that credit cards can create, you are at best throwing good money after bad by paying, every month, a percentage of your outstanding balance. Did you also know that the vendors that sell their services to retailers charge them more when you use your credit card than when you use a debit card? So in addition to the interest you are forking out, it also drives up the price of the goods you bought in the first place.

Debit cards, on the other hand, are in reality just a replacement for the old-fashioned paper checks. They are convenient and less trouble than checks and checkbooks. And to carry that train of thought one step further, checks are just a paper form of cash. So, other than the fact that the retailer pays for the privilege of accepting your debit card (albeit less than when accepting your credit card) and again, drives up the price of goods, I can see no reason to object to using them.

Here is one exception. This does not work for most people. However, you can “work” the system if you have a rewards card. We have run EVERYTHING we could through our credit card, but we paid (usually, but the goal was always) the balance in full at the end of each month. In this situation you are not burdened with interest charges. In theory we will end up on the plus side of the equation, as free airline tickets and other goodies are obtainable with these incentive programs. Many people have chosen to do this, only to find that the credit card is so easy to use that they slowly start building up a balance. It takes incredible discipline and we have vacillated in and out of debt a few times. Never very far, but the effort to keep our spending on track was more than we felt the rewards were worth, so we have converted back to all cash. It can also work if you are resistant to the buy and consume mentality. If you are a dedicated environmentalist, have little desire for material things or your morals dictate that you leave this earth having left the smallest footprint possible, then you may well be a candidate for this scheme. But heed this warning: once that balance begins to balloon, the original plan is corrupted and that black hole I spoke about earlier begins to open up.

In general, credit cards create a huge net loss for most families and in some cases can spell financial ruin. I advise you too avoid them and live within your means.