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Why consolidate debt
Combine bills into 1 easy payment2
Simplify multiple debts and payment dates with 1 fixed monthly payment.
Pay down debt faster
Get rid of debt sooner than paying minimums on high-interest debts.
Customize payment plans
Plan your terms, receive potential discounts, monthly savings, and more.
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Debt Consolidation articles
DEBT CONSOLIDATION BASICS
How does debt consolidation through Achieve work?
What is debt consolidation?
Debt consolidation combines multiple debts into a single payment—so you don’t have to juggle multiple bills, interest rates, and payment dates. That means you can better manage your finances and worry less about missing payments.
How do I consolidate debt through Achieve?
You can consolidate your debts by applying for a consolidation loan. Or if a loan isn’t right for you, an alternative can be enrolling your credit card debt with Achieve Resolution to simplify your debts into one affordable payment.
Debt consolidation loans can reduce your monthly payments and can lower your interest rates compared to high-interest credit card debts.
Personal loans: Amounts range from $5,000 to $50,000. Our loan offers an interest rate discount if you allow us to use your loan funds to directly pay your creditors, apply with a qualified co-applicant, and tell us about your retirement savings.
Home equity loans: Amounts range from $15,000 to $150,000 for homeowners who want to tap into their home’s equity to pay down higher debt amounts—with minimum guaranteed savings for debt consolidation.
Debt resolution: While it’s not a consolidation loan, debt resolution simplifies your credit card debt—instead of keeping track of multiple payments every month. You can enroll several unsecured (no collateral) debts in the program totalling $7,500 to $100,000+ and then make only one affordable monthly program deposit.
How do debt consolidation loans work?
Here’s how debt consolidation works if you have a loan:
Apply: First, apply to see what debt consolidation option you qualify for. An Achieve consultant can help, or you can apply online on your own. Fill in the requested information so we can recommend options that fit your budget and your situation.
Choose your debt consolidation loan: If a loan offer is provided, select an offer for debt consolidation to simplify your debts into one payment. You can choose the best fit for you based on savings, terms, payment schedules, and more.
Pay down your debt: After you’re approved for your loan, you can use the funds to pay down the debt owed to your creditors. Then you’ll make monthly payments to pay off your consolidation loan through Achieve Personal Loans or Achieve Loans.
How does debt resolution work?
As an alternative to debt consolidation loans, debt resolution helps resolve your debt through negotiating and settling with your creditors for less than you owe.
Here’s how debt resolution works:
Start with a free debt evaluation
We’ll discuss your debt, goals, and options so you can make an informed decision. We’ll come up with a debt resolution plan that works with your income and expenses.
Make one low monthly deposit
Rather than struggling to make minimum payments to your creditors, choose to make one low recurring program deposit instead. These affordable deposits will build funds for settlements and could help you free up extra cash each month. You’ll make these deposits into a Dedicated Account in your name.
Reduce what you owe
Once enough funds are built up in your Dedicated Account, our expert team uses their 20+ years of experience to negotiate with your creditors to settle your debt for less than you owe. Our goal is always to get you the most savings possible. Most clients get their first settlement within 90 days.
Authorize your settlement offers
When a settlement is reached with your creditor, we send the offer to you for authorization so payments can be sent to the creditor from your Dedicated Account. Settlements for all your enrolled debts will be fully paid off by the end of your program, in as little as 2-4 years on average. You can easily track the progress of your settlements with your online dashboard.
Get rid of your debt
Once all the debts you enrolled in the program go through these steps and are fully resolved, you’ll be free of the debt and ready to focus on your life again.
Debt consolidation: Pros & cons
It’s important to consider your options for paying down your debt and decide whether debt consolidation is right for you.
Pros
May reduce payments with lower loan rates or debt resolution
Simplify debts into 1 monthly payment
Pay down debt faster than minimum payments
Pay debt easily with fixed payments
Cons
May not qualify for lower rates
Missing payments may impact credit
Credit scores below 620 may not qualify for loans
Costs & fees with consolidation loans and resolution
Debt consolidation FAQs
How can I customize my debt consolidation payment plan?
Achieve makes it easy to personalize your debt consolidation offer and your payment schedule to fit your budget.
You can customize your payment plan for personal loans, home equity loans, and resolution by choosing your:
Terms
Payment date
Monthly payment amount
Am I eligible for an Achieve debt consolidation program?
We understand you’re more than just your credit score so that’s why we check other factors besides your score, including eligible debt and state of residence. Whether you have “bad credit” or not, we look at your whole financial picture to evaluate whether you’re eligible for debt consolidation.
Personal loan
Eligible debt: $5,000-$50,000
Credit score: 620 minimum
Homeownership: Not required
Home equity loan
Eligible debt: $15,000-$150,000
Credit score: 600 minimum
Homeownership: Required
Resolution
Resolution is not a debt consolidation loan. It’s a loan alternative that simplifies your debts into one monthly payment.
Eligible debt: $7,500-$100,000+
Credit score: You could qualify for Achieve Resolution even with bad credit
Homeownership: Not required
Check your eligibility to see which debt consolidation program is right for you.
What are Achieve’s fees for consolidating debt?
It’s important our members know upfront about our fees so they get the full picture of our solutions.
Debt consolidation loan fees
No fees for paying early. For debt consolidation loans, there are no pre-payment penalty fees.
Origination fees. We do include low origination fees for our personal loans that help cover the cost of processing your loan.
Other fees. These may include underwriting fees (where allowed by law), closing fees, late fees, and more.
Debt resolution fees
While you can simplify debt by paying one payment for all your debts for Resolution, this program does not consolidate debt like typical debt consolidation loans. Resolution works by experts negotiating your individual debt accounts to and settle your debt for less than you owe, so there are settlement fees.
No fees for enrollment. Your debt assessment is free and we don’t charge for enrolling in the program.
No upfront fees. You don’t owe us anything until you approve your settlement.
Settlement fees. Resolution charges settlement fees based on your total debt enrolled. Don’t worry, our settlement fees are already built into your program deposit and are based on a percentage of your enrolled debt and state.
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