Why Nobody Gave Me This Facts Before I Get Into Debt?
The debt consolidation business is based in borrowing money from one lender to pay off outstanding debts with a better interest rates, on the other hand this lender will manage the monthly payments to the previous lenders, one of the most obvious advantages of this system is that the clients just have to deal with a single monthly payment.
These are the steps to consider in the debt consolidation process:
* Add the total amount you owe from every account you are interested in consolidate, you do this in order to know the total amount you owe. * Make a list of interest rates with each of your accounts, and calculate the average from all. * Start contacting your creditors (telephone, mail) and ask them the cancellation of the cash balances as of the date it intends to consolidate debts. * The entire amount of their balances of cancellation should be the initial amount to start the consolidation. * When looking for a lender, the rate you need to look for should be lower than average in the previous calculation. * Always be extremely careful about the terms of the loan; plan accordingly. * Once you have consolidated your debts control your finance and avoid getting in the same problem. The previous considerations applies to individuals living in countries that accept what is called the “Toronto terms”, this name comes from the agreement established in the World Economic Summit in Toronto in June1988. They were applied to the countries designated by the World Bank as “IDA-only” these criteria apply to people who have a very heavy debt, low per capital income and problems paying back their balances. The countries that can apply these measurements should have the next characteristic: A strong structural adjustment program that has been approved and supported by the IMF (International Monetary Fund).
The fundamental principles of the Toronto terms are basically two: 1.- To define the terms of the debts of the development assistance. 2.- For the debt that is not development assistance, create the introduction of the conditions for payment.
The debt of the ODA have two main characteristics a maturity of 25 years and 14 years of extension, the initial rate will be higher than the default interest rate. Debts different than the Development Assistance ones, the creditors can choose from a menu of 3 payment terms.
The first option is: the third part of the total amount of debt will be canceled and returned in the first 14 years (that is the maturity date) there is a 8 years extension, nevertheless in case of default, this interest rates will be defined by the market.
Option B: repayment in 25 years with 14 years of extension and default interest will be marked by the market.
Option “C”: The same terms like the option “A”, but the default interest rates will be 3.5% points below the market rate set (according with the market and depending on the reductions)
In December 1991 the Paris Club agreed to add to the menu of concessions to countries with lower incomes, (the Terms of Toronto added) that there are essentially 2 options to reduce debt, plus the option non concessional new conditions of Toronto. The option represents a 50% concession of forgiveness in present value terms in debt service payments, lowering the debt during the consolidation period. Additionally, it was agreed to establish a timetable for consideration of a potential debt reduction. Creditors have indicated willingness to consider restructuring the remaining time when the debt is canceled on a date not later than 3 or 4 years.
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