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) Boss defends home loan 'formula'
Rudco CEO Rudi Visagie believes his "simple" business formula is a winner for consumers and has big banks and financial services brokers running scared. The National Credit Act regulates maximum interest rates and initiation fees, but no minimums, Visagie said in defence of his six percent interest rate on home loans. Visagie said Rudco was complying with the act by offering a maximum initiation fee of R150, plus 10 percent of the agreement in excess of R1 000, but limited to R1 140 (including VAT). A further proviso of the act is that the initiation fee may not exceed 15 percent of the principal debt. Rudco's "management fee" of R750 had been converted to an interest rate of 17 percent, said Visagie. Before June 1, when the act came into force, this was how Rudco calculated a R100 000 "debt consolidation" - what the act refers to as a personal loan: Capital outlay of R100 000 (this was used to repay people's debts, Visagie stressed, and no money was paid directly to clients); 20-year (240 month) repayment period; R750 management fee. More>> - (
) At Home: Debt consolidation loans can be shark-infested swim to solvency
To the person drowning in debt, a debt-consolidation loan looks a lot like a lifesaver. But reaching for it without knowing exactly what it's made of could be a serious mistake. The way it's supposed to work: You pay off all your small, high-interest consumer debts with the proceeds of a new low-interest loan whose payment is less than the total of the smaller payments. In theory, consolidation is a terrific solution for a burdensome debt situation. In reality, it can force you into even more treacherous waters. Basically, there are three ways to consolidate: 1. A new low-interest signature (unsecured) loan from an individual, bank or credit union. If you can get it, this type of debt consolidation is ideal. 2. Transferring all of the balances to a new credit card. More>> - (
) Online Mortgage Directory Adds Tax Relief to Menu of Services for Consumers
LendingGateway.com just added Tax Debt relief to the company's menu of online applications that connect consumers directly to professionals who can help them.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 17, 2007 -- LendingGateway.com is expanding its menu of services to include Tax Debt Relief. As an online mortgage lender directory that connects potential borrowers matching lenders, LendingGateway.com receives many visitors with damaged credit or other financial issues. The company responded to the inquiries for help last month by adding Debt Consolidation and Student Loan Consolidation assistance. And because of further consumer interest in help with Tax Debt problems, LendingGateway.com partnered with Tax Debt Relief experts nationwide who can help applicants with their tax issues, be it a tax lien, unfilled taxes, or Wage garnishment. More>>
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) Online Mortgage Portal Receives Spike in Refinance Applications after the Fed Cut Rates
LendingGateway.com receives hundreds of online enquires to get into a fixed rate despite the interest rate drop.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 28, 2007 -- Over the last week, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, LendingGateway.com received an increase in online enquires and phone calls about how this will affect the home loan market. Despite the Federal Reserve's intentions of alleviating the "sub-prime" home loan chaos through the rate cut mortgage rates continued to increase.
"The most common thing we see is people that have adjustable rate mortgages worried about their interest rate increasing and affecting their ability to meet their monthly loan payment," explains Scott Olson, COO at LendingGateway.com, "the best advice our loan consultants give is to look into re-financing their existing home loan from an ARM to a safer fixed rate."
In addition to an increase in online mortgage applications, LendingGateway.com, also saw a jump in several debt consolidation enquiries on their online form at https://apply.lendinggateway.com/forms/debt.php
"Although we advise consumers to get into a safer fixed rate not everyone qualifies," says Alexander Capio, Owner and CEO of LendingGateway.com. More>>
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) New Site Empowers User with Unique Debt Consolidation Tool
LionSaves.com is a startup unlike any other mortgage site.Centennial, CO (PRWEB) October 18, 2007 -- A new web site has launched that provides users with a one of a kind savings tool. LionSaves.com (http://www.LionSaves.com) has taken over a year to build and is specifically designed for debt consolidation.
Over two million adjustable rate mortgages will be adjusting upward in coming months. This increase in payments, combined with consumer debt at an all time high of $2.39 trillion, will put additional financial pressure on many homeowners.
Debt consolidation is one answer for homeowners who have some debt and some equity in their home. It's done by refinancing the first or second mortgage and paying off consumer debt.
Debt consolidation provides multiple benefits for homeowners in this situation. More>>
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) FTSE treads water
Blue chip stocks are still in negative territory in London but not by much. At lunchtime, the FTSE100 index was off just 4.5 points at 6.610.9, but demand for mid-cap stocks remains, and the FTSE250 index is up 50 points at 11,478. Volume was pretty much average at �1.09bn. . More>> - (
) Debt burden growing for older borrowers
IN SCOTLAND, the average debt of an individual is an alarming 22 times their monthly take-home pay - a figure showing the staggering scale of the problem, partly created by today's borrowing culture.Couples owe the most, with an average debt of £31,239, compared with £17,355 for single women and £19,712 for single men.
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