Before proceeding to consolidating all credit card debts with a mortgage secured by a home, one needs to understand that while there are definite benefits, one problem is by doing so the homeowner would be turning unsecured (credit card) debt into secured debt (secured with the home as collateral). "What's the problem?" One might ask, "if the homeowner defaults on his credit card debts, is sued and loses the suit, creditor ends up placing a lien on the home anyway."

The truth of the matter is, the homeowner and his family can never be forced onto the street simply because of a lien on the house. In addition, if things turn from bad to worse and the homeowner has to seek bankruptcy protection, he can still keep his residence. Where if the same homeowner consolidates his credit card debts into a mortgage and defaults on the loan, he would lose his home through foreclosure, bankruptcy protection or not. That is because the mortgage is secured by the home.

Federal law gives homeowners a three (business) day right of rescission. The loan does not fund, debts are not consolidated, and the homeowner does not receive any money (if a cash-out refinance) until the fourth day after the settlement.

If your decide to consolidate credit card debt in the state of Texas you must wait 12 days from the time of application to close on your cash out loan, also Texas Cash-Out loans are limited to an 80% LTV (Loan to Value). This law only applies to homestead properties and it may be different if the property is a second home or investment property.

In order to decide if a debt consolidation is your best action, you should figure what you are paying now and how that will translate in the length of time it will take you to pay off those credit cards. You may find that rolling those debts into your mortgage will save you thousands of dollars in interest payments.

A mortgage agent can help you decide if refinancing credit card debt into a mortgage is your best option. Using financial calculators available, they can compare how long and how much it will cost you to pay off credit card debt using your current monthly payments vs refinancing the debt into a new mortgage. Very often the monthly and lifetime savings is large.

Remember not to stop making regular payments towards credit card debts simply because you are in the process of consolidating them. Defaults and late payments can negatively impact your credit and jeopardize the consolidation loan.

If you are planning on selling your ome inthe near future, you may want to rethink consolidating. You need to make sure that you have enough equity to pay for realtor's commision and down payment or closing costs on the new home.

If you have gotten buried in a hole with credit card debt it could be a necessity to refinance your home and pay off your credit card debt. It has been known to save thousands of dollars. On the other side of the spectrum, if you only have 5 months left on a credit card bill it is note wise decision to bury that into a mortgage.

You can consolidate your credit card debt through refinancing your first mortgage or by obtaining a second mortgage or a home equity line of credit, also known as a HELOC. A HELOC works with the same basic principals of a credit card. It is a revolving account that as you pay the equity line down, you have that money available to you to use again. With a second mortgage you simply have a set term (5 years, 10 years, 15 years, etc...) that you will pay on the loan for and when it is paid off you are relinquished of your obligation to this debt and the account closes. All 3 (1st mortgagae, 2nd mortgage or HELOC) are excellent choices for debt consolidation but you and your mortgager broker will need to figure out which one makes the most sense for your particular situation.

When a homeowner consolidates credit card debts into a mortgage, he can potentially save by paying a lower interest rate on the mortgage than he would on the credit cards. In addition, mortgage interests is tax deductable, where as credit card interests are not. As always, consult a tax accountant before taking any such deductions.

If you want to use a refinance loan to consolidate some of your debts, you're going to have to borrow more than the actual amount remaining on the loan that you're refinancing. This additional amount will be used to pay off those debts that are being consolidated and will affect the monthly payment of your refinanced loan. By doing this, however, you can make your finances and outstanding debts much more manageable and will likely become debt-free much faster.

Another option if you do not have enough equity in your home to pay off your credit cards is to refinance to a pay option ARM. The money you can save by making minimum payments on your mortgage can be applied to your credit cards to help pay them down quicker.

When deciding to refinance for debt consolidation you might want to consider how long you will have to pay your credit cards if you are only making the monthly minimums. This can take you much longer in most cases than paying on a traditional 30 year fixed mortgage.

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