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Consolidation money to pay of credit cards

Having recently re-mortgaged I (we) now have some £80k of credit funds to pay off unsecured loans and credit cards (mainly) totalling approx £120k. The remaining borrowing of £40k should be comfortably financed by our joint incomes BUT I wonder has anyone had any experience with the credit card companies...i.e in asking them to accept 75% (or so) of the outstanding debt (no arrears or missed payments) in FULL and immediate settlement. Could be attractive for them and certainly better for me!:rotfl:

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  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    If you aren't in arrears or dealing with debt collections agencies they aren't going to accept reduced settlements as you're still making contracted payments and they're expecting you be paying back the debt over a number of years while they gain loads of interest from you.
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
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