In today’s economy, with job losses all around, wages are dropping, and at the same time consumer debts are going up. For those that are at the end of their ability to manage their financial situation, there is nonprofit credit counseling services opening their doors all around the USA. These nonprofit credit counseling services offer a myriad of consumer protection plans, including unsecured debt consolidation services.

The formula is simple. If your monthly debts are more than your income, or if you are falling behind in your payments to your creditors, then you are financially distressed. If you are drowning in credit card bills… and miss your payment date every month, then your payments are just going to late fees and other financial punishments that the credit card companies add to your bill because you were late with your payment. Nonprofit credit card debt consolidation companies will assign you an account professional that will work directly will your credit card companies, and any other unsecured lenders with whom you have a loan, to lower your interest rate to the bare minimum, in many cases to 0%, and in some cases to lower the principal amount that you owe; merging all of your creditors into one payment based on when you want to pay each month and what you can afford. In addition to these non profit credit counseling service, there are also nonprofit Christian debt consolidation companies – open to all (not just Christians) that provide similar unsecured debt consolidation services designed for debt reduction and debt elimination

Of course, while you are in a non-profit credit-counseling program you will be required to stop using your credit cards until you have paid them off. Many of your credit card companies will retain you as a customer once you have completed the nonprofit credit card debt consolidation program. If you have a change to your income or employment status during the duration of your nonprofit credit card debt consolidation program, immediately inform the company you are working with and they will adjust your plan.

If you are drowning in debt, don’t stick your head in the sand! At least do your due diligence and contact a nonprofit credit card debt consolidation service or a nonprofit Christian debt consolidation company to see what your options are. Consultations are always free. All non-profit credit-counseling services offer bad credit debt consolidation programs as well.