Has anyone ever consolidated credit cards into a personal loan?

I’m calling bull$#|+ don’t do this in my opinion if you take out a real loan you are signing your name to that cash loan the money you owe on credit cards is made up money they can’t magically print money and then give it to you with an outrageous APR that’s the shadiest thing in the world and they never should of been allowed into this country in the first place in my opinion tell stop paying don’t tell them anything just stop and when and if you end up in small claims court find and flaw in their case being it the littlest one ever and use that to be the straw to break the camels back my guess is they already know they lost and are just waiting for the people they have been robbing and enslaving to figure it out 😉 Good Luck out there either way as either road you choose will have its bumps and holes in it 

We had $55,000. in credit card debt from helping our daughter in college. We went with a loan using our home that was paid off as collateral. This made it interest below 4% from 12+ . We are now down to $37,000. with no other CC debt so far. We also now have a good emergency fund in savings. The savings of over 8+ percent in  interest covers a lot of the monthly payments on the loan. Just don't use the savings to buy more stuff. Allow yourself some money each month for fun so you. Good Luck

Yes, I’ve done this. I used a local credit union to do this as they have the lowest rates. My credit cards had interest rates ranging in the 19 to 25% range and initially my personal loan was 10.99%, but after 6 months my credit score went up considerably (~50 points), and I was able to refinance at 6.99%. I kept the same term and monthly payment though. This was the lowest rate they offered, and is quite competitive from what I’ve researched. My credit score was pretty good, and now it’s really good.

As others have said, the important and critical thing is not to fall right back into old habits: it’s easy to put non-essentials and superfluous charges on credit cards. For me the challenge was recurring subscriptions/membership payments, Amazon Prime and the occasional restaurant/bar tab. In my head I’d say that I’d pay these off when I made them but then I’d wait and they’d accumulate. Then something would come up like a car repair. And then I’d get stuck with a balance. The solution has been to change my subscriptions/memberships to come directly out of my bank account or use a debt card. I’ve also recently got a newer car and have tried to be better about actually

budgeting for car repairs (everyone should!). 

Either way definitely consider the personal loan: the interest rates are much lower than credit card interest. I wish I’d swallowed my pride and stupidity sooner and got the stupid loan. Best of luck!

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I was in the same situation I ended up consolidating my debt through ClearhClear One Advantage <link removed>utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=criteo&adgroup=d&method=db&utm_medium=ldls.  I opted for this vs loan and they will work with you on monthly payments expected. Great customer service and very informative, understanding, and encouraging when you need hope to see light at the end of the tunnel 😉

yes I did. I applied to a place called upstart ,figured what can it hurt right. Filled out app and requested 10,000.00 and was approved . Had money in my account 2 days and started paying off all cards .