Mortgage brokers can help by having an open discussion with these borrowers about predatory lenders and their tactics, including the financial reward some lenders pay brokers for placing loans
with inflated interest rates.
The extra funds will be combined with the minimum payment due on the designated priority debt, which in this case will be based on the smallest balance because virtually all of the couple's accounts are charging the
same inflated interest rates of 24 % -27 %.
In the first action, the CFPB ordered Citibank to provide nearly $ 5 million in consumer relief and pay a $ 3 million penalty for selling credit card debt
with inflated interest rates and for failing to forward consumer payments promptly to debt buyers.
Personal loan APRs tend to be on the double - digit higher side even for borrowers with stellar credit — and we all know that
inflated interest rates may raise the chance of making payments unaffordable and missing them.
Unsecured loans do come with a downside:
inflated interest rates.
A very good - to - excellent credit score is important in the approval process, so anything below a prime FICO score of 700 may mean getting saddled with
inflated interest rates or declined for the loan.
Citibank Sold Credit Card Debt with
Inflated Interest Rates; Debt Collectors for Citibank Altered Affidavits
Personal loan APRs tend to be on the double - digit higher side even for borrowers with stellar credit — and we all know that
inflated interest rates may raise the chance of making payments unaffordable and missing them.