We recommend that a consumer with $ 10,000 +
worth of unsecured debt, use professional debt relief services.
Doug Hoyes: So, in a real simple scenario then, the typical person we're dealing with is going to have 40, 50, $ 60,000
worth of unsecured debt.
And we know from our statistics that the average homeowner has over $ 70,000
worth of unsecured debt, credit cards, bank loans, taxes and so on.
Not exact matches
But cash - out refinancing also has one major downfall: By binding your
unsecured debts to your home, you've compromised your home's equity and have a higher risk
of going «underwater» — having a house that is
worth less than you owe the bank.
So for example, if you were able to offer your creditors # 100 in total each month and you had three
unsecured debts, Creditor A - # 5,000, Creditor B - # 2,500 and Creditor C - # 2,500, then # 50 would go to Creditor A (because # 50 is half
of your monthly repayment and Creditor A is
worth half
of your total
debt), # 25 to Creditor B and # 25 to Creditor C.
However, certain kinds
of loans, both secured and
unsecured, are considered «good
debt» if they help you generate income and increases your net
worth.
Under the new plan,
unsecured creditors will own approximately 32.5 %
of the company; however, the Monitor believes that the company will be
worth more because there is less
debt, thus increasing the notional value
of the
unsecured creditors» share
of the company.