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Yes, it is great concern for many people whether their credit score is getting affected by consolidating their debts or not. But why you should think about this. If you are under huge debt and are unable to make the monthly payments then will you really think about your credit score? I think you should not. Now in this recession period it is a great concern for most of the people to manage their debts and it is quite difficult. Many people have 8-10 credit cards and those credit cards have huge debt and it is really difficult to pay all the credit card debts. So in this time you may think about the debt consolidation. If you are making late payments or you have missed some monthly payments then it will affect your credit score more than the debt consolidation.

Many people lost their sleep in the night and they even want to file bankruptcy to avoid the creditor’s harassment. Say for example you have filed bankruptcy then it will affect more on your credit score than debt consolidation. So if you are thinking that the position is not that where you can make the monthly payments then you should think about the debt consolidation as it is the best option for you to become debt free.

If you have missed out some payments and you have some delayed payment then obviously your credit score will be affected and if you do debt consolidation then also your credit score will be affected to some extent. But the benefit of doing debt consolidation is that, you can save a decent amount of Dollars and you will become debt free which is a peaceful feeling. Once you will start making your monthly payments your credit score will start improving and after debt consolidation within one or two years you will be able to improve your credit score to a huge extent if you make all the payments on time. So don’t think about your credit score much.