Debt Consolidation

Debt Consolidation is the action of combining several loans or liabilities into one loan. Put another way, debt consolidation is the process of taking out a new loan to pay off a number of other debts. Most people who consolidate their debt are usually doing it to attain a lower interest rate, or the simplicity of a single loan. Also known as a "consolidation loan".

This is common among companies or people with credit problems (maxed-out credit cards, car loans, student loans, fixed credit score, etc.), who combine all their debts into one loan to create greater ease in repayment. In the case of credit card debt, this can often be advantageous since credit cards generally carry a high interest rate.