Free Debt Management Forms and Templates

If you are struggling with unpaid loans and credit card debts, consider debt management. It is designed to help you determine how much you are currently able to pay toward your loan or debt, negotiate with your creditor, and use the money you can provide to pay the creditors until you no longer owe money.

A debt management plan means a third party that represents your interests works with your creditor to change interest rates and negotiate new monthly payments. These programs last between three to five years and help consumers, credit card owners, students, and mortgage payers to pay off their debts in their entirety. Set up a debt management plan if you can only afford to pay your creditor a small amount of money each month and your debt is unsecured – not backed by a guarantor, for instance, your car or house does not serve as collateral for the payment.

Debt Management: General Loans

General-purpose loans, also known as personal loans, allow you to use the funds at your discretion. Use these templates to communicate with your creditor or debt collector:

1. A Cease and Desist Collections Letter is used to put an end to debt collector phone calls.
2. A Debt Validation Letter is filled out to request proof of a debt from a debt collector so that you do not pay off a debt you do not owe or a debt that this collector has not been authorized to collect on.
3. A Debt Dispute Letter is completed if you doubt the amount owed is accurate – ask the collector to validate the debt. It may also contain any debt-related complaint you have.
4. A Request for Debt Settlement Letter is written by a debtor to ask their creditor to pay less than the debtor currently owns or agree on a different payment plan.
5. A Loan Payoff Letter is a document that includes all the details related to your debt – how much you owe and what options you have at your disposal for paying off the debt.
6. A Hardship Letter for Loan Modifications is a statement that describes why the borrower cannot make their loan payments and states which kind of hardship you are suffering from now (loss of job or income, illness, legal expenses, etc.)

Debt Management: Credit Card Debt

If you cannot pay off the monthly balance of your credit card and look for a way to regain control over your finances, start managing debt and send these documents to your creditor:

1. A Credit Card Debt Settlement Letter serves as the first step to ask the credit card company to settle for less than full balance.
2. A Hardship Letter for Credit Card Debt explains the difficult financial situation of the debtor and asks whether it is possible to suspend late fees, reduce payments for a time, or lower interest rates.

Debt Management: Student Loan Debt

See the templates below and start dealing with outstanding student loan debt if you are behind in payments and are unable to pay off the debts at the moment:

1. An Unemployment Deferment Request allows borrowers to postpone the student loan payments if they do not have a stable source of income.
2. A Student Loan Hardship Letter is a request to get relief from the student loans for borrowers with temporary financial difficulties as a result, for instance, of a medical condition or deployment in the military.

Debt Management: Mortgage

The documents below are for businesses and individuals who deal with a mortgage or struggle to make mortgage payments:

1. A Mortgage Interest Tax Form (IRS Form 1098) is filled out by mortgage businesses to report mortgage interest of $600 and more received from individuals.
2. A Mortgage Commitment Letter is sent by the lender to the potential homeowner to confirm they have passed the guidelines and to certify that the loan is completely approved.
3. A Letter of Explanation for Mortgage is sent by the borrower to the lender to explain the source of income, negative marks on the credit report, and other questions that arise during the loan application process.
4. A Hardship Letter for Mortgage explains the circumstances that affect the borrower’s ability to pay the mortgage.

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