debt consolidation loan

Combined obligation financing

A debt consolidation loan is a single loan used to pay off multiple existing debts, combining them into one monthly payment, often at a lower interest rate.

The strategy simplifies repayment and may reduce total interest paid: We took out a debt consolidation loan to pay off three credit cards.

The loan itself still requires repayment—it reorganizes debt rather than eliminating it.

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