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Now that you have decided to take the journey towards settling debt and consolidate your credit card debt, this would be a good time to consider rebuilding your credit score.

Now, you might be thinking that this was probably not possible. After all, having numerous late payments, more debt than credit and closing accounts and negatively impact you score and, of course limit you access to credit cards. But, the good news is that you can get a secured line of credit to help rebuild your score.

Prepaid, or secured, cards were created with the intention of being gift cards for birthdays and holidays, but have since become more multi-purposed and have had a significant rise in use. Even people who have good credit prefer to use the cards because of the control the card allows on the spending limit, these cards also tremendously useful to parents who have kids going off to college. It makes the kids responsible for the amount on the card because it can only be filled by mom or dad.

Prepaid cards work exactly like an unsecured card, but hands over the control of the spending limit to you. If you shop around, you can even find prepaid cards that report your transactions to the big three credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and Trans Union. Once they start collecting data about your credit, you'll begin to notice changes in your credit score.

Prepaid cards also work if you have accounts that you have submitted for credit card consolidation. Since you have submitted the accounts for credit card consolidation, access to the the accounts is prohibited.

One word of caution is to make sure you do extensive research when finding your secured card. Even though you are in control of the credit limit, you are not in control of the service fees and interest charges. And yes, this is a service that is provided to you and, like any other service, you will have to pay for it. But, there are some great deals out there.

If you have considered some type of credit card consolidation or credit card debt settlement, but have been nervous or worried about what it will do to your credit score, don't be discouraged. There are several options to consolidate credit card debt. And, there are many opportunities to rebuild your debt.

If you would like to find out if credit card consolidation or credit card debt settlement could be for you, contact a senior debt specialist from CreditCardConsolidation.com by calling our toll free number, 1-800-562-6737 or simply complete the form to have a senior debt specialist reach out to you, usually in about 24 hours.

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