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Are You Financially Strapped? Why Not Ask Your Credit Card Company for Help Yes, you read that correctly. It is not a mistake or a typo. With so many consumers dealing with the financial crunch today it is possible to get help from your credit card company. Forbearance is simply a postponement of your payment and may last from six months to a year or possibly longer. It may also include a reduction in your minimum monthly payment, a reduction in your interest rate and possibly eliminating some fees that were assessed on your credit card. Keep in mind forbearance does not erase your debt but it may put it off for awhile so that you can try and recover from your financial situation. The trick to all this is don’t wait too long. If you see a financial problem coming, it’s a good idea to contact your credit card company. This gives you more of a chance and more options for your credit card company to work with you. This is a valuable part of credit score repair. Remember this will not fix your overall financial problem, you’ll need to find and fix the cause of the problem. If you’ve become unemployed, you’ll need to find a job as soon as possible. If you had medical problems that caused the financial problem, then getting that problem either resolved or under control will help you get back on track. Whatever the reasons are, getting forbearance is only a temporary solution. You’ll need to find and work towards a long term solution to your financial problems.