{
  "id": 2439727,
  "title": "What is Debt Consolidation?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/what-is-debt-consolidation",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T21:15:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Benzinga",
    "slug": "benzinga",
    "url": "https://www.benzinga.com/money/what-is-debt-consolidation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Debt consolidation is a financial strategy that combines multiple debts into a single loan or credit line, typically with a lower interest rate, resulting in one monthly payment instead of several. This method is most commonly used to consolidate unsecured debts such as credit card balances, medical bills, and personal loans. By merging these debts into a single loan, borrowers aim to simplify repayment, reduce overall interest costs, and potentially save thousands of dollars over the life of the loan.",
  "summary": "The post What is Debt Consolidation? by Benzinga Contributors appeared first on Benzinga . Visit Benzinga to get more great content like this. If you are juggling balances on three or four credit cards, each with its own due date, minimum payment, and interest rate north of 20%, you already understand the problem debt consolidation is built to solve. Americans owe a collective $1.26 trillion on…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}