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Consolidating credit card debt with a personal loan means taking out a new personal loan, using the loan proceeds to pay off credit card balances and then paying off the new loan.

Americans are carrying a total of $1.2 trillion in credit card debt. But Affinity Plus says debt consolidation programs can help save money.

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Better reported $80 million in monthly HELOC and home equity loan originations as of the second quarter of 2025.

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