You can also approach your bank in order to try and get a loan to cover the debt on your credit card or other debt payments. It is likely that you can get a lower payment than your other bills combined, and of course, you will only have one payment to make each month rather than several. The thing you need to watch for when it comes to a bank loan is the interest. If your interest is at a fair rate, by all means go for it. However, if the interest will be higher than most of your debt payment interest, you may want to consider other avenues to pursue debt consolidation.

Many banks are now offering programs that are designed to help their members pay off credit card loans. Through these programs, you can get special terms. One of these terms may include a lower interest rate than a typical loan, or even lower than what you're paying to your creditors through the several bills that you pay monthly. If you want to avoid taking a loan, you may want to approach your bank and find out if they have a program like this that you can take advantage of.