u/Anxious-Arrival-9101

Advice about CIBC debt consolidation

Hey! Any advice will be helpful.

CIBC has contacted me with an offer to take a debt consolidation loan to cover the balance on my credit cards.

They said the loan will be 10.99% intrest.

My current balance is

5344$ with a 21.99% intrest rate

4998$ with a 12.99% intrest rate

She said I can either:

Close both cards

Keep both with 500$ limit each

Keep one with 1000$ limit

I can also choose to only take a loan on one of the balances

I am considering to take a 3 year route with monthly payments of around 331$

I also have another card not with CIBC which I am working towards paying the balance. But my question is if I should take CIBCs offer and if it'll be smarter to keep both cards to retain a better credit score? I'm not sure if it will help at all.

I'm hoping to buy a house with my husband in ~5 years.

Thank you so much!

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u/Anxious-Arrival-9101 — 7 days ago