What is the purpose of debt consolidation?

The main objective is to get a lower interest loan with lower monthly payments without risking your property.

The debt consolidation loans are helpful for people with high interest on their debts and they have difficulty paying bills each month.
Main advantages of debt consolidation

1. Merge all your debts into one: Suppose you have five things different, the home mortgage, car loan, personal loan and some money on two credit cards, you need to be aware of each of those debts and pay a 5 bills each month. With debt consolidation your 5 debts will be consolidated into one, so you will need to pay only one bill each month, making it easier to plan and budget your expenses.
2. Reducing the average interest rate on the total amount: With five different debts, the higher interest rate can be as high as 18% and the lowest interest rate may be 3.5%. After consolidation, the consolidated debt may have an interest rate of only 3.5%, so your average interest rate is significantly reduced and therefore your overall debt and you have to pay each month.
3. The debt consolidation loans can reduce the total amount of money you pay monthly, that is, after consolidation you pay less money in the single monthly payment that you pay now by adding all your monthly payments.

Try to avoid loans being asked to pay very high monthly amounts or promise you a very large reduction of your debt, as they are very risky.