Tag Archives: freedom-debt-relief

Persels & Associates Named in Georgia Class Action With Host of Major Players in Debt Relief

On January 28, 2012 Carla Broyles, Charity Miaco and Melba Walker filed a class action lawsuit in Georgia against Persels & Associates, Ruther & Associates, Freedom Debt Relief, Consumer Law Associates, Amerix, Careone Services, Tiffany Rowe. The suit states it covers all Georgia resident debtors who have done business with Defendants since July 2003 to [...]

Freedom Debt Relief – Freedom Financial – Consumer Complaint – 2-1-2012

Date You Feel You Were Scammed: January 31, 2012 State You Live in: California Race/Ethnicity: White Age Range: 51-65 Total Amount of Fee Paid: $3,000 Company Name: Freedom Debt Relief – Freedom Financial Company Address: 4940 Wendler Drive Suite 101 Tempe, Arizona 85282 Company Telephone Number: 800-655-6303 Website of Company: freedomdebtrelief.com Consumer Statement: I am [...]

Freedom Debt Relief – Consumer Complaint – 12-14-2011

Date You Feel You Were Scammed: November 15, 2011 State You Live in: Florida Race/Ethnicity: White Age Range: 21-35 Total Amount of Fee Paid: Company Name: Freedom Debt Relief Company Address: 1875 S. Grant St. Suite #400 San Mateo, Ca 94402 Company Telephone Number: 800-655-6303 Website of Company: FreedomDebtRelief.com Consumer Statement: I was originally told [...]

We Are With Freedom Financial And Getting Sued. – Anne

“Dear Steve, I have been with Freedom Financial since early 2011. Have paid $7400 into a settlement acct ($1050 per mo) since May. I have 8 creditors. FDR has reached a settlement with Advanta and Capital One. I’m not sure when the Advanta Payments will be completed, but the Capital One payments are supposed to [...]

Freedom Debt Relief Secures Funding to Advance Sales Reps

The following guest post is by Andrew Houser from Freedom Debt Relief. I asked him to provide us all with more information about his new approach at fronting sales representatives commissions while Freedom waits to collect the fees earned from consumers. Upfront Affiliate Payments on No Advance Fee Programs: Giving Affiliates the Opportunity to Move [...]

Target List of Debt Settlement Companies in Washington

Yesterday I published a story about The Scott Law Group in Washington that had just obtained a $1.5 million judgment personally against the owners of a now defunct debt settlement company, Debt Relief USA. Here is the current list of companies they are currently involved in debt settlement litigation against. Alliance8, Inc Amerix Corporation Ascend [...]

AFCC -35, TASC – 41. Lost in Translation? Bermuda Triangle of Debt?

A reader sent in an interesting question. They wanted to know why if TASC (The Association of Settlement Companies) changed their name to AFCC (American Fair Credit Council) then why did TASC report having 41 members and AFCC only reports 35. – Source Good question. What’s interesting about the AFCC membership list is that it [...]

Century Negotiations, David Leuthold, Freedom Debt Relief, Fast Track Debt Relief and Debt Shield all Named in Class Action

On May 24, 2011 a State of Washington class action case was moved to federal court by Fast Track Debt Relief. The case, Rule v. Century Negotiations, David Leuthold, Freedom Debt Relief, Fast Track Debt Relief and Debt Shield was filed by Paul Lawrence of Pacifica Law Group in Seattle, Washington and Richard Epstein, Esq. [...]

See Who is For and Against California SB 708 Debt Settlement Legislation

A tipster sent me in the link to the current California debt settlement bill that listed who was before and against it. What is interesting to note is that Visa is for it and Consumers Union. Gail Hillebrand who was behind these efforts at Consumers Union is now with the CFPB. In Support of the [...]

Debt Relief Companies Targeted by Scott Law Group in Washington

In response to an article I posted yesterday here in which I mentioned Darrell Scott, Esq. said he was going after 16 settlement companies, a reader sent in the actual list of companies. The tipster said: “The Scott Law Group, P.S. is currently involved in debt settlement litigation involving the following companies:” Ascend One Corporation [...]

The Wild Ride in Debt Relief – Andrew Housser

The following guest post was contributed by Andrew Houser. Andrew Housser is co-founder and co-CEO of Freedom Financial Network, LLC, the parent of Freedom Debt Relief, which has settled over $1 billion in debt for its customers in the past 8 years. He sits on the executive board of the American Fair Credit Council (formerly [...]

Washington Nails Global Client Solutions as a Debt Adjuster. Game Changer.

Yesterday the Supreme Court of Washington issued an opinion in the Carlsen v. Global Client Solutions case in Washington State. You can read more about that case here and here. At the heart of the case that continued to the Supreme Court of Washington was the matter if Global Client Solutions was culpable as a [...]

Report From the TASC Conference. Attendee Sends in Their Notes,

Just in, an attendee at the TASC conference just held in Las Vegas has sent in their notes of what they felt was the highlights for readers. @GetOutOfDebtGuy TASC – THURSDAY BOB LINDERMAN: GENERAL COUNSEL OF FREEDOM DEBT RELIEF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: “THIS IS A CONSUMER CENTRIC, REGULATOR SENSITIVE, BUSINESS FRIENDLY ORG THATS GOING TO [...]

We Are Still With Freedom Debt Relief But Should We Consider Bankruptcy? – Donna

“Dear Steve, We had a house flood in 2001 and had no insurance, didn’t qualify for any federal help, so took a $25K SBA loan and financed the rest – approx $45K on credit cards. We made ends meet but were struggling. In 2005 husband was transferred for job and we incurred the expense of [...]

What’s Your Opinion? Is Debt Settlement the Unauthorized Practice of Law?

I was just reading a recent case filed against Freedom Debt Relief, Freedom Financial Network, Global Client Solutions, and Brad Allen. The case alleges that the defendants violated the debt relief provisions of the bankruptcy code, violated California law, engaged in the unauthorized practice of law and violated the California consumer fraud act. You can [...]