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Lexington Law – Consumer Complaint – May 23, 2019
Consumer Statement: We were called by a rent to own company and told we would receive credit repair...
What Can My Husband Do When He Defaulted on His Student Loan...
Question: Dear Steve, My husband has a 25+ yr old student loan that went into default about 7 years...
What Advice Should I Give My Prison Pen Pal About Student Loans?
Question: Dear Steve, My prison pen pal has been incarcerated since 1998, and will probably serve...
Ask the Get Out of Debt Guy
The Debt Whatever Online Meeting – Free Help for Good...
The online webinar where you can post your debt related questions and get free advice, opinions...
You’re a Fucking Lame Asshole Steve Rhode
Question: Dear Steve, Found myself in a bad situation and have lost everything because of believing...
I’m Not Behind on My Credit Card But Would Like to Settle...
Question: Dear Steve, I have significant credit card debt having overspent and invested in...
My Daughter Left the University But Was Charged a Housing...
Question: Dear Steve, My daughter left a state university as directed from me, her father. She has...
Debt Articles
What Can My Husband Do When He Defaulted on His Student Loan...
Question: Dear Steve, My husband has a 25+ yr old student loan that went into default about 7 years...
How to Get Your Money Back From a Debt Relief Company if You...
Here is my definitive guide on how to get out of a scam and get your best shot at getting your...
Do I Really Have to Pay Fairstone Financial and Not...
Question: Dear Steve, I got a loan from CitiFinancial. they put a lien on my house for the $25,000...
Debt Relief Industry
Debt Settlement Lead Vendor Finally Goes on Trial for Murder
Justice can move at a snail’s pace. The trial of Edward Shin, who is accused of murdering his...
Resolvly Retains Michael A. Goodman from Hudson Cook to Assist...
This press release from Resolvly just crossed my inbox. It caught my eye because it mentions...
New Maryland Law Deserves the Attention of Debt Relief Companies
The State of Maryland has enacted the Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018. For debt relief...
Mark Guimond Passes Away – Obituary
It has been reported to me that Mark Guimond has passed away after a sudden heart attack. That...
Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge
Judge Grants Discharge of Federal Student Loan Interest in...
Vicky Jo Metz borrowed $16,613 back in the 1990s to attend a community college, but she never got a...
Coronado Student Loan Trust Private Loans Discharged in...
A bankruptcy Adversary Proceeding was filed in December of 2018 and one of the parties named in the...
Misinformation: Some Commentators Inaccurately Say That Student...
Last month, Mises Institute, an Austrian think tank, posted an interesting article on the American...
Kinney v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust:...
Anthony Kinney, a 52-year-old working guy with a modest job in the plastic industry, co-signed...
Student Loan Rescue or Assistance
Irvine California Employee Spills the Beans on Student Loan...
I received the following tip from an alleged employee of an Irvine based student loan assistance...
Student Debt Doctor and American Student Loan Consolidators...
The operators of two Florida-based student loan debt relief schemes are banned from the debt relief...
Brandon Frere of American Financial Benefits Center –...
Student loan assistance company executive Brandon Frere, 41, was arrested and faces a maximum...
Deep Dive Into NY Suit Against Student Loan Assistance Companies
Earlier today I wrote NY Sues a Bunch of Student Loan Debt Relief Companies and Equitable...
From Around The Web
Who Pays the Credit Card Debt in a Divorce?
A divorce to-do list can contain dozens of tasks, from hiring a divorce lawyer to moving to finding...
The lead-generation bait-and-switch
You’ve probably shared your contact information online to, say, get details about a job opening...
Jumpstart your savings with Start Small, Save Up
National Tax Day was April 15. For many Americans, their tax refund is one of the biggest checks...
SSA imposters top IRS in consumer loss reports
Have you gotten calls about supposed problems with your Social Security number from callers...
Scam Alert
Debt Restructure Group – Consumer Complaint –...
Date This Problem Happened: July 11, 2011 State You Live in: Washington Race/Ethnicity: White Age...
Do NOT Use “Loan Compliance Advisory Group” in...
Date This Problem Happened: July 15, 2011 State You Live in: Pennsylvania Race/Ethnicity: White Age...
Direct Funding Service – Consumer Complaint –...
Date This Problem Happened: November 18, 2011 State You Live in: Arizona Race/Ethnicity: White Age...
DirectFundingService.com – Consumer Report – 11-18...
Date This Problem Happened: November 18, 2011 State You Live in: Nebraska Race/Ethnicity: White Age...