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Heartland Legal Group – Scam, Complaint, Review, Or Praise?
Please share your experience with this debt relief company and provide your review and feedback, in...
Is the Settlement Program Through Heartland Legal Group a Scam?
Question: Dear Steve, I have 24K in credit card debt. I signed up for a debt settlement plan...
Top 5 Social Security Myths and What You Need to Know
While “it’ll figure itself out” might be a popular mindset when thinking about future Social...
Ask the Get Out of Debt Guy
I’d Like Some Advice About Getting Into a Debt Management...
Question: Dear Steve, Single mother making $62,000 a year but recently had to rely on my credit...
Is the Settlement Program Through Heartland Legal Group a Scam?
Question: Dear Steve, I have 24K in credit card debt. I signed up for a debt settlement plan...
My Husband Has Student Loan Debt and Anxiety, Depression, and...
Question: Dear Steve, My husband has outlandish student debt. He has a clinical diagnosis of...
I Signed as a Co-Buyer for an Ex-Friend and I Want Out
Question: Dear Steve, I signed as a co-buyer for a car loan back in May for an x-friend. He has...
Top 5 Social Security Myths and What You Need to Know
While “it’ll figure itself out” might be a popular mindset when thinking about future Social...
New Stats Out Paint Depressing Outlook on Student Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just published their annual report on student loans. Some...
Don’t be Fooled by Credit Card Balance Relief Mailer
A great reader sent in the following mailer she received through my I Buy Junk Mail program. The...
When Falling Behind on Rent Leads to Jail Time
It was bad enough when Jazmon Allen lost her waitressing job in March at a Hot Springs, Arkansas...
Debt Relief Industry
Is Rayan Vanderhoof Charged in Criminal Complaint Actually...
Steven Vanderhoof was a name in the debt relief industry and suddenly died of an overdose in...
TJ Marrs From Living Free and Clear Plea Agreement for Tax...
Theron Jay Marrs, formally of Living Free and Clear, has agreed to head to federal prison for tax...
Brandon Frere – 12,000+ Pages of Victim Impact Statements
What began as an action by the Federal Trade Commission against Brandon Frere, AFB, AF Student...
Two Charts That Explains Why Debt Relief Companies Are Not...
The bread and butter of the consumer debt relief industry have almost always been unsecured debt...
Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge
Private Student Loans Under the Bankruptcy Microscope for This
An avenue of inquiry that is being pursued in an ongoing bankruptcy adversary proceeding might help...
National Collegiate Student Loan Trust Bankruptcy Arguments...
A group of attorneys are fighting the good fight in a case involving another stinking National...
Bankruptcy Judge Discharges All NCSLT Student Loans
Here is a very interesting bankruptcy case from earlier in 2020. Judge Jennemann had no patience...
Bankruptcy Judge Says REPAYE is a Hopeless Strategy
A recent opinion written by United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge Somers is a fascinating read. The...
Student Loan Rescue or Assistance
Are the Scammers Now Getting Scammed?
American Financial Support Services was shutdown for bad acts by the Federal Trade Commission. They...
You Thought it Was Over. It’s Not Over with CFPB and...
Back in May the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered a stipulated final judgment and...
Student Loan Relief Operation Owes $107 Million to Consumers But...
It appears Premier Student Loan Center has come to an agreement with the Consumer Financial...
Court Rules in FTC’s Favor Against Student Debt Relief Scammers
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has ruled in favor of the Federal...
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The WORST Financial Advice of 2020
This year has been rough. And to make matters worse, some of the financial advice given out during...
From Grand Opening to Shutdown in 24 hours: A restaurant’s...
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Life after 60: 8 important things you should know
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Scam Alert
FBI Warns About Hotel WiFi Use – Don’t Use It
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this announcement to encourage Americans to exercise...
EMG – Consumer Complaint – October 8, 2020
Consumer Statement: Stated I own a business… which I do not and was owed money… so I...
Online Training Academy to Forgive Consumer Debt
Online Trading Academy will be required to offer debt forgiveness to thousands of consumers who...
FTC Targets Charity Scams About Veterans, Cancer, Police, and...
The Federal Trade Commission and the Attorneys Generals in New York, Minnesota, Virginia, and New...
