Question: Dear Steve, I had paid Burlington Financial $13,947.00 to help me get out of credit card...
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Can My Fiance Really Ask to See My Bills?
Question: Dear Steve, I have several large bills that I have been making monthly payments with what...
How Can I Find a Lawyer to Sue ECMC?
Question: Dear Steve, I was illegally garnished by ECMC now out of Minnesota. They did not get a...
How to Protect Yourself From Election Misinformation
This isn’t debt-related but this was put out by the FBI and Cybersecurity &...
Covid Debt Swallowing Middle Class
The Wall Street Journal ran a great piece yesterday No Job, Loads of Debt: Covid Upends Middle...
How Do I Deal With Old Apartment Debt I’m Being Sued Over?
Question: Dear Steve, I was evicted back in 2017. I received a notice from the property management...
Auto Lender Forced Insurance – Fraud
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) settled with Lobel Financial Corporation, an auto...
What Strategy is Best to Payoff Credit Card Debt?
Question: Dear Steve, Is it wise to pay off smaller balances first or work hard on the higher ones...
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...
Bankruptcy Judge Says REPAYE is a Hopeless Strategy
A recent opinion written by United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge Somers is a fascinating read. The...
Financial Literacy Will Keep People Out of Debt – Ha Ha Ha
I prefer facts over myths and assumptions. One of the consistent myths in the personal debt arena...
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...
Salle Mae Wants Me to Pay on a Loan I Don’t Owe for My...
Question: Dear Steve, I go a call that my son owed a large amount to a college he was attending...
Can I Ever Stop Paying My Federal Student Loans?
Question: Dear Steve, Went to Remington College after getting let go from my employer of 25 years...
Should I Go With Litigation Practice Group?
Question: Dear Steve, I’m in heavy debt that I can only make the min payments. I spoke with a...