A very interesting article in the Star Tribune was brought to my attention by a reader. It calls for a closure of the debt settlement loophole in Minnesota that allows attorneys to collect advanced fees. Kara McGuire wrote, “In Minnesota, laws are on the books that forbid charging steep upfront fees for promising to negotiate …
Christopher Boulahanis, who has been in the news after the collapse of his nonprofit credit counseling group United Financial Systems, appears to have made more news this year with his Capital Debt Relief company being cited by Georgia. While this action took place in February, 2011, the BBB just published this report recently according to …
A tipster (send in your tips here) sent this to me in disgust over the usual DUI, DWI mugshots I post from time to time. They were getting bored with seeing the petty stuff, so they wanted to bring the case of two debt settlement lead vendors from 800 Exchange, where one killed the other. …
Yesterday a number of law enforcement officials raided offices of lawyers and marketing participants who have been involved in mass joinder efforts. Consumers were sold access to lawsuits with a number of claims against their lenders and were told they could get their homes free and clear, cash back, stop foreclosure, etc. These efforts were …
A tipster (send in your tips here) just alerted me that a company I had recently written about in Is Leading Debt Arbitrators in Canada a Poser? is apparently taking a run at another of their critics, the Credit Counseling Society at nomoredebts.org. And while they took an ill fated swipe at the Credit Counseling …
The United States Courts just released the complete bankruptcy survey for 2010 bankruptcies. It shows that the majority of bankruptcy filings are for Chapter 7. Here is what the 2010 results show. I’ve highlighted the parts that stood out to me. Summary of Findings During calendar year 2010, more than 1.5 million bankruptcy petitions were …
Shirley Gao from The Center for Public Integrity just posted a look at the activities of Morgan Drexen in the case of retired schoolteacher Mary Linville from West Virginia. Linville had engaged Morgan Drexen to provide her with debt settlement services and wound up sued by one of her creditors. The West Virigina Attorney General …
A reader and tipster (send in your tips here) sent me the link to a rather confusing press release about Practical Debt Relief. The release, which looks like it was put out by their SEO vendor, makes it appear Practical Debt Relief is a lead generator rather than a debt relief provider. Furthermore, eBrandz’ services …
Back in May I wrote about a Morgan Drexen television commercial that caught my eye. See Morgan Drexen Running TV Commercial for Debt Settlement Clients. Says It Is Exempt from FTC Rules. Well a tipster (send in your tips here) just brought to my attention that the BBB evidently took exception to the same or …
Today I received and email from a reader and tipster (send in your tips here) who wanted more information about Florida Debt Resolve. It seems the reader had noticed a press release sent out today by Florida Debt Resolve regarding their iPhone app. In an effort to serve their clients more effectively and efficiently, Florida …