Article and information specifically geared to readers inside the debt relief industry.
“Dear Steve, In the spring of 2011 I was concerned about carrying debt into my retirement. I received an unsolicited letter about a federal program that was being offered in Maryland for persons with at least $10,000 in debt. I had about $24,000 credit card debt. I was contacted by 4-5 companies, one of them …
Frankly I’m not sure why I didn’t launch this feature earlier but here it is now. In an effort to help educate consumers about the debt relief companies that are around and serving people I’m happy to feature companies on the site. IT’S FREE TO BE FEATURED. “OK Steve, what’s the catch?” You’d think there …
Dora Smith v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution and Global Client Solutions, Macey, Aleman, Hyslip & Searns On September 22, 2011 this New Jersey class action case against Legal Helpers Debt Resolution and Global Client Solutions was moved to Federal Court. The case states: “On March 17, 2010, Plaintiff and Defendant Legal Helpers Debt Resolution entered …
Sara Mobley v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution In this case which was moved to Federal Court on September 23, 2011, Mobley files suit against Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, Macy, Aleman, Hyslip & Searns and Jeffry Hyslip. This is not the typical LHDR case. Here we have an case involving allegations of sexual harassment and sexual …
Company Name Nationwide Debt Direct Address Nationwide Debt Direct, LLC 3803 Parkwood Blvd., Suite 100 Frisco, TX 75034 Additional Contact Information 866-586-0942 866-206-5231 jd*****@******rp.com Company Description Nationwide Debt Direct is a debt settlement company that helps consumers across the country develop a solution to deal with intolerable amounts of credit card debt and other unsecured …
Credit Counseling, Inc., a Florida company, was hit with a Georgia Class action suit that was just moved to Federal Court. The issue appears to be charging Georgia resident more than the law allows for debt relief services. Alan Silverberg is the president of Credit Counseling, Inc. and is name as a Defendant as well. …
A tipster (send in your tips here) sent me a document from inside Persels & Associates that lays out current client debt settlement success rates. The percentage of settlements is interesting but what really caught my eye was the statement that after implementing the DebtConnect Online solution that it was easier to secure some better …
I’ve previously written about Cambridge Life Solutions in Canada and how it is a U.S. company that is targeting Canadians for advanced fee for-profit debt settlement services. A company in Canada did their own investigation on Cambridge Life Solutions and a tipster (send in your tips here) sent me a link to their investigation. I …
Recently the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (“NFCC”), the nonprofit franchise operation for credit counseling outfits, filed a public statement in which they were winging about the amount of funding they get from creditors. Historically, a significant amount of support for those activities came from creditors in the form of “fair share.” In recent times, …
The FTC has stepped in and sued some debt relief companies in an effort to get them to stop impersonating federal agencies. This case is important since it targets the claims made by a debt relief agency and requires the claims made to be true. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in U.S. …