Consumer Statement: I was contacted by Benjamin, Chase & Associates stating they could get money owed me from a small claim I won. they checked into the info I sent them and stated they would get the money with no trouble. They stated they would need money to get my money. which should have thrown … Read more
Consumer Statement: I joined the Start New Financial debt relief program last year. Paid a total of over $6000. Then in June, the debtor contacted me directly to settle for significantly less. I called Start New to ask if I’ll be refunded ALL of the money I’ve paid into the program if I canceled it … Read more
Consumer Statement: Last July (2020) I paid a large fee to the timeshare exit team to get out of a timeshare I have not used in over 5 years. I did not pay maintenance fees in 2020. I am now getting threatening letters from my timeshare and can’t get any information from this company as … Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today filed a complaint against Performance SLC, LLC (PSLC), a California debt-relief business focused on federal student loan debt; Performance Settlement, LLC (PSettlement), a California debt-settlement company; and Daniel Crenshaw, the owner and CEO of the two companies. The Bureau alleges that PSLC and Crenshaw charged illegal advance fees … Read more
Consumer Statement: Stated I own a business… which I do not and was owed money… so I asked I have to pay money to get the $3,000 owed to me. Was sent an email, stated I owed $348 for a company I have never heard of. I was sent an email stating the the $348 … Read more
Consumer Statement: I signed up for debt consolidation and have been paying $480 for 17 months yet none of my accounts have been paid off. The creditors say that Centerdon does not return any of their calls. After doing more research I found 11 other cases reported. Consumer Action Taken: Emailed and called Date This … Read more
Consumer Statement: I was contacted by telephone from a company who called themselves freedom business consulting they stated that they knew that I had a business loan with rapid finance And they were a settlement company who would pay off the loan early saving me thousands of dollars in interest and in return I would … Read more
Consumer Statement: I paid the KPA Group $549 to help with my student loan garnishment. Initially, this was all set up without my knowledge! They accepted all my personal information from my ex-husband. They took all the payments from my credit card that my ex-husband authorized. I never received help or assistance. This company was … Read more
Consumer Statement: I was scammed by Mitchell Ellis from south coast financial company of 207.50 For nine months starting in December 2018 till the case opened in October 2019 .. I have emails back and forth Talking about my other loan company thankfully that didn’t get messed up because of them talking about payment arrangements … Read more
Consumer Statement: I feel sick to my stomach and mad. I was paying my Bill’s but got very sick from a hernia mesh made by Bard that had been causing pain and finally found doctor to remove it. I paid Bill’s with my reserve plus living expenses but it was running out. I looked to … Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) announced a settlement with Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., which does business under the name Cash Store. Cash Store is based in Irving, Texas and owns and operates roughly 340 retail lending outlets in Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. The Bureau found that in the course of … Read more
Consumer Statement: I was mislead as to what services were being delivered. Burlington has me believing that my debt was being handled over the course of several months, and thousands of dollars. In the end I canceled all services after at least 4 different case managers were assigned to my file. Consumer Action Taken: I … Read more
Consumer Statement: Junk debt collection from alleged 2003 At&t cellphone bill, that I owe 9k so they filed judgment and wiped my bank account to -$700. Alleged debt from over a decade for 9k really? I have At&t service you would think I’d be red flagged owing 9k. Give me my money back Harris Zide … Read more
Consumer Statement: Joined Americor in May of 2019 and was told that I would be paying $1000 a month to clear up roughly 60k in debt. No fees were explained, in fact, the website States low percentages and no hidden fees. After 9 months, two accounts that totaled 6k were paid. The 3k left over … Read more
Consumer Statement: This company called me in October 2019 and proceeded to tell me that I had a debt with a Company for a vehicle that I had purchased that was totaled. I proceeded to tell them that I thought that the situation was resolved and they said that it had not been. And that … Read more