The majority of Americans carry some sort of debt — and many of them struggle with it. According to an analysis from The Urban Institute, 71 million Americans had debt in collections in 2017. If you have so much debt that you feel you’ll never see the end of it, you may need to enroll in …
Consumer Statement: Om October 20-22 2013, www.consumerloans.com out of Washington DC (so they say) was offering me a 5000.00 loan. I looked into them, and they seemed alright. I started the process. It was all normal until they told me to buy a green dot money pack and load it with 200.00. They claimed it …
Consumer credit counseling is one of the options people turn to when dealing with debt issues so let’s take an honest look at the pros and cons of the program and what it has to offer. Consumer credit counseling in one form or another has been around as debt proraters, debt lumpers, or debt consolidators …
A tipster (send in your tips here) reached out to me from inside a very recognized consumer credit counseling organization and shared with me their concerns about corners they felt were being cut. I’ll share the comments they shared with me, minus the company name, and I’d love to hear you opinion of how widespread …
“Dear Steve, I am behind on my credit card debt to the tune of $35,000. I’ve looked into different options but I’m not sure if I should go cccs vs debt settlement? What do you think? Dave” Dear Dave, For people that don’t know what CCCS means, it stands for Consumer Credit Counseling Service. These …
“Dear Steve, Me and my wife both have good jobs. We also both have good credit. We are not behind on anything nor have we ever been late on anything. A couple years ago we consolidated $42,000 dollars worth of credit card debt. Then about a year ago we consolidated about $27,000 dollars worth of …
With so little time before the next presidential election it is a good time to take a quick look at some important issues that are impacting the wallets and purses of the American consumer. Under the Bush administration consumers were significantly harmed by unreasonable and unfair bankruptcy reforms that clearly helped big business, hurt consumers …
When I need a break from answering questions I often take a look for some odd or interesting search terms that people used to find me. Below are some of the latest I saw today that I wanted to provide quick answers to. Steve Search Terms CCCS consumer review – CCCS stands for Consumer Credit …
I often get questions from people asking me about Consumer Credit Counseling Services, also known as CCCS. I thought I’d give you a quick little summary of CCCS and the types of services they offer. CCCS offices are members of the NFCC. The NFCC used to stand for the National Foundation for Consumer Credit but …
I understand that the Federal Trade Commission has been looking into regulating the debt settlement industry. I feel the time has come to finally address the needs of consumers for representation in credit counseling and debt settlement matters. I have provided a statement to the FTC in order to support the acceptance and regulation of …