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 …
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Question: Dear Steve, My son and his wife are struggling with credit card and other unsecured debt. They are still able to pay all the bills each month, but are only paying minimum payments. They have about $20,000 in debt. My son had already filed bankruptcy once, back in 2002, I believe. He was not …
An article out of North Dakota describes credit counseling opportunities for agencies and farmers. In North Dakota the Department of Agriculture is responsible for the North Dakota Mediation Service. The service helps financially distressed farmers and ranchers through assistance with credit and financial matters and resolving disputes. These mediations are facilitated by independent mediators or …
Imagine you were sick. Really sick. Sick enough to go to a doctor or even a hospital. Perhaps you even looked up your symptoms on the Internet, visited WebMD, did a ton of internet research and were convinced that you needed a professional to help you get better – or things could get much, much …
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) While using cash or a debit card is a great way to avoid going into debt, there are some additional considerations that should be made before making them the only options for travel. Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 30, 2015 The June online poll conducted by the National Foundation for …
If you’re struggling to make payments on your bills, you may not know that you have options – including what’s typically called a hardship repayment program. These are programs that banks may offer directly to you, their account holder, if you express how unaffordable payments have become (vocally with a phone call, or behaviorally by …
In my first article in this series I outlined many benefits you get from working with a credit counseling agency. But there are also drawbacks to enrolling in a DMP (debt management plan) in order to get credit card payment relief. And the concerns are not minor, which is why the word WARNING is capitalized. …
A new debt relief mailer, which you will see below, poses as an official document but in fact leads to a potential sale for Debt Defense Services according to the tipster (send in your tips here). What do you think, is the mailer deceptive or perfectly fine from your point of view? Add your comment …
A couple of years ago I wrote an article asking, pleading really, for any debt settlement company (DSC) to explain to me how they could ever possibly “do whatever is in the best interests of the consumer” when they are unable to give any legal advice in what are inherently legal matters. For example, as …