The City of Chicago filed a lawsuit against Strategic Financial Solutions, Burnette Legal Group, Timothy Burnette, and Monarch Legal Group on July 26, 2022. The complaint filed by the City of Chicago contains the following statements. “Monarch Legal and Strategic Financial Solutions jointly run a fraudulent “debt resolution” program that preys on Chicagoans struggling with …
Yesterday I wrote about the misfortunes of Daniel Rufty, a new North Carolina attorney that learned some very hard lessons about being a local representative for a debt settlement company. You can read that post here. Rufty sued Jason Blust, Law Offices of Jason Blust, Lit Def Strategies, and Relialit after his disciplinary debacle. The …
Question: Dear Steve, I am at the moment involved with Rockwell. I cannot financially afford to just quit the program and lose the money I have paid them and still settle my debt. Therefore I am sticking it out as long as I can (also buying time to correlate getting out in a better manner). …
Question: Dear Steve, I had several revolving credit cards and had trouble making monthly payments. Looked for a debt consolidation company. Received in mail flyer from Option[] 1 Legal. The salesperson made everything sound legit. I have paid them over $6000 dollars in 15 months. They have negotiated with 2 of the creditors and are …
Here is my definitive guide on how to get out of a scam and get your best shot at getting your money back. Warning, it will take some work, but it can be effective. “The steps listed in How to Try to Get a Refund From a Debt Relief Company should represent a consumer dropping …
I was forwarded several documents by a tipster (send in your tips here) regarding the settlement services offered by Robert S. Gitmeid & Associates at 11 Broadway, Suite 1677, New York, New York 10004. It is a very nicely designed document. What caught my eye was the client’s budget. But let’s start with the services …
Date Received: 2017-10-10 Product: Debt settlement Issue: Unexpected or other fees Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: I do not know if you can help me or not. I decided to say something after my mother was involved in a class actions suit and received a settlement for the same type …
I received a copy of the deposition the court appointed receiver conducted as part of the suit against Jeremy Marcus and his related debt relief companies. If you have not kept up on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and State of Florida action against Jeremy Marcus and 321 Financial you can start with this link. …
Date Received: 2017-10-31T00:00:00 Product: Debt settlement Issue: Unexpected or other fees Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: I started working with XXXX XXXX XXXX to finally get out of debt on my credit cards on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, the company was going to work with my credit cards to pay them and get …
Consumer Statement: Boulder Legal Group and Global Client Solutions have taken $6,38.78 out of the $11,760 I’ve paid them to resolve my debt without ever having settled ANY of the 5 accounts I signed up with them. Consumer Action Taken: I’ve called repeatedly and have asked for answers only to get “we’ll send out a …