This is a story that I’ve been working on for a few weeks. I’ve been asking people and groups for feedback and information to write this, but I’ve run into a wall. I have received some feedback from groups and people that don’t wish to be publicly identified to protect themselves, but what I have …
I received a tip today that earlier it was announced at The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) conference in Las Vegas that TASC is going to be changing their name to American Fair Credit Council (AFCC). Let the rebranding begin.
A tipster (send in your tips here) forwarded me a copy of the April 6, 2011 correspondence by The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) on the proposed amendment of the Delaware code relating to debt management services. The Delaware Debt Management Services Act (source) was modeled after the uniform act developed by the National Council …
Here is this weeks podcast where Damon Day and I talk about a number of debt industry issues including: Debt settlement companies settling up offshore enterprises to sell services back to U.S. residents. The odd statements made in the recent Morgan Drexen press release. You can watch video from the release here. What is the …
Now here is an interesting web site. Who knew TASC had made so many friends that someone even put this web site out there. Thanks for the anonymous tip from one of the site readers. You can visit the site here. Archive I can always use your help. If you have a tip or information …
Thanks to a tipster (send in your tips here) (Rachel) I just learned about the National Debt Settlement Bureau (ndsb.org). Apparently Nima Momayez is the president of the National Debt Settlement Bureau. – Source NDSB describes themselves as “NDSB is a consumer-protection association specifically committed to promoting fair and ethical business practices by debt settlement …
The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) just sent out a press release (source) that contains the following statement: Going to a website like http://www.freedebtreductionhelp.com will ensure that consumers are paired up with a legitimate and TASC certified debt settlement company. Consumers that have at least $10k in unsecured debt and that can prove a financial …
Bee “Dear Steve, I was divorced in 1999 after 21 yrs of marriage and 2 bankruptcys with my ex, Since then,I have bought and sold 3 houses and purchased 3 brand new vehicles and re-built my credit. I had my credit cards current but didn’t feel I was getting anywhere, even tho the payments were …
An excellent article by Chris Rickert out of Wisconsin exposed a very interesting bit of news from The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) reveling how ineffective debt settlement is for most people. When I first wrote my article “The Truth About The Failure Rates and Completion Rates of Credit Counseling, Debt Settlement, and Bankruptcy“, TASC …
Oh I tried so hard to let this quote just drift past me, but I confess, I just can’t. In a press release sent out by The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) today, (source) the executive director of TASC, Dave Leuthold, is quoted as saying: “Consumers wrestling with their ability to pay their credit card …