Sentences with phrase «after debt settlement companies»

The Scott Law Group in Washington State has been VERY active in going after debt settlement companies that allegedly injure consumers.

Many consumers still find themselves being charged late fees or having their missed payments and outstanding balances reported to the credit bureaus, even after a debt settlement company has promised to take care of business.

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Many people have had to file for bankruptcy after hiring the services of unscrupulous companies claiming to offer debt settlement services.

Reputable debt settlement companies will charge a performance fee after your account is settled and paid off.

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Pursuant to federal law, for - profit debt settlement companies are generally not allowed to charge and collect any fee until after a debt has been settled.

You may also find that you owe the debt settlement company quite a bit of money after the negotiations have finished.

After getting scammed by a debt settlement company I never thought this program would work for me.

A lawyer based debt settlement company charged me upfront fees, and when I cancelled my agreement with them after six months, they refused to refund the upfront fees, about $ 1,500.

If they owe you money for performance settlements advise the client that prior to their complaint the FTC put a regulation in place to make sure debt settlement companies got paid for services after they did the work.

After you've been enrolled in a debt settlement program for a few months, you might check your credit card statements to see if your credit card company has received any payments on your behalf.

Rampant abuse in the debt settlement industry has caused Attorneys General in Colorado, Minnesota, West Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Texas to go after individual debt settlement companies directly.

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The longer things go after the credit card company has started litigation in the court system the more likely it becomes that a creditor will refuse to participate in your debt settlement plan and you must settle a credit card account for more than you might want to or you will face a court hearing and its consequences such as garnishment.

For example, a North Carolina woman and her husband fell deeper into debt, filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to save their home from foreclosure, and took second jobs as janitors after paying $ 11,000 to two Florida companies for debt settlement services they never delivered.

After doing research, some people may feel they can negotiate their debt without the help of a debt settlement company.

After about 6 months, the debt settlement company negotiates a few small credit card or medical bill for about 50 % — maybe $ 500 each.

After the meeting; George thought the plan to start a debt settlement company was brilliant.

After adding in the debt settlement company fee, you end up paying only around 70 % of your total balance.

After the debt is sent to collections, you work with a debt settlement company to reach a settlement that says you'll pay $ 3,000 to have the entire debt forgiven.

While many debt settlement companies were running to find an attorney to front their operation before the TSR was released, after reading the TSR it does not seem to make much sense and does not provide a blanket exception to debt settlement operations.

Too many consumers have lost large sums of money and wound up with higher debt and lower credit scores after working with a debt settlement company.

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