Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Acting Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Michael T. McRaith warned consumers facing significant credit card debt about the risks of debt settlement offers as she announced two lawsuits filed
against debt settlement firms.
The Federal Trade Commission has brought numerous enforcement actions
against debt settlement firms and has warned consumers to be wary when selecting one.
Not exact matches
On Friday, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that his office reached a
settlement with Forster & Garbus, one of the largest
debt collection
firms in New York State, to ensure that it does not file actions
against New Yorkers to collect on payday loans.
Beware: Some
debt settlement firms will ask for upfront fees before settling any
debts, a practice that is
against the law.
For exactly the reasons you outline, creditors and agencies have taken an adversarial stance
against the industry at large and come to view the involvement of a
debt settlement firm as being a hindrance rather than a benefit.
If you read up on the pending lawsuits
against Tax Resolution
firms like JK Harris, Roni Deutch etcâ $ ¦ they have similar issues of complaints the
debt settlement industry had.
If you read up on the pending lawsuits
against Tax Resolution
firms like JK Harris, Roni Deutch etc... they have similar issues of complaints the
debt settlement industry had.