There are
certain debt negotiation principles that you need to follow, if you want to negotiate debt settlements yourself and not using a debt negotiation service.
Not exact matches
The type of services covered under the new rules are companies that promise to 1) work with a creditor to settle the
debt for a lesser amount than is owed, (
debt settlement companies) 2) work with all of a consumer's unsecured creditors to promulgate a
debt management plan to vary the terms of all such
debts, under a
debt management plan (
debt management companies) and 3) negotiate with a creditor to lower the interest rate of the outstanding
debt and / or waiver of
certain debt fees, such as late fees or over the limit fees (
debt negotiation companies).
You need first to acknowledge your concerns and recognize your hot buttons, before going into the
negotiations, this way you can be
certain not to overreact and give into what
debt collectors are trained to get out of you, which is fear.
But then, they told me that when it got to
certain aspects of the
negotiations, some companies will not negotiate with anybody but the individual that has the
debt.