As debt settlement is a rather complicated procedure, requiring knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, as well as conducting negotiations with multiple lenders, it is conducted by
licensed debt settlement agencies.
Credit and debt counselors, financial planners, and
debt settlement agencies assist borrowers in devising a budget and a debt management program and help them identify short and long - term goals.
After review, some time is spent by
a debt settlement agency on negotiating with your creditors.
Once
the debt settlement agency is chosen, you would present all information on your unsecured debts for a review.
Second, you have to select
a debt settlement agency based on reviews, credentials, and results.
The debt settlement agency will contact all your creditors.
The debt settlement agency usually has an existing relationship with lenders like credit card companies.
If you're too deep in debt to apply the alternative solutions we listed above, it's time to contact
a debt settlement agency.
The debt settlement agency sets up a deposit account insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Once again, the reason is due to
the debt settlement agency allowing your debt to lapse into default status.
There is no problem if you want to take advantage of these offers, but bear in mind that it is best to check first that
the debt settlement agency does what it is supposed to do: negotiate your debt efficiently saving you hassles and money.
You need to understand what
a debt settlement agency can really provide.
There are
debt settlement agencies that offer special promotions like reimbursing amounts of your payments when you complete a full cycle of a debt settlement process and others that provide additional services like money management lessons, budgeting lessons and additional products that can help you avoid future problems with debtors and credit bureaus.
Debt settlement agencies are for - profit companies and a bit ruthless at that.
DMB Financial is
a debt settlement agency.
This is precisely why most people who are submitting Offers in Compromise (and getting them approved), end up outsourcing the work to tax experts or
debt settlement agencies; because an individual tax payer has no idea how the IRS determines what taxpayers can afford, or how close the taxpayer is to being honest about what they think is reasonable for repayment.
We do not cover issues like bankruptcy, credit repair, or
debt settlement agencies.
This is another one of those points the tax settlement process where I would recommend getting the help of a tax attorney, CPA, or
a debt settlement agency to sort out what you should tell the IRS, and how you should proceed, because getting any parts of this process wrong can risk massive penalties, fines, or even jail time.
Make sure
the debt settlement agency has «lawsuit and legal defense» included in the program.
In Ontario for example,
debt settlement agencies are now required to register under the Collection and Debt Settlement Services Act.