Second the author is using the tax issue to get you to use another method that he or she may be promoting
other than debt settlement.
Often, when it comes to debt collection accounts, debt validation can be a better
option than debt settlement or settle debt on your own.
Full show notes are available on our website including details on why a consumer proposal is almost always a vastly better solution
than a debt settlement plan.
For example, if you have enough money, but just need more time to pay off a debt, a debt management program might be a better
choice than debt settlement.
No matter what route you go,
other than debt settlement, it's going to eat up hundreds of thousands of dollars if you make minimum payments.
That's 26 % less
than the debt settlement company and the consumer would not have been in default with their creditors and having to fend off collections and lawsuits.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy could be better
than debt settlement if you're using bankruptcy to stop the foreclosure or repossession process on a house or car AND if you can afford to make your loan payments while you're getting caught up on your past due balance during bankruptcy.
While debt consolidation might not save you as much money, it can keep your credit score in tact and is less
risky than debt settlement or bankruptcy.
We do reach out to creditors on your behalf and negotiate with them to eliminate or lower your debt, but we do not share your personal data or status of your debt settlement progress with anyone other
than our Debt Settlement team.
Dr. Briesch's analysis does not account for a significant advantage of DMPs: consumers enrolled in DMPs receive the benefits — in the form of creditor concessions — within a short time, providing more
certainty than debt settlement and eliminating additional collection efforts.
They're
safer than a debt settlement plan, in the sense that your accounts will be receiving monthly payments and your creditors won't be attempting to collect from you while you're participating in the plan (assuming that your accounts aren't already charged off).
Credit counseling is another debt relief option, but your minimum payment on such a debt management plan will be close to what you're currently paying — or supposed to pay — right now and will generally take much
longer than debt settlement.
He runs a debt settlement company; my firm does consumer proposals and bankruptcies, and in my view in virtually all cases a consumer proposal is a better
option than a debt settlement.
TASC cries poor in their testimony and says that nonprofit credit counseling companies can charge up to three times more
than debt settlement companies.
If that's something that you'd really rather have an experienced negotiator deal with,
than a debt settlement company is probably for you.