Debt, Debt Settlement Services

Decisions, Decisions. Bankruptcy or Debt Settlement?

by John Skiba on 4/29/2013

If you have read my blog at all you have likely read my mantra that “no body wants to file for bankruptcy”. Sometimes it is just flat out necessary. But how do you know if bankruptcy is the right choice?...more

Debt settlement for you? Be very afraid.

by Malcolm Ruthven on 3/18/2013

Are you struggling with debt and considering a "debt settlement" company? In 2011, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs called debt settlement “the single greatest consumer fraud of the year.” The Better Business...more

Middlemen Run Afoul of FTC Suspicions

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/3/2011

Brokers, middlemen, and intermediaries serve an economic purpose: to put people who want a product or service in touch with a product maker or service provider. Real estate brokers help us buy and sell homes; mortgage brokers...more

Eighth Circuit Holds Consumer Payments To Debt Settlement Company Not Avoidable In Bankruptcy Where “Reasonably Equivalent Value”...

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 12/1/2010

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Bankruptcy Panel has upheld a North Dakota federal district court’s ruling that payments to a debt settlement company were not avoidable as “fraudulent transfers” in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy...more

Texas Attorney General Targets Debt Settlement Companies

by Robert Kraft on 6/20/2009

Financially distressed consumers have been flocking to debt settlement companies during the economic downturn, hoping to avoid bankruptcy and limit damage to their credit scores. Unfortunately, some debt settlement companies...more

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Decisions, Decisions. Bankruptcy or Debt Settlement?

Debt settlement for you? Be very afraid.

Middlemen Run Afoul of FTC Suspicions

Eighth Circuit Holds Consumer Payments To Debt Settlement Company Not Avoidable In Bankruptcy Where “Reasonably Equivalent Value”...

Texas Attorney General Targets Debt Settlement Companies

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