Has any one tried one of those debt settlement companies and do they work?
do the debt settlement companies really help you out or are they just a scam?
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December 2nd, 2009 at 4:46 am
If they ask for money up front, they’re a scam.
December 2nd, 2009 at 4:47 am
Most are a scam. If they are not a member of NFCC, they just take your money. to find legit ones go to nfcc.org
December 2nd, 2009 at 5:45 am
Best scenerio, they take your money and let all your accounts go 90 days past due. Then they offer lowball settlement offers. Not only does this trash your credit, but many credit card companies refuse to play and will immediately sue you. The settlement company won’t be around to help.
There are a lot of scam credit repair/settlement companies that just take your money and do nothing.
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:05 am
The AARP magazine did an article on these companies recently. The bottom line: “We’ve never found one that is legitimate.”
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 am
Stay away from any “debt consolidation” company that promises to cut your debt in half through debt settlement….This is a risky tactic of deliberately ceasing all payments to creditors and forcing your accounts into default to attempt settlements. You pay a monthly fee to a debt consolidator….this entire fee goes towards building a settlement account and to the consolidator’s fees to “settle” your accounts in the future. Your credit card companies will deliberately not be paid so that all the accounts will default/charge-off so that they can attempt settlements at around 50%. If you are current on your accounts, this process will ruin your credit rating for sure. Debt settlement is like a roll off the dice with your finances…You can never predict how your creditors will respond to the deliberate defaulting of your accounts…they might settle at 50%…or they might serve you a summons, take you to court…and if they win, you could be looking at wage garnishment.
None of these “debt consolidation” firms have the power to force your creditors to accept settlements. Your creditors have the right to refuse these terms and take you to court.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 7:45 am
to be honest with you the debt settlement company’s work for the credit card companies
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:04 am
Yes they can work for you. You have to have a little discipline though. What they’ll do is set up a fund that you can make one monthly payment too. Then they will go about trying to make settlements with all your creditors and then settle out of this account. Find one that’s been around for awhile and has established relationships with the companies and that can be a great thing.
You can generally expect to save about 40 – 60% in the long run. These companies would much rather get a little bit of the money then none at all or go through other costly methods.
Always make sure that the company is a member of TASC, that’s the association of settlement companies. Never touch anyone that’s not.
check out http://www.debt1solutions.com they can at least give you a free evaluation and let you know what they can do for you. I know people that have had success with them.
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:54 am
All very interesting answers. One obviously works for a debt settlement company. Credit counselors have been known to be paid by credit card companies so I’d think twice before jumping onboard with one of them.
Debt settlement companies are dangerous. Check this out:
http://mariedanielservices.com/industry_chatter.html
This cites several media sources that expose the dangers.
Debt settlement itself though is a good option. It’s a good alternative to bankruptcy. But, you can do it on your own with matching (sometimes even better results). On the same site noted above, do some reserach on do-it-yourself debt settlement.
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:51 am
As you know, debt settlement is the process in which you stop paying your creditors for some time and save that money so that you can then negotiate with them to settle the debt for a lesser amount. So it is better to seek help from any reputed debt settlement company. Such companies can handle it properly as they are experts in that field. I took help of freedom debt relief to get rid of my debts. I have joined their debt reduction program one year back and almost debt free now.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:26 am
I used this company:
http://www.thecashcrash.com/link.php?id=2
They helped me out tremendously. I now have one payment per month which is much easier to handle.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
Yes they really help you with your debt problems.
I tried a year before. It helped me a lot. These companies help you to solve your debt and also many of my pending medical, credit card bill.
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