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ZipDebt Client Comment Forum (2007-2019)
This post is intended to provide a forum for ZipDebt clients to post comments about their experience with the program. Recently, I spoke to a person interested in my program, and they told me that they didn’t bother to read any of the testimonials on my site because “everybody fakes testimonials.” Well, that’s probably true…
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Debt Elimination & the Conspiracy Theory Mindset
If you read this blog on a regular basis, you know I frequently write about the debt elimination scam. I’m usually coming at it from the angle that companies offering these services are fraudulent. The owners know they are ripping people off by selling a system that simply doesn’t work. But every once in a…
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How Will the Financial Crisis Affect Debt Settlement?
Since the financial meltdown in September 2008, I’ve been asked on a daily basis what effect the financial crisis will have on debt settlement. Will it be easier to settle now? Will the banks get tougher and make it more difficult to settle since they’re hurting for cash? The purpose of this long overdue blog…
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FTC Workshop on the Debt Settlement Industry
On September 25, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission held a workshop on the debt settlement industry. Representatives of the credit card industry, consumer protection groups, the credit counseling industry, the debt settlement industry, and the FTC were present at the day-long event. Over the past few years, concern has mounted within various state and Federal…