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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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New Survey Finds Americans More Worried About Debt Than Terrorist Attacks
A new national survey was released today showing that Americans are more worried about not being able to pay their bills than they are about terrorist attacks. The survey was co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress, a non-partisan think tank. “Public Recognizes Debt as a Fast Growing Problem in U.S.” discusses the survey in…
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ZipDebt Quoted in MSN Money Article
MP Dunleavy, columnist for MSN Money, just published an article that ZipDebt readers may find of interest. The article is titled, “Losing at Balance-Transfer Roulette,” and it tells the story of two 25-year olds struggling with credit card debt. Both of the women whose stories are told in the article played the balance-
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Federal Reserve Says Banks Not to Blame for Increase in Bankruptcy Filings
When Congress passed the bankruptcy reform bill last year, they included Section 1229, which asked the Federal Reserve Board to conduct a study to determine whether the “indiscriminate” extension of credit to consumers had contributed to the increase in bankruptcy filings. The report is a treasure trove of fascinating little tidbits of information. Here are…