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Why Consumers Should Hire A Debt Coach Before Negotiating With Collection Agencies
I’ve been involved with debt settlement since 1997, far longer than most people working in this industry. Yet I still have to shake my head in amazement at some of the idiotic stuff debt collectors say. Now, just to be 100% clear, I have nothing against creditors hiring agencies to collect on their delinquent accounts,
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7 Signs Your Credit Card Debt Is About to Implode
As we move into 2013, U.S. consumers are carrying balances exceeding $850 billion on approximately 600 million credit card accounts. This is down from the peak of more than $950 billion during 2009-2010, but credit card debt is still the third largest component of household indebtedness, behind only mortgages and student loan debt. Americans’ love
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DIY Debt Settlement Myth #10: My Credit Score Will Be Better If I Hire A Company To Settle My Debts
This is the tenth and final post in a series discussing the most common myths about do-it-yourself debt settlement, as compared to hiring a third-party company. In this article, I’ll discuss the myth that settlements negotiated by professional debt relief firms carry less credit damage than self-negotiated settlements. Before the FTC really started to crack


