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Debt Settlement Companies Come Under Increasing Scrutiny from Regulators

by Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney

The lead article in the Economy section of the June 18, 2010 New York Times offers revealing insight into the practices of “debt settlement” companies.   Debt settlement companies position themselves as alternatives to bankruptcy, suggesting that they have insight into “secrets that the credit card companies don’t want you to know.”   In fact, the business [...]

Consumer Wants Evaluation of Debt Settlement Service Contract

by Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney

If you listen to the radio or watch late night TV, you will hear ad after ad for “debt settlement” companies.  They are selling services that will consolidate debt and avoid the necessity of bankruptcy.   I have previously written a blog post on this blog expressing my concern about the debt settlement industry.  In response [...]