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John Hagenstein, Marketing Director for Credit Collections Defense Network (CCDN) Goes Bust
“The CCDN or the Credit Collections Defense Network was formed to help anyone with financial difficulties and credit delinquencies. We offer a source of relief and peace of mind for people who have an unmanageable amount of unsecured debt and j...
Debt Relief Center & United One Debt Settlements Review
Address: Debt Relief Center, Inc. 25 Crossroads Drive Suite 404 Owings Mills, MD 21117 United One Debt Settlements, Inc. 10025 Governor Warfield Pkwy Columbia, MD 21044 877-740-2111 Website: www.drclogin.com Description: Debt settlement company Man...
Maryland Attorney General Calls Debt Settlement Services “Predatory Thieves”
Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler said in a press conference today that debt settlement companies are “predatory thieves”. The state of Maryland is preparing to take another swipe at passing tough new regulations that would limit ...
Maryland Lawyer Richard Brennan Jailed for Debt Settlement Services
I was reading the MCRC Maryland Consumer Right Coalition “Debt Settlement in Maryland: Compounding problems, deepening debt” report. You can download your copy here. In the document the story of attorney Richard Brennan who got heavily i...
Core Pac Solutions, the Foreclosure Rescue Company, to Close Doors Momentarily
So there’s this company, Core Pac Solutions that promised to be a big help if you were facing mortgage trouble. Let us share with you how we can help. For most Americans your most important purchase and most valuable investment is your home. Wh...
West Virginia Wipes Out Credit Card Debt for 1451 Citizens – Consumer Affairs
• West Virginia Wipes Out Credit Card Debt for 1451 Citizens Consumer Affairs - 2 hours ago As thousands of consumers discover each year, shady companies that promise to get rid of your credit card debt always fail to deliver. … Click ...
Johnson Law Group and Elimadebt Not Playing Nice With Each Other
The Johnson Law Group of Nevada, not to be confused with the Johnson Law Group of Florida, are apparently having a bit of a tiff with their debt settlement marketing agent, Elimadebt of Florida and New York. Actually that would be Elimadebt USA, LLC ...
The Johnson Law Group – Debt Settlement Soap Opera
My goodness, truth is stranger than fiction and this story is a doozy. So here it goes. The players in this story are: Johnson Law Group, LLC, a Nevada company The Johnson Law Group, PLLC, a Florida Company Executive Settlement Services, Inc., a Flo...
Is It Bad to Go Bankrupt? What Does it Feel Like to File Bankruptcy?
Life is ironic some times. Here I was someone growing up that thought that people that found themselves bankrupt were messed up in some way. Yet in 1990 I found myself in bankruptcy. I learned that living through bankruptcy is a whole lot different a...
Why Opting Out of Changes in Credit Card Terms Can Be a Bad Idea
I just answered a question from a reader that mentioned that she was going to opt out of a change in terms by her credit card company so she could keep her interest rate where it is now. While that certainly seems like a logical move and a good thin...
Spending More Than You Can Afford and Sex — It’s a Guy Thing
I was doing a little light reading yesterday and came across a great article all about how guys that are trying to attract women are much more likely to spend a significant amount more of items of conspicuous consumption than guys not trying to get, ...
Morgan Drexen and Some of the Consumer Complaints Against Them
Under a Freedom of Information request a document was obtained which contains a number of complaints filed by consumers against Morgan Drexen, the Nevada and California based debt settlement enterprise. Morgan Drexen appears to be coming under an inc...
Redline Recovery Services Pretends to Work With Woman’s Lawyer
Redline Recovery Services LLC, 11675 Rainwater Drive, Suite 350, Alpharetta, GA 30009 seems to be at it again. They are quickly falling into the rogue collector bucket if they keep up the behavior alleged in the lawsuits below. Well now a Florida wo...
Dave Burke and Erik Sale of Real Talk Network – “Say What?” Financial Freedom Workshop
I’ve written about Dave Burke before and his Real Talk Network show before. I’m intrigued of his offer since I’m getting questions from people that went to the free seminar and wound up in collections as a result of buying into the ...
Montana Couple Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Debt Settlement Company Morgan Drexen
A Montana company has filed a class action lawsuit against the debt settlement company Morgan Drexen. Morgan Drexen is accused of violating racketeering laws and the Credit Repair Organizations Act. A newspaper article said: Morgan Drexen has “acti...
What to Do When You Can’t Pay the Mortgage
If you’re having trouble making your house payments, the first thing to know is that you are not alone. Home mortgage defaults are at an all-time high across America. This is good news for you, because it means that mortgage lenders are familia...
How to Buy a House With Marks on Your Credit
If you have any negative marks on your credit such as a late payment, default, repossession, lien, judgment or bankruptcy you probably think you’ll never be able to buy a house. Not so. If you have a steady and secure income that is high enou...
How to Buy a Car With Marks on Your Credit and Not Get Taken for a Ride
If you have any negative marks on your credit such as a late payment, default, repossession, foreclosure, lien, judgment or bankruptcy you probably think you’ll have a hard time buying a car (or truck or van). Think again. There are many opti...
Ohio AG Goes after Barclays Capital Real Estate, HomeEq Services for Unfair Loan Modifications
The Ohio Attorney general has gone after Barclays Capital Real Estate operating under HomeEQ Servicing for several issues but one of them was an attempt to get Ohio consumers seeking loan modifications to sign agreements that included provisions for ...
First American Debt Solutions Apparently Lying to Debtors to Scare Them
Bankruptcy attorney Dan Nunley in Oklahoma gets the credit for breaking this story. “It seems that a debt settlement company by the name of First American Debt Solutions (FADS) of Deerfield Beach, Florida, is mailing solicitation letters to Cha...
How a Secured Credit Card Saved Me After Bankruptcy
In 1990, after my bankruptcy, I wanted to avoid the use of credit. For me credit was pain because I believed that without credit I would never have found myself bankrupt. Rational or not, that’s how I felt. It wasn’t too long after that I realize...
How the Washington Post Outed My Bankruptcy Secret
I am still amazed when I read ignorant stuff about the reason people are going bankrupt is because there is no more stigma about bankruptcy. No, the reason people are going bankrupt is because creditors are manipulating the system for their own accou...
Bank of America Talks About Sales Approach at Branch Banks
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Bank of America openly discussed the fact they gave out far too many credit cards and now something is going to have to be done about it to reduce continued risk to the bank. Expect to see more Bank of America...
Is It Time to Walk Away From Your Mortgage in a Strategic Default?
With homeowners still slipping under the seas of mortgage default more and more are considering that walking away from the mortgage might be a wiser and more logical solution. This approach even has a name, strategic default. A strategic default migh...
Dave Ramsey and His Un-Truth About Bankruptcy
So here I am, minding my own business and what does divine intervention deliver in front of me, a link to The Dave Ramsey page titled the Truth About Bankruptcy. I really wonder if Mr. Ramsey actually believes some of the rubbish he prints. Sometimes...
California Union University Accused of Being Front for Immigration Scam
The owner and operator of California Union University – a purported university in Fullerton whose Web page is literally just one page – is due in court today to face federal charges that his school is actually a front for a visa fraud scheme. ...
Debt Settlement Scam Email
Floating around the internet is an email using debt settlement as the hook for the age old Nigerian 419 money scam. Be on the lookout for the following email. If you get one, let me know. From: “MR GOODLUCK JONATHAN” Reply-To: Subject: CONTRACT ...
Inside Information on Credit Reports and Credit Scores
How The Financial World Judges You Today, your credit report and credit score dictate how much you pay for credit, insurance and other services. It is the measurement others use to determine their risk in doing business with you. Having a professiona...
College Student Willing To Sell Her Virginity To Pay Off Student Loan Debt
Ever since hearing about this story I’ve had all sorts of opinions about it. Funny, shock wasn’t one of them. In September 2008, a California Sacramento State graduate, Natalie Dylan, wanted to auction off her virginity at the Bunny Ranc...
Bounced Checks: What to Do If You Write Them … or Receive Them
Money’s tight, the bills are due and you’re expecting a paycheck in a few days. So you write some checks and cross your fingers that they don’t hit the bank before your deposit. Or maybe you’re flat broke and figure writing a ...
