"FTC Charges Marketers with Making Unsubstantiated Claims that They Could Eliminate Consumers' Debt" FTC Website 12/10
From the FTC news release (12/10)
"As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission has charged three debt relief operations with making unsubstantiated claims to lure consumers nationwide into paying thousands of dollars in up-front fees, but failing to reduce credit card debts as promised.
The FTC’s complaints charge that few consumers received the promised results. Many consumers canceled or dropped out of the programs before their debt was reduced because they couldn’t afford to pay the defendants’‘ sizable advance fees and accumulate money to pay off their debts.
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Americans today face an unprecedented crisis: Personal debt is reaching astronomical highs, and there seems to be no relief in sight. But there is a way to escape the burden of debt; there is hope. And that hope comes in the form of debt negotiation and settlement. Simply put, your creditors would much rather negotiate to lower your obligations than have you default completely on your debts. Inside the pages of this book you’ll discover how to negotiate your personal debt down to an affordable level. So you can achieve financial freedom, and take back control of your life.
Credit card companies make 30 BILLION DOLLARS profit each year. A nice chunk of these profits
come from unnecessary fees – activation fees, annual fees, maintenance fees, late fees, overlimit
fees, credit protection fees, sign-up fees. And the profits grow even more if you have
less than perfect credit.
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580 Web: www.ftc.gov
A copy of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is available at: www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf
Better Business Bureau – - research or report on companies at www.bbb.org
National Do Not Call registry –gives you a choice about whether or not to accept telemarketing phone calls.
Phone: (888) 382-1222 Web: www.donotcall.gov
The FTC recently announced changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule that prohibit companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone from charging fees before they settle or reduce a customers’ credit card or other unsecured debt. This ban on advance fees protects all consumers who enroll in a debt relief service after October 27, 2010, and specifies that fees for debt relief services may not be collected until:
A comprehensive guide to debt negotiation and settlement
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