It only took a week for a Harris County jury in Houston, Texas to award in favor of the plaintiffs in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against a fraudulent debt relief company and its owner.
Entries Tagged as 'Debt Relief'
New Telemarketing Sales Rule Eliminates Shady Debt Relief Practices
November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Consumer Debt
The FTC’s new Telemarketing Sales Rule will help protect consumers from shady practices by some for-profit credit counseling, debt settlement and debt negotiation firms.
Tags: credit counseling·debt negotiation·Debt Relief·Debt Settlement·FTC·Telemarketing Sales Rule
Revisiting The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Consumer Debt, Mortgages, Real Estate
Although this Bill was signed into law by President Bush back in December 2007, it’s contents are significant enough that it warrants re-emphasis as we enter the final quarter of the year 2008. With home foreclosures continuing to rise to unprecedented levels, many affected homeowners are not even aware of the potential ramifications of this [...]
Tags: Debt Relief·debt relief due to foreclosure·Foreclosures·housing crisis·income tax liability·Mortgage Forgiveness Act·short sale debt relief
