Don’t Call a Debt Settlement Company for Financial Advice, Craigslist Exposes Why

Debt Settlement Sales

I have written several articles on the Dangers of calling a debt settlement company to get financial advice. Today I thought it would be an eye opening exercise to show consumers the background and qualifications of a typical debt settlement sales person. I do want to be clear though, I am not purposefully picking on debt settlement sales people and I am not saying all debt settlement sales people are bad. I actually believe that most of them really believe […] Read more »

Legacy Debt Solutions vs Credit Solutions – Who Can Bankrupt a Client Faster?

Debt Settlement Salesperson

Hiring a debt settlement company using a front loaded fee model endorsed by TASC and USOBA is more likely to lead a consumer to Bankruptcy then to a successfully completed settlement program.  There are various reasons why this is unfortunately true, but one of the most obvious to me is that debt settlement salespeople for the most part, always recommend debt settlement, regardless of whether or not it actually makes sense given the financial circumstances of the client. The following […] Read more »

TASC – Just Another Marketing Gimmick

Debt Settlement Salesman

“If you tell a lie that’s big enough, and you tell it often enough, people will believe you are telling the truth, even when what you are saying is total crap.” – Richard Belzer This is the 4th in a series of 5 articles aimed at educating consumers on what I believe to be the true motivations behind The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC).  If you have read my previous 3 articles, you have likely come to the same conclusion […] Read more »