Filing Personal Bankruptcy Help

Not a long time ago, a nice gentleman came over to talk about his issues with debt with me. This man happened to have something close to one hundred thousand dollars in debt, debt that he accumulated over the years when he was hoping to make one of his business succeed. He was under the idea that within some time, like a few months maybe, this business would be doing really well and that he would easily be able to settle his debts. However, time kept on going without the business producing and then all of a sudden, it was out of hand and he came to the realization that he couldn’t deal with it himself and that he was going to go look for some kind of debt or credit counseling. Along the way he came into this company which basically told him that with a payment of fifteen hundred per month for three or four years, that would take care of negotiating his debts with his credits and he would be off the hook. He had to make minimum payments that were beyond that anyways so by just paying debt like that, he would be in debt for another 20 years at least.

So he signed up. The fee agreement called for a fee of 15% of the total debt ($15,000). This did not sound too bad to him since the company said they could save him $50,000 or more. The fee was to be paid on the front end. That meant the first 10 months of payments went directly to the “counselor”, and then, they said, they would begin to accumulate funds to negotiate a reduced payment to the credit card companies.Well, in month 15 or so, he was sued by 2 of his credit card companies. The settlement company only had $3000 saved to negotiate with, although they had paid themselves hansomly at $15,000! The $3000 was insufficient to settle the two law suits and he was forced to file a bankruptcy. Not only was this gentlemen forced into a bankruptcy, he had lost the $15,000 he had spent on their fee!

The point here is that if you find a debt counselor that is asking to be paid a bunch of money up front, beware, they most certainly are taking you and your money and you should not go for that kind of deal.

Whether you like it or not, choose the right debt settlement company can make or break your debt settlement process. Do your due diligence and find the right company to settle your debts for you. The benefits of spending some time doing this could save you thousands of dollars and a lot of headaches along the way.

Don’t try to save time or money when looking for the right debt settlement company. This is something that can mean so much to the rest of your life that it is certainly worth the time put into find the right person for the job.

If you are looking for a good Debt Reduction Company go to our Debt Settlement website to find out how to choose the right man for the job. Check here for free reprint licence: Beware Of So Called Credit Consultants.

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