The problem is, it's not insured against the debt settlement company taking it.
there really is a special place in hell for people who prey on the most vulnerable.
I think that we're going to be able to get it done.
Of the 20 companies GAO called, 17 of them collected up-front fees before ever making any attempt to settle any debt.
We probably need to look at the legislation as it's currently drafted and see if we've gone far enough.
It is a special moment when we can have a Federal hearing at a local level with the Federal Government and the State Gov...
that would probably be a good day's work. If we could put them out of business.
The GAO investigation, I want to put in the record some of the specifics of the investigation that was done.
Isn't the information--don't they market that it's available online?
OK, here's the $64-dollar question--how much is Global Client Solutions making on this?
Nearly all of the companies advised the consumers to stop paying their credit card bills, including their accounts that ...