subject: Federal debt relief act - how to take advantage of the new debt settlement laws [print this page] Federal debt relief act - how to take advantage of the new debt settlement laws
Federal debt relief act has been brought up by the federal government in order to aid the debtors who are in need. Of course debt relief methods were introduced by them some time ago and now they have identified the problems that the debtors are encountering with the so called methods.
With the expansion of recession people are compelled to go through a hard time in regard to finance as the whole sector of economy is down world wide. Credit card facilities play a major role in this situation and people are compelled to become credit card debtors with not being able to pay the debts off.
The debt relief methods became very popular in the market and a certain category of community took this as an advantage to earn black money by misleading the people. These are commonly known as fake debt settlement companies and they have been earning profits endlessly by cheating the poor debtors.
They use to charge the debtors promising to settle their debts but once the money is in their hands they vanish off. They have neither power nor capability of settling a debt.
The federal debt relief act of 2010 was brought forward in order to eradicate these fake companies. According to the new laws, no settlement company has the right to charge up front fees from the debtors until the debt is settled.
The banning of the upfront fees aids a lot to make sure that only the legitimate companies can survive in the field. Now, when you are to go for a settlement company, make sure that the company does not ask for and charges prior to the debt settlement. Also it is our duty to convince the community about these laws that no one get caught in to the fake ones.
There is no magic bullet to get out of debt. However, debt settlement can be a viable option to eliminate unsecured debt while avoiding bankruptcy.
