Debt Settlement - Legitimate Debt Settlement Companies Embrace New FTC Regulation
Debt settlement is a legitimate liability elimination method; this method was made by those who want to gain relief from liability amount but their financial situation is not good enough to repay the entire liability amount.
Before the new settlement rules were made; the illegal companies were enjoying a profitable ride.
They were using persuasive advertising to attract new customers and they were making promises which were hard to fulfill.
The customers used to get easily attracted and they started using their services.
The customers did not care whether they have selected a legitimate company or not and they used to hire illegal companies who were conducting illegal practices.
The consumers were not using any research method and they were making wrong decisions.
Due to their wrong decisions they ended up making huge losses and due to their decisions; others even faced losses.
The illegal settlement agencies started cheating their clients by not offering any service and running with the upfront fees paid to them by the consumers.
Many of these settlement agencies were using shortcuts and illegal ways to manipulate the lenders and they were trying to get a good deal for their customers through illegal activities.
Due to these activities their customers were sued by their lenders and the debtors had to face more problems.
During this time period very less legal companies were on the surface because most of the legal firms were not able to make to the top because of the illegal companies.
Many of the illegal companies had even made losses and left the industry.
Due to the illegal performances of the settlement industry; settlement industry started facing negative advertisement and people were hesitating from even using this option.
They were looking for other alternatives and were even ready to file insolvency.
There was a threat that all the activities done by the US government to save America were going to fail.
The American government was not ready to let this happen and they introduced a new rule to this industry.
According to the new rule the settlement agency could only charge their clients if they have provided the services to their clients.
Due to this rule the illegal companies left their businesses as they saw no profit or ways of cheating with their clients and the legal firms started to surface out and they accepted the rule very easily.