Nevertheless a law suit is a possibility and you want to have all of your bases covered when making any important financial moves. If you retained a law firm they will still have the legal right to contact the opposing collectors’ attorney and negotiate a settlement, keeping you from ever stepping foot in court. This is favored by the collectors because they know for sure they will be receiving money without the hassle of going to court. On the other hand if you hired a standard debt negotiation company they will not be able to legally do anything for you if you were to get sued; they cannot offer legal advice nor can they contact the opposing attorney and work out a settlement. You will be left trying to figure out what to do on your own and may very well end up with a judgment. This is a huge benefit the law firm has over a company.
This next issue I am bringing up is very important to understand; many people do not and end up finding out the hard way. This has to do with how the organization is set up to work in compliance with your states laws and regulations concerning debt negotiations. The vast majority of standard debt negotiation companies are not correctly set up to work in all states, and quite frankly many of them are not even set up to properly run in their own state. This can cause huge problems for their clients! Why? Because the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has been severely cracking down on debt negotiation companies that are not set up right and promptly shutting them down. When this happens often times the company does not have the funds to refund its clients their fees for services they will now not be able to carry out. Leaving people still stuck in debt with no one to negotiate for them and having lost in some cases thousands in fees.
When you retain a law firm they will be in compliance with all state laws to properly execute the negotiations; they will also have a sound working knowledge to how the laws work within your particular state, whereas many national debt negotiation companies do not. Please do not allow yourself to fall into this nightmare of a scenario this can be the difference between you losing money and having to file for bankruptcy or you achieving debt freedom effectively through credit card debt negotiation.
One more issue you must realize is that a law firm must offer full disclosure to potential clients. Meaning they must fully explain both the good and bad concerning credit card debt negotiation and then extensively review your individual financial situation to determine whether this would be the right path for you.
Many debt negotiation companies just go on and on about how great their program will be and never discuss any of the potential pit falls to this process. This behavior is what often times gives the debt negotiation industry a bad name.
I know I have been pretty much focusing on the negative aspects of credit card debt negotiation because I feel it’s important for people to understand the whole picture; but for millions of people this process is helping them escape a financial nightmare. Especially with the state of economy right now people are in dire need to save as much money as they can and get out of debt quickly to get ahead in life. And the facts are credit card debt negotiation if done properly will save you a tremendous amount of money and you will be debt free very quickly. Imagine all the money you put out each month for minimum payments being able to stay in your pocket? How would that change your life?
Like I said I have been in this industry for almost a decade now and currently I work for an outstanding law firm with a great history and an amazing record with the BBB. If you want an up front and honest evaluation of your situation to see if this is the right fit of consumer debt relief for you than follow the link below in the signature file and fill out an application. I will go over in extensive detail how this process works and whether you are an ideal candidate. I hope after reading this article you feel more educated as to how this process works and what to look out for when you are interviewing companies to potentially help you out.
Steve Bis is a senior debt analyst and research assistant with the LHDR which practices primarily in credit card debt negotiation.