It’s no secret that Americans are struggling financially. Massive layoffs, inflation, unaffordable healthcare, skyrocketing gas prices and hiked-up interest rates on credit card accounts are plunging millions of consumers to the brink of bankruptcy. However, many of the would-be bankrupt are turning to a less drastic solution to their debt problems: debt settlement.

A Super-Short History of Debt Settlement

Debt settlement is nothing new. It’s simply an agreement between two parties to settle a debt for less than the outstanding balance. Lenders …

Let me start this article in the usual way. I will tell you about the state of the U.S., nay, of the world economy at the introduction. I will tell again about the millions, nay, billions of people who have lost their jobs. I will remind you how these people are

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In the midst of all the hype about the credit card bill and the continuing economic recession in the US, HSBC credit card arm is now under fire. The beginning of the end for HSBC started when it acquired Household bank nearly 6 years ago. Its brave entry to the US turf started to turn sour as unsettled loans continued

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