Debt Settlement or Debt Negotiation is an aggressive approach to debt reduction, which is effective for debtors with a serious amount of debt or who might be considering bankruptcy. Our debt settlement company negotiates directly with the creditors to settle your debt for a lower amount than owed while you save your money for a lump-sum settlement payment. You stop making payments to the creditors and instead you make one monthly payment into your savings account in preparation for settlement. Then, as the funds accumulate in your account, we use that money for debt negotiation to settle your debts one at a time. During this time, you will not be making any payments to your creditors.
After the debt is settled, the creditor will send a letter stating that the debt obligation was fulfilled, and will report to the credit bureaus that the debt has been, "Settled for less than full amount", "Paid" or "Settled". Our debt program has helped thousands just like you.
Creditors will usually settle for less than they are owed when the debtor is under serious financial strain because if the debtor chooses to file bankruptcy, then the creditor gets nothing. Creditors want to get as much money back as they can and debt reduction is better than bankruptcy for them as well.
Debt Settlement is the best way to get out of debt in the shortest amount of time and with the least amount of money. It is an excellent option to avoid filing for bankruptcy. There are some drawbacks though. The IRS considers a forgiven debt as taxable income, so at the end of the year, they will expect taxes to be paid on the settlement. The IRS, however, has a form (#982) available for special hardships. A Debt Settlement Program can also be harmful to a debtor's credit-rating while they are in the process of settling their debts because creditors won't agree to settle on an account that remains current. The debtor's credit report will reflect that they are behind in payments until the debts are settled. After your debts are settled, your credit scores will rise back up again.







