As an Accredited Member of The BBB For 10 Years, New Era Debt Solutions is Proud of Their A+ Rating

As an Accredited Member of The BBB For 10 Years, New Era Debt Solutions is Proud of Their A+ Rating

New Era Debt Solutions BBB Among the many industry badges you can often find plastered on debt settlement websites, the one badge typically missing is for the BBB.  The reason for the absence is simple.  If a company has a lot of complaints, or a very unfavorable rating, they certainly are not going to highlight that blemish by providing consumers with a direct link to it. Over the years, the blatant consumer abuse by most operators in the debt settlement space has caused the BBB to give most all debt settlement companies very unfavorable...

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New Era Offers Consumers a Free Copy of Gerri Detweiler’s New Book, Reduce Debt – Reduce Stress

New Era Offers Consumers a Free Copy of Gerri Detweiler’s New Book, Reduce Debt – Reduce Stress

Gerri Detweiler: Reduce Debt, Reduce Stress For a limited time New Era Debt Solutions is giving away free copies of Gerri Detweiler’s new book, Reduce Debt Reduce Stress – Real Life Solutions For Solving Your Credit Crisis. Gerri’s newest book, was written with co-authors Marc Eisenson and Nancy Castleman, and is designed to help you find a solution for your money troubles. Starting with a simple effective “Debt Triage” chart, you’ll learn which options for conquering debt can work for you, including...

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New Era Debt Solutions – Proud to be a Founding Member of the American Association of Credit Counselors

New Era Debt Solutions – Proud to be a Founding Member of the American Association of Credit Counselors

American Association of Credit Counselors After taking a stand for consumers and revoking its membership in TASC several months ago, New Era Debt Solutions has been working with a small handful of consumer focused debt settlement companies and consumer advocates to form the New American Association of Credit Counselors (AACC). This small and unique group of companies have been running their businesses in a very consumer focused way for many years and were doing right by their clients long before the FTC was forced to step in and require the...

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New Era Debt Solutions Backs FTC Ban on Upfront Fees With Enthusiasm

New Era Debt Solutions Backs FTC Ban on Upfront Fees With Enthusiasm

Last week the Federal Trade Commission announced its breakthrough FTC regulation aimed at protecting unsuspecting consumers from unscrupulous practices by some debt relief and debt settlement companies. Although surprising to some, New Era Debt Solutions had a one-word response: “Finally!” Among other things, beginning October 27, it will be illegal for companies to charge any fees before a debt is settled, and New Era Debt Solutions feels this is the way business should be done. The FTC regulation became necessary due to...

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Terry Savage and The Chicago Sun Times Put New Era Debt Solutions To The Test

Terry Savage and The Chicago Sun Times Put New Era Debt Solutions To The Test

The following article appeared today in the Chicago Sun Times… Firm accepts challenge and saves reader big bucks — but it’s still buyer beware June 28, 2010 BY TERRY SAVAGE Over the years, I have written several columns about the dangers of debt settlement firms. My main complaint is that they are expensive, unregulated and may cause more problems for your credit than they solve. Most of these companies suggest you stop paying your credit card bills — and instead divert that monthly amount to a set-aside account. When...

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New Era Debt Solutions Offers a Much Welcomed Life Line In The Turbulent Waters of Debt Relief

New Era Debt Solutions Offers a Much Welcomed Life Line In The Turbulent Waters of Debt Relief

It’s no secret — Americans love to spend. As consumer debt continues to grow, Americans are now entering uncharted waters. According to CardWeb.com , 43 percent of American families now spend more than they earn each year. The nationwide fiscal fallout has resulted in personal bankruptcies doubling over the past decade. According to the Associated Press, bankruptcies are soaring, and in 2009 1.41 million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy. This is a 32 percent jump from 2008. Although bankruptcy has a negative impact on a ...

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New Era Debt Solutions Recognized For Excellence in Broker Banker Magazine

New Era Debt Solutions Recognized For Excellence in Broker Banker Magazine

New Era Debt Solutions was recently recognized in Broker Banker magazine for its commitment to buck the debt settlement industry trend and actually put consumers before profits.  When Dan and Alex formed their company over 10 years ago to address the huge consumer need, there were only about 20 debt settlement companies in the nation. Since that time thousands of companies have sprung into the marketing place, and a large majority of those are nothing more than sales organizations looking to sell a service to anyone that they can convince to...

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Rush of New Debt Settlement Companies is a Threat to Consumers, New Era Calls For Needed Regulation

Rush of New Debt Settlement Companies is a Threat to Consumers, New Era Calls For Needed Regulation

Here is an excerpt from a recent Press Release Article… “I am extremely concerned for consumers,” said Alex Viecco, VP and co-founder of New Era Debt Solutions. “There’s been an influx of sub-prime mortgage lenders rushing on to the settlement bandwagon trying to make a quick buck.” Today, many new debt settlement companies are appearing. These companies, many of dubious character and expertise, are creating problems that are leading to a patchwork of state legislation that will close or highly regulate...

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