Where can I find information about the Credit Card Debt Relief part of the US Stimulus Package?

I heard the governement has added Credit Card Debt Relief to the Stimulus Package. But everytime I try and look it up, my search engine is cluttered with ads from organizations who want to "manage" and file for me for a fee. Where can I find information just for ME, the consumer, not from a [...]

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Credit Counseling Can It Get You Into More Trouble?

Credit Counseling Can It Get You Into More Trouble? Does your heart skip when the phone rings? Are you afraid to open the mail and get another letter from a debt collector? If so, you are not alone. Many Americans are in debt up to their eyebrows and most don’t even know what options are [...]

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How does going onto a Debt consolidation repayment plan affect buying a house?

We are looking at an unsecured debt repayment plan through a third party debt consolidation company. Can we buy a house while we are on that plan?

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What can happen if a credit card company sues you when you had a third party supposedly paying the bills?

Today, my roommate gets a call from Chase Card stating that they are going to bring her to court. She has been making payments of over 0 a month to Consolidated Credit Counseling Services for almost two years and her debt was supposed to be almost paid off. I think she owed around 00 or [...]

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