Debt settlement companies claim they help both creditor and consumer by bridging the abyss between them, but the firms often manage to please no one.
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By DAVID STREITFELD, New York Times
Sun, 04/19/2009 - 7:31pm
Sections: living
Topics: consumer credit consumers credit market debt
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