This company is a Member of The Association of
Settlement Companies and as such has agreed to publicly
disclose the following on each of their websites and as
part of their contract with consumers.
Should you wish to comment on their use or avoidance of
this disclosure please email
ClientCare@TASCsite.org
with your contact information and the nature of the
complaint. A TASC board member will get in touch with
you in short order.
Endeavor Financial Solutions provides consumers with
a method of debt resolution known as debt settlement.
Debt settlement is an aggressive method of debt
management, which depends on the negotiation of mutually
agreeable settlements between the consumers and the
creditors.
Endeavor Financial Solutions wants you to understand
both the potential benefits and pitfalls that may arise
out of the debt settlement process and to have
reasonable expectations regarding the outcome.
You are enrolling into a debt settlement program
after voluntarily seeking the assistance of Endeavor
Financial Solutions.
The goal you have set is to negotiate mutually agreeable
settlements between you and your creditor(s) for payment
of certain unsecured debt(s) described as Enrolled
Debts. No specific results can be predicted or
guaranteed.
You will be responsible for saving sufficient funds that
you control to fund debt settlements that Endeavor
Financial Solutions will endeavor to negotiate on your
behalf.
You and only you will be in control of all settlement
funds and under no circumstances will Endeavor Financial
Solutions have custody or control of the funds you set
aside to fund debt settlements.
The savings program that you have made to reach your
debt settlement goal is detailed in your Client
Agreement.
Summaries of the total settlement amount, monthly
savings, and the period needed to reach your goal were
prepared based on the goal you selected.
Those summaries reflect the minimum amount that we have
estimated you will need to save to put yourself in a
position to reach your goals.
Actual settlement amounts, necessary savings and the
period required to reach your goal may vary based on
creditors actions and other factors that may affect or
prevent the realization of your goals.
Most creditors and collectors negotiate with Debt
Settlement Service Providers, but Endeavor Financial
Solutions cannot force the negotiations and cannot force
creditors to accept a settlement. Endeavor Financial
Solutions does not make regular monthly payments to your
creditors.
Your creditors may continue collection efforts on
delinquent accounts while you are enrolled in a Debt
Settlement Program. Such collection efforts can include
phone calls and letters to you, charging off the
account, sending accounts to collection agencies or
attorneys, lawsuits and even garnishments of your wages
if a judgment has been obtained.
Endeavor Financial Solutions makes no claim that it will
be able to stop these collection activities.
These activities may continue while Endeavor Financial
Solutions is making its best efforts to negotiate your
debt.
Your Debt Settlement Program assumes an effort that
will continue for many months. The time needed to
produce a settlement depends on a number of factors.
These may include: (a) your financial hardship, (b) the
age and balance of the accounts that you owe your
creditors, and (c) the funds you have available to pay
for a settlement; and (d) the willingness of individual
creditors to enter into debt settlement negotiations.
While no guarantees can be given, generally the quicker
you save money the sooner you will be in a position to
reach your goals. Increased savings will provide you
with the option to accept lesser discounts and will also
enable you to accumulate funds to reach your debt
settlement goals more quickly.
However, any settlement must be acceptable to both you
and your settling creditor.
The fees paid to Endeavor Financial Solutions are
intended to compensate them for its efforts and will
only be refundable to the extent they have not been
deemed to have been earned in the manner described in
the Client Agreement.
Those fees are not being set aside or held in escrow to
fund debt settlements.
Fees paid to a Debt Settlement Services Provider such as
Endeavor Financial Solutions for its services will not
be available to pay creditors.
"We can work it out"
endeavor (n)... A great venture that leads to success
Communications
with creditors are handled on a case by case basis.
In some instances creditors may not be contacted
until several months after you enroll.
You have stated that, because of circumstances
beyond your control (hardship), you are unable to
meet the minimum payments required by your
creditors.
If you do not make required minimum payments to your
creditors you may be breaking the terms of your
agreements with them and your actions will probably
be reported to consumer reporting agencies as late,
delinquent, charged-off or past due balances.
Your creditor may also raise the interest rate on
your account and impose other penalties.
Your account balance may continue to grow as your
creditor adds accrued interest, late fees,
over-limit fees and penalties.
Your balance may continue to grow until a settlement
is reached with your creditor; and, if negotiations
are unsuccessful, you could be called upon to pay
the entire balance.
After settlement your creditor may comment that the
account was settled for less than the full amount on
your credit report.
A Debt Settlement Program may have an adverse effect
on your credit report and credit score.
If your creditor settles your debt before it's
charged off for $600 or more than what you owed, the
savings may be reported by your creditor to the IRS
as Discharge of Indebtedness income.
You may wish to consult your tax advisor to
determine whether your individual circumstances may
permit you to exclude any such Discharge of
Indebtedness Income from your reportable income due
to insolvency.
For more information on tax ramifications to you
personally you may also wish to consult a CPA or Tax
Attorney and to refer to the IRS website
http://www.irs.gov/ IRS Publication 908-
"Bankruptcy Tax Guide" and IRS Form 982, Reduction
of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness
available on the IRS website.
You acknowledge that the company is not a law firm
and cannot provide legal advice.
You understand that you have the responsibility and
the right to communicate comments directly to the
company's management using the information provided
below:
Endeavor Financial Solutions
32 Discovery, Suite 160
Irvine, CA 92618
888-900-0500
Furthermore, you will receive a letter from EFS
describing the grievance policy and the refund
procedure. Finally, you have a right to report
directly any concerns to TASC via email:
ClientCare@TASCsite.org
To summarize, Each case is unique and results may
vary: A Debt Settlement Program can be a very
effective way to resolve your debt, but it is not a
painless process and no guarantees can be given
because the process is subject to factors that
neither you nor your service provider may be able to
control.
As with any type of debt repayment plan, failure to
complete a Debt Settlement Program is likely to have
negative consequences on your financial situation.