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Having debt written off may sound like you're getting a clean slate, but it can come with lasting consequences.

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Recently, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against seven companies and three individuals operating the "Accelerated Debt" program that falsely claimed to reduce consumers' debt by as ...