Recently launched website, www.FromDebtToSavings.com to give the blameless victims of predatory lenders a fighting chance to break free of debt.

Chicago, IL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/11/2006 -- At a time when recession seems imminent and the future is looking bleak for many thousands of Illinois homeowners, Scott Tucker, the outspoken 'consumer advocate', is bucking the downward and damaging trend and leading the revolution against 'predatory lenders' from his website www.FromDebtToSavings.com, fighting the corner of consumers penalized by unfair and discriminatory lenders.

Americans today owe well over 2 trillion dollars in consumer debt, and the figure's rising all the time, chiefly, argues Tucker, "because of the cynical and unfair practices of unscrupulous lenders, which are for the most part the banks and credit card companies."

Tucker claims, "credit companies make the most of their profits from so-called 'bad-debt' or 'high-risk' debtors — the lower your credit score the more they treat you as a risk, unfairly discriminating against you by assuming you will not keep up with your payments. So the interest rate they charge you is much higher. They also know people with less-than-perfect credit scores are more likely to be late payers and run up their cards to the maximum, so they deliberately hide huge penalty fees in the small print."

Tucker's discovery reveals an alarming development that should concern all Americans, and uncovers a hidden dark side to these lending institutions. Yet what makes the conspiracy even more disturbing is the fact that these cynical practices target the people who can least afford to pay, and draws them unwittingly even deeper into a downward spiral of debt. "This," says Tucker, "is something that affects all Americans everywhere, because it's what's driving us to recession. It's not your fault if you fell for the lies and deceit of these 'fat cats.' And the quicker we get out of the cash-flow crunch, the quicker we'll help ourselves as individuals and get the wider economy back on track."

As the champion of debt-ridden Americans, Tucker says passionately, "People get into debt through no fault of their own. So I put together my website, www.FromDebtToSavings.com, to give the blameless victims of the predatory lenders a fighting chance to break free of debt. The great tragedy is even though it's a turnkey process and all done for you, some people would rather carry on grinding their way through it the hard way. But every month gone is just another month of worry, when you could just be getting on with your life with your debts taken care of."

Scott Tucker is an outspoken Chicago consumer advocate and the country's #1 professional specializing in solving cash-flow and credit problems for people from all walks of life. To learn more about Scott and his services, call his 24 hour free recorded message at 1-800-481-5917, Ext 9000, or visit www.FromDebtToSavings.com.

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Gainesville, FL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/12/2006 -- By Order of Sheriff Stephen M. Oelrich, Ben Campen Auctioneers will be conducting the 2nd Annual Alachua County Sheriff's Office Seized & Surplus Property Auction this Saturday, August 12th at 9:00AM. The Auction will take place at the Alachua County Sheriff's Office located at 2621 SE Hawthorne Rd. Gainesville, Florida.

Ben Campen Auctioneers will be selling the Sheriff's surplus lawn and exercise equipment, computers, laptops, 22 Crown Victoria patrol cars and numerous administrative vehicles, SUVs and even a RV and livestock trailer. Also included in the auction will be seized property including cars, trucks, bicycles, diamond rings, gold jewelry and a variety of other items. There has been much interest in a seized 1972 Chevy Impala that will be sold at the Auction. A $300. cash deposit is required immediately upon being declared the successful bidder of any vehicle. A complete Auction Catalog (with terms and conditions) and pictures of items to be sold is available at www.CampenAuctions.com

A preview of the vehicles will be on Friday, August 11th from 12:00pm – 4:00pm. On Saturday, August 12th preview & registration will begin at 7:30 am. The Auction begins at 9 am.

Last year's Auction conducted by Ben Campen Auctioneers was deemed a great success for the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and the community. This year's auction promises to be the same. It is open to the public, anyone may purchase.

Ben Campen founded Ben Campen Auctioneers in 1967. Since then, the company has conducted hundreds of Auctions throughout America including high profile sales such as The Old Florida Capital Building in Tallahassee, FL in May, 1979. Over the years, Ben Campen has raised over a million dollars for Charity by the auction method. He continues to be involved in many other charitable and community organizations including the Rotary Club, Girls Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the American Red Cross and Junior Achievement

Contact:
Ben Campen
President
Certified Professional Auctioneer
Phone: 352-262-5348
E-Mail: bcampen@bellsouth.net

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Tallahassee, FL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/13/2006 -- A delegation from the National Association of Responsible Loan Officers (NARLO), the trade association of mortgage loan originators, visited with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to discuss loan officer issues on June 28. NARLO was represented by Ella Gurfinkel of Executive Financial Solutions Inc., Portland Ore.; Christopher Cruise, Baltimore, Md.; and Robert Skrob, NARLO executive director.

The highlight of the group's trip to Washington was its meeting with Brian Montgomery, Federal Housing Administration commissioner and assistant secretary for housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The representatives from NARLO were joined by John L. Garvin, senior advisor; Lily Lee, deputy assistant secretary for single family housing; Phil Murray, associate deputy assistant secretary for single family housing; and Margaret Burns, director, Office of Single Family Program Development.

"The members of the National Association of Responsible Loan Officers are fed up with mortgage loan fraud and the low barriers to entry into the mortgage industry," said Skrob. "For NARLO members, minimum licensing standards are not acceptable. We must clean up our industry, and to do that we must require all entrants into our industry to undergo a minimum of 40 hours of training, testing and background checks."

The National Association of Responsible Loan Officers represents the 400,000 mortgage loan originators throughout the country that are employed by mortgage brokers. NARLO fights mortgage fraud by advocating stricter standards for loan officers and through public education.

The National Association of Responsible Loan Officers provides a free web seminar titled "The Newly Discovered Secret Weapon That Turns Rate Shoppers Into Closed Deals for Less Than the Cost of a Grande Latte, Guaranteed." Visit www.NARLO.com.

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