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Everybody Loves Your Money
Everybody Loves Your Money
Business
Brandon Marcus

How Debt-Cleanup Apps Push Paid Loans Under the Hood

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Debt-cleanup apps are marketed as sleek financial sidekicks, promising freedom from chaos with a few taps. They present themselves as heroes that negotiate payments, wipe out errors, and track debt down to the penny. Behind the colorful dashboards and motivational nudges, however, lies a much more complicated engine.

These apps don’t just tidy up your credit profile; they often push fresh loans to keep the system running. It’s a mix of convenience and controversy, wrapped in tech gloss.

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