Chase Debt Settlement Blocked by Opaque Specialty Department Rules
Chase routes delinquent accounts through an undocumented "specialty department" with unstated timelines and a 3-payment cap that makes settlement economically unviable for large balances. Debt settlement professionals cannot predict or work around the constraints. Structural creditor process opacity that harms resolution rates for both creditor and debtor.
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