The regulations regarding debt relief companies are stricter than ever. At the moment, there are scores of settlement companies just starting up because of the condition of the economy. The debt delief industry has been consistently getting larger in the past several years pretty much due to the money crisis the United States is in as a country. Companies have seen this as an opportunity to earn cash of course, but how does this effect the potential clients. Well, because of these constricting laws, most settlement firms are being shut down or kicked out of certain regions where the strictest laws exist.