Debt Resolve Creates Alliance With Major Creditors; Schedules
Conference For September WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Debt Resolve, Inc. ("Debt Resolve")
(AMEX:DRV) announced today that it has developed a revolutionary
consumer driven debt settlement Internet site to be know as
iSettleNow. Go to http://www.isettlenow.com/ to see how consumers
will be empowered to resolve their debt online and avoid the usual
intrusive collection phone calls and letters. The Company is
launching iSettleNow.com in response to consumer demand, the
increased costs of collection, impaired settlement rates and with
the knowledge of a dramatic increase in online banking and general
Internet usage. Debt Resolve also announced that it has established
an Online Debt Resolution Alliance and will hold a conference for
creditors on September 26, 2008 at 9AM at the Cornell Club located
at 6 East 44th Street in New York City to discuss the potential of
the technology and establish industry standards to maximize the
effectiveness of iSettleNow. All inquires should be directed to .
With consumer debt dramatically increasing, default rates rising
and Internet usage becoming the norm in every facet of life,
iSettleNow is the perfect solution for both creditors and
consumers. According to the Federal Reserve, Americans carry
$13.825 trillion in debt. The average household's credit card debt
is $8,565, up almost 15% since 2000. The average college student
graduates with over $20,000 in educational debt. Consumers are
frustrated with traditional collection methods and are ready to use
the Internet to resolve their debt. According to a survey by FiSite
Research, 84% of respondents were favorable to the idea of online
collection services, 83% preferred an online system, and 78%
believed an online would reduce emotional stress. James Burchetta,
the Company's Chairman, stated, "The Board of Directors has
unanimously approved this dramatic expansion of the Company's
business model. It is the consumer that has moved every industry to
the Internet. Once consumers choose a channel like iSettleNow, it
says to the industry 'change or get out of our way.' We believe
iSettleNow will be a prime catalyst to moving collections online.
Just as consumers pushed the banking world to online banking, they
will also push for online debt resolution. It is natural to want to
settle your debts online. The Company's Board has complete faith in
management to execute this exciting new online debt resolution tool
while continuing to offer products directly to the collection
industry. The time is ripe for iSettleNow. There is a perfect storm
of more and more debt worldwide and the realization that it will is
technology, like iSettleNow, that will lowers costs, improve
collections and allow consumers to 'Bid For Financial
Freedom(TM).'" Kenneth Montgomery, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer, stated, "We have expanded our business model to connect
directly with consumers. We will continue to allow creditors,
agencies and debt buyers to use our system, but we expect that full
adoption of online collections will be consumer driven, just as it
was with ATMs and online banking. According to 2006 study by
Forrester, by 2011 76% of online households will bank online. In
preparation for our launch in early 2009, we are inviting major
creditors in every vertical market, credit card, phone, utilities,
health care, student loans and mortgages, to a conference to learn
more about iSettleNow and form an alliance to fully utilize the
iSettleNow technology. We have been meeting with industry leaders
and have received overwhelming encouragement and excitement about
iSettleNow, the 'ebay of debt.' As a pure Internet model we
continue to control expenses and expect to be cash flow positive in
the middle of 2009." David Rainey, President and Chief Financial
Officer, of the Company, said, "In preparation for the launch of
iSettleNow we have drastically reduced are operating costs from
$500k per month a year ago to $180k per month. We phased out our
off line collection businesses FPC, which incubated iSettleNow, to
concentrate on our new consumer site. As we focus on the online
consumer model, iSettleNow, we are able to generate revenue without
the expenses associated with traditional businesses." Revenue for
the second quarter of 2008 was $46,819, compared to $12,507 in the
second quarter of 2007. Net loss for the second quarter of 2008 was
($4,238,148) compared to a loss of ($5,303,731) in the second
quarter of 2007. The net loss for these months ended June 30, 2008
includes $553,411 in non-cash stock-based compensation expense and
$1,631,505 in other non-cash charges. On a per share basis, the net
loss of ($0.48) was less than the net loss of ($0.69) in the second
quarter of 2007, primarily due to lower non-cash expenses and an
increased number of shares outstanding. The Company's financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were prepared on a going
concern basis, which contemplates the continuation of the Company
as a going concern and the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Since
the Company may not have sufficient cash to fund its operations for
the next twelve months, there exists substantial doubt about its
ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty. DEBT RESOLVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Three Months
Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007
Revenues $46,819 $12,507 $130,997 $33,128 Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses 2,014,030 2,930,906 3,890,490
4,550,123 Depreciation and amortization expense 14,433 14,380
28,970 28,178 Total expenses 2,028,463 2,945,286 3,919,460
4,578,301 Loss from operations (1,981,644) (2,932,779) (3,788,463)
(4,545,173) Other (expense) income: Interest income -- 4,840 190
41,610 Interest expense (33,498) -- (58,692) (70) Interest expense
- related parties (34,071) (7,633) (65,008) (7,635) Amortization of
deferred debt discount (45,781) -- (547,454) -- Other income (337)
-- (338) 10,080 Total other (expense) income (113,687) (2,793)
(671,302) 43,985 Loss from continuing operations (2,095,331)
(2,935,572) (4,459,765) (4,501,188) Loss from discontinued
operations (2,142,817) (2,368,159) (2,650,619) (2,916,683) Net loss
$(4,238,148) $(5,303,731) $(7,110,384) $(7,417,871) Net loss per
common share: basic and diluted (See Note 2) Continuing operations
$(0.24) $(0.38) $(0.51) $(0.58) Discontinued operations $(0.24)
$(0.31) $(0.30) $(0.38) Total $(0.48) $(0.69) $(0.81) $(0.96) Basic
and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
(See Note 2) 8,848,045 7,707,668 8,768,924 7,689,168 DEBT RESOLVE,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets ASSETS
June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) December 31, 2007 Current assets: Cash $
27,489 $ -- Restricted cash 30,191 67,818 Accounts receivable
103,950 84,013 Other receivable 4,712 200,000 Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 63,446 108,189 Total current assets 229,788
460,020 Fixed assets, net 128,487 283,095 Other assets: Deposits
and other assets 108,780 108,780 Intangible assets, net -- 208,848
Total other assets 108,780 317,628 Total assets $ 467,055 $
1,060,743 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY Current
liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $2,503,794
$1,444,764 Accrued professional fees 1,255,473 1,003,550 Accrued
closing costs - FPC 1,364,458 -- Collections payable 28,960 42,606
Short term notes (net of deferred debt discount of $0 and $29,400,
respectively) 380,000 70,600 Short term note - related party
142,202 -- Lines of credit - related parties 1,037,121 1,011,000
Total current liabilities 6,712,008 3,572,520 Notes payable (net of
deferred debt discount of $211,631 and $70,975, 611,369 254,025
respectively) Total liabilities 7,323,377 3,826,545 Commitments and
contingencies Stockholders' deficiency: Preferred stock, 10,000,000
shares authorized, $0.001 par value, none -- -- issued and
outstanding Common stock, 100,000,000 shares 8,962 8,474
authorized, $0.001 par value, 8,961,864 and 8,474,363 shares issued
and outstanding Additional paid-in capital 45,521,033 42,501,655
Accumulated deficit (52,386,317) (45,275,931) Total stockholders'
deficiency (6,856,322) (2,765,802) Total liabilities and
stockholders' deficiency $467,055 $1,060,743 About iSettleNow and
Debt Resolve, Inc. iSettleNow is a trademarked product of Debt
Resolve allowing the consumer to initiate the settlement process by
making bids using Debt Resolve's patented online dispute resolution
system. Debt Resolve provides lenders, collection agencies, debt
buyers and utilities with a patent-based online bidding system for
the resolution and settlement of consumer debt and a collections
and skip tracing solution that is effective at every stage of
collection and recovery. The stock of Debt Resolve is traded on the
American Stock Exchange. Debt Resolve is headquartered in White
Plains, New York. For more information, please visit our websites
at http://www.debtresolve.com/ and http://www.isettlenow.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements and Disclaimer Certain statements in
this press release and elsewhere by management of the Company that
are neither reported financial results nor other historical
information are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
information includes, without limitation, the business outlook,
assessment of market conditions, anticipated financial and
operating results, strategies, future plans, contingencies and
contemplated transactions of the Company. Such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause or contribute to actual results of the Company's
operations, or the performance or achievements of the Company, or
industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition to any such
risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed elsewhere in this
press release, risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from
those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, events or circumstances which
affect the ability of Debt Resolve to realize improvements in
operating earnings expected from the acquisition of First
Performance; competitive pricing for the Company's products and
services; fluctuations in demand for the Company's products or
services; changes to economic growth in the United States and
international economies; government policies and regulations,
including, but not limited to those affecting the collection of
consumer debt; adverse results in current or future litigation;
currency movements; and other risk factors discussed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31, 2007, and in other filings made from time to time with the SEC.
Debt Resolve undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Investors are advised, however, to
consult any further disclosures made on related subjects in the
Company's reports filed with the SEC. DATASOURCE: Debt Resolve,
Inc. CONTACT: Ken Montgomery, Debt Resolve, Inc., , mailto: ,
+1-914-949-5500, ext. 222 Web site: http://www.debtresolve.com/
http://www.isettlenow.com/
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