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Every review, ranked in order

Nine firms made the 2026 list out of twenty-five evaluated. Each review runs the same five-factor rubric: business-debt expertise, legal capability, fees, transparency, and speed. Start at the top.

Delancey Street

MCA & business debt settlement

Settles business debt and nothing else, $100M+ resolved, attorney-backed, one percentage-of-debt fee.

9.8/ 10
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Second Wind Consultants

Article 9 business restructuring

They don’t negotiate in the ordinary sense, they separate a viable business from its debt through a UCC Article 9 sale.

8.4/ 10
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CuraDebt

Business + tax debt settlement

The pick when MCA trouble comes with a tax problem attached, one of the few firms that negotiates business debt and IRS balances.

8.1/ 10
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National Debt Relief

Consumer debt settlement

The biggest badge collector in debt relief. Legitimately excellent, for credit cards. An MCA is not a credit card.

7.8/ 10
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Accredited Debt Relief

Consumer debt settlement

Some of the best client-satisfaction numbers in the industry, built on personal loans and credit cards, not commercial paper.

7.5/ 10
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Pacific Debt Relief

Consumer debt settlement

Two decades in, $500M+ settled, sterling reviews. If your debt is personal, call them. If it’s an MCA, they’re the wrong tool.

7.3/ 10
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Freedom Debt Relief

Consumer debt settlement

One of the largest debt negotiators in the country. Scale is the pitch, and scale is the tradeoff.

7.0/ 10
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New Era Debt Solutions

Consumer debt settlement

Small, honest, and faster than the giants: clients average about 28 months. We just wouldn’t send them into a funder fight.

6.8/ 10
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National Credit Partners

MCA restructuring / consolidation

Restructuring, not settlement: five payments become one. Relief today, sometimes at the cost of paying longer.

6.4/ 10
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