Debt Resolve Secures up to $4.5 Million in Financing
08 Januar 2008 - 12:02AM
Business Wire
Debt Resolve, Inc. (AMEX: DRV) today announced that it has entered
into an agreement dated December 12, 2007, with The Resolution
Group Inc. (TRG) of Irvine, CA, to provide up to $4.5 million of
funding and establish a joint venture with Debt Resolve to develop
a product for the sub-prime home mortgage workout/note modification
market. Debt Resolve will provide its subprime collection tool,
DRDefault, in combination with TRG�s mortgage servicing system, to
allow homeowners to select options presented to them by the
financial institution with the ability to download state-specific
loan modification and extension documents to cure a default and
prevent foreclosure. TRG will also provide the sales, marketing and
administrative staff and supervision from a center to be located at
the First Performance (a Debt Resolve subsidiary) facility in Las
Vegas, NV and in Irvine, CA. TRG specializes in providing
consulting, market strategy and planning to the mortgage industry
and healthcare community primarily based on the West Coast. The
principals at TRG have longstanding relationships at the high
executive level within the mortgage, banking and healthcare
industries. TRG agrees to refer clients in the healthcare and
banking industries to Debt Resolve, pursuant to a finder�s
agreement dated December 11, 2007. A 2006 study by the Center for
Responsible Lending shows that over 2 million people are facing
foreclosure and close to 20 percent of subprime mortgages issued
between 2005 and 2006 are expected to fail. According to the U.S.
Federal Reserve, as of March 2007, U.S. subprime mortgages were
valued at $1.3 trillion, with more than 7.5 million first-lien
mortgages outstanding. As of October 2007, approximately 16 percent
of subprime loans with adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) are 90 days
into default. James D. Burchetta, Debt Resolve�s Co-Chairman and
CEO, commented: �As the US faces a subprime mortgage crisis, Debt
Resolve and TRG clients are in a unique position to be able to
provide a �total solution� to the mortgage industry for the benefit
of banks and homeowners alike. Our internet tools are easy-to-use,
safe and secure and allow the homeowner the opportunity to reflect
upon various options to stop, prevent or cure default. We are
excited to enter into a joint venture with TRG whose principals
understand the mortgage industry, its current difficulties and the
solution.� TRG also agreed to introduce to Debt Resolve to accounts
from its creditor base in the healthcare, mortgage and banking
industries for integration into Debt Resolve�s collection system.
Debt Resolve agreed to pay TRG a fee equal to 12.5% of gross
introduced customer revenues generated by creditor-clients referred
to us by TRG. TRG will become a fully authorized agent of Debt
Resolve, operating in California and the West Coast, in offering
Debt Resolve products and services. Under the agreement, TRG agrees
to loan to funds in the amount of $500,000 to $4,500,000 pursuant
to 12% senior secured notes. The principal and interest under the
notes would be due and payable 18 months after the date of
issuance. Debt Resolve would also issue to TRG warrants (with 30%
warrant coverage) to purchase shares of our common stock at an
exercise price equal to 105% of the market price per share of our
common stock on the date of grant. Upon Debt Resolve�s execution of
the agreement, the Company agreed to issue to TRG, subject to
compliance with the market rules of the American Stock Exchange
(where Debt Resolve shares trade), (a) 400,000 shares of common
stock, provided TRG funds to Debt Resolve at least $500,000 on or
before December 20, 2007, (b) 250,000 additional shares of common
stock, provided TRG funds to Debt Resolve at least $2,000,000 on or
before January 26, 2008, and (c) 250,000 additional shares of
common stock, provided TRG funds to Debt Resolve at least
$3,000,000 and up to $4,500,000 on or before June 12, 2008, plus
delivers contracts with three hospitals by such date, as well as an
aggregate portfolio of face value debt of $50,000,000 on or before
December 12, 2008. TRG is entitled to a 5% note servicing fee in
connection with its funding obligation for amounts in excess of the
initial $500,000. Debt Resolve also announced that its President
and Chief Technology Officer, Richard G. Rosa, has resigned,
effective December 31, 2007. Mr. Rosa has left to pursue other
opportunities. Tony Sakovsky, Director of Technical Operations has
been named Vice President of Technology and will assume Mr. Rosa�s
duties immediately with respect to technology. Tony Sakovsky, age
45, joined Debt Resolve in January 2007.�Prior to joining Debt
Resolve, Tony worked with IBM for six years, initially helping to
build its Universal Server Farm, IBM's commercial web hosting
offering, and managing IBM's web operations for companies such as
United Health Group, Sony and Starwood Hotels, to name a few.�He
was also the Chief Technology Officer & Co-Owner of The
National Internet Source, Inc., an ISP. In addition, Tony has held
key management positions with companies such as RAD Data
Communications, Datalogix and Chromatic Paint Corporation. Debt
Resolve also announced that Board member Alan M. Silberstein has
resigned from its Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2007.
Mr. Silberstein resigned to provide a Board seat for a nominee of
The Resolution Group to join the Board following nomination and
approval. James D. Burchetta stated: "Under Rich�s management, our
technology team has attracted outstanding personnel and we have
been at the forefront of online collections. Rich is a shareholder
of Debt Resolve and will remain a friend to the company. We wish
Rich all the best in his future endeavors. We are very excited
about Tony heading up our technology team. He has had day-to-day
technical operations experience for the past year and is extremely
well-qualified. We also thank Alan for his many years of service to
the Company as an active, independent Board member.� About The
Resolution Group, Inc. The Resolution Group, Inc., (TRG), is a
private California corporation formed to help delinquent consumers
resolve their debts with creditors and negotiate home loan
modifications. The company, located in Newport Beach, California,
specializes in providing consulting, market strategy and planning
to the mortgage, banking and healthcare industries. The principals
of The Resolution Group have longstanding relationships at high
executive levels within the mortgage, banking and healthcare
communities. For more information, please visit the website at
http://onlinedebtresolution.com. About Debt Resolve, Inc. 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. Through its subsidiary, First Performance
Corporation, the Company is actively engaged in operating a
collection agency for the benefit of its clients, which include
banks, finance companies and purchasers of distressed accounts
receivable. 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 the website at
www.debtresolve.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, 2006, 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.
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