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Partner program · For DR companies

Monetize the leads the math couldn't.

Balance too low, wrong state, doesn't qualify for your program — today those leads get written off or resold for pennies. Send them to Settle instead. They become recurring revenue you share in, and a client you can step back in to serve as their guaranteed concierge.

No cost to refer Guaranteed concierge You never touch funds
Recurring
revenue
you share in the revenue every referred lead generates — on accounts you'd otherwise write off
Concierge
guaranteed
you stay the provider and keep your own success fee — negotiated directly with the consumer
$0
to refer — and no separate platform or portal fee when you run concierge — you forfeit the referral rev-share on that customer
How the partnership works

Refer what you can't service. Share the upside.

1

Send the leads you can't serve

Balance below your program minimum, an unlicensed state, a consumer who doesn't qualify — push them to Settle by API, upload, or a referral link. No volume commitment.

2

The consumer picks a path

Free self-service, our $49.95/mo full-service plan, or concierge — where you step back in. Every path is a way the lead gets monetized, and you share in all of them.

3

You get paid — every month

You share in the revenue that lead generates, tracked to the account and paid on a recurring basis. Watch it accrue in your partner dashboard, no invoicing on your side.

How you win

Three ways every referral pays you back.

However the consumer chooses to resolve their debt, there's a win in it for you — whether Settle services the lead or you step back in yourself.

Win 01 · Rev-share

Settle services it — you share the fee

When the consumer self-services or takes our $49.95/mo full-service plan, Settle does all the work across every creditor. You share in the revenue we collect — recurring, tracked per account, with no servicing effort on your side.

You earn: rev-share on the service fee Settle collects
Win 02 · First right

You're the concierge of choice

If the consumer decides they want a person to steer the process, you are the guaranteed provider — first right of refusal on every referral you send. Negotiate your own success fee directly with them, and keep a client you couldn't serve before.

You earn: your own concierge success fee
Win 03 · Run it yourself

Run concierge — no platform fee

In concierge you run the case on Settle's white-label platform with no separate platform or portal fee — your client's standard $49.95/mo plan covers your white-label access, so you forfeit the referral rev-share on that customer — Settle keeps the $49.95 and you keep your full concierge success fee. Plus the tools — surface penalty money from negligent creditors and push consumer-bureau updates.

You get: white-label platform + creditor-penalty & bureau tools

How can you serve a lead you couldn't service before? In concierge you run it on Settle's platform at no platform cost — every creditor reachable from one queue does the work your old program couldn't, while you keep the client and your fee.

How you earn

Recurring revenue on leads you'd otherwise write off.

Settle does the servicing and carries the platform, the compliance, and the support. You did the work to acquire the lead — so you share in the revenue it earns, on accounts that were worth nothing to your book a moment ago.

  • Tracked per account — no invoicing, no reconciliation
  • Volume escalator — your share grows with cumulative referrals
  • Plus credit-reporting penalty fees on concierge cases
What a referred lead is worth to you
$0
Today — written off
Recurring
A revenue line you share in
Found money
A lead worth $0 to your book becomes recurring revenue.
Better than reselling
Recurring share beats a one-time pennies-on-the-dollar resale.
Estimate your share

What's your overflow worth?

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Illustrative. Based on the $49.95/mo full-service plan that activated consumers generate; self-service and concierge revenue are additional. Your share is set in your partner agreement.

Your partner dashboard

Every referred lead, every dollar accrued.

No "where's my money" emails. See each lead you sent, the path the consumer took, and your share building in real time.

Referrals · Apex Debt Relief
Live
Referred this month
412
On a paid path
57
Share accrued (MTD)
$4,070
Lead #A-4471
Referred Apr 2 · balance $3,200
Concierge — you
+$420
Lead #A-4468
Referred Apr 1 · balance $5,900
Full-service
+$17/mo
Lead #A-4455
Referred Mar 29 · balance $1,450
Self-service
accruing
Consumer financials never shown — only your referral & share Paid out monthly

You never touch the money

Consumer funds stay in a licensed trust custodian. You refer and share — you never hold a balance, so referring doesn't widen your regulatory footprint.

TSR-safe by construction

On concierge cases your success fee is only earned after a settlement clears — the protocol enforces it, the same way it does for our direct DR partners.

The consumer's data stays theirs

A referred consumer's finances are never disclosed back to you. Your dashboard shows the referral and your share — nothing about their income or budget.

Turn your write-offs into a revenue line.

Book a 20-minute partnership call. We'll size your overflow, set your share and escalator, and get a referral link or API key live the same week. Or send a sample batch and we'll show you what it would have earned.