Outlet profile

GetOutOfDebt.org

U.S. consumer-advocacy, non-partisan

Owned byOperated by Steve Rhode, an individual journalist and consumer debt expert based in Scottsdale, Arizona; no parent company identified

FundingSelf-funded by Steve Rhode; the site states it carries no advertising, no affiliate marketing arrangements, and sells no products — revenue model is not publicly disclosed beyond these disclaimers

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Steve Rhode filed for personal bankruptcy in 1990 after a real estate venture collapsed, an experience that shaped his subsequent career in consumer debt counseling. In 1994 he founded Debt Counselors of America (DCA), a nonprofit financial crisis center that grew to 70 employees and was cited by outlets including The New York Times and CNN. DCA was later rebranded as Myvesta, which conducted original research linking personal debt to clinical depression. Rhode shut down Myvesta and launched GetOutOfDebt.org in 2008 as a free, independently operated website where he continued providing debt advice under the brand 'Get Out of Debt Guy.' The site investigates debt relief companies, reviews lenders, answers reader questions, and publishes consumer protection content. Rhode has been recognized by The Washington Post and has testified or consulted in legislative settings in the United Kingdom on financial literacy. The site claims to accept no advertising or affiliate payments, though the means by which Rhode personally funds the operation are not publicly detailed. GetOutOfDebt.org does not cover political topics in any regular way and has no documented ideological or partisan orientation.

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Profile compiled 2026-07-21; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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