I made some calls last week to settle some of our remaining cards that James didn't settle.
I called Discover and they settled for 40%, payable by the end of the month. They seemed eager to settle it and gave me several days to make the payment.
I waited on the fax to come explaining the terms, then sent a personal check by certified mail for the amount.
The SAME day I settled for 40%, another person wrote me a letter saying that they had reviewed my account and would settle for 25% of the balance.