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How To Locate A Reputable Credit Counselor

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You can locate a reputable credit counselor by checking with the following professional organizations of consumer credit counseling agencies:

  • The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). Members are accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children (www.coanet.org offsite link), which monitors the NFCC's member standards. You can locate a local agency member using the search engine on the NFCC website www.nfcc.org offsite link or call 800.388.2227
  • The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA). AICCCA maintains member standards that include counselor training and sets maximums on the fees that members can charge for debt-management programs. You can locate a local agency at www.aiccca.org offsite link.





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