January 18th, 2012 By Gail Cunningham The NFCC is pleased to announce that American Financial Solutions (AFS) has joined the NFCC network of nonprofit credit counseling agencies. “The NFCC is proud to welcome American Financial Solutions as our newest member,” said Susan C. Keating, president and CEO of the NFCC. “By enhancing the national footprint of our credit counseling [...]
November 14th, 2011 Novadebt Credit Counseling Joins National Nonprofit Network The NFCC is proud to welcome Novadebt to the NFCC network of nonprofit credit counseling agencies. “We are delighted to welcome Novadebt as the newest member of the NFCC,” said Susan C. Keating, president and CEO of the NFCC. “Novadebt has for years demonstrated its commitment to quality credit [...]
October 24th, 2011 By Sara Gilbert, GreenPath Debt Solutions Why do we wait to take action? Especially when the chips are down and decisions are difficult, taking action can be tough indeed. Doing nothing, though, has its own set of consequences, so why do we wait? In our counseling sessions at GreenPath, many if not most clients, tell [...]
October 20th, 2011 The NFCC has received a grant of $250,000 from Wells Fargo & Company to support the delivery of foreclosure-prevention counseling. The NFCC appreciates Wells Fargo & Company for recognizing the continued need for nonprofit foreclosure-prevention counseling, and supporting it through this grant to the NFCC and its member agency network. “Wells Fargo’s commitment to funding nonprofit [...]
October 17th, 2011 The NFCC’s September online poll revealed that 24% percent of more than 1,400 respondents would not tell their spouse if experiencing financial difficulties. Reasons given for withholding the information included the fear that it would worry the spouse (9%); that the spouse is unaware of the debt (8%); that it would damage the relationship (7%). “Even [...]
October 12th, 2011 Teaches Personal Finance to Thousands Each Year Providing financial education to Americans can be challenging. Providing it to a group of people from a country where credit is scarcely used, banking accounts are rare, and most have never made a rent or house payment takes a special person. That person is Sandy Joel, the NFCC 2011 [...]
October 7th, 2011 Outstanding Individual Counselor Named Consumers in Nevada would agree that their state could rival all others when it comes to economic setbacks. While consumers are forced to face incredible challenges, helping them put the pieces of a broken financial life back together is a challenge Jill Perry with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Nevada [...]
October 3rd, 2011 Repays $92,000 through Debt Management Plan Many people would walk away from $92,000 in credit card debt, but not Jerry and Sue Bailey, who were recently honored with the NFCC’s Professional Achievement and Counseling Excellence (PACE) Clients of the Year Award. The Jackson, Michigan couple was committed to repaying their debt obligations in spite of [...]
September 28th, 2011 Making the Difference Awards Bestowed on National Leaders Making a difference is the definition of a life well-lived, and the NFCC is proud to recognize four people who have done exactly that. The NFCC’s Making the Difference Awards honor individuals who have made a significant contribution to assisting consumers with financial literacy, awareness and education. At [...]
September 13th, 2011 National Foundation for Credit Counseling Holding Annual Leaders Conference To Discuss Issues Impacting the American Consumer As our country continues to struggle economically, the NFCC is meeting in San Francisco September 19-21 to hear from industry leaders and address the many pressing issues confronting Americans. It can be argued that there has never been a more [...]