SAN DIEGO — The holidays can be the best time of the year, if you don't slip into debt buying gifts for your loved ones. If you're already there, the nation's largest non-profit credit counseling ...

PORTLAND, Maine — To get a general snapshot of bankruptcy demographics, the Institute for Financial Literacy said it surveyed clients who are in financial distress and seeking credit counseling and ...

You may be familiar with credit counseling for bankruptcy or for help with debt management, but consumers in financial distress aren’t the only ones who may benefit from credit counseling. Nonprofit ...

KERRVILLE, Texas — Interest rates on credit cards are at historic highs. That interest could significantly increase your debt. Eva Bill of Kerrville was looking at a lifetime of credit card debt.

Earlier this month, Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Greater Atlanta announced that it was merging with Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Central Florida & The Florida Gulf ...

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MARMORA, N.J., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Founded in 1969 as Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco, today, BALANCE is a nationally respected financial services organization with a ...

The idea of “credit counseling” tends to evoke negative emotions and stress. After all, if you’re receiving counseling about your finances, you might think that the fewer people who know about it, the ...

Farmington Hills-based GreenPath Financial Wellness has received a $1 million grant from United Services Automobile Association to take its credit counseling services to communities of color and ...

Credit counseling is a way to help those overwhelmed by debt or unable to manage their expenses. In credit counseling, you’ll work with a credit counselor to review your finances and find out what you ...

Traditionally a beacon of hope for debtors, the credit counseling industry is under federal scrutiny thanks to increasing reports of abuse and ongoing consumer complaints. The Internal Revenue Service ...

Credit card debt this year is at an all-time high, and more and more cash-strapped consumers add to those numbers every month. If you are getting deeper and deeper in debt on your credit cards, you ...