Credit Card Counseling

Celebrity Sponsorship Drives Interest and Questions About Prepaid Debit Cards - Sacramento Bee

Celebrity Sponsorship Drives Interest and Questions About Prepaid Debit Cards Sacramento Bee InCharge is a leading nonprofit organization that interacted with more than 1.1 million consumers in 2011 providing free credit counseling and personal financial literacy education. "Prepaid debit cards certainly serve a purpose and offer many ... and more »

Nashville area's consumer debt level ticks higher - The Tennessean

Nashville area's consumer debt level ticks higher The Tennessean Using your credit card to pay for necessities because you don't have cash. » Needing a co-signer because you're a high credit risk. » Carrying more than four credit cards. Credit counselors suggest no more than two. Geoff Butterworth “was in a decent ... and more »

Credit card lenders express concern over CFPB - Debtmerica Relief

Credit card lenders express concern over CFPB Debtmerica Relief The federal agency tasked with helping to protect consumers from misleading or confusing lending practices is now looking into a service credit card issuers provide ostensibly to help avoid fraudulent credit card debt. The new federal Consumer ... and more »

Consumer credit card balances keep rising, Federal Reserve says - CreditCards.com

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Consumer credit card balances keep rising, Federal Reserve says CreditCards.com By Kelly Dilworth Consumer credit card balances climbed higher in December, as more Americans pulled out their cards for the holidays. But experts say holiday shopping may not be the only culprit contributing to swollen balances. Americans' credit card ... and more »

Credit Cards For Kids - San Francisco Chronicle

Credit Cards For Kids San Francisco Chronicle Should you give your child a credit card? Maybe. Credit cards are an increasingly common payment method in today's world, so the sooner your child learns to manage credit responsibly, the better. Can you teach your child to manage credit responsibly, ... and more »

Catonsville nonprofit helps woman reduce her debt - Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun

Catonsville nonprofit helps woman reduce her debt Baltimore Sun By Brian Conlin, bconlin@patuxent.com Then 57 years old, Clay-Boone had just gone through a divorce and had to use her credit cards to pay for several home repairs that came one after the other. Clay-Boone learned about Consumer Credit Counseling ...

Nationally Recognized Resource for Non-Profit Housing and Credit Counseling ... - PR Web (press release)

PR Web (press release)

Nationally Recognized Resource for Non-Profit Housing and Credit Counseling ... PR Web (press release) Non-profit ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions launches local counseling and financial education services in the San Diego area. At a time when others are offering fewer local credit and housing counseling options, ClearPoint is making an extra ... and more »