Credit Cards

Resources

For credit assistance contact any of these valuable consumer resources today:

Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies
11350 Random Hills Rd., Suite 800
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-934-6118

Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS)
Offers credit assistance from your choice of more than 700 offices. For credit counseling: contact the NFCC for a CCCS referral or check the community services section of your phone book for a local CCCS listing. For a referral to a local CCCS, call 1-800-388-2227.

CreditPage®
CreditPage® (www.creditpage.com) brings together credit industry leaders to promote consumer credit education and counseling. Through this Web site, learn how to check your credit report, what to do if you find an error, how to maintain good credit and fix bad credit.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Publishes general information on consumer credit. For educational materials, call 1-202-326-2222.
www.ftc.gov

Money Management International
9009 W. Loop South 7th Floor
Houston, TX 77096
Phone: 800-725-7071

National Consumers League (NCL)
Answers specific questions about credit. For answers to your questions, call 1-202-835-3323.
www.nclnet.org

National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is a national non-profit network of 1,450 Neighborhood Financial Care Centers™ designed to provide assistance to people dealing with stressful financial situations.Provides information on financial and consumer topics, and also can refer you to a Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) in your area. For general information, call 1-301-589-5600. For a referral to a local CCCS, call 1-800-388-2227.

National Foundation for Consumer Credit (NFCC)
8611 Second Avenue
Suite 100
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-589-5600
Fax: 301-495-5623
E-mail: questions@nfcc.org
www.nfcc.org

Practical Money Skills for Life Pamphlet Series These simple, yet practical pamphlets help you understand financial basics about credit and debit cards, how to set-up a budget and stick to it, and how to protect yourself from fraud. You may order the printed versions or view the material online.

Practical Money Skills for Life CD-ROM Part of the Practical Money Skills curriculum kit, this companion CD includes three great tools that make learning financial management skills fun: interactive calculators, the Get out of Debt Quiz Show, and The Money Management Intelligence Game. The CD-ROM is a great tool for a self-paced computer exercise. Classroom sets may be ordered by calling 1-800-VISA-511.

Debit Card Brochure Developed in conjunction with the National Consumers League, this informative brochure describes the features and benefits of owning a debit card. Topics range from card types to card tips, including how to use debit cards responsibly and what to do if a card is lost or stolen.