The Credit Counseling Professionals

Discover a wealth of information on credit, privacy and protection, credit education, collection laws, mortgages, and more. Click on one of the many links below to learn more.

Credit Improvement

• 66 Ways to Save Money
• Choosing and Using Credit Cards
• Credit and Divorce
• Credit Rules Bookmark
• Ads Promising Debt Relief Offering Bankruptcy
• What You Need to Know About Credit
• Knee Deep in Debt
• Out of Work? How To Deal With Creditors
• Utility Credit
• Fiscal Fitness: Choosing A Credit Counselor
• Credit Repair: Self Help May Be Best
• Credit and Debt Card Blocking

Credit Education and Collection Laws

• Billed For Merchandise You Never Received
• Fair Credit Billing
• Equal Credit Opportunity
• Fair Debt Collection
• The Credit Practices Rule

Mortgage and Home Equity Credit

• Reverse Mortgages
• Mortgage Servicing: Making Sure Your Payments Count
• Looking for the Best Mortgage
• Home Equity Credit Lines
• Co-signing a Loan
• Shopping for a Home Equity Loan
• Think Twice About Using Your Home as Collateral
• Mortgage Discrimination
• Home Equity Loan Borrowers Beware
• Cancellation of Private Mrtg Insurance: Save Money!

Privacy and Protection

• Consumer's Guide to E-Payments
• What to Do About Stolen Credit, ATM, and Cards
• Electronic Banking
• ID Theft: What's It All About?
• Privacy Choices for Your Financial Information
• Privacy: What You Know Can Protect You
• Automatic Debit Scams
• E-Checks : Electronic Check Conversion
• Fake Credit Reports : Cashing In On Your Info
• Hoax Targets Elderly African Americans
• Pretexting : Your Personal Information Revealed
• Privacy Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information

Automobile Financing

• Look Before You Lease
• Understanding Vehicle Financing

Credit and Loan Scams

• Payday Loans Equals Costly Cash
• Secured Credit Card Marketing Scams
• Easy Credit? The Truth About Loan Scams

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