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- Established in 1972
- Formed through the 1999 merger of Consumer Credit
Counseling Services of Connecticut, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island
- Joined the Money
Management International family in 2005
- Provides personalized, confidential financial
advice and education about debt, credit, money
management, budgeting and housing issues
- Helps people regain control of their personal
finances through customized solutions
- Privately funded, 501(c) 3 non-profit agency
- Offers an open, straightforward fee arrangement
for services; also receives "fair share" contributions
from creditors
- Advisors available 24 hours per day, seven days
per week in person, by telephone, via regular
mail, and online at http://www.moneymanagement.org
- Spanish language assistance available
- Connecticut: Cromwell, Danbury, East Hartford,
Groton, Milford, Norwich, Stamford
- Massachusetts: Amherst, Attleboro, Beverly, Boston,
Brockton, Fall River, Holyoke, Hyannis, Lowell,
New Bedford, North Adams, Pittsfield, Quincy,
Waltham, Woburn, Worcester
- Rhode Island: Middletown, Warwick
- http://www.moneymanagement.org/Locations/
- First nonprofit established in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island to respond exclusively to consumer budgeting and money management needs
- Accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA)
- Affiliated with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), the largest and oldest non-profit financial counseling network in the country
- Licensed by the Connecticut Department of Banking and the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Banking Division; approved as a public charity by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office
- Personal Financial Advising - Certified professionals provide comprehensive analysis of a client's current financial situation and, with the client, develop an action plan.
- Debt Management Plans - Individually tailored repayment programs are developed in cooperation with creditors.
- CreditWorks - A market rate mortgage program from Freddie Mac/Wells Fargo Bank is available for Debt Management Plan participants.
- Housing Counseling - CCCS is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency offering mortgage default, pre-purchase and reverse mortgage advice.
- Financial Education Programs - Topics such as money management, budgeting, credit and housing are presented in sponsorship with community organizations, schools and the business community.
- The Center for Personal Financial Education and Information - Founded by CCCS, the Center offers a variety of financial education programs such as workplace financial literacy and College Freshman 101.
- Loan Programs - CCCS partners with national and local financial institutions to develop special lending programs for consumers working to bring their finances under control.
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