National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Encyclopedia
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is an American
nonprofit organization that provides counseling services for consumers. Established in 1951, the NFCC consists of a network of 106 agencies and 850 offices in the United States
. The national headquarter is located in Silver Spring, Maryland
.
Consumers who seek credit counseling contact the NFCC for assistance with their financial services needs, including credit counseling
, bankruptcy
, financial education, and housing
counseling. The NFCC charges nominal fees to consumers for their services. The NFCC also offers a variety of publications, DVDs and other resources available to consumers and nonprofit organizations that can be ordered from its website.
The NFCC states that its agencies assist 4 million people annually, with member offices in every state and the District of Columbia.
In April 2010, the NFCC established a Spanish language website to serve Hispanic Americans. The NFCC also provides a Facebook
page with the latest financial advice, informational videos and other resources.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
nonprofit organization that provides counseling services for consumers. Established in 1951, the NFCC consists of a network of 106 agencies and 850 offices in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The national headquarter is located in Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
.
Services
The NFCC provides Counselor Certification for nonprofit credit and mortgage counselors such as the employees of Consumer Credit Counseling Services.Consumers who seek credit counseling contact the NFCC for assistance with their financial services needs, including credit counseling
Credit counseling
Credit counseling is a process that involves offering education to consumers about how to avoid incurring debts that cannot be repaid through establishing an effective Debt Management Plan and Budget...
, bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
, financial education, and housing
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
counseling. The NFCC charges nominal fees to consumers for their services. The NFCC also offers a variety of publications, DVDs and other resources available to consumers and nonprofit organizations that can be ordered from its website.
The NFCC states that its agencies assist 4 million people annually, with member offices in every state and the District of Columbia.
In April 2010, the NFCC established a Spanish language website to serve Hispanic Americans. The NFCC also provides a Facebook
Facebook
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page with the latest financial advice, informational videos and other resources.