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San Diego, CA - The Institute of
Consumer Financial Education (ICFE), a San Diego based
group is proud to celebrate the achievement of 50,000
consumers and professionals nationwide who have
successfully completed the financial and credit education
program, Credit When Credit is Due. Credit When
Credit is Due is a twelve lesson program targeted towards
first time credit seekers and those individuals who may
have abused their credit and now find themselves facing
credit counseling, or worse yet, bankruptcy. In addition
to consumers, Credit When Credit is Due is also recognized
as a valuable training tool for credit, debt and other
financial counselors and has been accepted for continuing
education credits by a variety of national professional
organizations.
Nationwide, over 50,000 people have completed the program.
Those graduates are entitled to a number of benefits as
their reward for investing in such comprehensive credit
education, because each graduate had to pass an
examination at the end of each of the twelve lessons.
Among the benefits are notifications prepared for the
consumer to send to the three major credit reporting
agencies of their recent accomplishment for inclusion in
their credit files, a variety of discounts and reduced
rates from mortgage companies, real estate brokers, offers
of deposit waivers from participating telephone and
utility companies and special opportunities for members of
participating credit unions.
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About the ICFE:
About the
ICFE:
The Institute of Consumer Financial Education (ICFE), founded in 1982 by the
late Loren Dunton (creator of the “certified financial planner” (CFP)
designation) and it is dedicated to helping consumers of all ages to improve
their spending, increase savings and use credit more wisely. The ICFE trains and
certifies Personal Finance Instructors for its own curriculum. It also trains
and certifies Credit Report Reviewers and Identity Theft Prevention Specialists.
The ICFE is an award winning, nonprofit, consumer education organization that
has helped millions of people through its education programs and resources. It
publishes the Do-It-Yourself Credit File correction Guide, now in its 16th
printing and has distributed over one million “Credit/Debit Card Warning Labels”
and “Credit/Debit Card Sleeves” world wide.
The ICFE became an official partner with the Department of Defense/Financial
Readiness Campaign in June of 2004.
The ICFE is also a partner in the national Jump$tart Coalition for Financial
Literacy and the California Jump$tart chapter. The ICFE staff is also active
with San Diego Saves, an offshoot of America Saves, and the California Student
Debt Resource Awareness Project (CASDRAP) (studentdebthelp.org).
The ICFE’s on-line help for consumers who spend too much was featured in PARADE
Magazine in the Intelligence Report section. The money helps and tips are from
“The Money Instruction Book,” a course in personal finance, positioned to become
among the premier programs in the new bankruptcy and debtor education
initiatives.
The ICFE Web site at:
http://www.icfe.info helps consumers with mending spending, learning about
the proper use of credit, budget and expense guidelines, how to set up and
implement a spending-plan and also how to access financial education courses and
videos and how to teach children about money. Other ICFE services include a free
eNewsletter, and an online resource center of financial education learning
tools, including videos, books, software and personal finance courses.
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