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San Diego, CA. - The ICFE's new "Certified Identity Theft
Risk Management Specialist™" training and certification
program has been accepted for 20 Continuing Education (CE)
credits by the Association for Counseling and Planning
Education (AFCPE®) for those individuals who have earned
the highly respected Accredited Financial Counselorsm (AFCsm)
designation from the AFCPE®.
The ICFE "Certified Identity Theft Risk Management
Specialist™" (CITRMS™) educational and certification
testing program comprehensively prepares and equips
AFCsm's, law enforcement professionals, financial planners
and CPA's, resolution advocates, notaries, lawyers, credit
and debt counselors, through education, testing and
computer software training, with the knowledge and skills
necessary to help consumers and businesses fully assess
and minimize their present risk of credit and identity
theft.
Financial advisors, planners, and counselors are on the
front lines of helping their clients secure their
financial futures. The rampant epidemic of Identity Theft,
cyber-crime, and other types of consumer fraud poses a
serious threat to that financial security, and the impact
can be truly devastating.
The acceptance of this course for CEs by the AFCPE®, The
CFP Board of Standards and Practices, the International
Association of Registered Financial Consultants and PACE
clearly demonstrates that in today's environment, it is
critical for financial services professionals to educate
and assist their clients in addressing all aspects of risk
management - not only in the traditional sense - today it
must include credit and identity theft risk management.
The program enrollment includes an Independent Study
Guide, the CasePlanner™ Software, an ICFE PowerPoint Show
on ID Theft Risks, and a 100 question written examination.
An 80 percent passing grade is necessary for enrollees to
become ICFE Certified and earn the CEs.
There are five areas of study and testing:
1) Understanding Identity Theft
2) Managing the Public Dossier: Credit Reports, Specialty
Reports and Public Records
3) Identity Theft Risk Management and Resolution Including
CasePlanner Software
4) Consumer Protection Law Summaries
5) Identity Theft Risks and Issues for Businesses
The ICFE has also certified about 1000 professionals
nationwide as ICFE Certified Credit Report Reviewers™,
which is also approved for 12 CEs for AFCsms by the AFCPE®.
The ICFE Certified Identity Theft Risk Management
Specialist™ program is available in printed format
directly from the ICFE at ICFE.info, and also in an online
learning format through the ICFE's online education
partner, The Institute of Fraud Risk Management TIFRM.com.
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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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