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SAN DIEGO, CA - The Board of the National
Association of Certified Credit Counselors, (NACCC) has
approved the Institute of Consumer Financial Education’s (ICFE)
Certified Credit Report Reviewer Program for continuing
education credits for counselors who enroll in and
successfully complete the ICFE’s popular program.
“The Board of the National Association of Certified Credit
Counselors has reviewed your program and has extended four
continuing education credits to counselors who purchase
this program. This includes reading the study guide and
earning a passing score on the Certified Credit Report
Reviewer Examination.
The Do-It-Yourself Credit File Correction Guide, (which is
an integral part of the program) is a significant tool for
both counselors and consumers. Therefore, proof of
assisting clients with the appropriate forms or credit
repairs can warrant additional continuing education credit
up to an additional four hours. We have determined that
providing consumers with the corrective tools to fix and
repair credit reports is highly instructional for all
involved and therefore counselors who use these tools
should be awarded four additional hours."
Other organizations awarding continuing education units
for the ICFE’s Certified Credit Report Reviewer program
are:
Association for Financial Counseling and Planning
Education (AFCPE) 10 Continuing Education Credits
International Association of Registered Financial
Consultants (IARFC) 10 Continuing Education Credits
The ICFE’s Certified Credit Report Reviewer program focus
on the new Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, the
successor to the older Fair Credit Reporting Act, which
offers consumers nationwide a free of their credit reports
on an annualized basis, in addition to several new
provisions which streamlines to dispute process and offers
greater protections for victims of identity theft and
financial fraud.
ICFE Certified Credit Report Reviewers enroll in a
self-study program which culminates with a 30 question
examination and 25 correct answers are required for a
passing grade and subsequent Certification.
About 450 individuals have enrolled in the ICFE program.
Enrollees come from credit unions, mortgage companies,
credit and debt counselors, professional financial and
insurance planners and financial educators including
command financial specialists, from all branches of the
military.
For more information about the ICFE and the Certified
Credit Report Reviewer Certification program for 2004,
please visit the ICFE’s Web site (www.icfe.info).
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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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