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CESI Approved As A Provider for the NC Foreclosure Prevention Fund
Helping workers who lose their jobs, keep their homes: N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund™ Adds 13 Counseling Agencies Statewide RALEIGH (March 15, 2011) – The state’s new foreclosure loan program for unemployed workers just strengthened its statewide reach. The N.C. Housing Finance Agency this month has added 13 HUD-approved counseling agencies to the N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund™, […]
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CESI in the New York Times
CESI’s recent survey on financial infidelity was featured in a recent post in the New York Times: How Common is Financial Infidelity? Meanwhile, according to a different July survey from the nonprofit CESI, 80 percent of spouses spend money that their partner doesn’t know about. The secret spending occurs in categories such as clothing and […]
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Debt Relief Companies Form New Consumer Advocacy Organization
Raleigh, N.C. (Feb. 9, 2011) – In an ongoing effort to raise standards in the debt relief industry and improve consumer protections, a diverse group of leading debt relief companies have formed a new organization devoted to consumer advocacy. The organization is spearheaded by Steve Rhode, a consumer advocate and founder of the website GetOutofDebt.org. […]
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National Survey Reveals Truth About Retirement and Debt
Raleigh, NC – November 11, 2010- Look out children, spouses, distant relatives and even creditors. The money you might be expecting to receive from an estate may not be there after all….it could be wiped out paying off the debts of the deceased. A recent survey of more than 200 Americans, commissioned by the national […]
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Debt Relief in the News
There have been recent news stories about Debt Relief groups and legal action that has been taken against them. We want to clarify the difference between Debt Relief/Settlement and Debt Management for you. Recent news reports about the North Carolina Attorney General’s office banning a Florida based debt relief company from operating in the state […]
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CESI Open House Encourages Community to Put Down Fears, Pick Up Paintbrushes for “Wall of Hope”
Event also celebrates the Raleigh-based nonprofit’s new headquarters and 12 years of helping Americans become debt-free. Raleigh, NC – October 14, 2010– Consumer Education Services, Inc., a Raleigh-based, national nonprofit association helping Americans manage debt and buy and keep their homes, is hosting a VIP, invitation-only Open House Celebration on October 19, 2010 in their […]
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$1.5 Billion Allotted for Housing Help in Five States
The Obama Administration has pledged to help housing in states that are affected the most by the downturned economy. Which states are going to be affected and what kind of help is around the corner? President Obama announced February 19th that the government will provide $1.5 billion dollars from the bank bailout monies to help […]