InCharge Debt Solutions partners with FAIRWINDS Credit Union to provide educational
tools for consumers seeking relief from credit card debt
Free workshops and educational resources available at all 37 FAIRWINDS branches
in Florida
Posted on November 17, 2009
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(Orlando, FL) — InCharge® Debt Solutions (IDS) is teaming up with FAIRWINDS Credit
Union to enhance the services currently provided to members who are struggling with
high credit card balances. IDS' efforts will complement the credit union's existing
educational resource, "FAIRWINDS University," by adding extensive personal finance
tools and professional resources.
Currently in the formative stages, IDS plans to provide educational workshops and
make its comprehensive printed and online resources available to FAIRWINDS Credit
Union members. The centerpiece of the effort will be IDS’ free credit counseling,
which will also be offered to those interested.
“This partnership is a real milestone for each organization and an example of what
can be done to help people when organizations are willing to cooperate,” said Etta
Money, IDS President. “Working together, we can provide essential assistance and
educational resources to consumers who are struggling with high credit card balances.”
“For us, the partnership is the perfect marriage of a nonprofit financial cooperative
and a nonprofit credit counseling service whose similar missions are to provide
individuals with financial education and resources to help ensure their financial
success,” said Dianne Owen, FAIRWINDS’ Executive Vice President of Marketing. “We’re
proud of this new partnership and encourage each of our members who could benefit
from free financial education, guidance and credit counseling to attend one of our
workshops.”
For more information about the workshops or the benefits of credit counseling, contact
InCharge Debt Solutions at 1-877-412-3003 or visit (www.InCharge.org)
About InCharge® Debt Solutions
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, InCharge Debt Solutions (IDS) provides professional
credit counseling and personal money management education to consumers and is a
member of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA).
IDS is one of the unique nonprofit credit counseling organizations to be dually
accredited by both ISO 9001-2008 Quality Standards and the Council on Accreditation
(COA). Consumers can access InCharge Debt Solutions credit counseling services for
free by calling 1-888-360-9694 or online at (www.InCharge.org).
About FAIRWINDS Credit Union
FAIRWINDS Credit Union, headed by President/CEO Larry Tobin, is the largest financial
institution based in Central Florida, with assets over $1.5 billion, more than 140,000
members and over 500 employees. The financial cooperative established in 1949 is
open to anyone living or working in Orange, Seminole, Volusia, Osceola, Polk, Brevard
or Lake counties, including The Villages. Membership also is available to family
of members who live outside the seven eligible counties. For more information, visit
www.fairwinds.org.