InCharge® Education Foundation Promotes Financial Literacy Through GMAC Seminar
Partnership
Posted on July 17, 2008
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(Orlando, FL) — InCharge® Institute of America, Inc. has received a $20,000 grant
from GMAC Financial Services to co-sponsor a series of financial literacy courses
throughout the remainder of 2008. The courses, named “SmartEdge” by GMAC, are designed
to help people make better financial decisions by providing them with information
about
budgeting, credit reports, credit scoring and other tools.
InCharge offers education, credit counseling and budget management resources to
assist consumers manage their debts by helping them develop a strategy to repay
creditors and regain control of their finances. As part of its educational efforts,
the organization offers consumers online, interactive resources such as calculators
and money management tools, as well as a series of workshops and seminars throughout
the country. Its Web site, at (www.InCharge.org),
also includes numerous publications and self-study guides that can help consumers
more effective manage their money.
The coordinated effort with GMAC marks the first time InCharge has collaborated
with a creditor on an educational endeavor of this scale. The organization’s CEO,
Etta Money, said, “We are proud to be affiliated with GMAC Financial Services and
look forward to helping as many people as possible learn more about how to make
their money work for them, strategies to avoid debt problems, and ways to manage
assets to reach personal goals.”
In 2007, GMAC hosted more than 2,300 SmartEdge events and it is anticipated that
InCharge’s participation will result in even greater service to consumers. For information
on when and where the InCharge/GMAC SmartEdge events will be held, visit www.SmartEdgeByGMAC.com.
The Orlando, Florida-based InCharge family of companies are nonprofit and members
of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA).
For additional information, 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 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).
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