Advantage Approved for Nation-wide Bankruptcy Education

Advantage Credit Counseling Service has been approved by the Executive Office of the United States Trustee to provide consumers in 47 states* with the required pre-discharge bankruptcy education course through the internet.**

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 8, 2007 -- Advantage Credit Counseling Service has been approved by the Executive Office of the United States Trustee to provide consumers in 47 states* with the required pre-discharge bankruptcy education course through the internet.**

The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 mandates that consumers complete financial counseling and education as part of the bankruptcy process. Once the counseling and education requirements are met, Advantage CCS is approved to issue certificates in compliance with the bankruptcy law to allow consumers to complete the bankruptcy filing process.

"Advantage looks forward to serving clients who are going through the bankruptcy process," Advantage CCS President and CEO Stephen Piotrowski said. "The approval to provide online bankruptcy education gives Advantage the ability to help many more individuals struggling to exit bankruptcy across the United States."

In 2006, Advantage CCS provided bankruptcy counseling and education to over 6,000 consumers.

Consumers can enroll in and complete their bankruptcy education requirements by logging on to www.advantageccs.org.

Advantage Credit Counseling Service, formerly known as Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Western Pennsylvania, is a non-profit 501(c)3 community agency that educates consumers about wise money management and the responsible use of credit.

Since 1968, Advantage has provided help and hope to thousands of consumers who have been debilitated by enormous financial worries. The experienced counselors at Advantage provide confidential budget and debt management counseling.

Advantage is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and is a member of the Better Business Bureau. Advantage is also a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), the umbrella association for over 115 credit counseling agencies nation-wide that promotes the highest member standards for credit counseling.

*Advantage CCS is not approved to provide the internet bankruptcy education course in Alabama, North Carolina and Oregon.
**Approval does not endorse or assure the quality of an agency's services.

Contact:
Kristen Garrett, Public Relations Coordinator
(412) 390-1300 x 107

Source: PRWeb: Legal / Law

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