AICCCA 15th Annual Conference Offers Exclusive Opportunity to Hear Experts Address Critical Issues Facing the Consumer Credit Counseling Industry July 16 - 18, 2008 - J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington D.C.

AICCCA, the largest nonprofit association of credit counseling agencies, will provide a unique opportunity to hear speakers address consumer credit counseling issues exclusively for AICCCA conference attendees.


The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) will hold its 15th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., July 16-18, 2008 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel. Credit counselors and creditors from across the nation will meet to learn the latest news on the mortgage crisis, student loans and other current issues facing the industry.

In keeping with AICCCA's tradition of providing experts who address the issues facing the credit counseling industry that no other industry conference provides, featured speakers will include:

Francis Creighton, Vice President Legislative Affairs, Mortgage Bankers Association, Washington, D.C. - The Mortgage Industry Response to the Credit Crisis

Vicki Jacobson, M.Ed., The Foundation for Credit Education, St. Louis, Missouri -Student Loan Counseling Project: Joint Effort by the Foundation for Credit Education and National Consumer Law Center

Travis Plunkett, director, Legislative Affairs, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C. - Credit Card Legislative Update

Steven Grodnitzky, manager, Tax Exempt Technical Group Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C. - IRS Ongoing Review: Practices in the Credit Counseling Industry

Alex J. Pollock, former president, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and Resident-Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. - Economic Update

Jonathan L. Pompan, Esq., attorney, Venable LLP, Washington, D.C. - State Licensing and Recent Industry Updates .

Founded in 1993, Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) is a national membership organization, established to promote quality and consistent delivery of credit counseling services. AICCCA and its members are focused on improved creditor relations, efficient processes and advanced technology to best serve clients and creditors. AICCCA members are independent nonprofit agencies that advocate for debtors, counsel millions of consumers annually nationwide and provide debt management services to consumers with excessive unsecured debt. For more information or to contact an AICCCA member office call 866-703-TRUSTAICCCA (866-703-8787) or visit www.aiccca.org.