AICCCA 15th Mid-Winter Conference Offers Exclusive Opportunity to Hear Experts Address Issues Facing the Consumer Credit Counseling Industry

January 16 - 18, 2008 - Sheraton San Diego Hotel - Mission Valley - San Diego, CA

AICCCA, the largest nonprofit association of consumer credit counseling agencies, will provide AICCCA conference attendees a unique, exclusive opportunity to hear speakers address consumer credit counseling issues. Sessions to include: Tax Exempt Credit Counseling and the Evolving Legal Landscape, Department of Justice Rules and Regulations Update, the Housing Mortgage Crisis and more


FAIRFAX, VA - January 8, 2008 — The 15th annual Mid-Winter Conference of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) will be held in San Diego January 16-18, 2008 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel - Mission Valley. Credit counselors from across the nation will meet to learn the latest news about critical issues facing the credit counseling industry today.

"Hundreds of thousands of consumers with problem debt need our services every year," said David Jones, president, AICCCA. "AICCCA members remain committed to serving those consumers with quality service from certified counselors and accredited agencies that meet our strict industry standards."

The AICCCA Mid-Winter Conference will again feature speakers with intimate and valuable knowledge of the current consumer credit counseling climate. This continues a tradition of providing experts who address the issues facing the credit counseling industry that no other industry conference provides.

Tiff Worley, AICCCA Board Member - State and Federal Legislative Update

Jonathan L. Pompan, Esq., Venable LLP, Washington DC - The New Tax-Exempt Credit Counseling and the Evolving Legal Landscape

LaVaughn M. Henry, Ph.D., Director, U.S. Economic Analysis, A View from "The PMI Group" on the Mortgage Crisis - a Leading Private Mortgage Insurance and Credit Enhancement Company

Nabil Captan, Stratis Financial, creator of "The Credit DVD" - Know Your Credit Scores and Credit Reports

Colleen Hernandez, Homeowners Preservation Foundation President, joins AICCCA members Tiff Worley, Kevin Porter and Philip Corwin in a panel discussion- The Housing Mortgage Crisis - "What Happened to the American Dream?"

Philip Corwin, Esq., Creditor Representative - Capitol Hill Update - Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Steve Bucci, Money Management International Foundation President - "You'll be Surprised!" Discussion on the Recent Study Showing How Statistical Models Determined the Success Rate of Individuals on DMPs

The AICCCA Mid-Winter Conference offers counselors the opportunity to earn 10 continuing education units (CEUs) by attending. Twenty CEUs are required every two years for counselors by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE) and the Center for Financial Certifications. For more information on the Mid-Winter Conference, visit www.aiccca.org or call (703) 934-611

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.