AICCCA 13th Annual Conference
Offering Exclusive Opportunity to Hear Experts
Address Critical Issues Facing the Consumer Credit Counseling Industry
July 12 - 14, 2006 - Hotel Washington


AICCCA, the largest nonprofit association of consumer credit counseling agencies, will provide a unique opportunity to hear speakers address consumer credit counseling issues exclusively for AICCCA conference attendees. Sessions to include: Credit Counseling Industry and Internal Revenue Service update, Credit Counseling Industry Panel Discussion, Senator Coleman and Current Economic Status of Consumer Credit

The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) will hold its 13th Annual Conference in Washington DC, July 12 - 14, 2006 at the Hotel Washington. Credit counselors from across the nation will meet to learn the latest regarding the Internal Revenue Service and the future of credit counseling agencies as tax exempt organizations and other current issues facing the industry.

"Our services are a necessity for hundreds of thousands of consumers each year," said AICCCA President Dave Jones. "AICCCA members remain committed to serving consumers with problem debt with the same quality service from certified counselors and accredited agencies that must meet our strict industry standards."

Continuing a tradition of providing experts who address the issues facing the credit counseling industry that no other industry conference provides, the AICCCA Annual Conference will again feature speakers with intimate and valuable knowledge of the current consumer credit counseling climate.

U. S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN), Chair Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - Profiteering in a Non-profit Industry: Abusive Practices in Credit Counseling - Senator Coleman will discuss his views on the future of the non-profit credit counseling industry and the credit counseling requirement for eligibility to file bankruptcy

Herbert N. Beller, Esq., Partner, Sutherland Asbil & Brennan LLP - CCAs and the IRS: What's Up, Doc? - An update on IRS audit activity and legislative developments affecting tax-exempt credit counseling agencies
Henry Hobbs, Assistant United State Trustee Acting Chief of Credit Counseling/Debtor Education Executive Office for United States Trustees

Charles Stanley, Vice President, Client Education and Counseling, Money Management International, Inc.
Joel Greenberg, President, Novadebt
Steve Bartlett, President, Financial Services Roundtable
Credit Counseling and Bankruptcy Reform - How Have They Done and Where Are They Headed? - Panel discussion with experts from the regulatory, consumer and creditor perspectives

Joseph Gurreri III, Vice President Analytic Decision Service, TransUnion, Kevin Derbyshire, Senior Sales Consultant, Analytic Decision Services, TransUnion - TransUnion, "Needs Based Debt Management Score Model"- First of its kind analytic scoring model to combine data from a consumer's credit file and information provided in a credit counseling session to predict the likelihood that a consumer will charge-off, file for bankruptcy or be placed in collections.

Dara Duguay, Director, Citigroup Office of Financial Education - The Role of Financial Education in Consumer Money Management - Citigroup's Initiatives for Family Financial Wellness

Keith Leggett, Senior Economist in the Office of Chief Economist, American Bankers Association - Economic Outlook for the Consumer Sector - Explore how the consumer sector is faring and what the outlook is for consumer finance for the remainder of 2006 and 2007

Steve Sakamoto-Wengel, Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Chief Consumer Protection Division - State of Maryland Supports Non-Profit CCAs - Explains efforts to defeat the Maryland For-Profit legislation that has been circulating the last two years

Marty Rabinowitz, Director, Collections Management & Strategy, American Express, Travis Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America - Understanding Consumer Behavior in Credit Counseling and Debt Management - An American Express Funded Study Led by The Consumer Federation of America

Glinda Bridgforth, Author, Bridgforth Financial Management Group - Bedazzled by the Bling: Why Americans Live Beyond Their Means

For more information on the Annual Conference, visit www.aiccca.org or call (703) 934-6118.

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 (800) 450-1794 or visit www.aiccca.org.