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Credit Counseling for Consumers |
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Personal Financial Management Instructional
Courses for Debtors (Debtor Education) |
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Applicants for Approval As a NonProfit Budget
and Credit Counseling Agency |
For questions related to the Credit Counseling application process,
please call 1-202-514-4100,
email : ust.cc.help@usdoj.gov
or fax: 1-202-305-8536 |
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Applicants for Approval as a Provider of a Personal Financial
Management Instructional Course
(Debtor Education) |
For questions related to the Debtor Education application process,
please call 1-202-514-4100,
email : ust.de.help@usdoj.gov
or fax : 1-202-305-8536 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) -- Credit Counseling |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) -- Debtor Education |
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| Request for Public Comment: |
November 14, 2008
The Executive Office for United States Trustees has issued for public comment a proposed rule setting forth procedures and criteria United States Trustees shall use when considering applicants seeking to become approved providers of a personal financial management instructional course. Comments are due by January 13, 2009. Click here for further information.
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| Request for Public Comment: |
October 7, 2008
The Executive Office for U.S. Trustees has issued for public comment a proposed rule setting forth procedures and criteria for the approval of nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies under 11 U.S.C. § 111.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 6062 – 6073 (Feb. 1, 2008)), and comments were accepted through April 1, 2008. The proposed rule and the comments received are available for viewing online at Regulations.gov. The United States Trustee Program is reviewing the public comments and other information and will issue a Final Rule when that process is completed.
NOTE: Credit counseling agencies remain subject to the July 5, 2006, Interim Final Rule [PDF - 137 KB] until this proposed rule becomes effective.
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| Changes to Waiver of Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Requirements in Areas Affected By Hurricane Katrina: |
January 16, 2008
The current waivers for credit counseling and debtor education in the Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the Southern District of Mississippi will be terminated effective March 10, 2008, based on a determination that credit counseling and debtor education services are adequate to serve bankruptcy filers in those districts.
The temporary waivers of the credit counseling and debtor education requirements for bankruptcy filers in the Eastern District of Louisiana are extended until further notice. |
| Report Complaints: |
To report complaints or concerns about “Approved Credit Counseling Agencies” or “Approved Debtor Education Providers”,
email ust.CCDE.complaint.help@usdoj.gov, call 202-514-4100, or fax 202-305-8536.
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