PRESS RELEASE

Dallas - May 18, 2010 - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas (CCCS of Greater Dallas), a nonprofit provider of free housing and credit counseling and education, is offering more than 60 free webinars throughout May and June to promote financial education.

CCCS of Greater Dallas began free financial education through webinars in honor of Financial Literacy Month during April 2010. The pilot program, sponsored by CitiBank, reached more than 1,000 individuals throughout the country. Because of the webinars' success, CCCS of Greater Dallas is now focusing on adapting all of its curriculum to webinar format for greater efficiencies and expanded outreach.

The new webinars will focus on a number of personal finance topics including information on recession proofing your finances, understanding the CARD Act, credit scores, preventing identity theft, basic money management, budgeting and savings goals, foreclosure prevention, as well as financially preparing for a wedding, baby and the purchase of a home. A full schedule is available below and at www.cccs.net/webinars.

"We are excited to make our financial educational outreach more accessible to consumers through this online format," said Todd Mark, vice president of education for CCCS of Greater Dallas. "These free, live webinars will allow people to take advantage of resources that will help them make smart financial decisions throughout their lives."

For more information on CCCS of Greater Dallas' free webinars or any of the agency's free classes, contact the education department at 1-800-249-2227 or visit www.cccs.net.

Webinar Schedule

About CCCS of Greater Dallas
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas, Inc. is a nonprofit, community based credit counseling and debt management service. Established in 1974, CCCS of Greater Dallas and its affiliate offices provide financial education and counseling to consumers in-person, by phone, or Internet at more than 20 locations in four states. CCCS of Greater Dallas is a HUD-approved housing counseling multi-state organization and serves as one of eight counseling agencies supporting the 888-995-HOPE Hotline. The agency is also a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), the nation's largest and longest serving national non-profit credit counseling network. To learn more about CCCS of Greater Dallas' free seminars or the agency's services www.cccs.net.