PRESS RELEASE

Dallas - April 7, 2011 - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas (CCCS of Greater Dallas), a nonprofit provider of credit and housing counseling and financial education, announces the local finalists of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling's 2011 National Be Money Wi$e Poster Contest. This year's contest theme was, "Be a Super Hero, Save Money."

CCCS of Greater Dallas chose Yudah I. Diaz, a fourth grader from Eastwood Heights Elementary in El Paso; Sophia Radke, a home-schooled sixth grader from Duncanville; and Danielle Letourneau, an eleventh grader from the Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center as its agency winners from Texas. The local winners receive a $20 gift card and an NFCC poster contest T-shirt. The entries were submitted into the national contest as the CCCS of Greater Dallas' finalists. National winners will be announced in April during Financial Literacy Month.

"Our local winners represent youth in the community wonderfully, and we are so proud," said Todd Mark, vice president of education for CCCS of Greater Dallas. "We believe this poster contest helps children learn more about developing smart and responsible financial skills. We know the younger one understands financial literacy, there is a better chance at becoming successful and happy."

Students from public or private schools, as well as home-schooled children, were invited to enter the contest. Entries were judged on expression of the theme, artistic style and creativity.

CCCS of Greater Dallas supports the poster contest because it helps promote the importance of wise money management for everyone of all ages and encourages the importance of early financial education for America's youth.

For more information on how to get involved in next year's NFCC Be Money Wi$e Poster Contest or for ways CCCS of Greater Dallas can help contribute to area youth financial education, please call 1-800-249-2227 or visit www.cccs.net.

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 seven 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, visit www.cccs.net or become a fan of CCCS of Greater Dallas on Facebook to receive updates on agency events and offerings.

About NFCC
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), founded in 1951, is the nation's largest and longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling organization. The NFCC's mission is to promote the national agenda for financially responsible behavior and build capacity for its members to deliver the highest quality financial education and counseling services. NFCC Members annually help more than three million consumers through close to 850 community-based offices nationwide. For free and affordable confidential advice through a reputable NFCC member, call1-800-388-2227, (en Español 1-800-682-9832) or visit www.nfcc.org.