PRESS RELEASE

Dallas - September 29, 2011 - On October 19, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas (CCCS) will host two free educational events featuring United States Treasurer Rosa Rios as a guest panelist to discuss financial literacy and economic recovery in our country.

This is the second consecutive year CCCS of Greater Dallas has hosted community-focused financial education events in October.

The financial literacy town hall, co-sponsored by The Dallas Bar Association Public Forum Committee, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Belo Mansion and Pavilion and will be open to the public. Rios will speak on the road to economic recovery, including resources available to impacted consumers and steps that both consumers and the community can take toward improvement. Distinguished panelists joining Rios in discussion include Ilyce Glink, author, television reporter, show host and award winning columnist for CBS Moneywatch; Pamela Yip, personal finance writer with The Dallas Morning News; Eloy Villafranca, regional community affairs officer with FDIC; Judge Martin Hoffman, 68th District; and Alfreda Norman, community affairs officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Todd Mark with CCCS will moderate the panel.

Prior to the public town hall, an invitation-only leadership breakfast and networking event will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 8-10 a.m. Rios and Glink will speak on women's leadership in financial literacy and the impact it has on the community. Regina Montoya, senior vice president and general counsel for Children's Medical Center of Dallas and Sally Crawford, partner with Jones Day and CCCS board member, will join the panel discussion which will be moderated by Alfreda Norman with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Those interested in attending may contact Todd Mark at tmark@CCCS.net or 214.638.2227 to be added to the guest list.

"We are excited to continue and expand these annual community education programs to stress the importance of women in leadership in the financial community and the need for greater financial literacy in our country," said Todd Mark, vice president of education for CCCS of Greater Dallas. "With help from Rosa Rios, Ilyce Glink and local financial experts, we can share our agency's mission for increased financial education with the public and community leaders."

For more information about either event, please visit the CCCS of Greater Dallas website at www.cccs.net/education/pwap.asp.

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 Ilyce Glink
The Dallas Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization of more than 10,000 Dallas-area attorneys. Visit www.dallasbar.org to learn more.

About Rosa Rios
Prior to her confirmation as Treasurer in July 2009, Rios worked at MacFarlane Partners, where she was Managing Director of Investments. Before her time at MacFarlane Partners, Rios was a Principal for Red River Associates, a consulting firm which specializes in providing development, project management and executive management services to municipalities. Rios also served as the Director of the Redevelopment and Economic Development for the City of Oakland. Also in California, Rios served as Director of Economic Development for the City of Fremont, Development Specialist for the City of San Leandro, and Manager of the Union City Redevelopment Agency. At the beginning of her career, Rios worked in San Francisco as a Commercial Property Underwriter for the General Reinsurance Corporation. Rios is a Trustee of the Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association (ACERA) in California, and serves on the boards of the California Association of Local Economic Development (CALED), the Fruitvale Spanish-Speaking Unity Council and the Toigo Foundation. In addition, she is a Fellow with the Royal Society for the Arts. Rios received her Bachelor's degree from Harvard University.

About Ilyce Glink
Ilyce R. Glink is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated columnist, television reporter, radio talk show host and bestselling book author. Her syndicated column, Real Estate Matters, appears in more than 100 newspapers and Web sites, including the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Detroit Free Press, and the Wilmington News Journal. She hosts "The Ilyce Glink Show", on Sunday mornings for Newstalk 750 WSB, in Atlanta. Her new, all-video site, ExpertRealEstateTips.net features more than 300 videos dealing with all aspects of real estate and personal finance. She is the author of many books on real estate and personal finance, including her bestselling book, 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask (3rd Ed.). Her latest book is Buy, Close, Move In! For more information on Ilyce Glink, please visit www.thinkglink.com.