CREDIT COUNSELING
NOTE:

Consumers can receive a free copy of their credit reports once a year from each of the three nationwide credit-reporting companies at www.annualcreditreport.com OR by calling 877-322-8228.
If you order by phone, your request will be mailed within 15 days.  Beginning July 21st, 2011, lenders will be REQUIRED to provide a free credit score when consumers are rejected for a loan or rquired to pay a higher rate than the best one available. 

See www.federalreserve.gov/creditreports for details on how credit reports work. 

More information on debt collection is at www.askdoctordebt.com.  This website was
created by the ACA International Education Foundation.  You can also go to www.ftc.gov
for a video that explains consumer rights relating to debt collection!

See www.myfico.com for information on FICO scores. 

Debtors Anonymous offers help to compulsive spenders at www.debtorsanonymous.org

An Interactive Web quiz to better understand how credit scores are calculated at www.creditscorequiz.org.


CREDIT COUNSELING AND BUDGET COUNSELING:

Green Path Debt Solutions
Administrative Office:
38505 County Club Drive  #210
Farmington Hills MI  48331
Phone:  800-550-1961
Website:  www.greenpath.com
Offices throughout Michigan.  Call for locations or check the website!



Christian Credit Counselors, Inc.
Administrative Office:
5838 Edison Place  #200
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 800-557-1985
AND
24300 Southfield Road, Suite 215
Southfield MI 
Phone:  248-557-8811 OR  800-5571985
Website:  www.cccfree.com
A non-profit, non-denominational counseling ministry that provides assistance in individual
budget planning, debt retirement management program, negotiations with creditors, receive
& disburse your payments to creditors.  Monthly progress reports & accounting statements.



Adult Well-Being Services          JUST ADDED 4/18/2013
6700 Middlebelt Road
Romulus  MI  48174
Phone:  313-925-1135  OR 734-629-4986   Financial Stability Coordination
Website:  www.awbs.org
Offers classes throughout the year, however they are generally arranged through a coordinator
at senior residential sites or at agencies serving disabled adults such as Michigan Rehabilitation Services and the like.  Workshops are given to groups. We also offer one on one financial coaching regarding budgeting, setting financial goals and benefits check ups for seniors and adults with disabilities.



ACCESS
23300 Greenfield Road, Suite 102
Oak Park MI  48237
Phone:  866-648-8114  OR   800-546-3247
Website: www.accesscommunity.org



Lighthouse Community Development
46156 Woodward Avenue
Pontiac MI  48328
Phone:  248-920-6200
Email: jheaphy@lighthouseoakland.org
Website: www.lighthouseoakland.org



Oakland County Housing Counseling
250 Elizabeth Lake Road
Pontiac  MI  48341-0414
Phone:  248-858-5402
Email:  milligranr@co.oakland.mi.us
Website:  www.co.oakland.mi.us



Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
196 Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Pontiac MI  48343-0598
Phone:  248-209-2600
Email:  jamilat@olhsa.org
Website:  www.olhsa.org



Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit
6555 W. Maple
West Bloomfield, MI  48322
Phone:  248-737-5055
Website:  www.jfsdetroit.org



Rochester Area Neighborhood House   (RANH)
1234 Inglewood   PO Box 80112
Rochester MI  48308-0112
Phone:  248-651-5836
Website:  www.ranh.org
Financial counseling for residents of Oakland County with these boundaries:  Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Leonard and Auburn Hills (east of I-75).



Homeownership Preservation Foundation
Phone:  888-995-4673 (HOPE)
Website:  www.995hope.org



HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies
Phone:  800-569-4287
Website:  www.hud.gov (click on At Your Service)



National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Phone: 800-388-2227
Website: www.nfcc.org




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