PARKERSBURG Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Mid-Ohio Valley is celebrating its golden anniversary.
Consumer Credit Counseling has responded to challenges over the past 50 years helping the community achieve financial independence and most notably by adapting to meet needs posed by COVID-19.
“Our agency’s financial mission has not changed in the last 50 years,” Shelene Shrewsbury, executive director, said. “What we have done is find more ways to provide financial guidance to people from all walks of life. This may take the form of credit report counseling provided to those looking to borrow money for a home or car to save them the most money. It may be through our debt management program where we guide individuals through a plan to pay off overwhelming debt.”
jamie: you over-did it on your credit cards and you are out of work? well, that s really an important issue. not just out of work, but maybe you can t find a job that is paying what the last job was paying and it make its unmanageable. you used to have a $100,000 job and you now have a $35,000 and you have to say okay, i need a second chance. jamie: there are different types of bankruptcy. you must have a professional assist with this. or can you file yourself? you can file yourself, but i don t advise it. number 1, everyone must go through bankruptcy counseling, within six months of filing bankruptcy. it s the law. it s a great place to start if you are not sure whether this is the right thing for you. go for the counseling to begin with. that person will be an expert in exactly the kind of circumstances you are going to face. jamie: are attorneys or accountants certified in some