If you're waking up in the middle of the night worrying about overdue bills, you can now pick up the phone and speak with a certified credit counselor. Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Atlanta has qualified professionals available to help consumers 24-hours a day.

"We've expanded our counseling staff to provide services 24-hours a day, seven days a week for consumers who are experiencing difficulties with their finances," says Suzanne Boas, president of CCCS/Atlanta. "Money problems can be very distracting and disruptive. We want to make sure that consumers receive help immediately."

In addition to its eleven branch locations, Consumer Credit Counseling Service began offering telephone counseling three years ago. Theconvenience and privacy of telephone assistance has proven extremely popular with consumers. Telephone counseling now accounts for over 50% of all counseling appointments scheduled. Internet counseling on the agency's Web site, www.cccsatlanta.org , was launched last August.

For more information about personal finances, contact CCCS. Consumer Credit Counseling Service is a nonprofit, community service organization that provides free credit counseling and offers debt repayment plans for consumers who are overextended. CCCS negotiates with creditors to reduce or eliminate interest charges for clients who repay their creditors through a CCCS Debt Repayment Plan.

Headquartered in Atlanta, CCCS has offices in Athens, Carrollton, Decatur, Douglasville, Fayetteville, Gainesville, Marietta, Norcross, Rome, Toccoa and throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. Telephone counseling and online counseling are available seven days a week. For 24-hour access to schedule an appointment, call 404-527-7630 in Atlanta. Outside Atlanta call 1-800-251-CCCS. Consumers can access CCCS on the Internet at www.cccsatl.org. The agency's TTY number for the hearing impaired is 770-716-9666.

Back to Business Home Page | Back to the top of the page