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Dallas - April 26, 2010 - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas (CCCS of Greater Dallas), a nonprofit provider of free housing and credit counseling and education, has almost completed its free offering of 65 free webinars this April in honor of Financial Literacy Month. The agency is also giving away a $100 gift card to five lucky consumers who attend at least three webinars.

The webinars will focus on a number of personal finance topics including information on recession proofing your finances, understanding the CARD Act, credit scores, basic money management, budgeting and savings goals, foreclosure prevention, identity theft, as well as several other subjects. A full schedule is available below and at www.cccs.net/webinars.

"It is our goal to provide resources and knowledge to consumers so they can make their own smart financial decisions," said Todd Mark, vice president of education. "These free, live webinars will allow people to take advantage of financial education, whether at work during lunch, or in pajamas at home at the end of the night. Consumers can learn so much from these webinars, and to reward them for making an effort to improve their financial well being, we will give away $100 gift cards to five individuals who attend at least three different webinars!"

Consumers still have the chance to win the free give card by attending three webinars sometime this last week of April. I schedule of available classes is listed below.

For more information on CCCS of Greater Dallas's free webinars, tax preparation sites, budget and credit counseling or any of the agency's free classes, contact the education department at 1-800-249-2227 or visit www.cccs.net.

For more information on CCCS of Greater Dallas' free webinars, budget and credit counseling or any of the agency's free classes, contact the education department at 1-800-249-2227 or visit www.cccs.net.

Webinar Schedule

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 through their 24 locations in four states. CCCS of Greater Dallas is a HUD approved housing counselor and serves as one of eight 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.