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List of Credit Counseling Agencies Approved Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 111

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Approved Agencies by State:

For a list of approved credit counseling agencies by state and judicial district, select a state, U.S. territory, or commonwealth from the drop down list below and click "Go".

Don't know your judicial district? Click here.

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2018



Instructions for using the approved agencies list [PDF - 118 KB]
 
Addresses listed for internet and telephone credit counseling agencies may be outside the requested state or judicial district. In such cases, the credit counseling agency is physically located in another state or judicial district, but is approved to provide credit counseling in the requested state or judicial district. In some states and judicial districts, credit counseling may be available only by internet and telephone, and not in person.
 

Approved Agencies Offering Services in Languages Other Than English and Spanish:

Many approved credit counseling agencies provide counseling services in languages other than English. For a list of agencies and the languages that they offer, select the language from the drop down list below and click "Go". If you are looking for a language that is not found on the drop down list, please contact the Credit Counseling Unit at the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees at ust.cc.help@usdoj.gov.

(Note: English and Spanish language services are listed in the "Approved Agencies by State" links above.)

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2018



Instructions for using the approved agencies list [PDF - 118 KB]
 
Addresses listed for internet and telephone credit counseling agencies may be outside the requested state or judicial district. In such cases, the credit counseling agency is physically located in another state or judicial district, but is approved to provide credit counseling in the requested state or judicial district. In some states and judicial districts, credit counseling may be available only by internet and telephone, and not in person.
 

For Credit Card Issuers Only, pursuant to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009:

Title Format Description Modified Date
Credit Counseling Agencies List [XML - 10.33 MB] List of approved credit counseling agencies in XML format, sorted by state, judicial district, and agency name. This list is updated every two weeks. December 21, 2018
Credit Counseling Agencies List XML Schema [XML Schema - 4 KB] XML Schema February 22, 2010
Credit Counseling Agencies List Complete Data Dictionary [XLS - 510 KB] Identifies the field names and values to use in developing with the schemas for the uniform final reports. January 14, 2011
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Credit counseling agencies listed on this Web page are nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies approved to provide counseling that individuals must take before they are eligible to file for bankruptcy protection, 11 U.S.C. § 109(h). 

Many of the approved agencies listed on this Web site may also provide other counseling services to assist individuals not considering bankruptcy. The United States Trustee Program has not reviewed nor approved the content of these other services.
 
For questions relating to the information provided on this page, contact the Credit Counseling Unit at the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees:
Phone: 202-514-4100
Email: ust.cc.help@usdoj.gov
Fax: 202-305-8536
 
Updated December 21, 2018

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