Advantage CCS gets Approval to Expand Credit Counseling and Debt Management to Minnesota

Advantage Credit Counseling Service has recently been approved by the state of Minnesota to be able to provide expert free credit counseling services to individuals in this state. "We are extremely excited to be licensed to offer our free, professional and confidential credit counseling services to the great state of Minnesota," said Advantage CCS President and CEO Stephen Piotrowski.

Advantage CCS is a non-profit credit counseling agency who assists consumers through financial education and workshops. A certified credit counselor works one on one with the consumer to create a realistic budget and to find out if a Debt Management Plan would be right for them. The certified credit counselors at Advantage CCS provide free credit counseling services and can work with the creditors to reduce the consumer's monthly payments. They may even be able to make late fees disappear and reduce interest rates, depending upon the creditor.

The 35 states that Advantage CCS is able to provide credit counseling in are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Advantage Credit Counseling Service is also able to offer bankruptcy counseling and bankruptcy education to the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

About Advantage Credit Counseling Service –

Advantage Credit Counseling has been educating and counseling consumers about budgeting, personal financial management and the responsible use of credit. ACCS's services help to financially empower individuals, bettering their lives; increasing family stability; improving workplace performance; and ultimately benefiting the entire community. Advantage CCS has six locations in Western and Central Pennsylvania, and offers financial education workshops, free credit counseling, housing counseling, debt management programs, and bankruptcy counseling in numerous states.

For more information on additional services, class schedules, and educational materials please visit www.advantageccs.org or call 866-699-2227.

Advantage Credit Counseling Service is an accredited member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), a member of the Council on Accreditation (COA), and a member in good standing of the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania.