Suze Orman Headlines AICCCA's 20th Annual Conference

AICCCA, the largest nonprofit association of credit counseling agencies, offers a unique opportunity to hear speakers address consumer credit counseling issues exclusively for AICCCA conference attendees.

The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies will hold its 20th Annual Conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla., January 23-25, 2013, at the SandPearl Resort. Credit counselors from across the nation will meet to learn about issues that are important to the credit counseling industry. Suze Orman, America's Personal Finance Expert, will attend and present the keynote address on the topic of debt management.

AICCCA conferences consistently offer experts who address issues facing the credit counseling industry that no other industry conference provides. This session's topics and featured speakers will include:

Who is using Prepaid Cards and Why?
Suze Orman, Author and Host of The Suze Orman Show, New York, N.Y

The Future of Student Loan Debt
David Bergeron, Acting Assistant Secretary for Post-Secondary Education Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

The Role of Housing Counseling in the Recovery Market
Jose Parrilla, Office of Outreach and Capacity Building, HUD, Washington, D.C.

Meet the CFPB Ombudsman
Wendy E. Kamenshine, Ombudsman, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ombudsman's Office, Washington, D.C.

So You Think Your Agency's Information is Safe and Secure?
Debbie Mahler, President and CEO, Internet Tech Specialists, Algonquin, Ill.

State and Federal Regulatory Update
Neal Monaghan, Financial Investigator, Colorado Attorney General's Office, Denver, Colo.
Danielle Greco, Attorney Advisor, Bankruptcy Judges Division Oversight of the Bankruptcy Administrator program in Alabama and North Carolina, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, D.C.
William N. Lund, Superintendent, Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, Augusta, Maine
Sabrina Brown, Supervisor, Non Mortgage Compliance, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Baltimore, Md.
Moderator: Susan Niemiec, Compliance Officer, Novadebt, Freehold, N.J.
The Future of Credit Counseling and Regulatory Update
Jeff Tenenbaum and Jonathan Pompan, Esq., Venable LLP, Washington, D.C.

Founded in 1993, Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) is a national membership organization, established to promote quality and consistent delivery of credit counseling services. AICCCA and its members are focused on improved creditor relations, efficient processes and advanced technology to best serve clients and creditors. AICCCA members are independent nonprofit agencies that advocate for debtors, counsel millions of consumers annually nationwide and provide debt management services to consumers with excessive unsecured debt. For more information or to contact an AICCCA member office call 866-703-TRUSTAICCCA (866-703-8787) or visit www.aiccca.org.