InCharge® Debt Solutions to be Featured on ‘The Balancing Act’ Money 411 Series

Feb. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Contact:        
Limor Windt
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Ever wonder about your credit score? What does it mean? How does it affect you?  To help answer these questions effectively, “The Balancing Act” welcomes Etta Money, president of InCharge® Debt Solutions, a nonprofit credit counseling organization that helps people find answers to their debt problems.  Make sure you tune in to The Balancing Act ‘Money 411’ series on February 16th at 7:00 a.m. (ET/PT) as they air on Lifetime Television.

InCharge® Debt Solutions offers a variety of personal finance educational services, workshops, counseling, and online tools including financial calculators and budgeting worksheets.  In this edition of the ‘Money 411’ series, InCharge® Debt Solutions focuses on helping ‘The Balancing Act’ viewers to understand what credit scores entail.  

Etta says, “A credit score is a snapshot of your credit risk made up of payment history, amounts owed, new credit, types of credit in use, and length of credit.  Appearing on 'The Balancing Act' will help us further our mission to educate consumers about understanding their credit scores”.

Throughout the series Etta helps educate viewers by breaking down the many facets of a credit score-- from what it means to you, to who affects it.

The more negative reports, equals a lower score and a higher risk.  This, Etta explains, may cause higher interest rates and/or not being approved for credit when wanting to buy a home, a car, get a student loan, or whatever your need may be.

Doug Campbell, founder and executive VP of programming for The Balancing Act, said, “Having Etta Money on The Balancing Act brings yet another great solution to viewers, one that will have a real impact, and help them balance their lives. This is the essence of solutions-based programming, and we are proud that we could bring the message and resources of InCharge® Debt Solutions to our viewers.”

InCharge® Debt Solutions offers credit counseling, debt management services and educational initiatives, to find out more visit http://www.InCharge.org.

About InCharge® Debt Solutions:  Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, InCharge Debt Solutions (InCharge) provides professional credit counseling, housing counseling and personal money management education to consumers, and is a member of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA).  InCharge is one of the unique nonprofit credit counseling and housing counseling organizations to be dually accredited by both ISO 9001-2008 Quality Standards and the Council on Accreditation (COA).  Consumers can access InCharge Debt Solutions credit counseling services for free by calling 1-888-360-9694 or online at www.InCharge.org.  For housing counseling services, call 877-251-1882.  Contact: Media Relations, InCharge® Debt Solutions, (407) 532-5599, mediarelations@incharge.org.

About The Balancing Act:  The TV show airs on Lifetime Television at 7:00am (ET/PT) - and is America’s premier morning show that’s about women, for women, and trusted by women. Celebrating life and all there is to accomplish, The Balancing Act inspires and empowers with entertaining and educational segments, placing women in the best position to achieve success in every area of their lives. For information or to view a show, visit http://www.TheBalancingAct.com.  For more details about The Balancing Act, LLC please visit parent company O2 Media Inc. at http://www.o2mediainc.com.  

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