Coalition for Debtor Education


Save the Date April 26 Conference: Cities as a Source of Consumer Protection


 On Monday, April 26, 2010, Fordham Law School and The Coalition will hold a conference with the theme: Cities as a Source of Consumer Protection. The conference will involve discussion and analysis of how and why cities increasingly are taking an important role in providing regulation, enforcement, education and innovative services to their urban residents.  The day-long series of panels, involving lawyers, community organizers, city administrators, academics and members of the financial industry, will be followed by a cocktail reception.

Panels:

  • Consumer Protection Services in NYC
  • The Foreclosure Crisis: Local Effects/ Local Solutions
  • Cities as Litigants
  • Cities Working with the Private Sector: Helping the Unbanked
  • Financial Literacy in the Public Schools
  • Keynote Address: Muriel Siebert

You are cordially invited to attend. $25 General Admission includes lunch. The fee is $85 for those who wish to earn CLE credits. At least 6 CLE credits will be offered.

To register, please email cde@law.fordham.edu with your name, email address, phone number and business or professional affiliation.

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Who We Are

The Coalition is a not-for-profit organization whose continuing mission is to assist consumers in understanding and improving their ability to manage their financial affairs.

The Coalition’s approach is what sets us apart from other financial education providers. We look to engage participants in interactive classes about personal financial management in order to maximize learning and retention of information. Because financial decision-making is complicated by consumers’ emotions, moods, expectations and attitudes about purchasing and borrowing, we teach end use classes that incorporate our knowledge of adult learning modes and the psychology of money.

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$30 plus FREE Credit Counseling


We’ll pay for your credit counseling and give you up to $30.
All you need to do is complete some surveys.

Our research group is evaluating the effectiveness of traditional and pre-bankruptcy credit counseling. 

If you are seeking credit counseling, we would like to invite you to participate in our study. 

It will not take much time and you can earn up to $30 just for answering our survey questions online.

It’s easy. Complete three online surveys. Each survey will take about 20 minutes to complete and can be taken on the internet in the privacy of your own home.  You’ll be asked to complete a survey  (1) just before credit counseling, (2) just after you complete credit counseling, and then again (3) three months later.
In return for your help, we will pay for you to complete a credit counseling course and pay you $10 for each of the three online surveys you complete for a total of $30.

CALL:   402-472-9639
Ask for “Credit Counseling Study” or leave a message in Mailbox 2

Confidential
Please be assured your responses will be confidential – all identifying information will be removed so responses cannot be linked to the name or address of any particular consumer.

If you have any questions about the research, please feel free to contact:
Richard Weiner, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Law  
University of Nebraska at Lincoln   
402-472-1137 or email  Rweiner2@unl.edu    

 

TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE COALITON,

Contact Us At:

Carol O'Rourke                              Mailing Address:                      
Executive Director                            Fordham University School of Law 
Telephone: 212.636.7752                 Coalition for Debtor Education

orourke@law.fordham.edu

Facsimile: 212.930.8828                  140 West 62nd Street , Suite 213B
Email: cde@law.fordham.edu            New York , NY  10023

                                 Office Hours: 9am-5pm

 


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