InCharge Education Foundation to Exhibit at Santa Monica Bankruptcy Seminar

Nonprofit bankruptcy services showcased at National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Seminar, March 25-27, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- InCharge Education Foundation ("InCharge"), one of the nation's leading nonprofit organizations devoted to personal financial literacy, will be showcasing its Pre-Filing Credit Counseling, Pre-Discharge Debtor Education courses and its services to consumer bankruptcy attorneys at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Seminar in Santa Monica, California, March 25-27, 2011.

According to the National Bankruptcy Research Center (NBKRC), February 2011 bankruptcy filings continued a downward trend as filings were slightly above 100,000, nominally up 11% from January 2011. But filings in January usually are the lowest of the year, so the jump, on a seasonally adjusted basis (accounting for the normal variation in filings through the course of the last four years), amounts to an increase of only 1%. More notably, filings were down 8% from last February; filings to date in 2011 are down 9% from the same time last year.

"Our numbers show a similar trend, although bankruptcy levels in both California and Florida remain high and currently represent 25% of the clients we serve," said Beth Mason, InCharge's Director of Outreach Programs for Bankruptcy Services.  "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, or BAPCPA, requires debtors to complete both Pre-Filing Credit Counseling and Pre-Discharge Debtor Education courses, of which InCharge provided 330,000 during 2010 alone."

Attorneys and anyone seeking a reliable and professional source for consumer bankruptcy courses are encouraged to visit the InCharge booth at this event.

For more information, contact InCharge Education Foundation bankruptcy service at 866-729-0049 or visit http://www.PersonalFinanceEducation.com.

About InCharge® Education Foundation

InCharge® Education Foundation, Inc. (ICEF) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational products, services and research supporting the personal financial literacy of consumers across America.  ICEF also provides financial literacy training to service members and their families through MilitaryMoney.com.  ICEF is affiliated with InCharge® Debt Solutions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in personal finance education, housing counseling and credit counseling. InCharge Debt Solutions interacted with over 1.2 million consumers in 2010 alone.  ICEF develops and provides a variety of innovative personal finance tools, web-based educational programs & financial calculators, to meet the financial needs of consumers. InCharge Debt Solutions is a member of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). 

SOURCE InCharge Education Foundation