San Diego, CA. - The ICFE added about 75 pages of new
content to the Independent Study Guide for its Credit
Report Reviewer certification course. Changes in the
credit reporting industry coupled with the impact of
credit scoring, which has left many consumers clueless,
underscores the importance of keeping the
self-improvement programs up-to-date. ICFE courses are
designed especially for financial, legal, credit and
debt counseling professionals.
American businesses link future plans on the continued
growth of consumer credit. More emphasis is on credit
scoring, which has been revised several times, the
latest to thwart fraudulent manipulation of authorized
user accounts, otherwise known as "piggybacking."
The ICFE regularly updates its courses and publications
and the most recent program to be expanded is the ICFE's
popular Certified Credit Report Reviewer (CCRR) program.
The ICFE recently added about 75 pages of content of the
Independent Study Guide and the final exam, also
expanded, is now 50 questions. The program is accepted
for continuing education credits and continuing legal
education credits by many organizations and state
regulatory licensing agencies. About 2700 financial
counselors, credit union officials, military counselors
and other professionals have completed in the course.
A new PowerPoint Show on the sticky subject of Universal
Default was also added to the wallet-sized CD Rom
included with the program materials. The CD Rom also
includes another PowerPoint Show on Identity Theft and
over 40 sample dispute and credit inquiry letters, taken
from the ICFE Do-It-Yourself Credit File Correction
Guide, and new "credit freeze request" letters. Five of
ICFE Guides are included with the program materials.
There is a rapidly growing need for professionals to
learn about credit reports and the new laws that govern
them. They also need to learn risk management techniques
and how to protect customers, clients and consumers
against the predations of credit and identity thieves.
One element missing until recently is a standardized
credential in credit reporting/reviewing that can be
recognized and relied upon by consumers, lenders,
businesses and legal people, even law enforcement. The
Institute of Consumer Financial Education (ICFE) has
bridged that gap with its CCRR certification.
The ICFE's course, accepted for CE credits with many
major organizations, on credit reports and reviews guide
students in exploring the complexity of these issues and
how they can negatively impact and harm consumers.
Getting the ICFE Certified Credit Report Reviewer (CCRR)
credentials are now becoming essential for all credit,
debt, privacy specialists, financial and insurance
counselors who are working with the public because it
helps consumers become more aware of these important
issues and avoid being hurt by ignorance.
The nonprofit ICFE has examined and issued credentials
to over 5,000 individuals, including privacy
consultants, law enforcement, military counselors,
lawyers, paralegals, financial planners and credit
counselors, real estate agents and mortgage brokers
since 2005.