Difference between revisions of "Dealing with Debt (10:V)"

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NOTE: Exercise caution when hiring a credit counsellor. There are a number of credit counselling agencies that collect fees from a debtor and  do not contact the creditor until they have collected enough money to cover their own fees, thus leaving the debtor vulnerable to creditor  action. Any corporation that collects and/or settles debt in BC should be registered with the Consumer Protection Agency (the Credit  Counselling Society is a licensed organization). For information on your rights relating to debt collection, refer to the Debt Collection    tab on the [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ Consumer Protection Agency website].
NOTE: Exercise caution when hiring a credit counsellor. There are a number of credit counselling agencies that collect fees from a debtor and  do not contact the creditor until they have collected enough money to cover their own fees, thus leaving the debtor vulnerable to creditor  action. Any corporation that collects and/or settles debt in BC should be registered with the Consumer Protection Agency (the Credit  Counselling Society is a licensed organization). For information on your rights relating to debt collection, refer to the Debt Collection    tab on the [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ Consumer Protection Agency website].
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Credit Counselling Society
|-
| 330 - 435 Columbia Stree
| Telephone: 1-888-527-8999
|-
| New Westminster, B.C. V3L 5N8
| Website: http://www.nomoredebts.org
|}