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I am thinking about going through them for credit counseling and possibly even a debt management program to reduce my credit debt to manageable levels. I live in Albuquerque, but they have a bunch of offices in Arizona and New MExico. Does anyone have any experience with them? If so, how did it affect your credit, and how did it all work out for you?
By the way, I found them at the nfcc.org member location website, so I am pretty sre that they are legit.
Thanks.
If you need credit counseling, they are the ones to go with.
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