Tag: debt management

Episode 5: Michele – Feeling Optimistic in a Time of Challenge

• April 28, 2020
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: Bankruptcy, Budgeting, Credit Card Debt, Foreclosure, Podcasts, Real Stories

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Michele faced hardships from many different angles.  Her mortgage payment became unaffordable after her initial payment skyrocketed. 

4 Things to Consider before Taking a Credit Card Cash Advance; Plus Some Alternatives – Business Insider

• April 24, 2020
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: COVID-19, News

Excerpt from Business Insider, featuring Jeremy Lark, Senior Manager of Client Services for GreenPath Financial Wellness.  The publication Business Insider featured insight from GreenPath Financial Wellness about the pitfalls of taking a cash advance from a credit card.  With record-breaking national unemployment...

How to Prep for and Spend Your Government Relief Check – NerdWallet

• March 27, 2020
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: COVID-19, News

Excerpt from NerdWallet's post on planning out your finances prior to receiving your government relief check. Featuring Kristen Holt, President & CEO The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives and finances of millions. A federal relief package aiming to provide payments to distressed consumers is on the way —...

GreenPath Financial Wellness Launches “Real $tories” Podcast

• December 5, 2019
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: News

GreenPath is pleased to announce the creation of a new podcast that shares stories of real people who have overcome life's challenges. Read an excerpt of the press release with a link to the full release below: GreenPath Financial Wellness Launches "Real $tories" Podcast Podcast to feature true stories of people overcoming...

Give Yourself & Your Family the Gift that Keeps on Giving

• November 19, 2019
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: No Spend November

A GreenPath Debt Management Plan may be just what you need The holidays are a time of joy, bright lights and merriment. It’s easy to get swept up in gift-giving and festivities. Being aware of your spending is important all the time, but especially during the holidays. According to finder.com, an estimated 134 million...

How A Debt Management Plan Works

• August 29, 2019
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: Blog, Debt

Wondering how debt management plans work? If you’re having trouble with credit card debt and/or other debt, you may consider a debt management plan (DMP).

How to Manage Your Credit Card Bills, Which Experts Say Are Late More Often – New York Times

• July 9, 2019
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: News

The New York Times recently interviewed GreenPath President & CEO Kristen Holt and GreenPath client Becky Willard for an article on how a growing number of people are having trouble paying their credit card bills. Read how a GreenPath Debt Management Plan helped Becky pay off $40,000 in about five years, saving her about $30,000 along the way.

What Is a Credit Card Hardship Program?

• June 1, 2019
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: News

A Credit Card Hardship Program is a payment plan, negotiated via your issuer, that may temporarily lower interest and waive fees when a difficult circumstance hinders your ability to pay. Financial emergencies, setbacks and major life changes can come at you quickly, making it difficult to meet monthly financial obligations...

With credit card debt up 7.5%, next financial disaster could be you – Detroit Free Press

• March 7, 2019
• By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
• Category: News

Featuring Donna McNeill, Chief Operating Officer and David Flores, Director of Client Services We all seem to be on the lookout for clues that we're on the verge of another widespread financial crisis. The memories from the debacle a decade ago are so bad that no one wants to be caught by surprise again. So many wonder:...