The Credit Coalition, a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency and member of
the Texas & Greater Houston  Foreclosure Prevention Task Forces, provides
free foreclosure intervention counseling, financial and homebuyer counseling
and education, reverse mortgage counseling, guidance, resources and outreach
services to community members in the greater Houston and Beaumont/Pt. Arthur
areas. The Credit Coalition's purpose is to empower its clients through
financial and homebuyer counseling and education, to be able to make
informed, reasonable and responsible decisions in regard to their financial
and specific housing goals.

The Credit Coalition is a nonprofit organization whose membership includes
financial institutions, community organizations and other related
businesses. Qualified volunteer professionals in the fields of finance,
credit, consumer rights and homebuyer education, teach the FREE 6-week,
15-hour comprehensive educational series, "Fundamentals of Good Credit". The
Credit Coalition is a Reverse Mortgage Education Project Participating
Agency, counseling seniors interested in reverse mortgages. The Credit
Coalition has partnered with the "Bank on Houston" program which is designed
to help consumers without a primary banking relationship gain access to
basic financial services. The Credit Coalition's Executive Director/Housing
Counselor is currently NCHEC certified in Pre-purchase Homeownership
Education,  Homeownership Counseling , and Foreclosure Intervention and
Default Counseling .

Completion of the 15-hour "Fundamentals of Good Credit" results in the
client earning the Credit Coalition's Financial and Homebuyer Education
Completion Certificate. Upon graduation from the series, each client will
have an understanding of his own financial wellness and overall credit
health. Through the series, "Fundamentals of Good Credit", the Credit
Coalition's clients are empowered to change their lives with financial
knowledge and reach their specific financial and housing goals.

The Credit Coalition's, "Fundamentals of Good Credit", is recognized as an
approved homebuyer counseling/education course for many Houston area down
payment assistance providers and meets the financial education requirement
for Houston and Golden Triangle Area Individual Development Account (IDA)
Savings Programs.

For additional information about the Credit Coalition, or any of our
programs, please contact the Credit Coalition at 713-224-8100 or email us at
sherrie@creditcoalition.org.