Money Management International - Industry Accreditations

Industry Accreditations

As a member of all three of the credit counseling industry’s trade associations, the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA), the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), and the American Association of Debt Management Organizations (AADMO), MMI has a history in the credit counseling industry. Its executives have served or are currently serving on committees and/or Boards of Directors within these and other industry-related organizations. MMI’s leadership team’s involvement includes:

• Senior Vice Presidents, Marianne D’Aquila and Terry Blaney are both past Chairs of the NFCC

• General Counsel, Zynda Sellers currently serves as a trustee on the board of directors for AICCCA, and Senior Vice President, Terry Blaney has served in that capacity in years past

• CEO,Ivan Hand and management team members Joanne Kerstetter and Mel Stiller are former members of the NFCC Board of Trustees

• MMI management team members David Juengel,Chuck Stanley, Tony Scataglia and Kandee Jahns have been involved in the Education, Technology, Counseling, Compliance, and Finance committees of the NFCC

Membership in AICCCA is based on strict adherence to a high standard of professional conduct. AND Members of AICCCA, which must be approved by the Association’s Membership Committee, must first go through a rigorous two-step approval process, wherein their operations are closely reviewed. Agencies associated with AICCCA must conduct themselves in a way that is secure and equitable to both consumers and credit management personnel.

NFCC member agencies (often named CCCS) annually help more than two million consumers through 911 community-based offices. All NFCC member agencies provide budget and debt counseling, and administer Debt Management Plans (DMPs) for those overwhelmed by debts that they are unable to repay without the help of the creditors they owe. Most agencies also provide housing counseling services, as well as other money and credit services.

AADMO is the largest trade association for the credit counseling and debt management industry. It is an industry education and advocacy organization whose mission it is to promote and ensure the continued operation and viability of credit counseling and debt management organizations. In addition, AADMO is the only trade association to have held state law compliance workshops with the New York State Banking Department and the California Department of Corporations upon enactment of their respective laws governing credit counseling. AADMO is also the only trade association for the industry to publish a formal summary of state laws that has been reviewed by state regulators.