NFCC has Two National Leaders Nominated Among the Top 10 Women in Business

This NFCC Press release highlights two of its national leaders, president and CEO Susan C. Keating and Board Member Jean Chatzky, who have been included among the top 10 women in money by walletpop.com:

NFCC PRESS RELEASE 

NFCC LEADERS NAMED TO TOP 10 WOMEN IN MONEY LIST

Keating and Chatzky Make Prestigious List

Silver Spring, MD – The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is pleased to announce that two of its national leaders, president and CEO Susan C. Keating and Board Member Jean Chatzky, have been named among the Top 10 Women in Money by the largest online site dedicated to personal finance, WalletPop.com. 

“I am honored by the recognition which is a reflection of the incredible work done each day by our professional counselors,” said Keating. “Now it is more critical than ever for American families to know where to go to get the help they need to achieve financial stability.  The NFCC and its Member Agencies are proud to play a part in helping consumers find solutions to their financial concerns.”

The NFCC is the nation’s largest and longest serving network of nonprofit community-based credit counseling agencies.  With close to 100 Member Agencies, counseling is delivered in- person, by phone or online at nearly 830 locations across the country.  In 2009, NFCC Member Agencies assisted close to four million consumers. Reflective of the economic times in which we live, this represents an increase of 56 percent in two short years. 

“I'm thrilled to be in the company of such amazing women trying to make a difference,” commented Chatzky.  In addition to being on the NFCC Board, Chatzky is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author, is the financial editor for NBC’s Today, a contributing editor for More Magazine, a columnist for The New York Daily News, a contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show, and blogs daily at JeanChatzky.com.

The selections were made by the author of the article, well-known personal finance figure Vera Gibbons, in consultation with the WalletPop.com editors.  WalletPop is owned by AOL, and has 10 million unique visitors per month.

To view the complete article, visit http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/30/the-top-10-women-in-money/.