(PRWEB) April 14, 2006 -- The American Association of Debt Management Organizations (AADMO), the trade association for the credit counseling industry, has announced the sessions for its Spring Conference in Austin, Texas on May 16 and 17, 2006.

According to Mark Guimond, Executive Director of the AADMO, the largest trade association for the credit counseling industry, «this is an important time for all credit counseling agencies to appreciate the changes they need to make to their business models to be successful in the future. The AADMO Spring Conference is vital education directed at the future of the entire industry.»

«There have also been many changes to state law to which credit counseling agencies must now comply. We will have state regulators and other experts at the Spring Conference to explain the law and its application to the industry», said Guimond.

Sessions will include:

- Transferring Clients and Assets from 501(c)(3) CCAs: What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Jail!

Speaker:

Jeffrey Tenenbaum, Venable

- New Legal Models for Credit Counseling Agencies: Planning for the Future

Speaker:

Jeffrey Tenenbaum, Venable

- Privacy and Information Security

Speaker:

Carla Stone Witzel, Gordon-Feinblatt

- Relating to Regulators: Building Positive Relationships With State Regulators While Protecting Your Company's Interests

Speaker:

Robby Birnbaum, Greenspoon Marder

- Knowing and Understanding the NEW Law of Mississippi

Speaker:

Theresa Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Mississippi Banking Department

- Knowing and Understanding the Law and Regulations of Montana

Speaker:

Cort Jensen, Assistant Attorney General

- Are You Making Non-Conformances Work For You? Managing Document Control and Using Customer Satisfaction Surveys

Speaker:

Mandy Eden, M. Eden Consulting

- Could You Be Reducing Your Bond Costs? Factors Used to Evaluate Bond Applicants

Speaker:

Jason Jenkins, Alpha Surety & Insurance

- The Current Status of Bankruptcy Reform and Credit Counseling at the 6 Month Mark and Agency Renewal Time

Speaker:

Henry Hobbs, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Executive Office for U.S. Trustees

- Knowing and Understanding the Law of Texas and the Possibility for Change

Speaker:

Leslie Pettijohn, Texas Consumer Credit Commissioner

- Knowing and Understanding the Law of California

Speaker:

Wayne Strumpfer, Acting Commissioner, CA Department of Corporations

- The New Law of Utah: Knowing and Understanding the NCCUSL "Uniform Debt Management Services Act" as the Law of the Land

Speaker:

Michael Greenfield, Walter D. Coles Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law & NCCUSL Drafting Committee Reporter

The AADMO Spring Conference program and registration information can be found at www.AADMO.org.

AADMO is working diligently to ensure the continued operation and viability of credit counseling and debt management organizations. AADMO is the only trade association for credit counseling that provides important education and information for the entire industry.

ABOUT AADMO

AADMO is the largest trade association for the credit counseling and debt management industry. Nationwide, the majority of licensed and legally operating credit counseling agencies are members of AADMO.

AADMO members are consumer credit counseling agencies, debt management organizations, credit counselors, personal finance educators, credit and debt information educators, consumer lawyers and many others.

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 and AADMO is the only trade association for the industry to publish a formal summary of state laws that has been reviewed by state regulators.

Source: prweb