{"id":93085,"date":"2021-03-12T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-consolidated-credit-offers-financial-relief-to-texans-after-fema-declares-major-disaster\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:50:02","slug":"consolidated-credit-ofrece-alivio-financiero-a-los-tejanos-despues-de-que-fema-declarara-una-gran-catastrofe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/consolidated-credit-ofrece-alivio-financiero-a-los-tejanos-despues-de-que-fema-declarara-una-gran-catastrofe\/","title":{"rendered":"Consolidated Credit Offers Financial Relief to Texans After FEMA Declares Major Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 12, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Texans in financial trouble are at risk for added hardship after historic winter storms. To help victims, Consolidated Credit is offering <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3094917-1&amp;h=1582318342&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Ffinancial-news%2Fdisaster-relief%2F&amp;a=free+financial+advice\" rel=\"nofollow\">free financial advice<\/a> as well as resources for avoiding fraud and high utility bills. Consolidated Credit&#8217;s certified counselors are available to help residents avoid additional debt and secure disaster aid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgccd0left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgccd0left\" title=\"When Debt is the Problem, We are the Solution... \" border=\"0\" alt=\"When Debt is the Problem, We are the Solution... \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/528613\/Consolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;An economy ravaged by COVID-19 makes the cost of natural disasters more severe,&#8221; says Consolidated Credit President <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Herman<\/span>. &#8220;For those struggling with bills and debt, credit cards can be easy to abuse in times of emergency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Consolidated Credit has been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3094917-1&amp;h=3808470801&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFwUkOomTbNs&amp;a=offering+help+to+Americans\" rel=\"nofollow\">offering help to Americans<\/a> affected by natural disasters for 28 years. Credit card debt often becomes unmanageable after unexpected events. As a part of relief efforts, certified counselors will give free evaluations to consumers facing financial uncertainty due to the storms. Those who would benefit from a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3094917-1&amp;h=3382080862&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Fdebt-management%2Fplan%2F%3Fpartnerid%3D1279&amp;a=Debt+Management+Plan\" rel=\"nofollow\">Debt Management Plan<\/a>\u00a0and live in FEMA-declared disaster areas may be enrolled free of charge and have initial program fees waived.<\/p>\n<p>Public Assistance is available to all <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> residents, and Individual Assistance (IA) is available to residents depending on their county. Texans can determine their eligibility Individual Assistance and apply for resources at disasterassistance.gov. <\/p>\n<p>Power outages and utility overcharges have been an additional source of stress for Texans. Consolidated Credit&#8217;s educational resources will address ongoing developments related to water and power access.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Storm victims should also be aware of the steps to take if they face property damage and need help making insurance claims,&#8221; says Herman. Consolidated Credit&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3094917-1&amp;h=2483804322&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Fbooklets%2Fdisaster-planning-booklet%2F&amp;a=Disaster+Planning+Guide\" rel=\"nofollow\">Disaster Planning Guide<\/a> can help consumers get organized in the aftermath of a disaster as well as appropriately respond to financial emergency. This publication is free to download at Consolidatedcredit.org. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> residents who are financially vulnerable should call Consolidated Credit&#8217;s toll-free Disaster Relief hotline at 844-331-7534. Callers can reach counselors for immediate assistance through the end of <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 2021<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About:<\/b> Consolidated Credit, a non-profit organization, has helped more than 10 million people overcome debt and financial challenges in 28 years. Their mission is to assist families throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> to end financial crises and solve money management issues through education and counseling.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3094917-1&amp;h=625467229&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F528613%2FConsolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F528613%2FConsolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/528613\/Consolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Consolidated Credit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 12, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Texans in financial trouble are at risk for added hardship after historic winter storms. To help victims, Consolidated Credit is offering <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3094917-1&amp;h=1582318342&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Ffinancial-news%2Fdisaster-relief%2F&amp;a=free+financial+advice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">free financial advice<\/a> as well as resources for avoiding fraud&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}