Overview

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Day-to-Day

• Calculate clients' available monthly income to meet debt obligations.
• Explain services or policies to clients, such as debt management program rules, advantages and disadvantages of using services, or creditor concession policies.
• Create debt management plans, spending plans, or budgets to assist clients to meet financial goals.
• Prioritize client debt repayment to avoid dire consequences, such as bankruptcy or foreclosure or to reduce overall costs, such as by paying high-interest or short-term loans first.
• Assess clients' overall financial situations by reviewing income, assets, debts, expenses, credit reports, or other financial information.

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Associate's Degree

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Business & Finance

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