Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Offices offering classes:

Top

Background
Under Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA), enacted on April 20, 2005 , all individual debtors who file bankruptcy on or after October 17, 2005, must undergo credit counseling and must complete a financial management instructional course after they file bankruptcy. With certain exceptions, an individual is not eligible to file bankruptcy without completing credit counseling, and is not eligible to receive a bankruptcy discharge without completing a financial management instructional course.

BAPCPA directs the U.S. Trustee to approve budget and credit counseling agencies and providers of financial management instructional courses according to criteria set forth in the law. It also directs the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court to maintain a publicly available list of U.S. Trustee-approved budget and credit counseling agencies and financial management instructional courses.

Disclaimer
Cornell Cooperative Extension is approved to issue certificates evidencing completion of a personal financial management instructional course in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code. Approval does not endorse or assure the quality of a Provider's services.

Updated: September 5, 2008