The majority of the provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD Act) went into effect early this year, giving consumers much-needed protections. The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) will hold its 17th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., July 21 -23, 2010, at the Four Season Hotel. Credit counselors from across the nation will meet will meet to learn about issues that are important to the credit counseling industry, including the status and implementation of the CARD Act.

AICCCA conferences consistently offer experts who address issues facing the credit counseling industry that no other industry conference provides. This session's featured speakers and topics will include:

Stacy Ettinger, Deputy Staff Director/Counsel of Joint Economic Counsel, Office of Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Washington, D.C. Status of Federal Debt Settlement Legislation

Nessa Feddis, Vice President and Senior Counsel, American Bankers Association Government Relations Division, Nick Bourke, Manager, Safe Credit Cards Project Pew Health Group, Benjamin K. Olson, Senior Attorney Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Moderator: Philip Corwin, Attorney, Butera & Andrews Status of the Implementation and Impact of the CARD Act

Paul Caliendo, President and CEO Status of Federal Debt Settlement Legislation, Preferred Medical Claim Solutions, Scottsdale, AZ, Health Care Strategies For Families In Debt

Wendy Tien, Deputy Assistant Director for Review & Oversight, Executive Office of the United States Trustee, Washington, D.C., Update from the EOUST's Office on the Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Front

Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., Partner, Venable LLP, Washington, D.C. What's New at the IRS?: What New Guidance Means for Credit and Housing Counseling Agencies