Credit Reports

You can get a credit report to help you list all your debts and to be sure your information is reported correctly.

• Experian (800) 682-7654 ( www.experian.com)
• Transunion (800) 916-8800 (www.transunion.com)
• Equifax (800) 685-1111 (www.equifax.com)

Bankruptcy Organizations 

• American Bankruptcy Institute (www.abiworld.org) was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues.
  
  
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (www.nacba.org) was founded in 1992 to serve the needs of personal bankruptcy attorneys and to protect the rights of people who file bankruptcy.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Ohio

170 North High Street,
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 469-6638
www.ohsb.uscourts.gov

Credit Counseling Agencies

• Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Ohio
  4500 East Broad Street,
  Columbus, OH 43213
  (800) 355-2227
  www.cccservices.com
  
  
• Money Management International, Inc.
  (866) 889-9347
  www.moneymanagement.org
  
  
• Credit Counseling Center of America
  (800) 493-2222
  www.cccamerica.org

Bankruptcy Trustees

United States Trustee oversees all bankruptcy cases to ensure compliance with the law.
www.usdoj.gov/ust

Chapter 13 Trustee administers payment plans.
www.nactt.com

Chapter 7 Trustee reviews straight bankruptcy cases.
www.nabt.com

Consumer Education Groups

Debtors Anonynous of Central Ohio provides information on local meetings for compulsive spenders.
www.dacentralohio.org

U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission is a clearinghouse for personal-finance information.
www.mymoney.gov

National Consumer Law Center helps debtors use consumer laws to build financial security.
www.consumerlaw.org