Fee Schedule

CredAbility receives funding from entities that support financial counseling, private and corporate foundations, state and federal governmental units, creditors and individuals. Although some of our services require a fee, the majority of our counseling and education services are free. CredAbility does not deny service if you are unable to pay. In cases of financial hardship, fees may be reduced or eliminated.

CredAbility ServiceFee
Budget & Credit Counseling $0.00
  • Consumers may schedule as many follow-up sessions as needed at no charge

Pre-Purchase Housing Counseling

-By Telephone

$0.00
  • Consumers may schedule as many follow-up sessions as needed at no charge

Pre-Purchase Housing Counseling

-By Internet

$50.00
  • Consumers may schedule as many follow-up sessions as needed at no charge
  • Fee includes the Certificate of Counseling for 2-Hour program required by some funders for down payment assistance or other home purchase program

Post-Purchase Housing Counseling

$0.00
  • Consumers may schedule as many follow-up sessions as needed at no charge
Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
$0.00
  • Consumers may schedule as many follow-up sessions as needed at no charge
Reverse Mortgage Counseling
$0.00
  • Reverse mortgage counseling is offered free of charge to consumers.
Bankruptcy Pre-filing Counseling $50.00 / household
  • Fee includes the Certificate of Counseling required to file for bankruptcy
  • Fees are waived for consumers who receive Social Security disability income, are being represented pro bono or whose income meets federal poverty income levels

Bankruptcy Pre-discharge Debtor Education

-In Person
-By Internet
$50.00 / household
  • Fee includes the Certificate of Debtor Education required prior to the discharge of bankruptcy
  • Fees are waived for consumers who receive Social Security disability income, are being represented pro bono or whose income meets federal poverty income levels

Bankruptcy Pre-discharge Debtor Education

-By Telephone

$75.00 / person
  • Fee includes the Certificate of Debtor Education required prior to the discharge of bankruptcy
  • Fees are waived for consumers who receive Social Security disability income, are being represented pro bono or whose income meets federal poverty income levels

Education Seminars & Workshops

-In Person

$0.00
  • Most courses are offered free of charge, except where otherwise indicated. CredAbility reserves the right to charge consumers a nominal fee for select in-person education classes. Fees vary by State.
  • Organizations should contact CredAbilityU for pricing and scheduling of seminars/workshops at 866.255.2227.

Education Homebuyer Workshop

-In Person

$25.00 / household
  • Currently offered in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee only.
  • Fee includes the Certificate of Education for 6-Hour program required by some funders for down payment assistance or other home purchase programs

Education Homebuyer Workshop

-By Internet

$75.00 / household
  • Fee includes the Certificate of Education for 8-Hour program required by some funders for down payment assistance or other home purchase programs
Online Education (courses on-demand, live webinars, podcasts, videos)

  • CheckWise
    Program

$0.00



$25.00 via online/ $40 in person

  • CredAbility reserves the right to charge consumers a nominal fee for select online classes.


  • An online, interactive checking account and banking course.
Debt Management Plan(DMP) Fees vary by State Unless otherwise prohibited or modified by state law, the following fee is requested to defray administrative costs for managing debt management plans:
  • $35.00 one-time setup fee
  • $50.00 maximum monthly fee

Fees for services are determined based on where a person resides. DMP clients are asked to help offset a portion of the cost of servicing their accounts. Unless otherwise limited by state law, our fee structure is: $35 one-time set-up fee and $50 maximum monthly maintenance fee(calculated as 7.5% of dollars disbursed or $5 per creditor). For specific fees in your state, please call us at 800.251.2227.

DMP fees may be waived when there are unusual or dire circumstances.

* Disclosure: CredAbility reserves the right to revise the fees charged for these programs and to revise or change its fee waiver criteria at any time.