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Partners, Friends and Supporters

The American Debt Relief Challenge is pleased to thank the following for their support and friendship. It's not easy being a consumer advocate. We know our goal of saving consumers $300 million is possible because of you in small and large ways.

Consumer Advocates

  • Denise Richardson, consumer advocate, author of Give Me Back My Credit.
  • Robert Manning, PhD., Filene Fellow and author of Credit Card Nation. Robert Manning is also the creator of the Responsible Debt Relief Algorithm (RDR), which credit unions can use for underwriting. Manning and RDR were the first official partner of the American Debt Relief Challenge, and we greatly appreciate his support.
  • Danny Schechte, "The News Dissector"

Credit Union System

  • The Credit Union Journal is the official media sponsor of the American DebtRelief Challenge.
  • The Filene Research Institute has been very kind to us, including introducing us to Filene Fellow Bob Manning which was crucial to developing a more accurate option underwriting for credit unions.
  • CU Open Source and Brent Dixon were the first blog to tell credit unions about the ADR Challenge.
  • Twinstar Credit Union's CUSO, Member Access Pacific, was the first credit union credit card processor to tell their credit union clients to join the American Debt Relief Challenge.
  • PSCU was the first card processor to agree to support its credit unions with good customer service by fulfilling their balance transfer requests to the ADR Challenge.
  • The Credit Union Times graciously runs our ADR Ticker on the front page of their website.
  • Jimmy Marks and CU SoapBox helped the ADR Challenge to Stand Up and Shout.
  • Josh Reams, Jill Cottone and The Ohio Credit Union League donated exhibit space and waived all fees to make it possible to bring the American Debt Relief Challenge to the Ohio Credit Union League Zenith Convention and Annual Meeting.
  • The Washington Credit Union League publicly announced its support for the American Debt Relief Challenge in September 2009 by placing our customized Washington savings ticker on the home page of their website.
  • Brookwood Capital's process is designed to educate and bring comfort to the Management Team, Board of Directors, Employees and Regulators. Brookwood helps credit union's address critical credit card risks while creating Card Products that your members will use and appreciate. Brookwood is a proud partner of the American Debt Relief Challenge.

  • Randall Smith, Managing Editor www.cuinsight.com  has been a wonderful educational partner. CU Insight is ADR's recommended online resource for credit union industry knowledge.