Certified Credit Counselors assist clients with a budget, credit counseling, and financial education. The Debt Management Plan helps clients to receive benefits from creditors which may include lower interest rates and elimination of late and over-the-limit fees. Collection calls should stop after three consecutive, on-time, acceptable payments have been made.  The Debt Management Plan will help to lower clients' debt to income ratio and will have them debt free in approximately five years or less. Continuing financial education and counseling assists with clients' long term success on the plan and helps to build solid financial management skills.