InCharge Launches Mobile Website for Debt-Stressed Consumers

Consumers can get financial information and seek expert advice from Certified Credit Counselors using their smart phones

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers struggling with high credit card debt, contemplating bankruptcy or facing home foreclosure can get professional help from a leading nonprofit agency using their smartphones.  InCharge Debt Solutions' new mobile website is designed and optimized for easy use by smartphone users.  Simplified menus, abbreviated content and click-to-call buttons make it easy for mobile consumers to navigate the site, get current information on credit, housing or bankruptcy education solutions and tap into a library of financial articles.

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The number of U.S. consumers using their mobile devices to access the web grew to more than 116 million, according to a report by comScore Device Essentials (Aug. 2011).  Industry research projects that the sale of smartphones may eclipse PC sales as early as 2012.  InCharge counselors report that many debt-strapped consumers are giving up home internet access to save money, and using their smart phones instead.

"The strong growth of smartphone usage is evident as our counselors work with increasing numbers of consumers who must rely on smartphones as the primary means of connecting to the Internet," said Etta Money, InCharge's president.  "Our mobile site is designed to make it easy and intuitive to find critical information, search for a solution or take action, even when limited to the small screen of a smartphone."

InCharge's mobile website can be viewed by over 5,000 different brands of mobile devices, including major types such as Apple (iPhones and iPads), Android, Palm, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Blackberry.  Mobile users can search for InCharge in their phone browser, or type the mobile URL (m.incharge.org) or regular URL (www.InCharge.org) into their browser.  InCharge's website automatically detects mobile users and redirects to the mobile website.  Consumers with more advanced, larger screen devices can switch to "desktop" view to use all the features and content of the regular website.  The QR code displayed herein will also take mobile users directly to the site.

For users who have access to Internet-connected desktop computers, the full-featured website is available at www.InCharge.org. The desktop website features interactive games, extensive educational resources, calculators and other financial tools and full information on the credit counseling, HUD-approved housing counseling and bankruptcy education services available from InCharge.  

Consumers can also get immediate help by calling:

• For credit counseling, call 877-486-4924.  
• For housing counseling services, call 877-251-1882.
• For bankruptcy services, call 866-729-0049.
• For servicemembers, call 877-258-9549.

About InCharge® Debt Solutions

InCharge® Debt Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in personal finance education, housing counseling, bankruptcy services, and credit counseling. Founded in 1997, InCharge interacted with over 1.2 million consumers in 2010 alone.  InCharge is affiliated with InCharge® Education Foundation, Inc. (ICEF) which is dedicated to providing educational products, services and research supporting the personal financial literacy of consumers across America.  ICEF also provides financial literacy training to servicemembers and their families through MilitaryMoney.com.  InCharge is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA), and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). 

Contact: Media Relations
InCharge® Debt Solutions
(407) 532-5599
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