After a heat welcome from Client Buddy, who’ve now made their workplaces out there to the native affiliation members to make use of, there have been some introductions after which discussions received underway.
Members had been reminded that CIF are assembly and discussing essential business matters similar to debt counselling charges (DCASA has made a submission) and reckless lending. Members had been inspired to not draw back from conducting investigations.
Lately, there have been a number of key business occasions together with the Debt Evaluate Awards (which many members had been capable of dwell stream from Gauteng) the place a number of DCASA members had been recognised and obtained awards.
The DCASA AGM was additionally held this month and the brand new NEC members confirmed (together with Drisha Pillay who was capable of present suggestions on how native members are being represented on the nationwide scene). There was a short abstract of the AGM and data referring to DCASAs funds and auditing.
Additionally attending the assembly was DC Credit score Shield (DCCP) who present specialist insurance coverage merchandise for these below debt evaluate (together with credit score life insurance coverage substitute choices). Eddie was capable of remind members of how insurance coverage performs an essential a part of a shopper’s funds and the way changing the proper insurance policies with appropriate choices can unlock funds to accommodate counter proposals and annual escalations.
The Hyphen PDA group had been additionally readily available to debate how Hyphen can help with shopper fund distributions and to clarify new software program options from built-in software program which Debt Counsellors use to watch their shopper’s instances and arrange proposals and calculations
The affiliation additionally has plans to develop membership within the area and to encourage shoppers to cope with respected Debt Counsellors who belong to DCASA.
