Go to
www.creditinfocenter.com
It is ran by an attorney who fights for the "little guy" (BKA us ). She has TONS of information about credit consolidation companies and just about credit in general.
There is also a discussion board.
The catch with credit consolidation is that all companies will require that you not open any new lines of credit while you are on the program. Which is good, but it includes ANY (i.e. buying a house, buying a new car when your old one is totaled in an accident, etc.) for the whole time you are on the program (which is usually between 5 to 7 years). It's the same thing as filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy (which is when the court basically "consolidates" your bill into one payment for your creditors).