Reviews"A solid, thorough, user-friendly resource accessible to anyone and everyone concerned about their credit rating." The Midwest Book Review "A helpful guide for people who have sunk into debt, offers ideas for setting a budget and repairing credit history." Washington Times "A high quality, do-it-yourself credit repair approach..." Reuters "How do you distinguish genuinely helpful credit-repair professionals from scam artists? Ask your library for books such as Credit Repair." Chicago Sun-Times "Leonard, an attorney and co-author of personal finance books, offers a guide to repairing credit. It covers the basics of credit reports and scores, cleaning up reports, assessing one's financial situation, reducing current expenses and debt, finding money to pay debts, negotiating with creditors and debt collectors, getting help from a credit counseling organization, building positive credit history, choosing and using credit cards, and avoiding and dealing with identity theft. Forms are provided. Updated by attorney Amy Loftsgordon, who works in debt collection and foreclosure, this edition describes new credit repair scams and risky loan products, changes to how credit scoring companies weigh medical debt, and other recent legal developments." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView, "A solid, thorough, user-friendly resource accessible to anyone and everyone concerned about their credit rating." The Midwest Book Review "A helpful guide for people who have sunk into debt, offers ideas for setting a budget and repairing credit history." Washington Times "A high quality, do-it-yourself credit repair approach..." Reuters "How do you distinguish genuinely helpful credit-repair professionals from scam artists? Ask your library for books such as Credit Repair." Chicago Sun-Times "Attorneys Loftsgordon and O'Neill explain how people who have fallen behind on bills, been sued, faced a repossession or foreclosure, or even declared bankruptcy can take simple and effective steps to repair their credit. Their topics include credit reports and credit scores: the nuts and bolts, the first step to a better credit scorecleaning up your credit report, reducing current expenses and debt, getting help to negotiate and manage debts, choosing and using credit cards, and avoiding and dealing with identity theft." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView, "Now in an updated 13th edition, Credit Repair is a guide to improving bad credit, written by professional bankruptcy and foreclosure attorneys. Crafted to be in-depth yet thoroughly accessible to readers of all backgrounds, Credit Repair covers how to prioritize debts and create a budget, negotiate with creditors, correct credit report errors and remove old information, avoid identity theft and credit repair scams, and much more. Access to the nolo.com website, where one can download the forms contained in Credit Repair and obtain timely legal updates, complements this "must-have" guide for anyone struggling with credit woes. Highly recommended, both for personal use and for public library collections." The Midwest Book Review "A helpful guide for people who have sunk into debt, offers ideas for setting a budget and repairing credit history." Washington Times "A high quality, do-it-yourself credit repair approach..." Reuters "How do you distinguish genuinely helpful credit-repair professionals from scam artists? Ask your library for books such as Credit Repair." Chicago Sun-Times "Attorneys Loftsgordon and O'Neill explain how people who have fallen behind on bills, been sued, faced a repossession or foreclosure, or even declared bankruptcy can take simple and effective steps to repair their credit. Their topics include credit reports and credit scores: the nuts and bolts, the first step to a better credit scorecleaning up your credit report, reducing current expenses and debt, getting help to negotiate and manage debts, choosing and using credit cards, and avoiding and dealing with identity theft." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView
Table Of ContentYour Credit Repair Companion 1. The Elements of Repairing Credit 2. Credit Reports and Credit Scores: The Nuts and Bolts 3. The First Step?Cleaning Up Your Credit Report 4. Assess Your Financial Situation 5. Reducing Current Expenses and Debts 6. Reducing Your Mortgage Debt 7. Reducing Debt Through Bankruptcy 8. Finding Money to Pay Your Debts 9. Negotiating With Creditors and Collection Agencies 10. Getting Help to Negotiate and Manage Debts 11. Building Positive Credit History 12. Choosing and Using Credit and Debit Cards 13. Avoiding and Dealing with Identity Theft] Appendixes A. Resources B. Forms and Letters C. Additional State Protections Concerning D. How to Use the Forms Index
SynopsisFinancing a reliable car or the home of your dreams requires good credit. A low credit score will increase the interest and fees you'll pay to borrow money, and might even prevent you from renting an apartment or being approved for a credit card altogether. This comprehensive how-to manual will help you rebuild your credit score and teach you how to protect it from future damage., Bad credit can get better A bad credit report can prevent you from getting a mortgage, car loan, credit card, apartment or even a job. The sensible strategies in Credit Repair help you take control of your finances, clean up your credit report and rebuild your credit. Learn how to: prioritize debts and create a budget reduce debts and cut expenses negotiate with creditors correct credit report errors and remove old information add positive information to your credit report adopt strategies to rebuild your credit, and avoid identity theft and credit repair scams. Updates to the 13th edition of Credit Repair include the latest student loan repayment programs, new credit-building strategies, changes to the credit scoring of tax liens, medical debt, and civil judgments, identity theft reporting developments, and more.
LC Classification NumberHG3756.U54L46 2017