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Credit Repair

Credit Repair

by Margaret Reiter   and   Robin Leonard

 eBook, Published by NOLO   (16 May 2011)

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Book description

Credit problems? Get the acclaimed plain-English guide to fixing your credit report!

Nearly 80 percent of credit reports contain errors. In a tough economy when credit is tight, you need to be certain that your financial records are correct and up-to-date. A less-than-flattering report can hurt your chances of qualifying for credit card, loans, renting an apartment or even finding a job.

But a bad credit report can almost always be improved or corrected. Credit Repair shows you how to fix your credit situation quickly and easily, explaining the necessary steps in plain English. Learn how to:

  • avoid overspending
  • establish a realistic budget
  • get out of debt now
  • build a financial cushion
  • read and understand your credit report
  • get mistakes on your credit report fixed
  • protect your social security number
  • avoid credit discrimination
  • get positive information added to your credit report
  • negotiate with creditors

    Credit Repair includes dozens of forms and letters on CD-ROM that will help you spruce up your credit report as easily as possible!

    The CD-ROM that accompanies the printed version of this book includes forms or other tools; in this eBook, you'll find all those documents in the appendix or at the back of the book.

    The 10th edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest changes in the law. Robin Leonard is a former attorney who gave up the law to become a rabbi. She is the author of many Nolo books including Money Troubles: Legal Strategies to Cope with Your Debts and Credit Repair. She also helped write How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. Margaret Reiter was a consumer investigator with the Los Angeles County Consumer Affairs Department for four years and worked for 20 years as a consumer prosecutor with the California Attorney General's Consumer Law Section. She has investigated or prosecuted businesses engaged in consumer fraud including foreclosure "consultants," mortgage lenders, debt settlement companies, vocational schools, living trust mill/annuity sellers, prepaid phone card companies, and tax refund anticipation loan providers. She has drafted consumer protection legislation, advocated for stronger consumer protection before regulatory agencies, trained other prosecutors and investigators, and prepared consumer alerts and spoken to the public on Truth-in-Lending, telephone slamming and cramming, truth in phone billing, bankruptcy, and vocational schools, among other consumer topics.

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