Book Description
When bad credit happens to good people. Once someone’s personal financial credit goes bad, it can be a difficult process to bring it back into good standing. This guide shows consumers how to repair their credit, increase their credit score, and avoid falling victim to the instant credit repair industry and its fraudulent claims and scams. • Research by the Federal Reserve indicates that household debt and personal bankruptcy filings are at record high levels • Only book on the shelves to include coverage of the The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, which goes into effect 12/1/2004 • Author has been featured in Money, Family Circle, and Women’s Day, and has appeared on CNBC and CNN
About the Author
Edie Milligan, CFP, CLU, AFC, is a full-time writer and speaker on personal finance topics. She has 20 years of experience helping individuals identify and overcome financial challenges, and has helped thousands of professionals bring positive financial counseling skills to their practices.
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Repairing Your Credit FROM THE PUBLISHER
You're no idiot, of course. You're sick of dodging bill collectors, and that stack of envelopes stamped "past due" has you plenty nervous. Of course you want to improve your credit rating. You're just not sure how to do it... Hint: it's not caller ID! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Repairing Your Credit is packed with the tools and tips you need to "fix" a poor credit rating. It will help you get your life-and your bank account-back into balance.
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