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Gerri Detweiler focuses on helping people understand their credit and debt, and writes about those issues, as well as financial legislation, budgeting, debt recovery and savings strategies. She is also the co-author of Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights, and Reduce Stress: Real-Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis as well as host of TalkCreditRadio.com.

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Overseas Shopping on Credit? Buyer Beware.
On a trip to Izmir, Turkey last November, Kathy Worley spent near... read more

May 31, 2012

Credit Cards
8 Rules of an Effective Credit Report Dispute Letter
Discovering and resolving mistakes on credit reports can be compl... read more

May 29, 2012

Credit 101
How Student Loan Debt Can (Gasp!) Help Your Credit
There’s an understandable backlash against student loan deb... read more

May 28, 2012

Credit 101
Reader Asks: Can the IRS Seize My Inheritance?
A debt to the IRS can create enormous problems. If the IRS files ... read more

May 23, 2012

Personal Finance
Why Credit Report Mix-Ups Can Be So Hard to Untangle
You’ve no doubt heard the advice many times: “Check y... read more

May 18, 2012

Credit Score
Are Americans Getting Smarter About Their Credit?
If it seems like everyone’s talking about credit scores the... read more

May 15, 2012

Credit Score