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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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Slew Of Tax Tips To Clean Your 1099-C Mess
It's a big mess, and the IRS isn't exactly handing taxpayers a br... read more

March 2, 2012

Personal Finance
Reader Stops Mysterious Medical Bill From Damaging Her Credit
Sometimes bad credit happens to good people. A reader recently wr... read more

March 2, 2012

Credit Score
1099-C Wrong? Taxpayer May Pay With An Audit
Taxpayers who get a 1099-C listing cancellation of debt income ha... read more

March 1, 2012

Personal Finance
1099-C: The Worst Tax Mess of the Year?
It’s perhaps the biggest tax mess of 2012: An estimated 6.3... read more

February 27, 2012

Personal Finance
FTC Cracks Down on Payday Loan Debt Collector
At Credit.com, we’ve heard from consumers across the countr... read more

February 24, 2012

Managing Debt
Target REDcards Give You a 5% Discount: But At What Cost?
[Update: Some offers mentioned below have expired. For current te... read more

February 23, 2012

Personal Finance