Gerri Detweiler

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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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FTC Orders Refunds For Those Tricked into Prepaid Cards
More than 110,000 consumers who applied for online payday loans b... read more

September 1, 2011

Credit Cards

Bizarre World of Business Credit Cards Trips Up Credit Expert
Small business credit cards don't carry the same protections as p... read more

August 30, 2011

Credit Cards

Collecting Debt From Those Who Have Died: FTC Weighs In
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced guidelines... read more

August 29, 2011

Managing Debt

Talk Credit Radio: Financial Fails & Money Mistakes
This week on Talk Credit Radio: Friday August 26, 2011 Tu... read more

August 26, 2011

Personal Finance

Your Social Security Disability Income Is Probably Safe…For Now
If you receive SSDI and/or SSI, then it is probably safe from cre... read more

August 23, 2011

Personal Finance

Will Paying a Collection Account Remove it From My Credit Report?
One of the biggest misconceptions about collection accounts is th... read more

August 16, 2011

Credit Score