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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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How a 3-Year Debt Payoff Plan Takes Twelve Years
The Credit CARD Act requires credit card issuers to disclose on y... read more

April 21, 2011

Managing Debt
How to Get (Even More) Free Credit Reports
You may be able to get free copies of your credit reports in addi... read more

April 18, 2011

Credit Score
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Reader Question: How to Handle An Old Debt That’s Resurfaced
[Disclosure: Our partners are mentioned below.] We received the f... read more

April 7, 2011

Managing Debt
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Congress, Stop Squabbling and Let Credit Unions Make More Small Business Loans
A credit union saved Suzanne Hermann’s business, literally. It ... read more

April 1, 2011

Personal Finance
Fed Closes More CARD Act Loopholes
Since the Credit CARD Act was signed into law on May 22, 2009, cr... read more

March 25, 2011

Credit Cards
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Establishing Credit Will Be Harder For Non-Working Spouses
In one perhaps unintended consequence of the Credit CARD Act, it ... read more

March 23, 2011

Credit Cards