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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Citi Paying $700 Million to Cardholders Over Credit Card Add-Ons
My Spouse Is Dying — How Do We Handle Credit Cards Now?
A reader, Susan, reached out to us with a sad and serious proble... read more

September 29, 2015

Credit Cards

How Soon Can a Debt Collector Sue Me?
It took a debt collector less than a month to sue our reader, Mon... read more

September 28, 2015

Managing Debt

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How to Keep Track of Your Spending on Multiple Credit Cards
When people say they are afraid of credit cards, what most of the... read more

September 28, 2015

Credit Cards

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How to Have ‘The Talk’ With Your Doctor
On TV, people seem to speak comfortably about sexual dysfunction ... read more

September 22, 2015

Personal Finance

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How Borrowing a Friend’s Car Can Wreck Your Credit
Asking to borrow someone else’s car can be awkward. But it can ... read more

September 21, 2015

Credit Score

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The Safe Way to Buy Things on Craigslist
I was sure my husband had just been scammed, and that he would ne... read more

September 21, 2015

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