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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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Is Your Student Loan Company Lying To You?
How to Fact-Check Student Loan Advice
When Johnnie was trying to figure out what to do about his studen... read more

August 14, 2014

Student Loans
Tell Family About Financial Trouble? We'd Rather Call a Payday Lender
Payday Loans or Parents: Who Do I Ask for Money?
A new survey suggests that for Americans, telling families that w... read more

August 14, 2014

Personal Loans
How to Stop a Credit Card Thief in 15 Minutes
How to Stop a Credit Card Thief in 15 Minutes
By now, just about everyone knows to guard the digits that are t... read more

August 13, 2014

Identity Theft and Scams
Will Keeping Your Kids On Your Insurance Hurt Your Credit?
Will Keeping Your Kids On Your Insurance Hurt Your Credit?
Some parents are now keeping their adult children on their health... read more

August 13, 2014

Credit 101
Can You Be Sued for a Debt When Making Payments?
Can I Be Sued Even If I’m Trying to Pay Back a Debt?
Every day, across America, hundreds of lawsuits are filed against... read more

August 11, 2014

Managing Debt
Can a Friend Send a Debt Collector After Me?
Can a Friend Send a Debt Collector After Me?
A reader wrote to us, worried that a former friend of her daughte... read more

August 11, 2014

Managing Debt