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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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Can a Debt Collector Call My Friends?
Can a Debt Collector Call My Friends?
Have you ever experienced that gut-wrenching fear that a secret ... read more

August 8, 2014

Managing Debt
How Many Credit Cards Should a College Student Carry?
How Many Credit Cards Should a College Student Have?
As students head back to campuses across the country, they will b... read more

August 6, 2014

Credit 101
Debt Collector Keeps Calling -- But Says I Don't Have to Pay!
A Debt Collector Keeps Calling, But Says I Don’t Have to Pay!
A reader, widowed in January, wrote to us to ask about collection... read more

August 5, 2014

Managing Debt
prenuptial
Can a Prenup Protect Your Credit Score?
You may think a prenup agreement is something only celebrities an... read more

August 4, 2014

Credit Score
The 17,000% APR You Might Be Paying
The 17,000% APR You Might Be Paying
Would you agree to pay a 17,000% APR for a loan? Of course not, b... read more

July 31, 2014

Personal Finance
Why You Should Start Your Holiday Shopping Now
Why You Should Start Your Holiday Shopping Now
Talk about Christmas in July. Carrie Rocha has already started he... read more

July 31, 2014

Personal Finance