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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Do You Have Too Much Credit Card Debt?
How much credit card debt is too much? There are two ways to look... read more

May 12, 2014

Managing Debt

Help! I Think My Stepmother Got a Credit Card in My Name
Help! I Think My Stepmother Got a Credit Card in My Name
A reader, Patty, wrote to us about a bill of more than $1,000 fro... read more

May 9, 2014

Identity Theft and Scams

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Do You Have Enough Credit?
Most people worry about having too much credit: too many accounts... read more

May 8, 2014

Credit 101

How I Raised My Credit Score 67 Points in 3 Months
How I Raised My Credit Score 67 Points in 3 Months
You can’t blame Eddie for feeling like trying to build better c... read more

May 7, 2014

Credit Score

Did You Forget to Budget for These Summer Expenses?
Did You Forget to Budget for These Summer Expenses?
Summertime is supposed to be mostly carefree, and it’s easy... read more

May 7, 2014

Personal Finance

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Can Debt Collectors Call My Cellphone?
Getting calls from debt collectors is never fun, but when they ke... read more

May 6, 2014

Managing Debt