Product Description

The acclaimed plain-English solution to fixing a bad credit report!

Perhaps you've had problems with credit. Or perhaps you haven't, but your credit report says you have anyway-- nearly 80 percent of credit reports contain errors.

Either way, a less-than-flattering report can hurt your chances of qualifying for credit card, loans, renting an apartment or finding a job.

But a bad credit report can almost always be improved or corrected. Credit Repair shows you how to fix your credit situation quickly and easily, explaining the necessary steps in plain English. Learn how to:

*avoid overspending *establish a realistic budget *get out of debt now *build a financial cushion *read and understand your credit report *get mistakes on your credit report fixed *protect your social security number *avoid credit discrimination *get positive information added to your credit report *negotiate with creditors

Credit Repair includes 30 forms and letters -- as tear-outs and on CD-ROM --that will help you repair your credit as easily as possible!

The 7th edition is completely updated and revised with the latest information and laws, and provides new information on identity theft and what to do if you are a victim of it. It also includes an explanation of sample credit reports from the major credit bureaus, plus resources to turn to for additional help.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #802678 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

Amazon.com Review
You might think, as I once did, that a bad credit record is nearly impossible to overcome. But, the fact is there are ways to repair your credit after personal problems have caused you to mess it up or some calamity has made it impossible for you to pay your bills on time or even to pay them at all. This aptly named book takes a methodical and thorough approach, with step-by-step instructions and advice to fix even the worst credit record in the shortest possible time. If you have serious credit problems, you need this book.

Review
"Credit Repair is full of suggestions for restoring your good credit name." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Helpful for people who have sunk into debt, the book offers ideas for setting upa budget and repairing credit history." -- Washington Times

"How do you distinguish genuinely helpful credit-repair professionals from scam artists? Ask... for books such as Credit Repair." -- Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author
Attorney Robin Leonard has been featured as a money and credit advisor on Good Morning America and CNN, and in publications across the country, including Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Money, Forbes and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of many Nolo books including Money Troubles: Legal Strategies to Cope with Your Debts, Credit Repair, Take Control of Your Student Loan Debt, and Bankruptcy: Is It the Right Solution to Your Debt Problems? and co-author of How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples.

Deanne Loonin is a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in Boston. She also works with Nolo on student loan issues. Prior to joining Nolo and NCLC, she directed Bet Tzedek Legal Services' senior consumer fraud unit in Los Angeles. Deanne is co-author of Nolo's Take Control of Your Student Loan.

Customer Reviews

This book showed me how!!! Now I have A1 credit!!!!
I was in the middle of a credit disaster. I was in serious debt, and my credit was a mess. I had at least five R9 credit write-offs with all the major credit bureaus. This book empowered me to save my credit, and get out of debt. It even has pre-typed letters to send to creditors and credit bureaus. Which I used a lot.

You will find concrete advice, that really works, in this book. It tells you how, and how not to go about fixing your credit. It will show you how and why the quick-fix-it books don't work. How "File Segregation" is a border-line illegal tactic, that is unsafe and doesn't work. It simply and clearly teaches you what does work, and how to put your new found knowledge of the credit laws, and your rights as a consumer to work for you.

You will not be disapointed with this book. The only people that will not like this book are the people that are looking for quick-fix tactics that are illegal or questionable at best, and I am not one. I overcome my credit and debt problems the right way, thanks to the "Credit Repair " book, and you will too!!!!!

This book is not getting enough Credit!!!
This book was so helpful, I just can't uderstand the bad reviews! Thanks to Credit Repair I've gone from being up to my ears in debt to having near perfect credit! Of course this kind of result isn't going to happen over night, any one who tells you otherwise is lying or doing something illegal. THERE ARE NO LEGAL QUICK FIXES!!! I've tried many different methods to improve my credit but following the advice in this book is the only one that worked for me. It even contains a CD-ROM with pre-made forms and letters that help to make the process as easy and painless as possible. Credit Repair was worth every cent!

Credit Repair 7th edition
I found this book to be very informative and helpfull. I have used it has a guide in helping repair my own credit. I recommend it to many.