A bad credit rating can keep you from buying a house, renting a car, or even sending flowers. yet most people don't know how to find out the status of their credit or how to fix it if it's bad. This book can save you time and money. Written by a journalist and a credit consultant to the mortgage industry, The Guerrilla Guide to Credit Repair tells you how the major credit bureaus compile your credit history, and teaches you how to deal with them if there is a problem. Easy to use, the book shows you: --How to contact three major credit bureaus and get a copy of your credit report. --How to decipher and understand the report's complex codes, numbers, and implications. --Step-by-step, how to correct errors and clean up your credit history. --How to use your legal rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Billing Act, and the Truth in Lending Act to protect yourself against credit abuse. Sample credit reports, form letters, and proven techniques for credit repair makes this an invaluable guide for all consumers.

Discusses how major credit bureaus compile a credit history and how to deal with them if there's a problem.

This book is aimed at the more than 75 million Americans who have derogatory information, mistaken or otherwise, in their credit histories--information that can prevent them from getting a loan, renting a car, or even sending flowers. Credit consultant Bierman and journalist Wice offer step-by-step instructions for ordinary people to repair their credit.

It is estimated that over 80 million Americans are living with poor credit, and recent studies have shown that up to 79% of all credit reports contain errors. Use this recession-proof, guerilla-repair guide to quickly and legally repair your credit and improve your scores. Don't pay credit repair companies thousands of dollars; do it yourself, and be fast on your way to owning the car or house of your dreams. - Remove accurate negative information - Boost your scores in as little as 72 hours - Establish credit fast and easy - Laws to stop creditors fast in their tracks - Secrets the credit bureaus don't want you to know - Remedy identity theft in 4 days "Finally, a credit repair guide that delivers! I applied these legal-loopholes tactics and improved my credit score by over 100 points in less than 30 days! The author uses his legal background to shed light on the little-known provisions in the law, allowing you to legally and quickly repair your credit and boost your scores. Yet his simple approach and sample legal form letters make repairing credit so easy-you need only be smarter than a fifth grader to do it yourself." -E. Henry, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, savvy consumer

The Complete Credit Repair Kit was written for the more than three million consumers who are refused credit each year due to inaccurate, incomplete, or out-of-date information in their credit files. With total bankruptcy filings reaching 1.4 million in 2009, this book is a must-have in today's tumultuous economy. This updated edition covers the Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, a piece of legislation that offers benefits for credit card users and features blank forms and letters on SphinxLegal.com that readers can use to boost their credit scores.

Don't let your credit suffer needlessly from errors or outdated information With tools and tips for fixing a bad credit report A bad credit report can hurt your chances at qualifying for loans and credit cards, and it can even get in the way when you want to rent an apartment or land a job. Credit Repair Kit For Dummies is your essential guide to managing your credit -- from fixing mistakes on your credit report, to improving your credit going forward, to establishing manageable payment plans with creditors. Discover how to * Protect yourself from identity theft * Improve your credit score * Assert your rights under the FACT Act * Maintain great credit * Investigate your legal options

This book is also available in Spanish. (Disponible en Español) Fix your credit and take control of your financial life! Do you need to repair your credit or increase your credit score? Do you want to eliminate debt and build credit? Have you applied for a loan and been denied due to your credit? Do you want to know how to read your credit report and understand why you were denied? Do you want to fix your credit? If you answered yes to any of the above questions or if you simply wish to improve your credit score and credit rating, then this book is for you! DIY Credit Repair: Beginners' Guide to Credit Repair is an easy to read and follow guide for individuals wishing to: repair credit; increase credit score; improve credit rating; understand credit reports; understand credit utilization ratio; and improve budgeting skills. In addition, you will find tips and suggestions for each section as well as examples for easier understanding of this otherwise complicated topic. DIY Credit Repair: Beginners' Guide to Credit Repair is written and based on personal experience. Proven to have been successful for the author, the information included has been used and applied to not only rebuild and repair credit, but also increase credit rating while sending the credit score shooting for the stars! A healthy credit score and credit utilization ratio are important for obtaining car loans, mortgages and lines of credit. These two components can make an impact on whether or not you qualify for the purchase you want to make. Overall, the better your credit and payment history, the better chances you have of being approved - and often at lower interest rates. Although services can be used for achieving some credit goals, when you do it yourself (DIY), you not only learn the process, but also gain better financial discipline while teaching yourself how to preserve your credit and make better purchasing decisions. When you fix your credit yourself, you will inherit the power to maintain your credit with a full understanding of how and when to use it, as well as when not to. Understanding the ins and outs of your personal credit now, can save you grief and frustration further down the road. All of this adds up to better chances of a more stable, sound financial situation that assists in lowering stress and improving life on a daily basis! Get excited about where you can take this and get started today!

Bad things happen to good people. Events not always under our control can often result in our credit scores going down, and sometimes way, way down. There are consumer protection laws that you can use to remove negative items from your credit report,. Because of a quirk in the law you can, as the author did, remove items that really are yours. But if you try to go it alone, the credit repair journey can be a nightmare. This book introduces a step-by-step credit repair system, actulal documents the author used to settle suits, and legal cases filed in federal courts against major credit bureaus. These are the credit repair secrets they really don’t want to you to know, from someone who successfully challenged the credit reporting industry. Contrary to what you may believe, there is a way to improve your credit score substantially, and this book will help you get there.The author was a vice president at Guardian Bank in charge of the collection department and went on to start a collection agency. After selling the agency he became a credit restoration coach. To prove what he knew in theory could in fact be done, he stopped paying everything: repossession, foreclosure, medical bills, student loans, and credit cards. He even filed for bankruptcy. His credit score went from over 800 down to 461. He had it back to 742 in five months. Mr. Mansfield walks you through every step of the credit restoration process. As a bonus, when you purchase the book there’s information on how to contact Mr. Mansfield directly! There is no other credit restoration book like this.

Sensible ways to manage and repair your credit Need a credit makeover? You’re not alone: in the U.S., outstanding credit card and other types of revolving debt have jumped over 20% in the past decade, and millions of Americans are struggling with one or more credit-related issues. Whether you’re just working on improving your score or need some sound advice on how to make debt a thing of the past, the latest edition of Credit Repair Kit for Dummies is packed with reliable information for escaping the quicksand and taking the concrete steps needed to build up a solid score. There are many reasons why you might have a subpar credit score—mortgage and auto debt, student loans, impacts of disasters such as COVID-19, and even identity theft. This book covers these scenarios and more, helping you identify the reasons behind a lower score and providing you with straightforward, proven techniques for managing it back to where you want it to be. Also included are sample credit reports, forms, templates, and other helpful online tools to use to whip your score into decent shape. Add information to your report to beef-up a low score Avoid, reduce, and get rid of mortgage, credit card, student loan, and auto debt Keep a good credit score during a period of unemployment Fight back against identity theft A good credit score is always a great thing to have. This book shows you how to put even the worst credit situations behind you and make a poor score just a bad—and distant—memory.