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Author:   Steve Bucci
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781394375301

ISBN 10:   1394375301
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   13 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Foreword xv Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Credit Repair 7 Chapter 1: Introducing Credit Repair, Credit Scores, and Your Life on Credit 9 Chapter 2: Turning Your Credit Around 27 Chapter 3: Cleaning Up Your Credit Reports 43 Chapter 4: Getting the Best Help for Bad Credit for Free 63 Chapter 5: Coping with Debt Collection 77 Chapter 6: Working with Collectors, Lawyers, and the Courts to Manage Debt Obligations 103 Part 2: Reducing Credit Damage From Major Setbacks 123 Chapter 7: Reducing Credit Damage in a Crisis 125 Chapter 8: Filing for and Recovering from Bankruptcy 151 Chapter 9: Repairing Credit Damage in the Wake of Identity Theft. 171 Part 3: Rebuilding Credit, No Matter Where Or When You Begin 183 Chapter 10: Starting or Restarting Your Credit in Real Life. 185 Chapter 11: Ending Life’s Negative Credit Surprises 207 Chapter 12: Protecting Your Credit during Major Life Challenges 221 Part 4: Making Sense of Credit Reporting And Scoring 253 Chapter 13: Discovering How Credit Reporting Works 255 Chapter 14: Understanding Credit Reports and Scores 271 Chapter 15: Monitoring Your Credit Reports and Scores 305 Part 5: Successfully Managing Your Credit for Life 317 Chapter 16: Putting Yourself in Control of Your Credit 319 Chapter 17: Taking a Sustainable Approach to Your Credit 327 Chapter 18: Safeguarding Your Credit with a Spending Plan 339 Chapter 19: Fair Access to Credit 365 Chapter 20: Knowing Your Rights to Protect Your Credit 377 Chapter 21: Protecting Your Identity 397 Part 6: the Part of Tens 417 Chapter 22: Ten Consumer Protections Everyone Needs to Know 419 Chapter 23: Ten Strategies for Dealing with Student Loans 429 Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Deal with a Mortgage Meltdown 439 Index 449

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Steve Bucci has been helping people decode and master personal credit and debt issues for the last 20+ years. His personal finance advice column can be seen on the financial mega-site Bankrate (www.bankrate.com). Steve was formerly president of the Money Management International Financial Education Foundation and president of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern New England. He is the author of Getting Out of Debt For Dummies and Back to Basics: Debt Management.

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