Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781424335114
ISBN: 1424335116
Label: Credit.com
Manufacturer: Credit.com
Number Of Pages: 100
Publication Date: August 04, 2008
Publisher: Credit.com
Sales Rank: 304512
Studio: Credit.com

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


Record numbers of people are falling behind on their financial obligations and their debts are being sent to collections. If you're one of them, you know that being contacted by debt collectors can be stressful, especially if they are harassing you, threatening you, and/or using abusive language. However, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) gives you legal rights when it comes to debt collectors. Stop Debt Collectors: How to protect your rights and resolve your debts tells you how to exercise those rights in order to solve your debt collector problems. It gives you all of the practical advice and information you need to resolve your debt and fight back against unfair debt collection tactics.

Stop Debt Collectors is published by Credit.com, one of the Web's leading sources for reliable consumer credit information, and written by three credit and debt experts. They are Gerri Detweiler, a national expert on consumer credit and debt; Mary Reed, a personal finance writer; and nationally-known consumer law attorney, John Ventura.



Among other things, Stop Debt Collectors explains:

• The very first thing you should do when a debt collector contacts you.
• Your options when a debt collector wants you to pay a past due debt.
• What debt collectors can really do to collect the money that you owe.
• Common high-pressure tactics collectors use and how to respond to them.
• How and when to hire an attorney to help you deal with a debt collector.
• Why debt collectors are lying when they say they can ruin your credit "forever", or that paying a debt will automatically improve your credit scores.
• Four tactics for removing collection accounts from your credit reports.

The book also tells you:

• Why you should never give a debt collector a post-dated check.
• The most dangerous way to pay a debt collector.
• How to manage your past due medical debts.
• What to do if you're worried about losing your home in a foreclosure.
• How to avoid having your car repossessed.
  
  

Step Debt Collectors features an appendix that is chock full of helpful tools and resources. They include sample letters to write, a worksheet, links to information about state debt collection laws, and a bonus CD. The 80-minute audio CD features Gerri Detweiler and John Ventura discussing many of the key topics in the book.




Rating: - Great little book - timely and informative
This is a clear, well written explanation of just about everything you need to know if you run into unmanageable debt. More specifically, how to handle yourself when you are in the difficult position of being hounded by collectors.

Many readers will find the sample ready-to-use letters listed in the appendix to be invaluable by themselves.

Knowledge is power and this is an empowering book. Easily read. No fluff. Just good, solid advice.


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Rating: - Stand up for your rights and get your money worries behind you
"Stop Debt Collectors" is a comprehensive, practical set of instructions on how to deal with debt collectors. This is a valuable book for anyone who is being hounded by collection agencies.

It's stressful enough being in a financial bind, without the additional worries caused by debt collectors, some of whom use a variety of questionable tactics to add to the emotional toll of a debtor. If you find yourself in this situation, you would undoubtedly benefit from what this book can teach ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent Book!
This book is the best and most thorough I have read on Debt Collection. The sample letters are helpful and most of all it lets me know the info I have been missing on how to handle debt collection. Knowing I have rights is what makes this book better than the rest. Highly recommend to anyone dealing with debt collection. Couldn't give it a higher rating! A++

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Rating: - Debt collectors want a war? Bring it on!
This is an excellent book! It takes you through the in's and out's of the credit and debt collection laws and makes everything simple. How to handle debt collectors, your legal rights, and even sample letters! This really has it all! If the debt collectors want a war, blind side them with your legal rights!!!

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