For the approximately three million consumers who are refused credit each year because of inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date information in their credit files; the nearly four million who have filed for bankruptcy in the past five years; and those whose credit has been damaged by money troubles, The Credit Repair Kit offers the information needed to correct and rebuild credit histories.
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John Ventura is a nationally known bankruptcy attorney and author who has been writing about issues related to consumer financial and legal issues for more than 15 years. During this time, Ventura has been a guest on CNN, CNBC, PBS, and National Public Radio, among other national TV and radio media and has been quoted in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Money, Newsweek, Black Enterprise, Entrepreneur, U.S. News and World Report, Maxim, Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewart's Living, the Chicago Tribune, the LA Times, and The Dallas Morning News, among other media outlets. Most recently, he has been quoted at CBSMarketWatch.com, Office.com, Bankrate.com, USA Today, MSNMoney, The Dallas Morning News, The Detroit Free Press, the Baltimore Sun, the Indianapolis Star, and Black Enterprise Magazine. He currently serves as Director of the Texas Consumer Complaint Center at the University of Houston Law School in Texas and is also an adjunct professor at the law school.
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I have worked in a bank for 2 yrs so I am well aware of what your credit history can do to your life. I had found several errors on my report. This book has sample letters for you to send in order to get information corrected. It also states the laws so you know your legal rights. I have been disputing a bill for over a year prior to reading this book and once I started using the proceedures in this book they responded immediately. It takes some time to get the ball rolling so after I reviewed the book from the library I purchased my personal copy.
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Excellent resource for anyone with credit trouble!,
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The Credit Repair Kit helped me understand the information in my credit report and told me how to clear up several errors I found in it, so they would not jeopardize an important loan I was about to apply for. I have loaned the book to several friends and family members whose money troubles had damaged their credit histories and who wanted to get new credit. All of them found its step-by-step credit rebuilding advice really helpful. I recommend The Credit Repair Kit to anyone who wants to understand what his or her credit report says and anyone who is recovering from money troubles and wants new credit in the future!
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This book contains information that you can get free in the internet. It outlines your rights for you, gives information about the credit bureau but that's about it. Most of the book does not even directly address credit repair but acquiring credit and keeping good credit--these are of course helpful but not if your immediate concern is credit repair. The only saving grace this book has is its discussion about credit repair companies but then again this information is also on the web. If you have a few hours and would like to save money go on the internet for free resources before buying this book.
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credit building process, credit record problem, credit repair firm, credit record information, reporting account information, confidential credit report, national bankcard, secured bankcard, credit history section, rebuilding your credit, investigation request form, consumer reporting agency, credit reporting industry, credit repair company, sample credit report, antedate the report, credit identity, consumer credit information, local child support enforcement agency, credit repair companies, own credit history, scheduled monthly payment, disputed information, repair firms, consumer notifies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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credit building process, credit record problem, credit repair firm, credit record information, reporting account information, confidential credit report, national bankcard, secured bankcard, credit history section, rebuilding your credit, investigation request form, consumer reporting agency, credit reporting industry, credit repair company, sample credit report, antedate the report, credit identity, consumer credit information, local child support enforcement agency, credit repair companies, own credit history, scheduled monthly payment, disputed information, repair firms, consumer notifies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trans Union, The Credit Repair Kit, Social Security, American Express, Sample Experian Credit Report, Wells Fargo, Consumer Credit Counseling Service, Federal Trade Commission, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Associated Credit Bureaus, Date Historical Acct Status, Debtors Anonymous, Bankcard Holders of America, Census Bureau, Past Due Amt, Read Credit Reports New!
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