Credit Repair Kit for Dummies

By Melyssa Barrett, Rod Griffin, Steven Bucci

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119771064
• ISBN13: 9781119771067
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Useful content for beginning to understand Credit and Credit scoring

If your looking for an overview of Credit in general or bankruptcy or identify theft this might be a book for you. I skimmed over the contents and the info I was looking for was missing. Mainly medical collections. I will stick to YouTube for such a topic. This book will most likely collect dust.