ABA consumer guide to understanding & protecting your credit rights
Subtitle: a practical resource for maintaining good credit
By: Daniel A. Edelman
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781634253574
Subjects: Debit cards; Credit; Debtor and creditor; Consumer credit; Credit cards; Consumer protection; Law and legislation
Other titles: American Bar Association consumer guide to understanding & protecting your credit rights; Consumer guide to understanding & protecting your credit rights; Understanding & protecting your credit rights
Description: vii, 128 pages ; 26 cm
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Your rights when borrowing money; title: Understanding the terms and total cost of credit; title: Shopping for credit cards; title: Negotiating a home mortgage loan; title: Mortgage servicing; title: Negotiating a car loan; title: Obtaining a student loan; title: Credit card rights; title: Prepaid cards; title: Debit cards and electronic fund transaction; title: Student loan rights; title: Other types of loans; title: Your rights as a debtor; title: The collection industry : debt buyers vs. original creditors; title: What to do if your are a defendant in a collection lawsuit; title: Defenses to collection claims; title: Dealing with collection calls; title: Credit and spending : avoid common mistakes and borrowing responsibly; title: Your rights with respect to credit reports; title: Improving your credit score; title: When to hire a lawyer to deal with a credit report problem; title: The scope and nature of identity theft crime; title: Safeguarding your information from identity theft; title: What to do if you are a victim of identity theft.