The American Bar Association guide to credit & bankruptcy
Subtitle: everything you need to know about credit repair, getting and staying out of debt, and personal bankruptcy.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Random House Reference
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Consumer credit -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Popular works; Credit cards -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Popular works; Bankruptcy -- United States -- Popular works; Debt relief -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Other titles: Guide to credit and bankruptcy; Credit and bankruptcy
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Dealing with debt; title: Credit : what is it and what does it cost?; title: Your right to equal credit understanding; title: Applying for credit; title: Applying for a credit card (and choosing the right card); title: How to correct billing mistakes; title: Credit record; title: Electronic payments and credit; title: Identity theft; title: Unfair lending; title: Mortgage/home equity loans; title: Auto financing and leasing; title: Debt collection and the law; title: Credit counselors : a potential pitfall; title: Know exactly what you're getting into; title: Problem debt; title: Bankruptcy defined; title: Straight bankruptcy : Chapter 7; title: The most common form of bankruptcy; title: Wage-earner bankruptcy : Chapter 13 : a form of bankruptcy for people with regular incomes; title: Chapter 13 or Chapter 7? : which should you choose? : advantages and disadvantages; title: Saving your home.