Credit revolution
Subtitle: path of the smart consumer
By: John C. Heath, Esq., Dr. Randy Padawer, Jayson R. Orvis ; [editing by Linda Orvis]
Contributors: Padawer. Randy; Orvis, Jayson R.
Publisher: Far Cliffs Multimedia
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bountiful, UT]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781605300627
Subjects: Consumer credit; Credit ratings; Popular works; Law and legislation
Description: "We live in a time of mind-boggling opportunity, and consumer credit is truly the gateway to the good life. At the same time, credit is the financial crack cocaine that regularly drives American families to destruction. In this sobering, and oft-times hilarious book, a trio of credit experts draw a map for getting the most out of the credit world without risking the pitfalls. The credit corporations, from credit card companies to collection agencies to credit bureaus, have cleverly set the playing field for their maximum advantage - now it's time to turn the tables and make credit work for you rather than the other way around"--
Table of contents: title: The heart of the matter; title: The bogus brick wall; title: Credit : how it rocks our world; title: Credit reports and scoring made easy; title: Credit reports and scoring made much more complicated; title: The nuts and bolts of the credit score; title: Bad credit listings : they're not all created equal; title: Credit errors : as simple as black and white (with a massive heap of gray); title: Your fruit cocktail of credit rights; title: Getting help with credit improvement; title: OK, but give me a taste of why I shouldn't do-it-myself; title: But wait! Even if I hire help, I'll still have to deal with creditors sometimes; title: Do-it-yourselfers, deceivers, discounters, and damage-collectors; title: The ethics of credit improvement; title: The seven-year ham; title: Credit system mythology; title: And a few more credit scoring notes : take these to the bank; title: The credit killers : five situations that make credit-worthy people seem unworthy; title: Circumstances mean squat. Why not measure character?; title: The "screw the consumer" decade; title: The path of the smart consumer.