Foreclosures are hitting record highs; Americans are declaring bankruptcy at rates ten times that during the Great Depression; more college students drop out because of debts than poor grades; reports of debtor suicides proliferate. In other words, it's a great time to be in the banking business. Documentary filmmaker Scurlock takes us on a road trip around a country populated by debt pirates, corporate predators, human credit card billboards, debt...

"The most comprehensive insider's look at what every consumer needs to know about their credit score--and most importantly, how to fix it

If you, like so many millions of Americans, are terrified by the daily headlines regarding Equifax and identity theft, and how all of this can directly affect your basic credit score, then this book should be considered as mandatory reading.

Like it or not, a healthy credit score is essential...

"This book discusses how to prioritize debts and create a budget, reduce debts and cut expenses, negotiate with creditors, correct credit report errors and remove old information, add positive information to a credit report, adopt strategies to rebuild credit, and avoid identity theft and credit repair scams. Updates to this edition include the latest student loan repayment programs, new credit-building strategies, changes to the credit scoring of...

"Durante los tiempos difíciles, las deudas pueden ser un asunto de vida o muerte, felicidad o desesperación. Tener bajo control sus deudas puede traerle tranquilidad y orden. El dominar las deudas puede traerle riqueza y éxito. Como dice Robert Kiyosaki, el autor del bestselling libro Padre Rico Padre Pobre, 'Las buenas deudas te hacen rico y las malas deudas te hacen pobre'"--Amazon.com.

"El ABC para salir de deudas revela las estrategias para evitar y superar las deudas incobrables, así como para utilizar una buena deuda a tu favor. Escrito con claridad y con ilustrativas historias de la vida real, además de contribuciones de las experta en crédito Gerri Detweiler, este útil libro proporciona los conocimientos para navegar por el desafiante entorno actual crediticio."-- The ABC's of Getting Out of Debt reveals strategies for...