Credit card overuse, late bill payment or identity theft can contribute to serious credit history problem.
How can individuals reverse a credit predicament and re-establish a good credit standing? The answer may lie at a local bookstore or an online book vendor.
A number of books offer insights and tips on how to address credit difficulties and a credit report problem. Here are a few titles:
“Credit Repair, 9th Ed.” by Robin Leonard and John Lamb; Nolo, 268 pages ($24.99). Workbook with a range of credit repair information and re-establishing good credit.
“American Credit Repair” by Trevor Rhodes and Nadine Smith; McGraw-Hill, 272 pages ($24.95). How to decipher a credit report, avoid bankruptcy and repair a credit report.
“The Complete Credit Repair Kit” by Brette McWhorter Sember; Sourcebooks, 448 pages ($19.95). Covers credit reports, reducing debt and finding credit assistance.
“The Credit Repair Answer Book” by Gudrun Maria Nickel; Sphinx Press, 288 pages ($14.95). Discusses dealing with credit agencies, credit problem warning signs and the bankruptcy option
“The Credit Repair Handbook” by John Ventura; Kaplan, 240 pages ($19.95). Explains how credit reports and scores work, correcting problems with a credit agency and rebuilding credit.
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