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“John has a rare combination of expertise and passion that make him a dynamic educator. His knowledge comes from many years spent in the inner sanctums of Fair Isaac and Equifax. Fortunately, he isn’t afraid to share what he learned at those companies. If you want the inside scoop on credit scores and (credit) bureau reports, John is simply the best.” –Craig Watts, Fair Isaac Corporation (investors of the FICO® credit scoring system)

“You’re the best teacher on the subject I’ve ever had.” –Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor for NBC’s Today Show and featured money coach on Oprah’s “Debt Diet” series

Good credit is second only to money in the bank. If you want a better credit score, forget all the credit repair manuals and far-fetched promises you’ve seen on the Internet. You need one thing: this book. You’ll learn exactly how to build and keep strong credit. This book can save you a small fortune! –Gerri Detweiler, Consumer Advocate and Author of Invest In Yourself: Six Secrets to a Rich Life

“John Ulzheimer didn’t know that credit would be his calling when he took a position with the credit bureau, Equifax, back in 1991. You’re Nothing but a Number is Ulzheimer’s first-person exposé of the credit industry. Using his insider experience, Ulzheimer will show you how to master your credit scores and get ahead.”

Your credit scores are the most vital tools you have to unlock your financial power. Having lower credit scores means that you will pay higher interest rates for your car loan, home mortgage, and credit cards. Low credit scores could cause you to be turned down for credit, be denied insurance, or in some states even be charged more for your utilities.

About the Author
Stephen Snyder is the country’s leading expert on how to improve credit scores by changing how you manage credit. Stephen Snyder understands the obstacles consumers face when they try to improve their credit. From his own personal bankruptcy in 1993, Stephen has risen to become a national authority on how to increase your credit scores and unlock your financial power.

For more than a decade, his nationwide personal finance seminar has been hailed as a tour de force for consumers. His approach has helped hundreds of thousands of consumers better manage their credit to improve their lifestyles. Stephen is frequently featured in many national news shows an popular magazines including CNNfn, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Parade Magazine, Family Circle Magazine, Essence Magazine, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and others. Today, he is the most widely respected advisor on credit scores and how consumers can increase or maintain them. Stephen is also one of the few credit scoring experts in the country who have been trained by the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company that created the FICO credit risk score. This score is widely recognized as the industry standard for lenders to determine consumers’ creditworthiness.

Credit Scores & Credit Reports provides the first thorough examination of the all-important, but little understood, credit scoring and credit reporting systems. The Third Edition of this highly-acclaimed book enables consumers to understand how both of these systems actually work, and what they can do to improve their FICO scores, and to ensure their credit reports are accurate.

Importantly, the book also describes how the system sometimes doesn t work, and how hundreds of thousands if not millions of consumers have been frustrated in their efforts to correct errors in their credit reports. Moreover, it explains: * Link between credit reports and the burgeoning problem of identity theft *How credit card companies use credit scoring to raise your interest rates * The role of credit scores in auto and homeowners insurance *The difference between mortgage rates for consumers with excellent, good, fair, and poor credit scores *The damages to consumers, and their creditworthiness, stemming from credit report inaccuracy and identity theft Credit reports and debt collection * The debate over credit scoring and discrimination The politics of credit reporting

About the Author
Since 1981, Evan Hendricks has been Editor/Publisher and founder of Privacy Times, a newsletter based in the Washington, D.C. area. Through the newsletter alone, he has published nearly 3,000 pages covering a wide range of privacy and information law subjects, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Mr. Hendricks regularly testifies before Congress, with four appearances in 2003. He is a regular presenter at Federal Trade Commission workshops. He has been qualified by the courts as an expert witness in FCRA and identity theft cases. Mr. Hendricks has served as a consultant on privacy issues to federal and state governmental organizations, and businesses. He has been a featured American presenter at events in Paris, France, Venice, Italy, Cardiff Wales, London, England and Ottawa, Ontario. He is regularly quoted in the mainstream media and trade press. Mr. Hendricks has a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College, Columbia University. He attended there after transferring from University of Oregon.