Surviving Debt: Expert Advice for Getting Out of Financial Trouble

A leading resource for over 25 years, the newest edition of Surviving Debt, National Consumer Law Center's consumer guide for getting out of financial trouble. Surviving Debt contains precise and practical legal advice from the nation's consumer law experts. Surviving Debt tells you what consumers need to know about: · Dealing with Debt Collectors · Which Debts to Pay First · Saving Your Home from Foreclosure · Credit Card and Medical Debt · Student Loans · Your Credit Report · When and When Not to Refinance · Strategies to Prevent Repossessions · How to Defend Collection Lawsuits · Vehicle Repossessions · Home Mortgage Loan Modifications ·How to Find Effective Credit Counseling Agencies · Your Bankruptcy Rights, and much more. Reviews "A wealth of expert legal advice on dealing with an overwhelming debt burden." -Senator Elizabeth Warren, Founder, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "Outstanding manual. Seldom is such useful, authoritative information available for so small a price!" -Booklist "A gold mine on topics like how to handle collectors, which debts to pay first, and how collection lawsuits work." -U.S. News and World Report "Great advice, from the nation's experts, on how to pull yourself out of debt." -Jane Bryant Quinn "The best book available for consumers in financial trouble." -Stephen Brobeck, former Executive Director, Consumer Federation of America