Reference Materials

The Credit Repair Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Maintain, Rebuild, and Protect Your Credit
by John Ventura
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing

Credit After Bankruptcy: A Step-By-Step Action Plan to Quick and Lasting Recovery after Personal Bankruptcy
by Stephen Snyder
Publisher: Bellwether Publications

Brochures from the Federal Government

The quarterly Consumer Information Center Catalog lists more than 200 helpful federal publications. For your free copy write Consumer Information Catalog, Pueblo, CO 81009, call 1-888-8-PUEBLO or find the Catalog on the Net at www.pueblo.gsa.gov.

Helpful Links

www.nfcc.org
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling is the nation’s largest and longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling organization offering counseling and educational services to consumers in debt.  For free and affordable confidential advice through a reputable NFCC member, call 1-800-388-2227.

www.abiworld.org   
The American Bankruptcy Institute answers a lot of basic questions you might have, such as what are the differences between Chapter 7, 9 and 13? They advise Congress on bankruptcy issues, so maybe you'll find some good pointers as well. To access every area of the site, you'll need to become an ABI Online member.

Credit Reporting Agencies

Knowing what's in your credit report is an essential part of a financial check-up. Find out how to get a free copy of your credit report from the three major credit reporting organizations – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
www.annualcreditreport.com

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