About Gerri Detweiler

Helping consumers find reliable answers to their credit questions has been the theme of Gerri Detweiler’s work for the past twenty years.

As an expert on consumer credit issues, she has been interviewed for more than 3000 news interviews including The Today Show, Dateline NBC,The New York Times, USA Today and Reader's Digest. She has also testified before Congress.

As a speaker, she has addressed both consumer and industry audiences nationwide. She was a featured speaker in an 18-city speaking tour and has been a repeat guest at several events for financial planners.

As an educator, she is the author or co-author of five books:

• Reduce Debt, Reduce Stress (Good Advice Press 2009)
• Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights (2009)
• The Ultimate Credit Handbook (Plume, 1993, revised 2003), which was featured in Money magazine as one of the five best new personal finance books of the year when released.
• Invest In Yourself: Six Secrets to a Rich Life (Wiley, October 1998)
• Slash Your Debt: Save Money & Secure Your Future (Financial Literacy Center, 1999).

Gerri is Director of Consumer Education for Credit.com, one of the web's leading personal finance websites. Many of her articles also appear on partner websites, including MSN Money and ABCNews.com.

She is the host of a live weekly radio program Talk Credit Radio. Podcasts of many of the episodes are available online.

Gerri reaches thousands of consumers each month through these websites, as well as numerous others for which she contributes content. She also hosted a weekly financial radio show and several hundred of her interviews are still available at that site for consumers to listen to online.

Gerri holds a B.A. in International Business/Political Affairs from Taylor University, and an M.A. in Adult Education/ Psychology from Vermont College.

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