Gerri Detweiler

Gerri Detweiler, head of market education for Nav.com, a website that provides financial information for small-business owners. She has testified before Congress on consumer credit topics and is coauthor of the free e-book Debt Collection Answers. DebtCollectionAnswers.com

Debt Collectors Are Digging Up Old Debts
Credit & Debt

Debt Collectors Are Digging Up Old Debts

Gerri Detweiler | March 6, 2017

Collection agencies often buy up delinquent loans and unpaid bills from many years ago and then demand payment from the…

What Debt Collectors Don’t Want You to Know
Credit & Debt

What Debt Collectors Don’t Want You to Know

Gerri Detweiler | August 8, 2012

More and more Americans are getting calls from debt collectors -- for unpaid medical bills, mortgages, car loans, credit card…

Digging Out of Debt
Credit & Debt

Digging Out of Debt

Gerri Detweiler | August 2, 2012

Six Strategies That Work The average American adult carries more than $16,000 in debt (excluding home mortgages) -- and that…

Could You Be Responsible for the Debts of a Deceased Relative?
Credit & Debt

Could You Be Responsible for the Debts of a Deceased Relative?

Gerri Detweiler | May 21, 2012

What you have to pay…and what you don't When a family member dies, relatives often wonder if they are responsible…