Give Me Credit

<p>A powerful, real-life conversation about debt, credit stress, and financial recovery. In this episode, M shares her personal experience with falling behind financially and the emotional toll that comes with it...

<p>If you think your credit report exists to help you, this episode is going to change that.</p><p>In this conversation, John and I sit down again with consumer attorney Jacob Hippensteel to take a deeper look at what...

<p>In this episode, we sit down with divorce attorney David Cox to unpack one of the most misunderstood financial traps in divorce.</p><p>Here is the hard truth. A divorce decree may assign a debt to one spouse, but it...

<p>Most people don’t understand how debt collection works until they’re already in it.</p><p>In GMC 33, I sit down with John Mackey to walk through his new course, Debt Collections: Lies, Damn Lies and Deceit.</p><p>We...

<p>In Part 1, we pulled back the curtain on a hard truth. Most people believe someone is actually reading their credit dispute letter.</p><p>That’s not entirely accurate.</p><p>In Part 2, we take you inside the system...

<p>Most people believe that when they dispute something on their credit report, they are starting a conversation. They imagine that someone, somewhere, will read their explanation, review the evidence, and decide...

<p>We spend twelve years in school learning history, math, and science. Yet many students graduate without ever learning how a checking account works, what an overdraft fee is, or why a missed payment can follow them...

<p>Today’s episode goes deeper.</p><p>In Part 1, we questioned whether Credit Karma functions as financial education or referral marketing. In Part 2, we examine the structure itself.</p><p>One polished credit...

<p>This week on Give Me Credit, we sit down with FCRA attorney Jacob Hippensteel, owner of Hippensteel Law Firm to talk about one of the most powerful and misunderstood consumer protection laws in America, the Fair...

<p>Give Me Credit #27: Credit Karma, VantageScore vs FICO, and the Marketing Machine Behind “Free” Credit Scores</p><p>In this episode, credit expert John Mackey and mortgage underwriter J.S. Whaldo examine the Credit...

<p>If you think you already understand credit, this episode is your reminder that the rules are changing and not always in your favor.</p><p>In this rerun of Give Me Credit Podcast Episode 10, credit expert John Mackey...

<p>We’ve never done this before, but some episodes are too good to let pass by. Due to John taking a short break, we’re re-running GMC #16, one of our highest-rated episodes.</p><p>Packed with insights, expert guidance...

<p>Most people think debt collection is about repayment. It’s not.</p><p>It’s about leverage, data, and getting you to say or do just enough to build a legal case against yourself.</p><p>In today’s podcast episode...

<p>Episode 23: Inside the Debt Collection System and the Course Teaching Consumers How to Navigate It</p><p>In this episode of the Give Me Credit podcast, mortgage expert J.S. Whaldo interviews credit authority John...

<p>In Give Me Credit Podcast Episode #22, we do something a little different and a lot important.</p><p>We analyze a real debt collection call that checks every box for unethical behavior. No hypotheticals. No...