A number of our law libraries have received the 2021 edition of Surviving Debt, a new title from the National Consumer Law Center. The table of contents include:

• Chapter 1 Six Essential Rules for Surviving Debt
• Chapter 2 Responding to Debt Collectors
• Chapter 3 What You Need to Know About Your Credit Report
• Chapter 4 Collection Lawsuits
• Chapter 5 Taking Out New Loans to Pay for Old Debts
• Chapter 6 Reverse Mortgages
• Chapter 7 Choices to Avoid at All Costs
• Chapter 8 Reducing Your Expenses
• Chapter 9 Options for Increasing Your Income
• Chapter 10 Keeping Track of Income, Expenses, and Debt
• Chapter 11 Medical Debt
• Chapter 12 Credit Card Debt
• Chapter 13 Student Loans
• Chapter 14 Car Loans and Repossessions
• Chapter 15 Utility Terminations
• Chapter 16 What Every Homeowner Should Know About Mortgage Payments
• Chapter 17 When You Are Having Trouble Making Mortgage Payments
• Chapter 18 Defending Your Home from Foreclosure
• Chapter 19 Property Taxes and Tax Sales
• Chapter 20 Evictions and Getting Out of a Lease
• Chapter 21 Civil Court Judgment Debt
• Chapter 22 Debts Related to Criminal and Government Fines and Fees
• Chapter 23 Federal Income Tax Debt
• Chapter 24 Deciding Whether and When to File Bankruptcy
• Chapter 25 How the Bankruptcy Process Works

Here is a list of the libraries that own this title. For other National Consumer Law Center titles, please see the Judicial Branch Law Library catalog.