I am a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, and consumer advocate of 15+ years.
I'm a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and contributing writer and Board member of American Consumer Credit Education Support Services, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on issues surrounding credit, privacy rights and financial issues.
I'm a radio show co-host of SpotLight, on the Blog Talk Radio Network. The program is designed to provide consumers a voice and spotlight issues that financially affect all of us. I contribute articles for a variety of print publications and enjoy writing a monthly Identity Theft column for a South Florida magazine.
I'm an Author who turned my life experiences into my first book humanizing and exposing the damaging effects of identity theft, inaccurate credit reporting, mortgage servicing fraud and abusive debt collectors. My passion is to help educate the public on the need to be proactive when it comes to protecting their credit, their rights, their identities, and their personal and financial data.


"Denise
Richardson's story has important lessons for all Americans. It's the story of a
consumer who faced hardships created by credit bureau errors, mortgage
servicing errors, abusive debt collectors and identity thieves. She learned,
fought back and won. Now she's a consumer champion with a book that's a
first-person story and a consumer handbook in one, with lessons for everyone
who wants to win against corporate and financial predators. Buy it and then
fight back yourself!"
Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)
"Give Me Back My
Credit is a book that every American consumer must read. Denise exposes the
truth about how our nation's credit system really works and how our consumer
protection rights have slowly, but intentionally been wiped away by corporate
greed and government acceptance. In a clear and simple voice, Denise teaches
everyone how they can try to protect their rights and how we must collectively
fight back to get back our rights and our credit!"
Ira Rheingold, Executive Director and General Counsel
National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)
"Denise
Richardson is a living answer to the question of what can happen to an American
when the systems that keep track of who owes what to whom completely break
down. Like most of the countless consumers harmed each year by errors that
corporations can't or won't fix, Denise suffered enormous personal and
financial harm when computer systems began to misreport her data. Unlike most
other people, however, Denise set out to understand exactly how and why such
mistakes occur, and then took on the system. Her story of personal courage and
resilience is not only inspiring, but the hard-learned lessons she clearly
articulates in this book can help many other consumers protect themselves from
widespread mistakes that are all too often afflicted by America's credit reporting system."
F. Paul Bland, Jr., Staff Attorney
Public Justice
"Denise’s
hallmark is her infectious passion that irrefutably comes from her heart. Her
dedication and continuous efforts to put the "fair" back in
"fair credit reporting", raise awareness to consumer problems, and
reach out to make a difference for others are commendable and have demonstrated to be invaluable."
Jim Malmberg
American Consumer Credit Education Support Services (ACCESS)
See GiveMeBackMyCredit.com for more details...