Credit Repair: The Total Guide to a Great Credit Score (Udemy.com)

Craig Randall's credit repair course is a short, beginner-level walk through how credit works and how to start fixing yours. It runs about 3.2 hours and was last updated in 2023. Randall describes himself as a credit repair coach of 25 years and the author of two books on the subject. The pitch is speed: the description says a student can begin the repair process within an hour. No section list is published, so the topics come from the description, which names foreclosures, bankruptcies, late payments and medical bills.

Happy reviewers call it easy to follow, straight to the point and a good set of first steps. One student who admitted knowing nothing about credit said it gave clear, actionable steps. The course holds a 4.3 rating across 735 reviews. The complaints sit in the 2 and 3 star reviews. People mention a monotone voice, low volume and weak sound quality. Others say the early videos are short, basic or long-winded, covering what a credit score is and what the bureaus do. One felt they wasted their money.

At about three hours, it is a quick sit. That suits a true beginner, while some reviewers called the credit basics common knowledge. The sampled reviews date from 2016 to 2019, so newer students should check how current each lesson feels. Recommended as a starter for complete newcomers, not as a deep dive for people with experience.