Good for you! More people should cut up their credit cards and learn to live within their means.
Yes. It is more difficult, but it is also ESSENTIAL to recovering from bankruptcy. You must take out credit and have precise, on time payments in order to help rebuild your damaged credit score post bankruptcy.
First off once you file bankruptcy you cannot do it again for 7 years. Bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years. Rather to try to describe what the different types of bankruptcy will do to your credit click the link for more information.
Bankruptcy can stay on your credit report for 10 years. For more information about debt and bankruptcy, it is best to consult with an attorney. They can provide a complete picture of the benefits and negatives of filing for bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy would be more credit damaging than just having large credit card debt, mainly because it stays on your credit report for longer. One of the biggest disadvantages of filing for bankruptcy is the lasting effect it has on your credit report- typically staying on your report for 7-10 years. With credit card debt there are more flexible options and obviously when you pay the debt and does not stay on your report for as long.
You dont, the courts or credit companies are the only ones that can remove them. Very long process if they allow it and nowadays, they can choose to keep bankruptcy on your credit for 20 years or more.....
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Your credit rating after bankruptcy is based on a number of factors. Many people are consider a good credit risk after bankruptcy if they have no debt and a job. Visit my web site for an article on rebuilding credit after bankruptcy: http://www.chs-law.com/2005/05/rebuilding-credit-after-bankruptcy.HTML.AnswerMy score raised from 530 to 572 when I received my chapter 7 dicharge.
One can get information on the best credit cards after bankruptcy from many different websites. Some examples of these websites include CreditCards and BankRate.
One can learn more about tax bankruptcy in the United States by visiting your local H&R Block. Alternatively, one can find this information on the official website of the IRS.
More than likely if you file for bankruptcy your credit score will go down. They report the filings for up to seven years and sometimes ten.
Bankruptcy may remain on your credit report for up to ten years. However, what is probably more important to you is the impact that bankruptcy will have on your credit options. That depends heavily on how you handle your finances and credit accounts after bankruptcy. Many bankruptcy petitioners who manage their credit carefully and make an effort to rebuild credit are able to qualify for traditional mortgages and car loans within about two years.UPDATE: Actually, you can force Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to remove a Bankruptcy from your credit report and you can do it legally using a federal law that is in place. Credit Bureaus MUST have "verifiable proof" of the "bankruptcy" in their files if they are going to report the negative item on your report. The dirty little secret the credit bureaus don't want you to know is that they do not have any "verifiable proof" in their files for any of the negative items on your credit report. The Federal Court that the bankruptcy was filed in may have this information on file but the credit bureaus don't. If you request the credit bureau to provide you with the "verifiable proof" that they have in their files they will remove the negative from your file.