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As with everything, bankruptcy law can be complicated and the manner by which credit ratings occur can seem mysterious at best. Filing for bankruptcy will in general lower your credit score, but with some good spending habits and good financial stewardship will again rise over time, especially since part of your credit score has to do with income to debt ratio. When you file for bankruptcy, the debts do not simply disappear as if they never existed. Your history of late or missed payments, if you have one, will remain on your credit report and will continue to drag down your credit score. Additionally, the bankruptcy will stay on your record for many years. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy will remain on your credit report for 10 years from the date of the filing
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Where can you find information about corporate bankruptcy laws?
Does corporate bankruptcy affect personal credit?
Will your credit rating be affected by your partner filing bankruptcy?
If your partner files for bankruptcy and you don't then the bankruptcy will not appear on your credit report. But you will be partly responsible for before bankruptcy filing. Generally filing bankruptcy will affect the credit rating of the individual who filed it.
How does my poor credit and or bankruptcy affect my children getting student loans?
It does not affect them.
If you are an authorized user on your parents credit card and they claim bankruptcy how will that affect your credit?
It will not affect your credit at all. Their credit information was used to secure the card. You are in the clear.
Does business bankruptcy affect personal credit?
If your business is tied to your personal credit, then yes, you run the risk of being personally affected by the business's bankruptcy.
Will a cosigner's credit be affected if they cosign for someone who has a bad credit score because of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
The cosigner's credit will only be affected if the person that they cosign for defaults on the loan. The bankruptcy will not affect the cosigners credit.
If you filed for bankruptcy four years ago while previously married and you remarry how will it affect your new spouse's credit?
It will have no affect on her credit. Only the person(s) who are a party to a bankruptcy have it noted on any crediting reportage.
If you and your fiance want to get a joint bank account but he has filed bankruptcy in the past will this affect your credit?
It shouldn't impact your credit rating all. However, his bankruptcy will remain on his credit for up to 10 years. If you get married and try to buy a home for example, then his credit rating will affect both of you.
How much does a bankruptcy negatively affect your credit score?
A bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years and you may have to answer about it for the rest of your life. Who knows what effect it has on your credit score? Companies that lend money. Only when you apply for credit after bankruptcy will you know the full detrimental effect.
How does surrendering your house in chapter 7 affect your credit report?
If you are surrendering your house anyways, it is usually better for your credit score if you do it through bankruptcy. If your house is foreclosed on before you file bankruptcy, then your credit score is hit by both the foreclosure and the bankruptcy. If you let your house go back through bankruptcy, instead, then your credit score is only hit by a bankruptcy.
Does a chapter 7 bankruptcy affect your credit the same as a chapter 13?
Yes.
Does bad personal credit affect dun and bradstreet rating?
Personal credit is separate from business credit. However, some legal structures capture personal bankruptcy history in the D&B report which may have an impact on D&B scores and ratings.
