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If your bankruptcy will be discharged soon can you get a home equity loan for home improvement and to clean up the rest of your credit?
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Typically, you need a pretty good credit score to get a HELOC (home equity line of credit). And if you are just coming out of a BK then your score is probably not going to be real high. However, if you have a lot of equity in your home there are lenders who may have a look but be prepared for a high rate.
It depends on what type of bankruptcy you filed. If it was a chapter 7 then i'd say it's highly unlikely. If it was a chapter 13 then you are in a payment plan for either 3-5 years and most people after a couple years into their chp 13 payment plan start to see their credit scores improve. You still may not qualify for a equity line of credit but it is more beneficial to do a cash out refinance and take out the money you need, plus payoff your remaining chapter 13 payment and in some cases lower your interest rate.
Take a breath and leave the equity in your home alone. Take the time to pay off your other debts with current income so that you truly get caught up without getting trapped again. If you have the house, then you have the time to clean up your credit without trying to qualify for another loan. Keep home repairs just to the ones needed.
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Is a home equity loan discharged after bankruptcy?
This is actually a question for your attorney but here is a direction. Ask your attorney if the home equity loan was included in your bankruptcy, did you complete all the payments you agreed to in the bankruptcy. I am guessing that if you filed for BK the bank probably did not let you use any unused portion of the line. Look into refinancing your home equity line of credit they are usually not fixed and can go up as much as once every 30 days. Right now the projections for the prime rate is to increase as much as 1/2 to 3/4 to 7.25 by the end of this year. If there is no equity in the home, then the lien is discharged in bankruptcy making it an insecured debt.
Is foreclosure done quicker if home has been discharged in bankruptcy?
A home is not discharged in bankruptcy. The mortgage(s) and home equity loans, lines of credit, etc., are discharged, but you have to abandon the real estate in the bankruptcy. That means the mortgagee can go ahead with a foreclosure if there was none before the filing, once the Chapter 7 is closed. Chances are the mortgagee would ask for relief from stay to go ahead with the foreclosure. The trustee may get any excess from the sale, unless it was exempted.
Does bankruptcy clear second mortgage loans?
Second mortgages can be discharged only in a Chapter 13 and only if there is no equity in the real estate for the loan to attach to.
What banks offer the best home improvement loans?
You can go to your personal bank to apply for a home improvement loan. The most common home improvement loan would be a home equity line of credit which is secured against the equity in your home.
What kind of credit line does Chase offer?
Chase offers a home equity line of credit. This is a form of credit where your home is used as collateral. Home equity lines of credit can be used for a lot of things. These include home improvement, debt consolidation, and paying for luxury items.
Is a car loan discharged under chapter 7 bankruptcy?
Whether your car loan is discharged by a bankruptcy or not will depend on your state and the equity in your car. Whether the loan will be discharged or not is called an "exemption".
Is a home equity loan discharged after bankruptcy?
This is actually a question for your attorney but here is a direction. Ask your attorney if the home equity loan was included in your bankruptcy, did you complete all the payments you agreed to in the bankruptcy. I am guessing that if you filed for BK the bank probably did not let you use any unused portion of the line. Look into refinancing your home equity line of credit they are usually not fixed and can go up as much as once every 30 days. Right now the projections for the prime rate is to increase as much as 1/2 to 3/4 to 7.25 by the end of this year. If there is no equity in the home, then the lien is discharged in bankruptcy making it an insecured debt.
Can the IRS come after you when the taxes were discharged in a Chapter 7 two years later?
The question is NOT whether taxes are dischargeable in a bankruptcy. The question that has been asked is whether the IRS can still pursue you for taxes that were discharged in a bankruptcy (which would obviously confirm that some taxes are dischargeable in specific circumstances).If your taxes were discharged in a bankruptcy, the IRS cannot come after you for those taxes after the bankruptcy has been discharged. If they are doing so, they probably did not enter them as discharged correctly on their computer system.To correct this, you should call IRS collections and explain to them that the taxes should have been discharged in your bankruptcy. Ask them to send a referral to the IRS Insolvency Unit, and the Insolvency Unit will be able to pull the bankruptcy records and confirm what should have been discharged.Note that any liens that were filed before the bankruptcy will survive the discharge process. So, although the IRS debt has been discharged a lien may continue to exist. This lien only attaches to equity that was exempted in the bankruptcy process (so if you had $20,000 of equity in your home that you exempted under bankruptcy homestead exemption, the lien continues to attach to that equity). It does NOT attach to any equity that builds in your assets after the filing of your bankruptcy petition.
Can you file bankruptcy on a home equity loan and credit cards?
Yes.
Is foreclosure done quicker if home has been discharged in bankruptcy?
A home is not discharged in bankruptcy. The mortgage(s) and home equity loans, lines of credit, etc., are discharged, but you have to abandon the real estate in the bankruptcy. That means the mortgagee can go ahead with a foreclosure if there was none before the filing, once the Chapter 7 is closed. Chances are the mortgagee would ask for relief from stay to go ahead with the foreclosure. The trustee may get any excess from the sale, unless it was exempted.
Is it better to buy a car with a horrible credit history or wait until a bankruptcy is discharged?
Wait until the bankruptcy is discharged. Dear Lord, yes, wait until the debt is discharged! Otherwise you will get stuck with horrendous interest rates which, even if you can afford the resulting inflated monthly payments, will take forever to build any positive equity in the vehicle. And remember that a discharged debt is not the same as a charged-off debt...you will still owe a charged-off debt.
How long does it take to get home equity after bankruptcy paid off loans and you have bad credit?
The time it takes to get home equity paid off after bankruptcy and bad credit will vary depending on how bad the credit score. It will also depend on which lawyer and banks are involved.
Can you access equity in your home soon after your bankruptcy is discharged although the current equity is much more than what was listed on the bankruptcy?
This is an issue that you need to discuss with a qualified attorney and no one else. If the equity in the home was erroneously reported deliberately on the bankruptcy schedule, there can be some very serious consequences. Bankruptcy fraud is a federal felony and each count of fraudulent information results in a five-year prison sentence.
Can tax liens be dismissed under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13?
Even if you discharge a tax debt in a bankruptcy (which can be done in limited circumstances), the lien associated with that debt is not released by bankruptcy proceedings. The result is that you may come out of bankruptcy with no tax liability, but there may still be a lien on your property. That lien attaches to any equity in your assets that existed prior to the bankruptcy and was exempted in the bankruptcy. For example, if you owned your house and filed bankruptcy with $20,000 of equity in your home, you may have been able to exempt that equity in the bankruptcy through a homestead exemption (so that you could keep your home). If that happened, after your bankruptcy was discharged the IRS would still have a lien against you that attaches to that $20,000 of equity (but not to any equity that accrues after the bankruptcy filing).
Does bankruptcy clear second mortgage loans?
Second mortgages can be discharged only in a Chapter 13 and only if there is no equity in the real estate for the loan to attach to.
What banks offer the best home improvement loans?
You can go to your personal bank to apply for a home improvement loan. The most common home improvement loan would be a home equity line of credit which is secured against the equity in your home.
Can a bank decrease unused portion of existing home equity line of credit after filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy?
if you want it to
