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How long does a chapter 7 bankrupcty remain on a credit file once it has been discharged?
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∙ 15y ago
It can remain on your credit report until someone decides to get it off. To remedy, you write to the credit reporting agency and explain that it was discharged by payment in full in a Chapter 13 more than seven years prior and ask them to get it off your report. They have to validate the debt at this point. It may take a couple of letters, etc. but eventually they will remove it. It isn't automatically removed. I am concerned because of the harrasment. They call me daily??
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes this question has been asked and answered, in many forms, specifying which State, thousands of times here. First, it makes no difference which State your in...credit reporting is universal. IT IS COMMONLY SAID THAT BK REMAINS ON A CREDIT REPORT FOR 10 YEARS. WHILE IN SIMPLE TERMS THAT IS ESSENTIALLY TRUE, the below hopefully explains it better. Credit reports are really simply a private information service using many sources, including participating members...they simply report the historical actions of record. If you were late on a payment, and it was reported, the fact that you paid it later, or had reason, whatever, makes no difference...they report history of what happened. They do not determine your credit ability, that is determined by the lender using (hopefully accurate) information. (Many lenders don't really care much about a BK from say over 7 years at all, especially if those 7 years have pristine credit... but credit lates/etc. AFTER a BK can be even more detrimental). Credit reports are purchased by someone/thing for a fee and the request is generally made for certain standard formats...for certain things for certain periods. Standard reports cost less than custom ones..but custom ones are also available if the lender/reviewer wants to see them. (They can include things like criminal records, education or employment info, if wanted...it is just whatever research and information you want to pay for getting). Generally, the shorter the term and less information requested in the reports costs less. Standardly, a credit report will include Bankrutpcy filings for the last 10 years (from discharge date). If a lender only cares about 5 years history, which costs less, then that is all they would order and all it would show. Bankruptcy, as a matter of a Federal Court records/process is a matter of public record, and available to anyone or service that cares to look for much longer than the 10 year standard.
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∙ 13y agoCertainly one of the biggest downsides of filing for bankruptcy is the affect it has on your credit. Generally speaking bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 7-10 years.
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As you must have seen asked and answered here at least 100 different ways....BK IS ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. It is available as a public record of a court for much longer, basically forever.
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∙ 15y agoI disagree with the earlier comment. As documented in many places, the date of FILING is what matters. It will stay on your credit report for 7 years from the filing date
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∙ 15y agoYour credit report? For at least 10 years. However, as a matter of public court record, it is available many ways for much longer.
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∙ 15y ago10 years from discharge.
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If a chapter 7 bankruptcy was voluntarily dismissed not discharged can it be removed from your credit file?
No, it will remain for seven years.
How long does a discharged bankruptcy remain on a credit report?
Accounts stay on your credit history for seven years. Bankruptcies stay on for ten. * New bankruptcy reform laws have no bearing on credit reportage. A discharged chapter 7 or 13 remain on the report for 10 years from discharge date. A dismissed chapter 7 remains for 10 years and a dismissed chapter 13 remains for 7 years.
What year did the law change for bankruptcy on your credit report for 10 years?
The time limit for a discharged chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy to remain on a credit report has always been 10 years. A dismissed chapter 7 wil remain 10 years, a dismissed chapter 13 will remain 7 years.
Can bankruptcy be taken off your credit report if the bankruptcy was dismissed through the courts?
Bankruptcies are a matter of public record and this is why they appear in credit histories. A Chapter 13 listing will remain on your credit report for seven years from the filing date and a Chapter 7 will remain on the credit report for 10 years from the filing date. The credit report entry will state the bankruptcy was filed and dismissed, not discharged.
How should an obligation that is discharged in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy be reflected in a subsequent credit report?
The debt should be identified as being in bankruptcy or discharged in bankruptcy. It will remain on the list for 7 years. The bankruptcy will remain on the report for 10 years.
If debts are paid after bankruptcy with a post bankruptcy inheritance does the bankruptcy go away?
No once filed on file. * A dismissed or discharged chapter 7 will remain on a credit report for ten years. A dismissed or completed chapter 13 will remain on a credit report for 7 years.
How do you know if your bankruptcy is discharged on your credit report?
Bankruptcy does not get discharged. Debts are discharged. The bankruptcy will remain on your credit report for 10 years from the date of filing. The debts that were discharged can remain for 7 years from the date of discharge, showing a zero balance and that they were discharged in bankruptcy.
How do you remove liens or judgments once your chapter 13 is discharged?
You cannot have liens or judgments removed unless you write the credit bureaus and give them a copy of your discharged bankruptcy. Some liens and judgments will not need to be paid but will still remain on your credit report.
If you filed chapter 13 7 years ago and it was discharged in Feb 01 how can you contact the credit bureau to remove this from your record if your attorney will not return your phone calls?
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy will remain on a person's credit report for the required ten years not seven.
When does chapter 13 come off credit?
Bankruptcies (both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) remain on your credit report for 10 years.
If you had a judgment against you and you put it on your Chapter 7 can they keep a judgment on your credit after you are discharged from your Ch 7?
Yes. If the judgment resulted in a lien against property. Even though the judgment will be discharged in the BK. The lien will remain on the property and the item will remain on the CR. Due to the negative effect of a BK, the additional notice of a judgment, is rather insignificant.
Can a judgment be put on your credit if the debt was part of the bankruptcy?
Not if the debt was discharged in the bankruptcy. If the judgment was on the credit report before the bankruptcy was filed and/or was discharged in the bankruptcy, the entry will still remain on the CR for seven years.
