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If one files bankruptcy and has a co-signer will if affect their credit rating?
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If the account the cosigner is on is included in the bankruptcy it will appear on their credit report. In most cases the cosigner will not be relieved of the debt when the primary holder files for bankruptcy. The creditor(s) can then pursue the cosigner for the collection of money owed.
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If the cosigner of your credit card files for bankruptcy will this effect your credit rating as well?
Yes. It's possible that the financial transaction that the cosigner was involved with (liable for) might also be affected.
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.
Dose it hurt your credit if a cosigner files bankruptcy on there car?
If you have co-signed and the primary borrower has defaulted, you will need to step up and pay. If not then it will hurt your credit rating.
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.
If you buy a house from someone who has declared bankruptcy how will it affect your credit rating?
==Answer == Not in any way. Your credit rating is only determined by how YOU handle your credit on anything that is in your name.
If the cosigner on a car loan files bankruptcy what will happen to the other persons credit?
The creditor will seek repayment of the car loan from the cosigner. As long as the cosigner pays, their credit will not be affected. However, if they are unable or unwilling to pay, the debt will be pursued like any other bad debt, and it will affect their credit rating.
If the cosigner of your credit card files for bankruptcy will this effect your credit rating as well?
Yes. It's possible that the financial transaction that the cosigner was involved with (liable for) might also be affected.
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.
Dose it hurt your credit if a cosigner files bankruptcy on there car?
If you have co-signed and the primary borrower has defaulted, you will need to step up and pay. If not then it will hurt your credit rating.
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.
If you buy a house from someone who has declared bankruptcy how will it affect your credit rating?
==Answer == Not in any way. Your credit rating is only determined by how YOU handle your credit on anything that is in your name.
As a cosigner can you have a vehicle repossessed without affecting the cosigner credit rating?
Nope.
If you made a couple of late payments on your apartment will this affect your cosigner's credit rating?
Yes, If the co-signer gets "dinged" on the credit report just like they where the signer
What happens to your credit rating when you file bankruptcy?
Credit rating plummets when filing for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy should be the last resort and one should try everything to not go bankrupt - keep saving as much as possible.
If you are a co-borrower on a mortgage and the other co-borrower has just filed bankruptcy will this affect your credit rating?
Yes. I co-signed for an auto loan and the other borrower filed bankruptcy without notifying me. I was in the process of buying a home and before I went to settlement they pulled my credit again and her bankruptcy came up - preventing me from getting the house. So yes it will affect your credit because it will show up on your credit report that that person has filed for bankruptcy.
How many years would a bankruptcy filed in 1997 affect your credit?
My Sister is a solicitor in conveyancing and we are buying a house she is dealing with the searches and one of the searches is for Bankruptcy. She sais that they search for Bankrupsy in the last 10 years. Once Bankruptcy is resolved you have to wait at lease 6 years for it to be removed from your credit rating file then you need another 3 - 5 years to build up your credit rating again. Hope this helps
Do you always need a cosigner?
A cosigner is needed when the primary borrower does not, for whatever reason, (age, income, credit rating, etc.) does not qualify for a loan on their own merit.
