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Is a credit couseling program required if I file for bankruptcy?
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∙ 14y ago
Most states do not require you to take a credit counseling course before filing bankruptcy. This is typically a volunteer activity.
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How do you get bankruptcy off your credit report?
A bankruptcy will remain on a credit report for the required ten years, it cannot be removed arbitrarily.
If a credit card is discharged in a bankruptcy should it still show a balance on a credit report?
It will remain on the report for the required length of time and should be marked "included in bankruptcy."
How long does a bankruptcy 13 stay reported?
Any type of bankruptcy will remain on a credit report for the required ten years.
How can you quickly remove a judgment from your credit report?
Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy will not remove a judgment from the debtor's credit report. The judgment will still remain for the required time if it is discharged in bankruptcy, settled or paid in full. Valid judgments remain for the required 7 years. Most judgments are renewable and can be reentered on the debtor's credit report whenever that action is taken.
Can filing for bankruptcy remove a foreclosure from your credit report?
No, if property has been foreclosed upon the notation will remain on the credit report for the required amount of time of seven years from date of foreclosure. A bankruptcy remains on the credit report for ten years.
If you are an additional card holder on a parent's credit card account and you file bankruptcy will the bankruptcy appear on their credit?
The bankruptcy will appear on their credit if you include this card in your bankruptcy. If you leave the card off the bankruptcy, it will not effect their credit.
Can you keep a few small credit cards after filing for bankruptcy?
Yes; however, the issuer is not required to continue to extent you credit (can close the account).
Can you rid charge offs on your credit report if that creditor was included in your bankruptcy?
The charge offs will remain the required seven years and should be noted as included or discharged in bankruptcy.
If you filed for bankruptcy and then changed your mind and never went through with it and it is showing up on your credit report how do you get it removed?
A dismissed bankruptcy whether voluntarily or done by the bankruptcy court will remain on a CR for the required 7 years.
How do you fix a bankruptcy that you did not report?
A bankruptcy is not reported to the credit bureaus by the person who filed the bankruptcy. There are hundreds of operators of databases that collect information from public records and sell them to other institutions such as credit bureaus. Therefore if the bankruptcy is valid, it will be reported and placed in the public records portion of the consumer's credit report and will remain there for the required 10 year time limit. If it is a reporting error by the CRA the consumer should send a letter of dispute, with documenting evidence and demand the bankruptcy be removed from their credit report.
Can a credit agency remove a chapter 7 bankruptcy after it has been 7 years?
No, valid negative information must remain on a credit report for the required amount of time. In the case of a chapter 7 bankruptcy it is 10 years from the date of discharge.
How will a bankruptcy effect your credit score?
will bankruptcy increase you credit score over time
