By now, if you have handled your credit and bills well...the BK while still on your report, should make no difference. If you continued having late payments and such...the BK isn't your problem...your just a bad credit risk
10 years
A chapter 7 bankruptcy filing remains on your credit report for 10 years. Chapter 13 bankruptcy remains for seven years. Under chapter 13 bankruptcy you repay at least a portion of the debt, so it is removed a little sooner.
You have to wait eight years after filing for Chapter 7 and 4 after filing for Chapter 13.
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.
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.
The events from before the bankruptcy filing or discharge make no difference to anything incurred after. It is not a lifetime forgiveness!
The accounts can remain up to seven years after the last payment was made, but will show a zero balance due to a bankruptcy filing.
Payroll taxes and penalties for fraud are not it is not eligible for bankruptcy. If the debtor filed a tax return for the relevant tax years at least two years before filing, then it is not eligible for bankruptcy. If the tax debt is from a tax return that was originally due at least three years before filing for bankruptcy then it is not eligible for bankruptcy. If the IRS assessed the tax debt at least 240 days before the debtor filed for bankruptcy, then it is not eligible for bankruptcy.
We will assume this questionis regarding filing Bankruptcy. You are never blacklisted during bankruptcy. It will remain on your credit report maximum of 10 years. That does not mean you will not be able to reestablish credit after filing bankruptcy during those years. What you will be able to obtain will depend on your payment history after the bankruptcy, the type of credit applied for and the length of time since you filed.
If you are facing some serious financial issues, you may consider filing for chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. If you do file keep in mind that there is no limit to the amount of times you can refile for the same protection.
Bankruptcy is the filing of a petition that claims your assets, and your inability to pay for them. Bankruptcy severely effects your credit, and is present on your credit for 7 years. During this time getting credit cards or loans can be very difficult.
Bankruptcy stays on your record at least seven years in Ontario. Bankruptcy often stays on you record permanently, it just isn't considered after seven years.