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Road to Recovery There can be a few speed-bumps on the road to recovery. A debtor needs to be careful not to fall into his old patterns. For example, he should carefully evaluate whether to accept new credit card offers which may come his way. He should heed the budgeting advice given in the court-mandated credit counseling and debtor education courses. Finally, he should read the tips found in the Avoiding Bankruptcy section of this site
Many credit providers will allow credit to be reestablished within a short period of time after completion of the bankruptcy case. This is because the debtor cannot file another Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for 8 years, often has good income and no debts, and other than the bankruptcy filing on his record is a good credit risk. For instance, even though a person filed bankruptcy, clearing his record of debt may provide an advantage to him in certain situations. An example is renting an apartment. Potential renters # 1 and # 2 have the same monthly income, and want the same apartment. Renter # 1 has $75,000.00 of debt of credit card debt with monthly payments of $1500.00, and has not filed bankruptcy. Renter # 2 has filed bankruptcy recently, had his debts discharged, and has no other monthly debt payments. It may be advantageous to the landlord to rent to Renter # 2, because his debt to income ratio is lower and Renter #2 is thus better able to make the monthly rent payment. Things to Do After Bankruptcy
Check your credit report with the 3 big credit reporting
agencies to make sure that they reflect a zero balance on the discharged
debts. Improve your credit score by assiduously striving to make all
your payments on Buying a House
It is possible to buy a house after bankruptcy, and obtaining
a mortgage to finance part of the purchase. Governmental agencies like the FHA
generally require that a debtor have a clean record credit-wise for a period of
24 months after exiting bankruptcy. Then, he basically is back to square one as
far as obtaining a mortgage. Buying a Car
It is also possible to buy a car after bankruptcy,
and to get a loan to help finance the purchase. In fact, many auto
dealers and lenders specialize in bad credit auto loans, which are
designed to help people with their credit history.
Written by Henry Rendler |
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