Considering Bankruptcy?

Is your credit situation making you think about filing for bankruptcy? Understand this is a "last-resort" option for individuals who are experiencing trouble paying their bills.

Frequently, these individuals have many negative marks on their report. They often have been rejected for credit recently, have lenders calling them and have multiple bills which they pay late or not at all.

It is not unusual for a home or vehicle to have been repossessed, or under the threat of repossession.

If you are experiencing debt problems such as these, then surely you are looking for relief. Not being able to pay your bills is stressful and truly exhausting.

It is absolutely critical that you discover the permanent ramifications of a bankruptcy.

These laws were designed with you in mind. When you file, most or all of your debts will be resolved.

This happens after your assets are divided amongst your creditors. This is possible even if your assets don't pay all your debts.

This procedure is known as liquidation, or Chapter Seven (7). Chapter 7 is the most popular type. A "trustee" or government worker handles all the administrative and supervisory duties of the proceedings.

Chapter 11, 12, or 13 will give rehabilitation to your business, and the choice of using future earnings to pay creditors. Once you start the proceedings, lenders can no longer attempt to collect your debts.

In addition, you will not be able to transfer any assets that are part of the estate. You will not be able to hide your savings account or gold coin collection with a trusted relative! And, transferring ownership of assets before filing typically does not work, and many are invalidated.

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retirement accounts do not have to be included in your assets that are liquidated.

Regardless of which method you choose, it will likely be on your credit reports for 7 or 10 years. Filing frees you from your existing lenders, but not from any future lenders.

If you do decide to file, it will narrow your options. Good credit is possible to restore, but it will take some time and considerable patience.

A couple things to remember:

  1. Any negative item can potentially be removed from your report.
  2. New, current good credit will cause your score to improve.
  3. Old, negative items falling off your report will also boost your score over time.
  4. You must monitor your reports regularly - and dispute questionable negative items such as charge offs, collection items, and late pays.
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