Bankruptcy

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Rebuilding Your Credit After Bankruptcy

By Frank Bruno -- If you filed a chapter 13 bankruptcy, you had to make your court-ordered payments until the bankruptcy was satisfied. Even though you made great strides financially by doing so, lenders don't see it quite that way. Lenders don't consider your bankruptcy payments as a way to rebuild your credit. In fact, the "rebuilding credit" clock starts after it's discharged, no matter how long it takes you to pay while in chapter 13. If you filed... more


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Buying A Home After Bankruptcy - Get A Mortgage Loan After Bankruptcy

By Carrie Reeder -- After bankruptcy most lenders want you to wait at least 2 years from the time of the bankruptcy discharge before they will consider you for a mortgage loan. After the two year waiting period is over, you should be able to get financing easily. You should also be able to get 100% financing as well. You can usually achieve this as long as at least most of your payments have been reported to the credit... more


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Considerations Before Filing Personal Bankruptcy

By Jon Arnold -- For some people, filing personal bankruptcy is the only way they can find their way out of overwhelming debt. Whether your debt is the result of not being able to pay your bills because you were laid off work or the result of poor financial decisions, there are a variety of things to consider before actually filing personal bankruptcy. When you first consider to file bankruptcy, you will need to decide if Chapter 7 or... more