Comments on: Bankruptcy claimed 2 years ago and credit card that was included is still showing up on my credit report?

By: foxy

foxy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:56:44 +0000

You need to contact the Bar of Attorney’s to see if they Lawyer that filed for your Bankruptcy is still an active attorney or you can even can the court and advise them of the problem and tell them you need a docket (it will tell you each & every creditor) and that will help you figure out if it was ever included in your Bankruptcy.

I wish you the best of luck

By: annrenee11

annrenee11 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:11:30 +0000

I just went through the same thing. You should file a dispute with your credit bureau but the best way to take care of this quickly is contact the company that is showing this debt and speak to their bankruptcy department (most creditors have them). Tell them that this item is showing up on your credit report as current even though it was dismissed in bankruptcy.
Have your bankruptcy paperwork handy, as they my ask for the discharge date and you may have to mail/fax a copy of the item showing that the account in question was dismissed.
Also be aware that it may take up to 45 days for the corrected information to post to your credit report.
As far as your attorney is concerned, don’t bother. This is something you can handle yourself. There is no need to go through the hassle of trying to find him!
Good Luck!!!

By: SU

SU — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:25:07 +0000

If it shows as “still owing”, then the credit bureau can change it, but they won’t necessarily delete it. IF it was discharged in the bankruptcy, the credit bureau will most likely want a copy of your discharge papers proving that and they will then change it to “discharged” or “discharged via bankruptcy” or something like that — BUT it won’t disappear altogether. You can request all of this yourself by contacting the credit bureau either by phone, online, or regular mail.

Discharged items, bad debt, and bankruptcies stay on your record for some time (discharged items and bad debt items 7 years, bankruptcies 10 years).

By: SPIFIMAN1

SPIFIMAN1 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:55:34 +0000

Send copies of your bankruptcy discharge papers that show this account being included to the credit bureaus and request that the item be updated.

It should read “included in bankruptcy” with a $0 balance.

By: blickyjunk

blickyjunk — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:16:13 +0000

You need to file a dispute through the credit bureau in which it is reporting to. They will conduct an investigation and within 30days they have to update your credit report. If you have a copy of your discharge papers you can send that in with your investigation request to speed up the process but if you don’t that’s OK they will research it.

By: sallym76

sallym76 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:31:49 +0000

I would start by filing a dispute with the credit reporting agency who is showing it on your report. They will do an investigation to see if it is valid, and if not (if it was settled through the bankruptcy) then they will remove the outstanding debt. If that doesn’t work, then call the company that is showing as owed.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:29:52 +0000

Call your attorney that did the bankruptcy. This happened to me and I went back on them. He took care of it after 3-4 calls and me going in and telling him that this was “YOUR DOING” . I gave him all the papers. The following week I received a letter from him that it was taken care of. I pulled my report and it was gone. Also, the person that says you will have bad credit for years, does not know what hes talking about. I bought a house 3 yrs after a banruptcy. You have to start by going to your bank and getting secured loans for 500 dollars, pay that down in 6mths than get another, but trick is pay on time do not pay off early due to they want to see long term things not quick pays. I did this 4 times than I got a credit card thgough my bank. I had a 500 limit put on it. I used it each month for gas and paid off toal each month. 31/2 yrs later I bought a house and NOT one that gives you all the breaks, I bought land and had it built. Just have to save and know how to build your credit. If you have a Chase bank in your area they ar good about helping you with rebulilding. GOOD LUCK

By: Shrek

Shrek — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:50:58 +0000

it will and can for up to 10 years. just because you have a BK does not clean the slate. BK get you out of dept, but your credit will be in bad shape for years to come. start out by try to get credit any credit to rebuild your credit. The bills/credit you have keep paying on time every time to show that you are credit worthy and get credit you can afford and keep paying on time every time to help rebuild your credit worthiness. they do have people that say they can get stuff off, but be very carefully you here more bad stories then good.

good luck been there done that

By: Mentor

Mentor — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:07:52 +0000

Hi,

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