Usually a person files for bankruptcy when he or she has no other means of paying the mounting debts. Many times debtors try to repay their debts through consolidation, but cannot handle the sheer amount of the debt. This leads to the debtors defaulting on the repayments and this can adversely affect their credit rating. So, the last resort for the debtors is bankruptcy.
However, this does not mean that all financial problems come to an end. There are many consequences of filing for bankruptcy. For instance, the person’s credit score will come down by a massive 350 points and this makes them a credit risk. This means that person will find it very difficult to get a credit card after filing bankruptcy.
Before 2005, when a person applied for credit, his application was invariably denied as credit unions believed that bankruptcy was due to bad financial management and the person was too much of a credit risk to give him a card. The credit unions used to be worried that the person would refile bankruptcy to get out the debt trap once again. However, in 2005, after the bankruptcy laws were changed, it has become more difficult for people to refile bankruptcy as there is a waiting period before the next bankruptcy can be filed. This prompted credit unions to become less strict on issuing credit card to people who have credit problems. Continue reading ‘After Bankruptcy Credit Cards’ »