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How to fix credit score after bankruptcy

The first steps after bankruptcy can be frightening. You don't know what the future looks like for your finances and you worry that your credit worth will be irreparable. While insolvency has a negative effect on your credit score for a time, you can take steps to fix your credit score after insolvency. 


Immediately start to repair your credit score. 

You should start to immediately rebuild your credit score. Bankruptcy lasts for seven to ten years on the credit sheet. Any move to repair your record after bankruptcy offsets your credit score negative study. 

Your credit score will decline from 130 to 200 points after you apply for bankruptcy. This credit drop can be frightening. However, taking immediate steps to fix your credit score slowly eliminates the bad credit. 

Implementing good financial practices shortly after bankruptcy will reduce the effect on the credit score of bankruptcy. That is that you no longer repay the loans that have been discharged in the event of bankruptcy under Chapter 7. Allow time to think about fraud and how it impacts your own reputation. This will help you understand what financial habits are best for your credit. 


Try taking the next steps to repair the credit score following bankruptcy. 

First, work with a credit repair company to develop an action plan to boost your credit score immediately after bankruptcy is filed. Trusting a specialist to help you keep you up-to-date. 

Find a product or plan that suits your circumstances next. This may involve setting up a secured credit line or applying for a loan. These actions will help you to start a new , positive payment history. In addition, prompt payments on credit cards and loan payments keep debts low and demonstrate that the lender or banker is able to repay debts. 


Don't be frightened: Hope is here. 

According to FICO, restoring the credit score following bankruptcy takes a little over 5 years. Provided that you establish good financial habits, after five years of bankruptcy, you will restore your credit score. 

If you ask yourself how this is beneficial to me if my credit report still contains my bankruptcy, you ask a valid question. Although your credit report contains bankruptcies, proof of positive credit habits can outweigh the bankruptcy in the eyes of a lender or issuer of the credit card. 

Note: an excellent credit score won't occur overnight. Make the first step and contact a credit repair specialist to learn how your bank or lender plans to fix your credit score after the bankruptcy.

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