Credit Repair Lawyers of America
3355 Lenox Road #750
AtlantaGA, 30326

Credit Repair Lawyers of America also serves in the states of Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Hours of Operation
Mon-Fri 8:00am – 5:00pm

Credit Repair Lawyers of America

3355 Lenox Road #750
AtlantaGA, 30326

Credit Repair Lawyers of America also serves in the states of Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, and Ohio.

Hours of Operation
Mon-Fri 8:00am – 5:00pm

BK Cheat Sheet for CROs

BK Cheat Sheet for CROs

Bankruptcy Petition

Chapter 7

This document begins the bankruptcy. The filing date is the key date to note. Every debt incurred after the filing date is called a post petition.

Chapter 13

Same

What the BK will accomplish

Chapter 7

A general discharge from all debts
Reaffirmation agreement – preserves a debt after discharge. If the consumer wants to keep an asset, then she must also keep the liability.

Chapter 13

A reorganization of debts in an attempt to repay as much as possible.
Reorganization plan – Debtor creates a plan to repay as much and many of his debts. If the plan is accepted by the court, it becomes a new contract between the consumer and each of his creditors.

Types of violations to look for:

Chapter 7

  • Reporting a balance due or a payment due that was discharged in BK.
  • Reporting a trade line as included in BK that was reaffirmed.
  • Failing to report post BK payments on a reaffirmed debt.
  • Reporting a $0 balance on a reaffirmed debt.

Chapter 13

  • Failing to report a trade line as included or as discharged in BK
  • Non filing spouse reported as having filed BKReporting the old unadjusted balance or payment on a crammed down debt in Chapter 13.
  • Reporting the old unadjusted balance or payment on a crammed down debt in Chapter 13.