{"id":1902,"date":"2010-06-27T03:13:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.covstravels.com\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2015-04-11T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T23:04:16","slug":"credit-cards-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/credit-cards-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Keep My Credit Cards After Bankruptcy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKoofH6eHa4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nNow I know most people will look at this question like, \u201cwhy in the world would I want to keep my cards if I\u2019m eliminating my debt?!\u201d\u00a0 But occasionally, you will have one company in which you are still in good standing and will want to keep that card in hopes of somewhat holding on to what bit of credit that you have left.\u00a0 It\u2019s just not as simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been in a wreck?\u00a0 The next few days following the wreck, you will be bombarded with advertisements from attorneys claiming that they can help you in whatever service you may need from being in the accident.\u00a0 Many wonder how they even knew about the wreck in the first place!\u00a0 Well <a title=\"Filing Bankruptcy in Charlotte, Greensboro &amp; Winston-Salem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/bankruptcy\/\">filing bankruptcy<\/a> is a similar situation, once you file it is public knowledge and your creditors, whether they were included in the bankruptcy or not, will likely find out about the bankruptcy and will cut the usage of your account off. Most creditors&#8217; fear violating the bankruptcy&#8217;s <a title=\"Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/what-is-a-motion-for-relief-from-stay\/\">automatic stay<\/a> so they will discontinue usage of the credit card. \u00a0So in the situation of a credit card in which you wish to keep, you may have never missed a payment and have been in good standing and they will still cut the usage of the card off, which is why we recommend that you list ALL of your debts.<\/p>\n<p>Should you wish to try to keep a credit card out of the bankruptcy and wish to continue making the payment, then you need to contact that credit card company and give them a heads up on what your intentions are and ask for permission to have that card be kept out of the bankruptcy filing.\u00a0 It will be completely and solely the discretion of the company whether or not they allow you to keep the card out of the bankruptcy and continue to make the payments, and report the standing to the credit reporting agencies.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t list down a credit card, with the hopes of keeping it, and then after filing the bankruptcy they shut it down anyways, you are still responsible for the debt. For example, if you have a Visa credit card with Wal-Mart and you talk with Visa and explain you are filing bankruptcy and they say they will allow you to keep the card but, after filing, they still shut it down, you are responsible for any remaining balance on the card. You may still be able to go back and <a title=\"Can I Amend My Bankruptcy After Filing?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/can-i-amend-my-bankruptcy-after-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\">amend the bankruptcy<\/a> after the credit card company refuses to allow you to keep the card but there will be court costs involved in amending the bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>Again, we always encourage our clients to list down all of their debts. You can <a title=\"Rebuilding Credit After Filing Bankruptcy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/rebuild-credit-bankruptcy-6-steps-step-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">rebuild your credit after bankruptcy<\/a> and in order to get your fresh financial start it usually means wiping out all of your debts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are common questions that many people have about bankruptcy. In an effort to provide you with information we have provided these frequent questions. However, it is important to realize that each state has different rules and these answers are not meant to be legal advice. 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