What should a bankruptcy look like on a credit report? I have some entries, which show as “included in a bankruptcy”, and others, which were also included in the bankruptcy, that show notations for 30/60/90 days late and account balances.
Okay, I’ve never filed a bankruptcy (knock on wood), so I’ve never actually seen one listed on a credit report. I did a bit of hunting and found a site called “411 Bankruptcy”, which states: “After the discharge, you are entitled underfederal law to have the balance of each discharged debt reported as zero. The history of delinquencies can be reported, but the balance must be zero. If it is not so reported, dispute the debt.”
https://www.411bankruptcy.com/creditrepair.asp
Note: I know very little about bankruptcies, but I believe the key here may be the discharge of the bankruptcy.
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