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Upsolve Community Member
2021-12-27

When I submit my packet to the court how soon will my vehicle be removed from my possession? Do I turn it in our do they come and get it.

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I tried to turn mine in too.  They'll just ignore you and come get it very early one morning or in the middle of the night.  just clear out all of you belongings or they will be lost.

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Hi Shelly, here is an article found in Upsolve's Learning Center: https://upsolve.org/learn/car-repossession-101/. This should answer most of your questions about the repo man! Good luck ahead! :-)

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Hello! When mine was done I worked with the creditor for a convienant time. Technically from the date you file your bankruptcy they cannot reposses for 60 days unless you sign a waiver of that right for that specific car. 

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Tyler, that's a great MOVE on your part to be ahead of the curve by contacting the Lender FIRST and making convenient arrangements. :-)

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Thank you Tyler. Will do that. 

Upsolve Community Member
2022-01-20

I’m not sure if I’m allowed to ask this question here, but I want to remove my name from A car loan I helped my friend get. He makes all of the payments and has sole possession of the vehicle. Is there a way for me to walk away from this debt without saying I want to completely surrender the vehicle? Since the payments are being made I don’t think I should use the word surrender. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Lillian, thanks for asking! There may be a few options here- the first thing to do would be to read this article- it explains a bit more about being a co-signer on a vehicle https://upsolve.org/learn/what-happens-to-the-co-signer-of-a-car-in-bankruptcy/ 

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Thank you so much! I have a better understanding of how it works now.

Upsolve Community Member
2022-01-10

Does bankruptcy get rid of all charge offs, hard inquiries and closed accounts off your credit report?

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that’s what i want to know as well good question 

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Stephen, thanks so much for asking! This may be a good place to start learning more: https://upsolve.org/learn/how-long-bankruptcy-on-credit-report/ 

Upsolve Community Member
Generally speaking, information on your credit report isn't taken off once a bankruptcy is filed. There's generally a time limit for how long any information will stay on a credit report (i.e. for charge-offs it's generally 7 years). This wouldn't automatically change due to a bankruptcy filing. 

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Please let us know if you have any other questions! 

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Hi Stephen, even LATE payments can stay on your credit reports for up to 7 years! So don't be late! ;-). FYI, Upsolve has a new "Room" in this Community where conversations about https://my.upsolve.org/rooms/19 and rebuilding credit are/will be happening! See you there! :-) 

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Stephen, you might also be interested in reading https://upsolve.org/learn/chapter-13-credit-report/ and https://upsolve.org/learn/remove-hard-inquiries-from-credit-report/ after you read the article Claire suggested. 

Upsolve Community Member
2022-01-11

Is there any way to write off or remove student loan debt for disabled individuals? If so, would writing off such loans negate an individual's ability to ever get a school loan again?

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Karen, there is! It's called the  Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge of your federal student loan debt. 

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You can learn more about this option and it's requirements here: https://upsolve.org/learn/student-loan-tpd-discharge/ 

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There's information in that article about a borrowers ability to get new loans, too

Upsolve Community Member
Hi Karen, In most cases, to qualify for a TPD discharge, you must complete and submit a TPD discharge application, along with documentation showing that you meet the Department of Ed's requirements for being considered totally and permanently disabled, to Nelnet, the servicer that assists ED with the TPD discharge process. 

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To answer your second question as to whether you can apply for a student loan in the future: Yes, but with some conditions. sign a statement acknowledging that you can't get a TPD discharge of the new loan based on a disabling condition that already exists unless that condition substantially deteriorates in the future.

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Nelnet is the servicer of Disability applications for the Department of Education: https://disabilitydischarge.com/

Upsolve Community Member
Mark is absolutely right. You can print the form off or request they mail you one. If I remember right it was an easy basic form to fill out. I believe you have to be on Social Security Disability. Once they “approve” the discharge of your student loans, which have to be federal loans, there is a 3 year waiting period. During this time it will still show your balances on your credit report and basically puts a forbearance on them. Then once a year they mail you a form you have to fill out to make sure your circumstances haven’t changed. As long as you still qualify after 3 years then they will officially discharge your federal student loans and show $0 balance on credit reports. I did mine several years ago so the process may have changed a bit. If they are private loans I don’t know of a way to get them discharged though.

Upsolve Community Member
2022-01-18

I have a lot of hard inquiries. I have some soft inquiries. Do I do anything about them? I do not believe I read anything about what to do if anything concerning my bankruptcy.

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Upsolve Community Member
Mary, this is a great question! Generally speaking, while hard inquiries can impact a person's credit score, they aren't related to a bankruptcy proceeding. 

Upsolve Community Member
It's not a requirement to consider hard inquiries when filing for bankruptcy. If you're looking into improving your credit score, this might help! https://upsolve.org/learn/remove-hard-inquiries-from-credit-report/ 


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