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2022-01-06

I have my car loan and credit card under the same credit union. If I attempt to reaffirm my car, world they (most likely) reaffirm my credit card as cross-collateralization as well?

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Many credit unions utilize cross-collateralization language which result in loans you thought were unsecured to actually be secured obligations. They thus require a debtor to reaffirm on both loans in order to retain the secured collateral. You might find this blog post helpful. https://www.bondnbotes.com/2016/10/03/credit-union-bankruptcy

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You may also want to consider filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy which, in some cases, will allow you to simply pay the value of the car rather than the entire balance owed.

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Hi Vanessa, this article from the Upsolve Learning Center: https://upsolve.org/learn/credit-unions-and-bankruptcy/ Perhaps this may be of assistance to you. Good luck! :-)

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Vanessa, it will ultimately depend on the credit union's policies, but it is common to reaffirm both types of loans. The article Mark suggested will give you more insight on the topic. I did just notice the article https://upsolve.org/learn/car-payment-too-high/ says this "It is common for credit cards through a credit union to be secured by your car when you also have a car loan with the credit union. While credit cards are usually unsecured, this type of cross-collateralization effectively makes a credit card into a secured debt. Due to this cross-collateralization, credit unions often won't reaffirm a car loan unless the credit card is also reaffirmed. If the credit card balance is high enough, it may be best to surrender the car."

Upsolve Community Member
2022-01-05

I want to catch up on my car payment… can I finish or restart this process after I file my income taxes??

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Hi Quan, Yes, Upsolve will be here when you are ready. Your progress will be saved. Good Luck!

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Quan, you might be interested in reading https://upsolve.org/learn/car-payment-too-high/ during your intermission. :) 

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Absolutely! If you want, you might find this helpful, too! https://upsolve.org/learn/can-keep-car-file-bankruptcy/ 

Upsolve Community Member
2021-11-14

I got a car from a tote the note place and they went out of business and never told me and kept accepting my car payment and they kept giving me temp tags for a year after I got the car. I had found out from getting pulled over that they where giving me dealers tags which is apparently illegal. I finally contacted the TxDMV because every time I asked about my permanent tags I would get the run around. The dmv investigated my claim and found out that the company has been out of business for some time now along with then surrendering their license and that they had never even filled my paperwork for my tags. I was then advised to start the process in obtaining my tags myself. Once I finished the process and received my tags and bonded title about 3 months after they came and stole my car. Please tell me this is illegal and I have rights? I have the title!

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Sounds like there's a lot involved here! This article has info on TX repo laws: https://upsolve.org/learn/texas-repo-laws/  Maybe you can get a free consultation with a local consumer protection attorney? This article has a link with some info on how to find a consumer protection attorney: https://upsolve.org/learn/how-do-i-find-an-affordable-bankruptcy-attorney/

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Thank you!!!!

Upsolve Community Member
2021-12-19

I filed using the option to keep my car, went to make a car payment and my online access is shut down..why?

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What likely happened was they shut down your account because you were in bankrupcity and they want a reaffirmation agreement before giving you back access. I would talk to them about regaining acess https://upsolve.org/learn/reaffirmation-agreements/

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What Jacob said sounds probable and the link he posted should be helpful. Have you signed a reaffirmation agreement? 

Upsolve Community Member
2022-01-14

I've just gotten my Chapter 7 discharge. But while I was waiting the months for that, I accrued new rent and car payment debt. Can I now Chapter 13 that?

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You're not eligible for a discharge at this time. You can utilize the Chapter 13 process to restructure your debt so you can pay it off over 3 - 5 years, which may make it more manageable to do so. 

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Oh - and you can never discharge debts that you accrue intending to eliminate them via bankruptcy. 

Upsolve Community Member
To Andrea's point above, educate yourself here, William. https://upsolve.org/learn/what-is-bankruptcy-fraud/ --- and here is an article on how often you can file bankruptcy: https://upsolve.org/learn/file-bankruptcy-twice/ 


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