Serving the Mobile, Alabama Area
William J. Casey, II Attorney at Law, P.C.
3208 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, AL 36606
Post Bankruptcy
After you receive your discharge you will want to start
to rebuild your credit. Below are some general rules
that should help you rebuild your credit.
1.
Get a credit report about six months later to
make sure the creditors that should be
discharged are listed as discharged. Make sure
the information on the credit report is correct.
2.
Be careful just because someone is willing to
give you credit doesn’t mean you should take it.
3.
Avoid car title loans.
4.
Avoid pay day loans
5.
Avoid cash advances on credit cards
6.
Be careful with banks, banks make a lot of
money on over draft fees.
7.
Pay your bills on time.
8.
Avoid high interest rate credit cards and car
loans. Interest can build up over time and
overwhelm you, it can get bigger and bigger (like
a snowball).
9.
You will generally be able to start getting credit
about six months after you are discharged. It
generally takes about two years to qualify to buy
a house.
10.
Be very careful who you co-sign for. When you
co-sign you are just as responsible for the debt
as they are.