Shallowater, TX Bankruptcy Law Firms & Lawyers

Your auto lender will become an unsecured lender, just like all the others ... and treated like all the others in your Chapter 13 plan... unless your plan calls for something different.

In my practice, I've found that most couples can buy a house at reasonable interest in two years after filing a Chapter 7. You'll need to reestablish your credit. That means you have to make your payments on time to a business that reports to the credit agencies. For example, you're renting an apartment or a house, you pay utilities but most landlords and utilities don't report to the credit agencies. Car loans and credit cards generally report, so if you have a car loan, you're rebuilding your credit just by making the payments. When you filed bankruptcy, you received a swarm of car loan and credit card offers - many of these are ripoffs but you should look at them and if there is a low limit credit card with a good interest rate (in your case consider 18% a good interest rate), then apply and make the payment every month.