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Filing Chapter 7 - when to apply for credit card

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Anonymous
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Filing Chapter 7 - when to apply for credit card

Our filing date is any day now.  Should I apply for a card before or after to start rebuilding credit.  If I do it before, I'll have a better selection to choose from, but not sure if that's illegal or if they'll just cancel it as soon as I file. 

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pizzadude
Credit Mentor

Re: Filing Chapter 7 - when to apply for credit card

 

Moving to Bankruptcy forum

March2010 FICO® ~ 695 TU, 653 EQ, 697 EX
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TRC_WA
Senior Contributor

Re: Filing Chapter 7 - when to apply for credit card

Definitely after...

 

... As in after you've filed AND gotten discharged by the court.

 

Anything else can land you in hot water...

FICO8 current as of : 4-17-24 EQ: 724 TU: 707 EX: 706
Hard INQs last 12 months: EQ: 5 | TU: 8 | EX: 9
Verizon Visa $8500 Amex Delta Reserve $10,000 Care Credit $18,000
NFCU CashRewards $7500 Apple Card $7000 Best Buy $8000 Amazon $5000
NFCU auto loan (2022 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands - Cactus Gray) 6.95%
NFCU motorcycle loan (2024 Harley Davidson Road Glide - Alpine Green & Chrome) 9.45%
Total CL: $64,000 --- Total CC UTI: 27% --- AAoA: 5.5 years --- Income: $200k
Last app: 4-6-24
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Anonymous
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Re: Filing Chapter 7 - when to apply for credit card

Thank you!  Good to know.

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