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    Question on Credit Repair

    Hi -

    I'm in the process of having my Chapter 13 case closed, as the case has been discharged by the Trustee and I'm no longer making payments.

    Question: Can I start the process of repairing my credit now, or should I wait until my case is closed?

    Also, is there a way to repair credit that's considered best? For example, is opening a credit card the preferred method?

    If there's a particular thread I should read about this topic, let me know. Thanks!


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    Congratulations on completing your plan. I would wait until your case is closed but it will take a few months before you could be approved.
    Filed Chapter 13 - 07/20/12
    Discharged 8/2/16

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      Originally posted by Coredatum View Post
      Hi -

      I'm in the process of having my Chapter 13 case closed, as the case has been discharged by the Trustee and I'm no longer making payments.

      Question: Can I start the process of repairing my credit now, or should I wait until my case is closed?

      Also, is there a way to repair credit that's considered best? For example, is opening a credit card the preferred method?

      If there's a particular thread I should read about this topic, let me know. Thanks!
      I made my last payment this last February, got the Discharge in March, and the case was closed in June. I initially followed the advice of many and got a Capital One Secured card; bad move; low maximum limit, and if you pay too often, they trigger Anti-Fraud and/or Anti-Money Laundering protocols on your payments and hold them for as long as 12 days before applying them to our account.

      Having learned my lesson on low-limit Secured Credit Cards, I closed that one less than two months after opening it and went for a $5,000 limit secured card from my bank. Much better both in terms of flexibility and how it impacts your credit score. Said another way, having $450 charged on a card with a $1,000 limit looks bad to the credit agencies, having that same amount charged on a card with a $5,000 limit looks good to those same agencies.
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