Some advice for a newbie here please ..

[idainc]

[krobin02]

HSBC most likely denied you because of a lack of history. Most companies want to see at least a little something there.

[Roadrunner]

If your wife has other cards, and she added you as the authorized user on them, that could help.

With your bankruptcy being so old, everything in the filing should be long gone. Even so, check your reports make sure nothing is reporting wrongly.

Avoid applying for creditors that you included in the bankruptcy - they may have a LONG memory even if they are no longer showing up on your reports.

I would suggest either Juniper or Capital One. From what I've read here, people have had good results with them.