Opening a Savings Account During Ch7

[Thirdbase7]

Quick question:

Is it okay to open a savings or checking account before the discharge in a Ch7 case? Or is it gonna have to wait til after the discharge?

[ameliabedilia]

No, you can certainly do that and you should, just don't put money in it until after your 341. I opened up a checking and savings right after I filed.

[genseeker]

I opened a checking account so my disability check had a seperate account after I filed. No problems at all.

[MomIcantFindmy]

I just opened a checking and a savings at a national bank so I can close our old checking account. Too many creditors have the account number through ACH's and checks and it makes me nervous.

I am going to file, hopefully, in January.

[boinga]

OK, a variation on this:

I opened a savings account online a couple days before we filed, and I forgot to list it. There is no money in it ($1 to open). Is this going to cause a problem?

I just got too enthusiastic about what I was learning about budgeting and saving :-)