Changing banks due to bankruptcy!
maybe citizens?
Submitted by Mary Adkins Matthews on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 04:12
Changing banks due to bankruptcy!
I am also getting ready to file for bankruptcy (Chapter 13) and I switched to Wachovia from my previous banks since I owed them money as well. Now, Wachovia is going to be purchased by Wells Fargo with whom I owe several credit cards to. Should I change banks again?
Also, what happens after you have filed bankruptcy and your bank is purchased by a bank that is part of the bankruptcy payments? Please help!
Yes I would change accounts. Accounts held at a bank where a loa
Yes I would change accounts. Accounts held at a bank where a loan is also active can be garnished for repayment of the loan and applicable fees by the use of a "set off". The bank does not need to obtain a court order nor permission from the account holder to implement the action.
Submitted by Mary Adkins Matthews on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 06:45
MCA, I'm in a ch 13 bk right now. I have included two banks i
MCA,
I'm in a ch 13 bk right now. I have included two banks in my plan. So are you saying that if my present bank was to be bought out by one of the banks I included in my plan, they can take money out of my account to pay off the previous accounts that I included in my plan?
I'm not sure if you know how a ch 13 works, but if a creditor does not file a claim within the time frame to be paid, then the debt is considered discharged. Neither one of these two banks filed a claim to be paid.
Wow, I better keep a close eye on the news, hoping my bank is never bought out by one of the two banks I've included in my plan.
oh I am sorry, no, if it is included in the bankruptcy then no,
oh I am sorry, no, if it is included in the bankruptcy then no, they can not take the funds.
But beware, they might just take the funds and then insist that you show proof that it was included in the bankruptcy. In the meantime, you would be inconvenienced.
I can not tell you how many times a creditor will continue to try to collect on a debt until it is proven that it was included. So yes, I would still worry about the account because of that reason.
Submitted by Mary Adkins Matthews on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 11:03