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8 years after bk I find out my mortgage was not reaffirmed.

Posted on: 26th Aug, 2011 01:28 pm
First, is this negative to my credit? We have never missed a payment, before during or after the bk.
Second, I am told that to reaffirm I need to open the bk. Does this then start the clock all over.
Hi Kendoe,

A mortgage reaffirmation should have been taken place during the bankruptcy filing. Now that you haven't reaffirmed the bankruptcy filing, you are not personally liable for the mortgage payments and the lender is not liable to report your payments, if any, to the credit bureaus. If you miss the payment, then the lender may foreclose the property in order to recover the debts.

It is true that if you want to reaffirm your bankruptcy filing now, then you will have to re-open your bankruptcy. This might start the clock all over again.

Thanks
Posted on: 26th Aug, 2011 07:04 pm
to just refi the property at this point? Or will the bank even consider that?
Posted on: 20th Oct, 2011 07:07 am
hi endoe,

as the mortgage was not reaffirmed, you're not personally liable for paying the mortgage. in such a situation, the lender won't be ready to offer you a mortgage refinance.

thanks
Posted on: 20th Oct, 2011 10:40 pm
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