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Asked on Nov 29th, 2013 on Bankruptcy - Maryland
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I am looking into filing for bankruptcy but I wanted to know what will happen to my car since it is financed by my credit union which also issued me a credit card. I want to keep the car but am worried they will repo it since I will still owe them for the credit card.
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Credit unions are typically cross collateralized on their loans, so it is possible that your credit card is debt is secured by your vehicle.  All that really means, however, is that you would need to enter into a reaffirmation agreement (assuming you file a Chapter 7 case). What this does is take the vehicle out of the bankruptcy and obligate you to pay what is owed on it.  As long as you do that and stay current on the payments, then they cannot repossess the vehicle.  Of course, if you default on the payments, then you will owe the full balance and they can repossess.  So you need to decide how badly you want to keep this particular vehicle.  
Answered on Nov 30th, 2013 at 5:40 PM

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