Bank of America and JPM Chase Agree to Erase Debts From Credit Reports After Bankruptcies

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/business/dealbook/bank-of-america-and-jpmorgan-chase-agree-to-erase-debts-from-credit-reports-after-bankruptcies.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1  Two of the nation’s biggest banks will finally put to rest the zombies of consumer debt — bills that are still alive on credit reports although legally eliminated in bankruptcy — potentially providing relief to more than a million Americans.Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have agreed to update borrowers’ credit reports within the next three months to reflect that the debts were extinguished.

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gdale6 wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/business/dealbook/bank-of-america-and-jpmorgan-chase-agree-to-erase-debts-from-credit-reports-after-bankruptcies.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1  Two of the nation’s biggest banks will finally put to rest the zombies of consumer debt — bills that are still alive on credit reports although legally eliminated in bankruptcy — potentially providing relief to more than a million Americans.Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have agreed to update borrowers’ credit reports within the next three months to reflect that the debts were extinguished.From that NY Times article:Under federal law, once a borrower has erased a debt in bankruptcy, banks are required to update the credit reports to indicate that the debt is no longer owed, and remove any notation of “past due” or “charged off.” - I had a bunch of those, showing 60-90-120 late & then CO (charge off) after filing, and some even showing CLS (closed) in 9/2010 when I filed, but then resumed late & CO reporting after that, mostly from Chase & Citi & the 1 BoA account. I disputed every one saying that reporting late after I filed was an attempt to collect a debt under automatic stay jurisdiction of a U.S. Federal BK Court. TU & EQ promptly cleaned them all up, while EX refused. As a result I get an "A" for payment history on TU & EQ with no lates, while I get an "F" on EX w/30 some lates. Hopefully this will get EX to clean up their act.