Bankruptcy's effect on your credit score
Bankruptcy significantly affects your credit score and your ability to be approved for credit until it drops off your file. There's no fixed drop, and no…
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Adverse credit and insolvency
Plain-English guidance on defaults, judgments, bankruptcy and adverse credit.
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Defaults on your credit file explained
A default shows repayments were missed over an extended period and the lender considers the agreement broken. It stays six years — but paying in full within…
Satisfied CCJs and your credit
A CCJ stays on your report for six years, unless paid within the first month. It affects your score, but on-time payments and good habits rebuild it over…
What adverse credit means
Adverse credit covers missed payments, defaults, CCJs, bankruptcy and repossessions. These stay six years, but their impact fades as you build good payment…