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by FreeAdvice staff. A bankruptcy will stay on your credit report for up to 10 years, but many credit reporting agencies will remove it after 7. This is similar to the reporting period for late pays or delinquent accounts posted on your credit report, which is also 7 years.
Bankruptcy is the scarlet letter on your credit report that can cause lenders to avoid you like the plague. Fortunately, bankruptcy does not stay on your credit report forever. The Fair Credit Reporting Act dictates that bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years after your file. While that is a long time, bankruptcy does not automatically disqualify you from obtaining credit while you wait for it to come off your credit report.