I filed for Chapter 7 in april ‘09 and had all my debts discharged. I recently applied for a FAFSA loan. At the end of the filing, the file said I might be eligible for a certain amount of pell grant money.
Will the bankruptcy have any bearing on whether or not I will get approved for either a loan or grant?
I paid some debts with no intention of filing bankruptcy. I was trying to settle on a car accident claim, but the other party decided to sue rather than settle. This pushed me into bankruptcy 2 months later. Now the Trustee in this case is claiming "Preferential Treatment" and requiring me to pay this amount to the estate because a debt was paid within 90 days of filing. Doesn’t the intent have any bearing in this case? There was no "Preferential Treatment" on my part, as I tried to resolve my debts without bankruptcy, but had no alternative after I was sued. I have records to prove that I retained an attorney to settle the accident prior to being sued and filing bankruptcy.
One payment in question was to my father who put a new engine in my car. I am not going to let the Trustee contact my father to get the money back. I wasn’t attempting to hide any money, just repaying the people and creditors that I owed. The Trustee has contacted other creditor to collect close to ,000 that I had paid prior to filing.