What canI do to mitigatedefaulted student loans on my co-signer’s credit report?
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What canI do to mitigatedefaulted student loans on my co-signer’s credit report?
I recently went through a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. My student loans for which my dad co-signed are not to be repaid under the plan. My dad’s credit report shows that they are in default. Is there anything I can do to mitigate the negative effect on his credit score?
Asked on December 14, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately there is nothing that you can do with respect to your father's negative credit score as a result of your student loans that he co-signed on where you obtained some relief from making payments on the loans as a result of your Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing.
The only realistic thing that you can do to improve your father's credit score is to begin making payments on the loans that he is legally obligated to make payments on since he is the co-signer.
Most likely the entity that made the student loans that you are not obligated to repay will be seeking repayment of them from your father since he co-signed on them.
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