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Agreeing to repay the excess loan amount in ance with the terms of the promissory note is called ?reaffirmation.? You can reaffirm an excess loan amount by signing a reaffirmation agreement with your loan servicer. Was this page helpful?

Reaffirmation agreements are entirely voluntary. No creditor can make you reaffirm a debt. This is because a reaffirmation goes against the most basic upside of filing bankruptcy: the fresh start. You cannot be sent to collections, sued, or garnished on a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy.

A reaffirmation agreement is an agreement between a chapter 7 debtor and a creditor that the debtor will pay all or a portion of the money owed, even though the debtor has filed bankruptcy. In return, the creditor promises that, as long as payments are made, the creditor will not repossess or take back its collateral.

Reaffirming a debt informs the lender that you intend to continue to pay the loan. Generally, the lender will continue to report the loan and all payments made on that loan to the credit reporting agencies, which may help improve your credit score after bankruptcy, provided timely payments are made on the loan.

Normally, as long as a debtor is making timely monthly mortgage payments and is not in default, the bank will not foreclose on the home, even absent the signing of a reaffirmation agreement.

A reaffirmation agreement continues the personal obligation of the debtor. Should the debtor default on the loan after bankruptcy, the vehicle may be repossessed and sold, and the debtor may be liable for a deficiency balance (which may quickly turn into a state court deficiency judgment).

A reaffirmation agreement is an agreement between a chapter 7 debtor and a creditor that the debtor will pay all or a portion of the money owed, even though the debtor has filed bankruptcy. In return, the creditor promises that, as long as payments are made, the creditor will not repossess or take back its collateral.