Letter of Explanation to a Lender for Filing Bankruptcy

Apology

In the truest sense of wanting to do the right thing, a borrower may want to apologize for not paying a lender back, even though it is completely legal to do this under the bankruptcy laws of the Unites States. In this case, he may write a letter to a bank or lender that he included in bankruptcy to communicate his regrets. Taking the time to write a letter like this may make the borrower feel better about himself, and help him move on towards his financial future.

A bankrupt debtor may want to repay certain creditors that he included in bankruptcy. A bankruptcy action requires a debtor to include all of his creditors in the bankruptcy. A creditor that the debtor knows personally, or someone who provides services on more of a personal level, like a doctor who has cared for him, may be someone that the debtor wants to repay. A bankrupt debtor can offer to repay his debt, and can carry out this offer without any consequences. The creditor cannot take an offer to pay like this as a binding obligation; any repayment is still strictly voluntary.

Many debtors who have been in bankruptcy want to rebuild their credit and look for ways to do this. A lender may want to know the circumstances surrounding the debtor's bankruptcy before it chooses to make a loan to a person. A borrower who is honest concerning the circumstances of the bankruptcy, and who explains it without making excuses, stands the best chance of being allowed to borrow money again. Smart borrowers include examples of how they have changed their lives so as to not make the same mistake again.

Potential employers often pull a credit report to help evaluate new job applicants. Although federal law prohibits an employer from discriminating due to a past bankruptcy, it may still cloud a company's opinion of the applicant as a person. Employers could be concerned about distractions due to financial problems, or potential theft. An applicant can express in a letter that his financial problems are behind them, and that unlike a person who presently has past-due obligations, he has moved beyond his past problems.