Form B2400A/B ALT "Reaffirmation Agreement"

What Is a Reaffirmation Agreement?

A Reaffirmation Agreement is a document signed by two parties, the lender and the debtor, to outline the repayment of the debt that will remain the liability of the debtor despite the ongoing bankruptcy process. Even if the borrower filed documentation for bankruptcy and cannot pay back all their debts, it is allowed to sign an agreement with the party they owe money to in order to keep their possessions - for instance, the debtor might want to keep their apartment or vehicle and they are able to do so via a repayment agreement.

If your income and expenses allow you to make the payments on the reaffirmed debt, consider proposing a Reaffirmation Agreement form to your creditor who might want to secure money instead of the property - this way, you can keep the assets that have significance for your life while also dealing with one of the debts and creditors even in the light of the upcoming insolvency.

The United States Bankruptcy Court provides a universal form of Reaffirmation Contract: Form B2400A/B ALT, Reaffirmation Agreement, released on December 1, 2015, that can be accessed through the link below.

How to Write a Reaffirmation Agreement?

Your written Reaffirmation Agreement should contain the following information:

Proper identification of the parties, their names, addresses, and other contact details.
Description of the debt the borrower has agreed to reaffirm. You need to specify the amount of the debt and possible additional fees and costs.
Annual percentage rate.
Repayment schedule. State when the debtor must provide their first payment, its exact amount, and the date. Future amounts may be different. Describe the schedule - you may opt for a monthly, biweekly, or weekly payment, typically made on the first day of the month, two week period, or week.
Cancellation clause. Either party may warn the other about their intention to rescind the agreement - still, the borrower will owe the remaining balance of the debt which remains their personal obligation, even if the creditor takes their property back.
Confirmation that both parties understood the agreement in its entirety, printed names and signatures of the parties. Do not forget to date the document. Note that you may enter negotiations regarding your debt at any time - if you feel you need to modify the agreement, contact the other party and offer them new terms you deem reasonable.

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B2400A/B ALT (Form 2400A/B ALT) (12/15)

G Presumption of Undue Hardship

G No Presumption of Undue Hardship

(Check box as directed in Part D: Debtor’s Statement

in Support of Reaffirmation Agreement.)

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

____________________District of___________________

In re ____________________________,

Case No.__________________

Debtor

Chapter________________

REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

[Indicate all documents included in this filing by checking each applicable box.]

G Part A: Disclosures, Instructions, and

G Part D: Debtor’s Statement in

Notice to Debtor (pages 1 - 5)

Support of Reaffirmation Agreement

G Part B: Reaffirmation Agreement

G Part E: Motion for Court Approval

G Part C: Certification by Debtor’s Attorney

[Note: Complete Part E only if debtor was not represented by an attorney during

the course of negotiating this agreement. Note also: If you complete Part E, you must

prepare and file Form 2400C ALT - Order on Reaffirmation Agreement.]

Name of Creditor:______________________________________________

G [Check this box if] Creditor is a Credit Union as defined in §19(b)(1)(a)(iv) of the

Federal Reserve Act

PART A: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICE TO DEBTOR

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Before Agreeing to Reaffirm a Debt, Review These Important Disclosures:

SUMMARY OF REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

This Summary is made pursuant to the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code.

AMOUNT REAFFIRMED

The amount of debt you have agreed to reaffirm:

$________________

The amount of debt you have agreed to reaffirm includes all fees and costs (if any) that have

accrued as of the date of this disclosure. Your credit agreement may obligate you to pay additional

amounts which may come due after the date of this disclosure. Consult your credit agreement.

B2400A/B ALT (Form 2400A/B ALT) (12/15)

G Presumption of Undue Hardship

G No Presumption of Undue Hardship

(Check box as directed in Part D: Debtor’s Statement

in Support of Reaffirmation Agreement.)

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

____________________District of___________________

In re ____________________________,

Case No.__________________

Debtor

Chapter________________

REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

[Indicate all documents included in this filing by checking each applicable box.]

G Part A: Disclosures, Instructions, and

G Part D: Debtor’s Statement in

Notice to Debtor (pages 1 - 5)

Support of Reaffirmation Agreement

G Part B: Reaffirmation Agreement

G Part E: Motion for Court Approval

G Part C: Certification by Debtor’s Attorney

[Note: Complete Part E only if debtor was not represented by an attorney during

the course of negotiating this agreement. Note also: If you complete Part E, you must

prepare and file Form 2400C ALT - Order on Reaffirmation Agreement.]

Name of Creditor:______________________________________________

G [Check this box if] Creditor is a Credit Union as defined in §19(b)(1)(a)(iv) of the

Federal Reserve Act

PART A: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICE TO DEBTOR

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Before Agreeing to Reaffirm a Debt, Review These Important Disclosures:

SUMMARY OF REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

This Summary is made pursuant to the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code.

AMOUNT REAFFIRMED

The amount of debt you have agreed to reaffirm:

$________________

The amount of debt you have agreed to reaffirm includes all fees and costs (if any) that have

accrued as of the date of this disclosure. Your credit agreement may obligate you to pay additional

amounts which may come due after the date of this disclosure. Consult your credit agreement.

B2400A/B ALT (Form 2400A/B ALT) (12/15)

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE

[The annual percentage rate can be disclosed in different ways, depending on the type of debt.]

a. If the debt is an extension of “credit” under an “open end credit plan,” as those terms

are defined in § 103 of the Truth in Lending Act, such as a credit card, the creditor may disclose

the annual percentage rate shown in (i) below or, to the extent this rate is not readily available or

not applicable, the simple interest rate shown in (ii) below, or both.

(i) The Annual Percentage Rate disclosed, or that would have been disclosed, to

the debtor in the most recent periodic statement prior to entering into the

reaffirmation agreement described in Part B below or, if no such periodic

statement was given to the debtor during the prior six months, the annual

percentage rate as it would have been so disclosed at the time of the disclosure

statement: ______%.

--- And/Or ---

(ii) The simple interest rate applicable to the amount reaffirmed as of the date

this disclosure statement is given to the debtor: __________%. If different

simple interest rates apply to different balances included in the amount

reaffirmed, the amount of each balance and the rate applicable to it are:

$ _________@ _________%;

$_________ @ _________%;

$_________ @ _________%.

b. If the debt is an extension of credit other than under than an open end credit plan, the

creditor may disclose the annual percentage rate shown in (I) below, or, to the extent this rate is

not readily available or not applicable, the simple interest rate shown in (ii) below, or both.

(i) The Annual Percentage Rate under §128(a)(4) of the Truth in Lending Act, as

disclosed to the debtor in the most recent disclosure statement given to the debtor

prior to entering into the reaffirmation agreement with respect to the debt or, if no

such disclosure statement was given to the debtor, the annual percentage rate as it

would have been so disclosed: _________%.

--- And/Or ---

(ii) The simple interest rate applicable to the amount reaffirmed as of the date

this disclosure statement is given to the debtor: __________%. If different

simple interest rates apply to different balances included in the amount

reaffirmed, the amount of each balance and the rate applicable to it are:

B2400A/B ALT (Form 2400A/B ALT) (12/15)

$ _________@ _________%;

$_________ @ _________%;

$_________ @ _________%.

c. If the underlying debt transaction was disclosed as a variable rate transaction on the

most recent disclosure given under the Truth in Lending Act:

The interest rate on your loan may be a variable interest rate which changes from

time to time, so that the annual percentage rate disclosed here may be higher or

lower.

d. If the reaffirmed debt is secured by a security interest or lien, which has not been

waived or determined to be void by a final order of the court, the following items or types of

items of the debtor’s goods or property remain subject to such security interest or lien in

connection with the debt or debts being reaffirmed in the reaffirmation agreement described in

Part B.

Item or Type of Item

Original Purchase Price or Original Amount of Loan

Optional---At the election of the creditor, a repayment schedule using one or a combination of

the following may be provided:

Repayment Schedule:

Your first payment in the amount of $___________ is due on _________(date), but the future

payment amount may be different. Consult your reaffirmation agreement or credit agreement, as

applicable.

— Or —

Your payment schedule will be: _________(number) payments in the amount of $___________

each, payable (monthly, annually, weekly, etc.) on the __________ (day) of each ____________

( week, month, etc.), unless altered later by mutual agreement in writing.

— Or —

A reasonably specific description of the debtor’s repayment obligations to the extent known by

the creditor or creditor’s representative.

2. INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICE TO DEBTOR

B2400A/B ALT (Form 2400A/B ALT) (12/15)

Reaffirming a debt is a serious financial decision. The law requires you to take certain

steps to make sure the decision is in your best interest. If these steps are not completed, the

reaffirmation agreement is not effective, even though you have signed it.

1. Read the disclosures in this Part A carefully. Consider the decision to reaffirm

carefully. Then, if you want to reaffirm, sign the reaffirmation agreement in Part B (or you may

use a separate agreement you and your creditor agree on).

2. Complete and sign Part D and be sure you can afford to make the payments you are

agreeing to make and have received a copy of the disclosure statement and a completed and

signed reaffirmation agreement.

3. If you were represented by an attorney during the negotiation of your reaffirmation

agreement, the attorney must have signed the certification in Part C.

4. If you were not represented by an attorney during the negotiation of your reaffirmation

agreement, you must have completed and signed Part E.

5. The original of this disclosure must be filed with the court by you or your creditor. If a

separate reaffirmation agreement (other than the one in Part B) has been signed, it must be

attached.

6. If the creditor is not a Credit Union and you were represented by an attorney during

the negotiation of your reaffirmation agreement, your reaffirmation agreement becomes effective

upon filing with the court unless the reaffirmation is presumed to be an undue hardship as

explained in Part D. If the creditor is a Credit Union and you were represented by an attorney

during the negotiation of your reaffirmation agreement, your reaffirmation agreement becomes

effective upon filing with the court.

7. If you were not represented by an attorney during the negotiation of your reaffirmation

agreement, it will not be effective unless the court approves it. The court will notify you and the

creditor of the hearing on your reaffirmation agreement. You must attend this hearing in

bankruptcy court where the judge will review your reaffirmation agreement. The bankruptcy

court must approve your reaffirmation agreement as consistent with your best interests, except

that no court approval is required if your reaffirmation agreement is for a consumer debt secured

by a mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, or other lien on your real property, like your home.

B2400A/B ALT (Form 2400A/B ALT) (12/15)

YOUR RIGHT TO RESCIND (CANCEL) YOUR REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

You may rescind (cancel) your reaffirmation agreement at any time before the

bankruptcy court enters a discharge order, or before the expiration of the 60-day period that

begins on the date your reaffirmation agreement is filed with the court, whichever occurs later.

To rescind (cancel) your reaffirmation agreement, you must notify the creditor that your

reaffirmation agreement is rescinded (or canceled).

Frequently Asked Questions:

What are your obligations if you reaffirm the debt? A reaffirmed debt remains your

personal legal obligation. It is not discharged in your bankruptcy case. That means that if you

default on your reaffirmed debt after your bankruptcy case is over, your creditor may be able to

take your property or your wages. Otherwise, your obligations will be determined by the

reaffirmation agreement which may have changed the terms of the original agreement. For

example, if you are reaffirming an open end credit agreement, the creditor may be permitted by

that agreement or applicable law to change the terms of that agreement in the future under

certain conditions.

Are you required to enter into a reaffirmation agreement by any law? No, you are not

required to reaffirm a debt by any law. Only agree to reaffirm a debt if it is in your best interest.

Be sure you can afford the payments you agree to make.

What if your creditor has a security interest or lien? Your bankruptcy discharge does not

eliminate any lien on your property. A ‘‘lien’’ is often referred to as a security interest, deed of

trust, mortgage or security deed. Even if you do not reaffirm and your personal liability on the

debt is discharged, because of the lien your creditor may still have the right to take the property

securing the lien if you do not pay the debt or default on it. If the lien is on an item of personal

property that is exempt under your State’s law or that the trustee has abandoned, you may be

able to redeem the item rather than reaffirm the debt. To redeem, you must make a single

payment to the creditor equal to the amount of the allowed secured claim, as agreed by the

parties or determined by the court.

NOTE: When this disclosure refers to what a creditor ‘‘may’’ do, it does not use

the word “may’’ to give the creditor specific permission. The word ‘‘may’’ is

used to tell you what might occur if the law permits the creditor to take the action.

If you have questions about your reaffirming a debt or what the law requires,

consult with the attorney who helped you negotiate this agreement reaffirming a

debt. If you don’t have an attorney helping you, the judge will explain the effect

of your reaffirming a debt when the hearing on the reaffirmation agreement is

held.

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