The filing date is used in credit reporting to help determine the length of time a bankruptcy
public record item remains on the credit report: 10 years for a Chapter 7 and, typically, seven years for a completed Chapter 13.
Your missed payments and most types of
public record items will
remain on your credit report file for 7 years, with the exception of Chapter Seven, Eleven and Twelve bankruptcies, which
remain for ten years, and tax liens that
remain unpaid, which will
remain on your credit file for up to fifteen years.