Bankruptcy public records are of interest to many professionals who want to market their services via a direct mail or telemarketing campaign. Auto dealers who do secondary financing loans use bankruptcy records to target discharged Chapter 7 and discharged Chapter 13 bankruptcies so they may solicit the individuals for new loans. Banks and other lending institutions use bankruptcy records in order to have a heads-up on their client’s activities and are able to stay in touch with them to make sure their loans are paid back. Bankruptcies make great prospects for finance companies, mortgage companies, and attorneys.