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A 5 year old PAID collection shows up on my credit report and they refuse to remove it is this legal?
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∙ 16y ago
Items can stay on your credit for 7 years after it's last activity date - even if it's a paid debt.
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If you settle an old credit card debt with a collection agency paying the negotiated price in full will the collection agency remove the collection from your credit report?
No the collection will not be removed from the credit report. They will show it paid in full.
Are you asking a collection agency to falsify your report if you ask them to remove a paid account from your credit report?
no.
How can you mend your credit after a paid collection?
Only the credit bureaus the collection agency can remove a collection from your credit report. The collection agency won't do it now since it is paid and they have no reason to. You can dispute it to the credit bureaus and ask for verification on the account. They will have 30 days to verify the items or it must be removed from your credit report.
How do I remove a collection item on my credit report that was disputed but not removed?
Only the collection agency or the credit bureaus can remove a collection off a credit report. You can negotiate the removal of the collection off the credit report upon final payment of the debt owed. Some collection agencies have policies against this, some don't. You can also redispute it to the credit bureaus as many times as they will let you. It has a higher chance of being removed if it is paid off and an older account.
How do you remove collections from credit report?
Good question. There are a few tactics to remove collections from your credit report; First, is the debt paid off? If so, the option I would suggest is to write a dispute letter to that specific credit bureau. If the debt has not been paid yet, typically, you can negotiate with the creditor to remove the collection account from your credit report if you pay the debt (WARNING!!! make sure this is stated in writing before you send any money).
I have paid my default in full can i have it remove from my credit file?
No, it will show on your credit report as a paid collection/judgement and will fall off of your credit report in 7 years. After you pay the debt keep all receipts and check your credit report in about 60 days to make sure they reported it as paid. Many collection companies never report it paid.
How can you remove a paid collection?
There are 2 ways to remove a collection off your credit report. Either by the original creditor or by the credit bureau. The creditor will most likely not help you unless it was negotiated before you paid them off. You can dispute the debt to the credit bureaus and they must investigate it. If it isn't verified with in 30 days it will be removed from your credit report.
Can a collection agency report a debt without contacting you first and claim to not have your current address on file?
I have no answer, but want to know how to get the collection agency to remove a false report from my credit rating. They called once and never sent anything in writing, however have posted to my credit report.
If a second collection agency takes over a unpaid debt can they have that collection put on your report?
Yes the second collection will be placed on the credit report. But they will remove the first collection agency off the report. In some states it is against the law to be double billed by two collection agency for the same debt.
Your credit score is 563 and you just paid off 4 collection charges on your credit report how will that effect your credit score?
Not much other than having the collection marked from unpaid to paid. If you are paying off credit collection companies, negotiate to get a letter from them telling you that the amount you are paying is the balance as agreed and that they will remove it from your credit report. Do not pay until you get that letter. If you pay without doing that, it will stay on your credit report for about 3 years depending on when the collection was first put on your credit report. The fact that you paid it already just says on your credit report that instead of unpaid the collection is marked as paid. If you already paid either repair your credit or get a reputable firm in the BBB who has a money-back guaranteed policy.
Can a collection agency for a parking ticket be put on your credit report?
It wount be a collection aggency. But the city can put a judgment on your credit report that will effect your credit score.
Remove paid collection from credit report?
Once the account is paid it will update and report as such and remain on your file until it has reached the SOL for reporting which is 7 years
