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Can a collection agent advise you to pay off the debt you owe him from another credit card he reads on your credit report?
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∙ 11y ago
i think ist against the fdcpa laws.
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∙ 11y ago
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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.
If you have old debt from another country and a collection agency in the US is trying to collect can they report the debt on your US credit report?
It is possible.
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.
How many times can a collection agency inquire on your credit report?
Unless you have given a collection agency written permission to pull a full credit report they are in violation of credit laws.
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.
Is there a dollar amount for collection agency's to report to the credit bureau?
A collection agency can report you to the credit bureau for any amount of money. There are agencies that will report for amounts under a hundred dollars.
Can unpaid co-payments for Hospital bills hurt your credit report?
Yep! If the ambulance company turns your account over to a collection agency that agency might report the collection on your credit. Medical collections are the most common type of collection on a credit report.
I have a collection for a doctor's bill from 2003 on my credit report I just noticed that they reposted the same bill on my credit report and changed the date to 2008. Can they do that?
sounds like might have sold the account to another collection agency--dispute it after the 7 years is up to get it removed
How do you find out from a collection agency who sent you to them for collection when you never was notified that you were in collection you discovered it on your credit report?
File a dispute with the credit reporting agency.
What does it mean when your credit report states that you have a paid closed collection account on you credit report?
The original account with a normal credit company went to a third party collection agency. Only after it went to the collection agency was the debt paid and then the account closed.
Can a collection agency make inquiries on your credit report before placing it's debt?
== == Collection agencies do not have the legal right to pull your credit report unless you gave them permission.
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.
