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You can write a letter of dispute to the credit reporting agency. By law the CRA has 30 days to verify the item in question. If they are unable to verify, the account is shielded from view on that credit bureau.

You can request that the original creditor or collection agency withdraw the account from the credit bureaus. This is generally not accomplished on accounts that have already been paid.

You can wait 7 years from the time the account was last used for it to be shielded from view.

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Q: How can you get a paid collection off your credit report?
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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 be taken off of a credit report if a payment plan is arranged?

Usually the collection agency won't take it off until the bill is paid in full.


Is it legal for a lender to report a negative paid account as delinquent?

No. A creditor can report a paid derogatory account as delinquent PRIOR to being paid. But if you paid it off, the correct status is "paid" (collection or charge off).


Why does your credit report have chargeoffs when you have paid all the creditors off?

in most cases your original crediter, say sears, charged off your account and then turned it over to a collection company. the collection co bugged you and you paid the amount owed. in this way you did pay in full but prior to paying in full Sears charged it off as a bad debt. the collection company got 50 60% of the total amount you paid.

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What should you do to get paid collections off your credit report?

If the account is legitimately yours, then you cannot legally have it removed from your credit report. However, if you paid the collection account off, it should be reported as paid on your credit report. Still, the accounts will not be removed from your credit report for 7 years.


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.


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.


What happens to your lower credit rating after you've paid off your collection accounts?

Nothing, a paid collection reporting on your credit report is just the same as if it was reporting unpaid, they both are negative entries.


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 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 be taken off of a credit report if a payment plan is arranged?

Usually the collection agency won't take it off until the bill is paid in full.


How do you get a charge-off removed from your credit report after you have paid it in full?

You should send notification to the collection agency you paid in full. They will have the status changed. Carbon Copy the credit bureau.


If a collection account isn't a credit card does it fall off your credit report immediately once it is paid?

No. Negative entries concerning all creditor debts remain on the consumer's credit report for the required 7 years.


How long does a paid off tax lien stay on your credit report?

7 years, after they are paid off. I have heard that tax liens stay on your credit report 10 years after they are paid off.


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).


How does paid closed wriiten off affect your credit report or score?

paid charge off affects your report as it is negative information