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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?
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No the collection will not be removed from the credit report. They will show it paid in full.
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Can a collection agency Garnish if paying not full amount?
no
Will paying a charged off credit card debt to an outside collection agency help your credit rating?
No, not unless you pay the full required payments without default, which is the same as paying for the card normally. Once you default on a payment your credit rating starts to drop.
What if a collection agency is trying to collect a debt that is in dispute?
Paying a collection agency may not be the best way to repair your credit or protect your privacy. There are situation that you may find your self in and have to pay a collection agency to to accomplish a short term goal such as buying or refinancing a home. If you are just in general collection agency hell then paying may do you more harm than good. While I would NEVER PAY A COLLECTION AGENCY. How you wish to handle your individual situation is a personal choice. If you do need to pay them off make sure you do it in a way to not cost you future heart ache and pain...
If you stop paying on a collection account that no longer shows on your credit report can the collection company report the unpaid balance to the credit bureaus?
Yes they can and they probably will. if you are concerned about your credit profile, it would not be a good idea to stop paying.
What is the time limit imposed on a collection agency to validate a debt?
If you legally incurred the debt then you are responsible for it until it is paid. A company other than the company to which you were originally indebted may purchase the rights to your debt and you are responsible for paying them. There is no time limit on that debt. A collection agency can legally pursue you until the debt is paid in full. However, there is a time limit on the negative consequences of not paying the debt. In most circumstances that limit is seven years. Seven years from the time you became delinquent with your original creditor. Whether or not your debt was purchased by a collection agency, it should not be reported on your credit report or affect your credit score after seven years. The only time the debt could reappear is if you take an action on it. For example: In 1997 you applied for and received a store credit card and charged $1000 in merchandise. You did not pay the bill and after their attempts to collect the debt fail, the store sells your debt to a collection agency in 1998. That agency sells your debt to another agency in 2000. In the meantime, you pay all your bills on time and have an otherwise spotless credit history. In 2004 your $1000 debt will no longer appear on your credit report and your credit score will be higher because the old debt is no longer figured in the calculation. The collection agency is not doing anything illegal by contacting you regarding your debt. But it is no longer affecting your credit rating. In 2007 you pay $500 toward the debt. Your credit report would reflect you have a $500 debt to the collection agency and your credit score would drop. I hope this answered your question.
Is a collection agency obligated to remove debt from your credit report?
No! The only obligation of the collection agency regarding a debt is to accurately report the debt...i.e. balance outstanding, current status, and payment history. However, if you are paying or contemplating paying a collection agency, it would be wise to negotiate a positive outcome...i.e. the total removal of the account from your credit profile in exchange for payment. This should be negotiated prior to paying the collection agency and the agreement should be in writing.
How do you get rid of the money that you owe from collection agency without paying them and become good credit again?
how to get rid of the money that you owe from collection agency without paying them and become good credit again
If vehicle was repossessed in 2004 but ex spouse stopped paying consistently in 1999 What date must the collection agency report to the credit bureau?
The collection agency typically does not report to the credit bureaus, the original lender does. Lenders report to the bureaus, collection agencies collect on delinquent debt.
Can a collection agency Garnish if paying not full amount?
no
Will paying a charged off credit card debt to an outside collection agency help your credit rating?
No, not unless you pay the full required payments without default, which is the same as paying for the card normally. Once you default on a payment your credit rating starts to drop.
What if a collection agency is trying to collect a debt that is in dispute?
Paying a collection agency may not be the best way to repair your credit or protect your privacy. There are situation that you may find your self in and have to pay a collection agency to to accomplish a short term goal such as buying or refinancing a home. If you are just in general collection agency hell then paying may do you more harm than good. While I would NEVER PAY A COLLECTION AGENCY. How you wish to handle your individual situation is a personal choice. If you do need to pay them off make sure you do it in a way to not cost you future heart ache and pain...
How do you raise your credit score after paying a collection company?
No
Why would a collection agency suddenly stop calling?
It is important to pay bills on time, every month. A collection agency calls to help a person with their finances and with paying their past-due bill, they stop calling when it is obvious they are not getting what they need, and they need to send it to a persons credit.?æ
If you stop paying on a collection account that no longer shows on your credit report can the collection company report the unpaid balance to the credit bureaus?
Yes they can and they probably will. if you are concerned about your credit profile, it would not be a good idea to stop paying.
Can a debt be classified as a judgment if you made a payment and the collection agency contacted you and you showed proof of payment and are paying the remaining balance?
if collection agency is not from your lender, but third party, then you need to fax them proof of your payments to your lender or financial insitution and have them send you a letter stating that they will not report you to credit bureau. and also have them contact the collection agency you are making payments. asian623 http://www.myspace.com/scionturboracing
I am currently and have been paying faithfully a collection agency 50.00 a month to settle a medical debt. The agency is now threatening to garnish my wages for more. can they do that.?
NO. If you are paying a little at a time they can not garnish wages. The collection agency can not garnish your wages.The only agency that can do that is the Internal Revenue Service. It is better to pay the account in full when settleing a debt it show's on you credit report that you took a settlement. 50.00 a month try that toward your outstanding balance and pay more if you can.
Will paying a collection agency improve your overall credit rating?
Yes, because by doing that you are converting a Negative on your credit history to a Positive action. Those who look at a credit report are looking to see if you are making efforts to "turn things around." Paying a collection does NOT improve your credit and may, under certain circumstances, cause even more deductions to your credit score. This is one of the fallacies about credit. The factor that causes the largest amount of deductions to scores is when a derogatory account was last reported to the bureaus, not the amount owed or the status (paid or unpaid). A paid collection account can be just as damaging as an unpaid collection. The first answer was incorrect. The only thing that will improve your credit rating is to have the collection removed from your credit report. Offer to pay the collection in exchange for a deletion.
