Nothing, a paid collection reporting on your credit report is just the same as if it was reporting unpaid, they both are negative entries.
yes, if your credit rating is good enough then there is no reason why you can't.
Collection agencies cannot restore your credit rating, all they can do is report if the debt was paid, or if a settlement was agreed upon. The credit reporting agencies are who you need to contact in order to get your credit rating restored, such as Experian and Equifax.
Merchant accounts are often given to individuals with no or poor credit ratings. However, the longer that you are in business and as your monthly charge volume grows, your credit rating becomes more important, and it is then important to have a good credit rating.
No credit reports only report debt not assets. Checking and saving account information does not appear on credit reports so will not affect your credit score.
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.
A negative credit report record can decrease your credit rating and also keep you from getting approved for credit cards and financial loans. It can make you pay more in interest and security deposits. You should avoid late obligations, charge offs, collection accounts, high credit card balances, too many recent applications for credit. or personal bankruptcy.
Yes, payment history accounts for 35% of your credit score. So paying your bills on time will help you maintain a good credit rating.
Yes Once a collection account is reported to your credit history, its origin no longer matters. If money is owed and it gets listed with a credit reporting agency as a collection account, it affects the main factor in your credit score: Payment history. See www.myfico.com/CreditEducation/WhatsInYourScore.aspx for details of a FICO score.
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.
YES, THIS COLLECTION ACCOUNT CAN BE DISPUTED; WHICH MEANS THAT AFTER THIS IS DISPUTED YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST FOR THIS ACCOUNT TO BE REMOVED FOR GOOD WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO HAVE A CLEAN CREDIT HISTORY WHICH IN TURN INCREASE YOUR CREDIT RATING.
Which among these is a credit rating ?