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Why does the collection agency show on the credit report but not the original company?
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∙ 19y ago
It is there because they have purchased the account from the original creditor and are proceeding with their prescribed collection procedures. It is a legitimate entry on a credit report, and cannot be removed until the seven year expiration date. Even if the account is paid it will remain on the report marked as such, until the time limit expires.
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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.
How does a company report someone to the credit bureau?
The original creditor either sells the debt to a collection agency or the collection agency may aquire the debt on a contingency basis. At any rate once the account is in collections 30 days from the date of turn over the collection agency has the right to report the account to the credit bureau. Accounts are sent to the credit bureau via internet with encrypted files.
If a collection agency agrees to delete an item from your credit report will the entry from the original credit card company be deleted as well?
Only if you get an agreement from them in writing. How could the collection agency have any affect on the original credit card issuer? You are dealing with two completely different accounts, one for the credit card and the other that was purchased as a bad debt. They cross reference each other on your credit report, but otherwise are unrelated.
How long do unpaid credit cards stay on your credit report in NY state?
Technically seven to ten years. When a credit card goes into default it gets written off on the creditors taxes as a loss and gets sold to a collection agency for 10 to 20 percent of the original loss. Down the line it gets sold from collection agency to collection agency.
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.
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 I use my credit card after I pay off the collections agency?
No. Once it is sent to a collection agency the company has closed the credit card.
How does a company report someone to the credit bureau?
The original creditor either sells the debt to a collection agency or the collection agency may aquire the debt on a contingency basis. At any rate once the account is in collections 30 days from the date of turn over the collection agency has the right to report the account to the credit bureau. Accounts are sent to the credit bureau via internet with encrypted files.
If a collection agency agrees to delete an item from your credit report will the entry from the original credit card company be deleted as well?
Only if you get an agreement from them in writing. How could the collection agency have any affect on the original credit card issuer? You are dealing with two completely different accounts, one for the credit card and the other that was purchased as a bad debt. They cross reference each other on your credit report, but otherwise are unrelated.
Can you use a debt consolidation company if the credit card companies have already sold your accounts to collection agencies?
Yes, but neither a collection agency nor the original creditor has any legal obligation to communicate or accept the terms offered by a debt consolidation agency.
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.
What do you do if an account was turned over to a collection agency but the original creditor accepted your payment in full?
Contact the original creditor. Provide proof of your payment. They need to retract the account from the collection agency. The account could have been sold to the collection agency or simply assigned to them. For your purposes, it does not matter which situation applies. You paid the original creditor and your credit report needs to reflect this. After they do what they need to do to get the account back; you then dispute the entries with all three credit bureaus. The original account should show as a paid collection and the other collection account should be removed from your credit report entirely.
Where do you pay collection accounts that are reported on your credit report when the company is out of business or no longer handles the account that was reported for collection?
You pay the collection agency.
Should payment be sent to the credit card company or the collection agency?
If you have a collection agency working for the credit card company then it is them you need to make payments too as it is now too late to pay the credit card company. They have sold the debt to the collection company and you will have to pay any charges on top of the debt now also. Try not to let it get that far in future, but that's easier said than done.
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.
How long do unpaid credit cards stay on your credit report in NY state?
Technically seven to ten years. When a credit card goes into default it gets written off on the creditors taxes as a loss and gets sold to a collection agency for 10 to 20 percent of the original loss. Down the line it gets sold from collection agency to collection agency.
If a credit card does a charge-off and sends it to a collection agency can the original creditor still try to collect?
yes
