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Negative entries will remain on a credit report until the required time period of seven years has elapsed. Neither the original creditor nor a collector can have the entry removed, but it can be noted as "paid as agreed", "paid in full" "satisfied" and so forth.
What else can I help you with?
Collection acct removed but original creditor still remains?
Yes, reporting to your credit by a collections agency does not effect the reporting originally made by your creditor. It most normal cases you would see the original creditor having reporting the account as a "charge off" regardless of any reporting made by a collections agency afterwords.
Can the original creditor direct their collections agency to have an account removed from a credit report?
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REMOVING AN ACCOUNT BY REPORTING THIS TO THE BUREAUS. DO FIND OUT IF THEIR IS A NECESSARY STEP IN CONTACTING THE COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
If account is sold to collections should original creditor remove that account?
The original creditor does not remove your information. What is should say in the notes section is that the account has been transfered or sold to a third party collection agency. This information will remain on your account until the 7 year clock expires.
Can your account be given to a collections agency if you have arrangements to pay the original bill and payments are being made on a timely basis?
Legally, yes. But it is unlikely that a creditor would take such action.
Can a creditor continue to report delinquency to a charged off account?
Once an account is settled, as with a charge off, the creditor must refelct that the account is settled. Failure to do so is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal law. Dispute the bad reporting first with the credit bureau (Equifax, TransUnion or Experian). If they fail to change it within 30 days, file a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) who is their regulatory agency. * Yes. A charge off does not indicate a debt is settled or not fully collectible. A charge off simply indicates that the original creditor is clearing the account of the books and referring it to a collection agency.
Collection acct removed but original creditor still remains?
Yes, reporting to your credit by a collections agency does not effect the reporting originally made by your creditor. It most normal cases you would see the original creditor having reporting the account as a "charge off" regardless of any reporting made by a collections agency afterwords.
Can the original creditor direct their collections agency to have an account removed from a credit report?
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REMOVING AN ACCOUNT BY REPORTING THIS TO THE BUREAUS. DO FIND OUT IF THEIR IS A NECESSARY STEP IN CONTACTING THE COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
If account is sold to collections should original creditor remove that account?
The original creditor does not remove your information. What is should say in the notes section is that the account has been transfered or sold to a third party collection agency. This information will remain on your account until the 7 year clock expires.
Do you need to include account numbers for both the collection agency and the original creditor on your bankruptcy form?
Include the original account number if you are including the original creditor. Include the account number for the collection agency if you do not have the orignal creditor information and are including them as "Care Of" for service.
Can your account be given to a collections agency if you have arrangements to pay the original bill and payments are being made on a timely basis?
Legally, yes. But it is unlikely that a creditor would take such action.
Can an account be sent to collections if you are making monthly payments?
If the payments are not suitable in size to the creditor, then yes. This commonly happens with medical bills. Hospitals and clinics are not required to extend the courtesy of credit to anyone. Payment in full tends to be the policy. If you owe thousands and are only paying a small amount (like 50 every month) they will send it to collections.
Can you pay an original creditor after the debt is sold to a collector?
No, the collection agency is now the rightful owner of the debt in question and the original creditor has removed the account from their books.
How do you send someone to collections?
To send someone to collections, you will need to have a collections account with a credit reporting agency. You will also need to give the person notice of their debt along with at least 90 days of statements.
If the original creditor is not reporting a debt to your credit report but their collection agency is can the original creditor instruct the agency to have the item removed in return for full payment?
YES, THE CREDITOR WILL REQUEST FOR EITHER PARTIAL PAYMENT OR FULL PAYMENT. ASK FOR A LETTER STATING THAT THIS COLLECTION WAS PAID IN FULL AND THAT YOU HAVE A ZERO BALANCE. ALSO; REQUEST THAT THIS LETTER STATES THAT THIS ACCOUNT NEEDS TO BE DELETED IN ERROR, SO THAT YOU COULD SEND THIS LETTER TO THE BUREAUS AND HAVE THEM DELETE THIS ACCOUNT OFF YOUR CREDIT REPORT AND RAISE YOUR CREDIT RATING.
Can a creditor continue to report delinquency to a charged off account?
Once an account is settled, as with a charge off, the creditor must refelct that the account is settled. Failure to do so is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal law. Dispute the bad reporting first with the credit bureau (Equifax, TransUnion or Experian). If they fail to change it within 30 days, file a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) who is their regulatory agency. * Yes. A charge off does not indicate a debt is settled or not fully collectible. A charge off simply indicates that the original creditor is clearing the account of the books and referring it to a collection agency.
Does a lender keep a record of debts passed on for collection?
It is considered a "write off"; which benefits the original creditor due to financial loss. Some creditors will keep your original information, and others simply give up those rights to third party collection agency. Once a payment is made, they notify the original creditor that your account was paid off in full in order to update this informaiton with the bureaus that they are reporting with.
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.
