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Yes and it will lower your credit score. It would be best to contact them and make payment arrangements as soon as possible. However only agree to pay what you KNOW you can afford. Even if it's only $25.00 a month.

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Can a collection agency remove a collection from your credit report?

Yes, a collection agency can remove a collection from your credit report if they agree to delete it as part of a settlement or negotiation.


Can a collection agency remove debt from my credit report?

No, a collection agency cannot remove debt from your credit report. Only the credit bureaus or the original creditor can remove the debt from your credit report.


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.


How many times can a collection agency inquire on your credit report?

Unless you have given a collection agency written permission to pull a full credit report they are in violation of credit laws.


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.


Is there a dollar amount for collection agency's to report to the credit bureau?

A collection agency can report you to the credit bureau for any amount of money. There are agencies that will report for amounts under a hundred dollars.


How can I remove a collection agency from my credit report?

To remove a collection agency from your credit report, you can dispute the debt with the credit bureaus if you believe it is inaccurate or outdated. You can also negotiate with the collection agency to pay off the debt in exchange for them removing it from your report. It's important to keep documentation of any agreements made.


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.


Can a collection agency for a parking ticket be put on your credit report?

It wount be a collection aggency. But the city can put a judgment on your credit report that will effect your credit score.


How can you mend your credit after a paid collection?

Only the credit bureaus the collection agency can remove a collection from your credit report. The collection agency won't do it now since it is paid and they have no reason to. You can dispute it to the credit bureaus and ask for verification on the account. They will have 30 days to verify the items or it must be removed from your credit report.


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.


Are you asking a collection agency to falsify your report if you ask them to remove a paid account from your credit report?

no.