Credit Report
Date: Mon, 07/23/2012 - 12:49
hi i had two credit cards and i made a settlement with the collection agency and paid them off but they never report it to the three credit beareu and its still showing on my credit report how do i remove it from my credit report
First off, as it is credit card debt is legal debt and you can't
First off, as it is credit card debt is legal debt and you can't dispute it. Secondly, if it is showing on your report as outstanding even though you settled with the collections agency, call the agency you paid first and tell them to update the report. If it is just on the report, then that's it. Collections (even when paid) will stay on your report for I believe 7 years.
I hope you got your PIF letters. Other than that, closed and pai
I hope you got your PIF letters. Other than that, closed and paid up collection accounts stay on your report for 7 years after which they will drop off 'naturally'.
