Is it true that bouncing a check shows up on your credit reports?

Question

I checked all three reports but didn't see anything. Some people have told me that it wouldn't show up in the reports but would only be reflected on my score.?

Answer 1

It can reflect on your score, and be listed, but only if the people it bounced with report it.

Checks unpaid at all will also have the chance of making your credit report.

Answer 2

NO.

Bouncing a check would only show up on your credit score if you don't make the check good before it goes to collection. Typically, you have about 30 days to pay the collection agency before it shows up on your report too.

Now, there are check-tracking companies, like ChexSystems or something like that, that manage checks for vendors like gas stations and restaurants, and also banks. These guys might keep track of how many times it happens, and that information might be seen by a new bank you are trying to open a checking account with. This has zero bearing on your FICO scores though.

Answer 3

Bouncing a check can potentially show up on your credit reports if the company chooses to report it or if it would go to court and become a matter of public record.

Typically it would become a part of the check retrieval system and followed up by a company like Chexsystems or others.

Answer 4

Usually the company will try to collect on the bounced check, along with fees. If they can't, it will be charged off and at that point it will show up on your reports. It's not the check that shows up, it's the debt...with all of the fees added in.

Answer 5

up to the company if they report it

Answer 6

Yes it will

Answer 7

IF YOU DIDN'T PAY THEM YES IT WILL GO ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT AS WELL AS CHEXSYSTEMS !!!!