2007-07-26 05:36:18 · 6 answers · asked by stlpobill 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Before you pay off any old debts, aware of a couple things.
1) All the creditor is required to do is show "paid" on your credit reports, but all of the info about late payments and collections is still there. It's still a negative item and will continue to hurt your store.
2) It will also update your report to show recent activity. Your credit score takes recent negative items as more important to old items, and therefore paying this debt will actually hurt your credit score, not improve it.
What you need to do is negotiate with the creditor that, in exchange for paying off your debt, they must delete the item from your credit report. Make them give you this agreement IN WRITING!
2007-07-26 05:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Paying collections does not really improve your credit score...
Because it is not a revolving balance, it was just reported as collections. To improve credit scores you need to lower how much debt you have on your revolving balances and have credit open, not too many closed accounts, not many inquiries, pay your bills on time. By doing this it will increase your credit score. When we refiance people here and pay off their bills, they see their credit score go up within a few months.
Good luck, most collections will threaten to report it on your credit report when it might have already been reported and hurt your credit already.
2007-07-26 12:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by Jesse M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will improve your credit score. A popular misconception is that it won't. A paid collection is still a negative, but it's less of a negative than an unpaid collection is.
Mr. Mortgage Loan Officer above should have also told you that many mortgage companies will not loan you money if you have unpaid collections. Some employers will not hire you if you have unpaid collections.
An unpaid collections is also part of you debt. You pay the collection, you lower the debt showing on your credit report. Pay them all off.
2007-07-26 12:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by Luke D 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, it does not. The only two ways to raise your score are:
1- paying your bills on time consistently for many months
2- reducing your debt ratio
2007-07-26 13:30:44 · answer #4 · answered by YSIC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will temporarily lower your score but over time it will improve higher than it was before you paid them off.
2007-07-26 12:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by Andrea B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no but they will come off after 7 years.
2007-07-26 12:44:11 · answer #6 · answered by Charles B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋