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Spirited Virgo | How much will my credit score increase if I pay off my collections? |
Its like $1500. Credit score is currently 59?-600 |
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sbmcghee
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If they are on your credit report, they are on there for 7 years. They will be marked paid so that will increase it but not as much if they were never there in the first place. If you are going to pay the off offer to do so only if they agree to delete the negative trade lines on your credit report for that bill. That will help tremendously. Make sure you get it in writing that they agree to delete them. Collection agencies are the scum bags of the world. |
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Dilbert
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Creditboards.com has a huge number of discussions and answers about debt and credit. Far more information than you ever dreamed of finding anywhere about this topic. Your question is answered many times over there, including all the subtle complications and ramifications. It's a completely free discussion board.
You should also be aware that there are a lot of different credit scores, and they're often very different from each other. For example the scores you can get from TrueCredit.com can be very different from the scores you can get from MyFICO.com, and one of them sometimes goes up when the other goes down.
One big factor in how much your score would rise is how your collections are being reported now. On some credit reports, they might show a recent date of status, and possibly a status of currently past due, or currently charged off. If paying them gets rid of that status, and that recent date of status, it can make your score go way up. Such statuses are often reported incorrectly. The collection agents like to make it look worse than it really is. They like to make it look recent. One way to make it look recent is to illegally re-age it, by giving it a more recent status than it really has. That makes your score go down.
If the collection agent is reporting false information, as collection agents tend to, such as more recent status than reality, you can get money from them. If you sue them, they will usually settle out of court, which means you will probably get money without even going to court. But it depends on how illegal their actions are. The more illegal their actions are, the more money you can get from them.
Most collection agents are very stupid, and very easy to get money from. That's why everyone who has collection agents after them should spend some time on creditboards.com to learn as much as possible, to be able to do the right things to get money from the collection agents, instead of vice versa.
Another advantage of doing it that way is that it can make your score go up more, and more reliably, than if you just pay. Collection agents often continue reporting bad information after you pay, so you might have to sue them anyway. Being informed, before you pay, by spending time on creditboards.com, is the best course of action. |
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Pengy
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By in collections do you mean as with collection agencies. If so they will remain on your report for 7 years. |
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wisconsindeathtrip03
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Depending on the amount of 1,500 and the time it has been a open account in collections, if it has been in there less than a year and you have no other open accounts, it should raise your score by 30 points within a few weeks. MAKE SURE it is documented in your credit report it is paid. The collection agency isn't required to report a paid/closed account. You need to do that. |
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SoShyFyi
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Your credit score increases not only with getting rid of bad credit, but keeping up payments and having low balances on current credit lines.
So, it will increase when you pay off that debt. But to maximize your increase, you should keep your credit card balances below 50% of the credit limit and make your payments on time. |
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Jay L
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It will still show that you had a revolving balance, but slowly it will start inching back up there... Credit sucks, too many people are now relying on it and in my humble opinion it is destroying the economy. |
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cole
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If you pay off your collections, your credit report will show that all of your debts are wiped clean. that you no longer owe anyone. That will raise your credit score.. it varies on how much, but the best way to raise it, is to pay things before they hit collections.. making a timely payment shows you have the ability to work with credit companies.. this makes more people want to do business with you..and raises your score! |
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Joel Wadsworth
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It would add substantially to your score and the collection people will settle for less than full payment but get a commitment to clear all derogatory information in writing. Probably 650 or more assuming no other delinquent accounts or late payments. |
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echo
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I agree with Scotty, make sure you have it in writing from them that they will delete upon payment.
A paid negative is still a negative.
If you pay it without requesting deletion it will "update" the trade line to make it "look" newer than it actually is - which will more than likely tank your scores.
Be sure to have a signed agreement from them that they will delete AND also that they will consider the account paid in full upon payment (even if you pay a portion of the account).
If you don't have a signed agreement saying they agree it's paid in full, you may find another collection agency trying to collect on the same debt - never trust collectors.
I also agree with Dilbert - creditboards is a fantastic site for do-it-yourself credit repair. |
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googirl77
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it will improve a little within the next year. and then you need to consistently pay off your bills. the thing is once you pay all your debts and things that have caused negative credit, you need to it takes 7 years for everything to drop off. |
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beauty s
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it will go up but its hard to say.. Everyone's credit is different |
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