Double Whammy of a Charge-Off and a Collection Account Reporting
Find out how a bad credit account can lead to a collection account with both accounts ending up on your credit reports.
Charge-Offs
Get strategies to remove charge offs from credit reports
Discover effective strategies to remove charge-off accounts from credit reports to regain control of your financial future.
7 Essential Facts about Charge-Off Accounts
Charge-off accounts may be sold to a collection agency causing both negative accounts to appear on your credit reports.
The Removal Date of a Charge-Off Cannot Be Changed
Charge-offs typically remain on your credit report for seven years from the date of the first missed payment that led to the charge-off.
What is the FCRA Compliance Date
The FRCA Compliance Date determines how long a negative account remains on credit reports by calculating the original delinquency date.
Paying less than the minimum credit card payment can lead to a charge-off
Paying less than the minimum payment on credit cards can lead to a charge-off unless you enroll in a credit card hardship program.
Voluntary Repossession can end up on your credit reports
When you enter into a voluntary car repossession agreement with your lender, your credit score and report will reflect that information.
Re-aging a credit account on credit reports is illegal
Re-aging of a debt essentially turns back the clock on when a debt is scheduled to drop off your credit reports.
Remove accounts that are past the credit reporting time period
Original creditor is no longer reporting an account to the credit bureaus but debt collector is reporting new dates on the account. This action is re-aging an account which is illegal.
Charged-off account does not mean the debt is no longer owed
Creditors may write-off seriously delinquent accounts in the form of a charge-off but that does not mean you are free and clear from paying the debt.
