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Dealing with Debt Collectors

Debt Free Colorado

Consumer debts include credit card debts, vehicle loans, medical costs, and school loans. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not apply to original creditors or cover company obligations. The UCCC covers payday loans, vehicle loans, second mortgages, state-issued credit cards, and signature loans.

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How Long Does Bad Credit Last?

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Lenders don’t necessarily continue to report activity for the entire limit. Charge-Offs: Seven Years Accounts you didn’t pay, like a charged-off credit card or installment loan balance, can stay on your credit report for seven years from the date the debt was charged off. This allows borrowers to comparison-shop lenders.

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How to Remove TransWorld Systems From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

A good credit score allows you to get better rates on car or mortgage loans just to name a few. If you fall into hard times, the inability to pay off your credit card bills or student loans can result in your debts being transferred to a debt collection agency. If you can, try to settle with the original creditor.

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How To Remove Portfolio Recovery From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, is a collection agency that buys old debts from lenders and companies that have been unable to collect the debt themselves. In other words, when the original creditor has been unsuccessful in collecting on a debt, it will write off the debt as a loss. How Portfolio Recovery Associates Works.

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Can a Debt Collector Collect After 10 Years?

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Judgments may give collectors additional collection powers, such as access to the money a debtor has in their bank account or the ability to garnish wages to collect the judgment. If the debt was sold by the original lender at 6 years, and you made a payment with the new debt buyer, it could restart the clock.