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Can I get old med bills that are paid, but went into collections off my credit report?
I was slow to pay these bills because of being out of work due to the accident. I did eventually pay them in full, but thet did go into collections and are still on my report. Can I get them off and do they affect my score?
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kimberlysward74
1 year ago
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You can always negotiate a "pay for delete", but this is often for pending bills that have not been payed off. Otherwise, they will be on your record for 7 years
SKohler 1 year ago
They do affect your score i think im not sure but i had the same thing happen for me and i asked and if your bills go into collections they stay on your report for at leasr 7 years there is no way to get them off unless you know some very high up there people haha naw but 7 years time they will be taken off
dracojoe 1 year ago
call the collections agency and plead your case, sometimes they will.
bprice 8 months ago