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How will my credit report be updated if I pay off an old debt which has been outstanding for some time?

There are times in which a debt may not be paid for quite some time. There are several scenarios that can occur in this case. The first scenario is that the account may be reported as late, which means it has to be over 60 days late. Once the creditor has made an attempt to recover all or part of the debt, they can then list it as late. Once that mark is there, it will remain there for 5 years. The creditor, however, has to amend the account on the report to show that the account was brought current.

Another scenario is the clearout. The clearout happens when a creditor has tried to reach you for quite some time. They have listed the account as in default, they have used skip searching to try to find you, but no matter what they do they are not successful. When this happens, they list the account as a clearout and this can remain upon your credit report 7 years from the day that it is listed. This means that the creditor can search for you as long as they want before listing it. So if they search for two years, you have 2 years of defaults with them. After those two years, they list the account as a clearout and that means this one account has affected your credit report for 10 years. If you pay the clearout, they will amend your credit file to show that you paid the account, but that does nothing for the clearout status. It remains for that seven year period.

Unfortunately when in default, it is impossible to have the data removed from your credit report. The one thing that you have working in your favor is the fact that they do list your payment if you satisfy the debt. In the meantime, it is a good idea to work on the other areas of your credit report. If you have other accounts that need some work, work on them. As you pay off these debts, you will see that positivity jump off of your credit report. This will also help creditors look at you more favorably. This increases your chances of being able to acquire new credit and more reasonable interest rates.

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