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Does the 7-year reporting law apply to original creditors?

Date: Wed, 04/08/2009 - 22:48

Submitted by dutchtuff
on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 22:48

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I have an old account that has had a $148 balance since 2001. I know for sure that no payments have been made since then. I think the OC uses SOANB to service their accounts. The CB lists the account as charged off in July 2005 and is scheduled to continue on record til April 2012. 11 years since the date of first delinquency? Really?


Actually, I didn't state my question right. There had been no payments on the account since 1995 but the account was only recently transferred to a CA and showed up on my credit report in late 2008. I guess 7.5 years period doesnt apply to me with these details.


lrhall41

Submitted by on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 12:57

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i was taken to court about 3 years ago by citibank and thier was a tax lien on my home. I paid it about a year later. so say 2 years ago it was paid in full. so is it 7.5 years after it was paid in full, were it will come off my report? this is still hurting me pretty badly, i was doing alot better but now with the creditors reducing my lines of credit, even though i have paid on time and have been good, my score is slowly dropping again.


lrhall41

Submitted by love_my_things on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 06:23

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If you have a judgement then that will also be on your report. Which is another bad thing about judgements, they are on your report just like the collection agency TL will be on your report. a double whammy. And everything stays on your report from the date of default or the date of last payment.


lrhall41

Submitted by Count_Vlad on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 06:31

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Now if you agreed to the CA that the debt was yours or made a payment then it is seven years from that date


That is incorrect. FCRA reporting limit is 7 years + 180 days from the Date of First Default. Period. Nothing can extend it. In the poster aboves situation, an account that went into default in 1995 should not have shown up on their reports in 2008. I would send them an ITS letter giving them 10 days to delete or get sued for $2500 per report.


lrhall41

Submitted by NASCAR_Devil on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 06:34

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