I had a credit card from 1999 and was charged off in 2000. However, a collection agency has put it on my credit report as of December 2005. This debt would be coming off of my credit report next year, but now that it has been bought by this agency, is it still able to stay on my credit report for another 7 years? It doesn't seem that it would be legal to do that. How can I fix this? Is there a way? Besides the obvious answer of paying it? Please help!!!! Thank you!