Comments on: How can a collection keep being updated on my credit report? http://www.truecreditnow.com/134/how-can-a-collection-keep-being-updated-on-my-credit-report/ All your questions about credit and debt consolidation answered. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:55:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: twv23512655 http://www.truecreditnow.com/134/how-can-a-collection-keep-being-updated-on-my-credit-report/comment-page-1/#comment-654 twv23512655 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:11:11 +0000 http://www.truecreditnow.com/134/how-can-a-collection-keep-being-updated-on-my-credit-report/#comment-654 <a href=""></a> Some collection agencies update their reporting status on you to keep the account active with the bureaus to extend the time the account appears on your report. This is very deceiving of them, because most often the account is updated and the period of time the account is active appears to be extended. You will want to challenge this with the credit reporting agencies in writing. If you do, bureaus will correctly remove it 7 years from origination.

Some collection agencies update their reporting status on you to keep the account active with the bureaus to extend the time the account appears on your report. This is very deceiving of them, because most often the account is updated and the period of time the account is active appears to be extended. You will want to challenge this with the credit reporting agencies in writing. If you do, bureaus will correctly remove it 7 years from origination.

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