The items listed on your credit report are called Tradelines. They can either be positive or negative. Positive Tradelines help increase credit scores and Negative Tradelines lower credit scores. Most negative items remain on your credit report for 7 years from the date of first delinquency.
Listed below are negative tradelines that can harm your credit score and eventually to bad credit:
Delinquencies that are 30-180 days late remain for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment.
Collection Accounts remain on your credit report for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment that led to the collection from the original delinquency date. When a collection account is paid in full, it will be marked “paid collection” on the credit report.
Charge Offs remain for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment that led to the charge off from the original delinquency date, even if payments are later made on the charge-off account.
Closed accounts are accounts that are no longer available for further use. Closed accounts may or may not have a zero balance. Closed accounts with delinquencies remain 7 years from the date they are reported closed, whether closed by the creditor or by the consumer. Positive closed accounts remain at least 10 years.
Lost credit card(s) – If there are no delinquencies, credit cards that are reported lost will continue to be listed for 2 years from the date the card is reported lost. Delinquent payments that occurred before the card was lost are reported for seven years.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy remains on your credit report for 10 years from the filing date. Chapter 13 remains 7 years from the filing date. Accounts included in bankruptcy remain 7 years from the date they were reported as included in the bankruptcy.
Judgments, whether it is from child support, civil & small claims, remain on your report for 7 years from the date the judgment is filed.
Tax Liens (city, county, state, and federal) – Unpaid tax liens remain 15 years from the filing date. Paid tax liens remain 7 years from the paid date of the lien.
Inquiries remain on your credit report for 2 years, with those in the last 6 months usually given the most consideration.
Positive Accounts remain indefinitely and paid positive accounts remain 10 years.
The good news is that the reporting system itself is flawed, 96.7% of negative items on the report are WRONG! Don’t become a victim to high interest rates and absurd fees.
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