How old is this collection account? If it is over seven years old you can dispute it with the credit bureaus and get it removed. Even if it isn't really old you could try the dispute process anyway. Sometimes once a collection is paid they will let it go. When you settled this collection account you should have asked for a pay for delete and got it in writing. This would have ensured that once it was paid they would remove it. One more thing is it showing paid?
Hi Tumi,
How old is this collection account? If it is over seven years old you can dispute it with the credit bureaus and get it removed. Even if it isn't really old you could try the dispute process anyway. Sometimes once a collection is paid they will let it go. When you settled this collection account you should have asked for a pay for delete and got it in writing. This would have ensured that once it was paid they would remove it. One more thing is it showing paid?