All Posts Tagged With: "charge off"

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Bank of America Reports Drop in Uncollectible Debt (NYSE: BAC)

According to regulatory reports that were filed this month, consumers are improving their managing of credit card debt. Fewer customers defaulted or made late payments in July compared with June of this year. This perhaps was not expected due to the high unemployment rates and financial difficulties facing many families. However, Fitch Ratings analyst Mike [...]
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Responsibilities of Paying a Charged-Off Debt

In an effort to clean up your credit score, you may be faced with some charged-off debts on your credit report. It is important to know what a charged-off debt is and how to deal with it. For some people, it seems like it is just a forgotten debt they are no longer responsible to [...]
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Why Paying Off Debts Might Damage Your Credit Score

Paying the bills often hurts our wallets; but did you know paying the bills can also hurt your credit score sometimes?  Many consumers who have an account in collections, charge-off status or delinquency status on their credit reports find that their credit scores actually drop when they pay them off. At one time in the [...]