Thought I would update with feedback on AWA. I finally saved enough money to PIF the debt AWA has been assigned to collect, and I paid today. The lady who assisted me was very helpful, very nice, and said they absolutely remove tradelines from all three CR's when PIF, and will be sending a letter out today stating such for my records. They report at the end of the month, so should update with no longer reporting the tradeline. So pleased with the outcome, and I'll confirm the deletion the first of October!
Starting Score January 1, 2010: 640
Update -- received the letter from AWA Collections today stating that they will be removing all reporting of tradeline from any CB they report to! Yay! Now for October 1 to roll around so I can see it for myself! 
That's great -- they seem to be easy to work with if you're offering them money, and they have certainly proved to follow through with keeping their word!
Congrats!
musicsoullounge -- has the negative reporting from AWA been removed from your CRs yet? As of yesterday, they were still on mine, although we're only in the first week of October. There may be a delay in reporting. I'm closely monitoring, and if it is still there a week from now, I'll give AWA a call!