cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Dispute questions

tag
bigB12
Established Member

Dispute questions

I recently disputed an account that appeared in collections as charged off that was showing a balance.  I received an update on my report and now it is not showing as a collections account but a regular account that is closed with a 0 balance that was purchased by another lender.   Will this impact my credit score?  It is not current, and the closed date was in 2012.  I was just curious of this being a closed account with a 0 balance and purchased by another lender is better than it being a collections account that was charged off with a $390 balance.  Also if it would impact my credit store.  Please advise, and info would be appreciated.

Message 1 of 5
4 REPLIES 4
RobertEG
Legendary Contributor

Re: Dispute questions

Was the dispute directed at the reporting by the OC, or of the reporting by the debt collector?

 

While the collection was still reporting, the reference to a charge-off was almost certainly reference to the OC having taken that action, and thus was representing the status of the OC account for which they were collecting.

Thus, if the collection has now been deleted, the showing of a prior CO would not be present in the file unless it was also reported by the OC.

The OC did not report having taken a charge-off?

The reporting of a CO is a serious derog, in that it represents a statement that you are expected to stiff the debt.  Highly unfavorable in both scoring and a manual review o your CR.

 

However, with or without reference to a charge-off, once a collection is reported, it becomes its own major derog.

The scoring difference between having only one or the other reporting vs having both reporting is not something I have seen specifically discussed by Fair Isaac.

Whether they are scored separately and their impact added or whether their combined effect is about the same is unanswered, at least to my knowledge.

 

More significant to a potential creditor may be the status of the debt as unpaid, regardless of score impact.

Message 2 of 5
bigB12
Established Member

Re: Dispute questions

Robert,  thanks for the response.

 

The debt was with the original creditor.  I disputed because it was reporting as a CO under the collections column of my report with a $390 balance.  I disputed because I payed a CA for the same debt already and they removed their CA line from my report.  (PFD)  The report was then updated to show that the original creditor was a closed account, with a 0 balance and showing 'purchased by another lender'.  I was just wondering if this would bring my score down any with it being a closed account now.

Message 3 of 5
polno1234
Contributor

Re: Dispute questions

nope fico sees it the same so score shouldnt go down.

 

Current MERRICK SECURED-$200 EMBLEM MC-$250 EXPRESS NEXT-$350
In the garden till 10/9/14
Fico 8 start 02/15/13 488
Current TU Fico 8 641, EX 734 EQ 740
Goal 650 by 02/15/15
Message 4 of 5
Shogun
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Dispute questions

Now that it's paid, I'd send a GW to the OP.

Starting Score: 504
July 2013 score:
EQ FICO 819, TU08 778, EX "806 lender pull 07/26/2013
Goal Score: All Scores 760+, Newest goal 800+
Take the myFICO Fitness Challenge

Current scores after adding $81K in CLs and 2 new cars since July 2013
EQ:809 TU 777 EX 790 Now it's just garden time!

June 2017 update: All scores over 820, just pure gardening now.
Message 5 of 5
Advertiser Disclosure: The offers that appear on this site are from third party advertisers from whom FICO receives compensation.