Paying off collection accounts on credit report

[defbright]

I have heard that even if you pay off a collection account, that it does not make a difference in your score. Is this true.

[guiness56]

In 99.999% of paying them off it makes no difference.  It is not supposed to.  FICO sees a collection as a collection, it doesn't score for the pay status.

In some cases something will not be coded correctly and may change your score.  Not necessarily for the good.