topic Re: Help with Comast Collection Account in Rebuilding Your Credit

Help with Comast Collection Account

jacksonvillejaguar — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:26:50 GMT

My comcast account went to collections in 2007, I paid Comcast not the collection company. The collection company is reporting a $0 balance account paid in full. Is there anything I can do to remove this. I have tried to dispute it but it comes back as a valid account everytime.

Re: Help with Comast Collection Account

Anonymous — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:53:02 GMT

What is the name of the CA?

Re: Help with Comast Collection Account

rckstrscott — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:56:02 GMT

@jacksonvillejaguar wrote:
My comcast account went to collections in 2007, I paid Comcast not the collection company. The collection company is reporting a $0 balance account paid in full. Is there anything I can do to remove this. I have tried to dispute it but it comes back as a valid account everytime.

This is reporting accurately.

Your only option is a GW letter to the collection company requesting the account be removed.

And this is another example of why you shouldn't dispute with the CRA on a valid account, because it could possibly make it more difficult to remove via good will if the company harbors any ill will or just wants to be a pain.

Which collection company had it? I had a collection company for Comcast that I got deleted through GW, if its the same I will share the contact with you.

-scott

Re: Help with Comast Collection Account

rckstrscott — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:01:48 GMT

I'd like to also point out:

The collection company most likely still got their commission even if you paid the OC (per most contracts they have with OCs) so they probably ended up making money anyway, so maybe open to a deletion.

If they DIDN'T though, you will have a big uphill battle

-scott

Re: Help with Comast Collection Account

jacksonvillejaguar — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:28:41 GMT

The name of the collection company was CCS Collections located at 2 Wells Ave, Newton MA 02459-3208

Re: Help with Comast Collection Account

Anonymous — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:36:31 GMT

I had an account w/Comcast that went to collections, I thought I might have a contact for you but it was a different CA. . But as others have said the only thing you can do now is send GW letters. You should try to search for company execs online and contact them w/your request.