topic Re: Wife's Maiden Name Credit in Rebuilding Your Credit https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/Wife-s-Maiden-Name-Credit/m-p/546065#M76259 <P>Hi gordonfisk!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Negative information can remain on your credit report for 7 to 7.5 years. The good information can remain for UP TO 10 years. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><HR />gordonfisk wrote: <BR /><P>The main knock on my wife's credit is Length of Credit History.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We are working on this, but this obviously takes "time."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>About 20 years ago she paid off a car loan in her maiden name.&nbsp; Does this no longer</P><P>matter as it is past the 7.5 year mark?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:05:31 GMT Anonymous 2009-07-30T18:05:31Z Wife's Maiden Name Credit https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/Wife-s-Maiden-Name-Credit/m-p/545990#M76236 <P>The main knock on my wife's credit is Length of Credit History.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We are working on this, but this obviously takes "time."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>About 20 years ago she paid off a car loan in her maiden name.&nbsp; Does this no longer</P><P>matter as it is past the 7.5 year mark?</P> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:08:14 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/Wife-s-Maiden-Name-Credit/m-p/545990#M76236 Anonymous 2009-07-30T16:08:14Z Re: Wife's Maiden Name Credit https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/Wife-s-Maiden-Name-Credit/m-p/546065#M76259 <P>Hi gordonfisk!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Negative information can remain on your credit report for 7 to 7.5 years. The good information can remain for UP TO 10 years. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><HR />gordonfisk wrote: <BR /><P>The main knock on my wife's credit is Length of Credit History.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We are working on this, but this obviously takes "time."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>About 20 years ago she paid off a car loan in her maiden name.&nbsp; Does this no longer</P><P>matter as it is past the 7.5 year mark?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:05:31 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/Wife-s-Maiden-Name-Credit/m-p/546065#M76259 Anonymous 2009-07-30T18:05:31Z