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Charge Off placed on credit this week, Should I pay off or settle

ascott6182
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Charge Off placed on credit this week, Should I pay off or settle

I have 3 credit cards that went into charge-off status this week. I started a new job and finally am able to pay. These are for small balances between $300 and $650. I called the original creditors pay them off but they wont take payment. They said wait until the collections agent calls me and talk to them. Should I pay in full or settle? The debts are mine, and idk if I want to waste time with going back and forth with validity letters since these are brand new or should I? Im at 505 Experian score, would like to purchase a home in the next year or two.

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FireMedic1
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Re: Charge Off placed on credit this week, Should I pay off or settle

Welcome @ascott6182 

Yes get them settled so they no longer affect your util %'s. Paid always looks better then owed. Heck I'd even try if you can login still and push a payment to the accounts before CA's hit your reports. Might work. Might not. Who are the creditors your posting about? Congrats on the new job!



Homeowner Sept 2020. 2021 Explorer ST Chase 3.1%. Sharing my rebuild after BK from learning here. Started 540's. FICO 9 801 as of 05/03/2023. I stayed around to pay it forward for those who helped me back then.

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ascott6182
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Re: Charge Off placed on credit this week, Should I pay off or settle

Thanks! They were for 1st Access, Blaze Mastercard, and Credit One @FireMedic1 

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SouthJamaica
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Re: Charge Off placed on credit this week, Should I pay off or settle


@ascott6182 wrote:

I have 3 credit cards that went into charge-off status this week. I started a new job and finally am able to pay. These are for small balances between $300 and $650. I called the original creditors pay them off but they wont take payment. They said wait until the collections agent calls me and talk to them. Should I pay in full or settle? The debts are mine, and idk if I want to waste time with going back and forth with validity letters since these are brand new or should I? Im at 505 Experian score, would like to purchase a home in the next year or two.


Just send in the payments.


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OmarGB9
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Re: Charge Off placed on credit this week, Should I pay off or settle


@FireMedic1 wrote:

Welcome @ascott6182 

Yes get them settled so they no longer affect your util %'s. Paid always looks better then owed. Heck I'd even try if you can login still and push a payment to the accounts before CA's hit your reports. Might work. Might not. Who are the creditors your posting about? Congrats on the new job!


I second this. 


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