I am requesting some help. I had a Foleys charge acct that was charged off 3/99 for 506.00. We purchased a home in 8/04 and was forced to pay the total amt before closing. I was willing to live with this on my credit for the 7 years, since it was my fault for not paying. However, since then Foleys went in and created another acct with a type of Installment showing charge off date of 5/99 and DOLA 3/2002. Both accts have the same number, same balance and same pay off date. I have disputed the accts as duplicates and was successful in getting them removed from all but Equifax who keeps verifying this acct. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If they were charged off in 05/99, they should be off your reports in 05/2006. Have you asked the CRAs what date they are due to come off?
Equifax's estimated date of removal is 03/2009. This is how it appears on the report today: FOLEYS PO Box 1971 Houston, TX 772511971 Account Number: XXXXXXXXX Current Status: CHARGE-OFF Account Owner: Individual Account. High Credit: $0 Type of Account : Installment Credit Limit: $0 Term Duration: Terms Frequency: Date Opened: 05/1999 Balance: $0 Date Reported: 01/2006 Amount Past Due: $0 Date of Last Payment: 06/2004 Actual Payment Amount: $0 Scheduled Payment Amount: $0 Date of Last Activity: 03/2002 Date Major Delinquency First Reported: Months Reviewed: 47 Creditor Classification: Activity Description: Paid Charge Off Amount: $0 Deferred Payment Start Date: Balloon Payment Amount: $0 Balloon Payment Date: Date Closed: 06/2004 Type of Loan: Charge Account Comments: , Paid charge off This is what they looked like before: FOLEYSPO Box 1971 Houston, TX 772511971 Account Number: XXXXXXXXX Current Status: CHARGE-OFF Account Owner: Individual Account. High Credit: $0 Type of Account : Revolving Credit Limit: $0 Term Duration: Terms Frequency: Monthly Date Opened: 06/1992 Balance: $0 Date Reported: 12/2005 Amount Past Due: $0 Date of Last Payment: 06/2004 Actual Payment Amount: $0 Scheduled Payment Amount: $506 Date of Last Activity: 03/1999 Date Major Delinquency First Reported: Months Reviewed: Creditor Classification: Activity Description: Paid Charge Off Amount: $0 Deferred Payment Start Date: Balloon Payment Amount: $0 Balloon Payment Date: Date Closed: 06/2004 Type of Loan: Charge Account Comments: Charged Off Account Account History 06/2004 - L, 08/1999 - 4 FOLEYSPO Box 1971 Houston, TX 772511971 Account Number: XXXXXXXXX Current Status: CHARGE-OFF Account Owner: Individual Account. High Credit: $0 Type of Account : Revolving Credit Limit: $0 Term Duration: Terms Frequency: Date Opened: 05/1999 Balance: $0 Date Reported: 12/2005 Amount Past Due: $0 Date of Last Payment: 06/2004 Actual Payment Amount: $0 Scheduled Payment Amount: $0 Date of Last Activity: 03/2002 Date Major Delinquency First Reported: Months Reviewed: 47 Creditor Classification: Activity Description: Paid Charge Off Amount: $0 Deferred Payment Start Date: Balloon Payment Amount: $0 Balloon Payment Date: Date Closed: 06/2004 Type of Loan: Charge Account Comments: Paid Charge Off, Account Closed By Credit Grantor; Charge Account History 08/1999 - L