Hello, I am new to this forum and I must say that I am very impressed. This is my first post and I am in need of some help. I am looking to purchase a home for my family and myself and I need to increase my median score. I currently have a median score of 525. I need 580 to get 100% finance. At the suggestion of a mortgage broker, I should make settlement and pay all account that were in collection staus, to help increase my score. I did such and Transunion is the only CRA that sent me an update credit report. I do have the necessary papers stating that the accounts are piad w/zero balances. I am not sure if that was the best thing to do. Nevertheless, I am in search of deleting those files because the still have a negaative impact on my credit rating. I was wondering in someone could assist me in starting off in the right direction. My 3 credit reports look like the following: Transunion (1) Philadelphia County Reco Docket # XXXXXXX Type: Paid Civil Judgment Court Type: Common Pleas Date Paid: 10/2002 Date Filed: 10/2001 Responsibilty: Individual Debt (2) Anderson Financial Network Acct# XXXXXXXX Loan Type: Collection Agency/Attorney Remarks: Paid Collection Date Placed for Collection: 8/2004 Balance: $0 Date Verified: 02/2005 Original Amount $129 Original Creditor: 10 Verizon Communications Pay Status: Payment After Charge Off/Collection Account Type: Open Account Responsibility: Individual Account Date Closed: 02/2005 (3) Collection Co. Of America Account# XXXXXXXX Loan Type: Collection Agency/Attorney Remarks:>Paid Collection Placed for Collection: 06/2004 Balance: $0 Date Verified: 02/2005 Original Amount: $133 Original Creditor: Verizon South Consumer Pay Status: >Payment After Charge Off/Collection Account Type: Open Account Responsibility: Individual Account (4) GEMB/SAM'S CLUB Account# XXXXXXXXXXXXX Loan Type: Charge Account Remarks:> Settled-Less than full balance Balance: $0 Date Verified: 02/2005 High Balance: $501 Credit Limit: $0 Payment Status:> Payment After Charge Off/Collections Account Type: Revolving Account Responsibility: Individual Account Date Opened: 07/2003 Date Closed: 04/2004 Date Paid: 02/2004 (5)Household Bank Accout#XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Loan Type: Credit Card Remarks: Account Closed by Credit Grantor Balance: $769 Date Updated: 01/2005 High Balance:$769 Credit Limit: $300 Past Due: >$77< Pay Status: >Colection Account< Account Type: Revolving Account Responsibility: Individual Account Date Opened: 11/2003 Date Closed: 12/2004 Est. date the the item will be removed: 06/2011 (6)NCO Financial Accout#XXXXXXXXX Loan Type: Collection Agency/Attorney Remarks:>Paid Collection Date Placed for collection:07/2002 Est. date that the item will be removed: 04/2009 Balance: $0 Date Updated: 02/2005 Original Ammount: $364 Original Creditor: Progressive Insurance Credit Limit: $0 Pay Status: Payment After/Collection Account Type: Open Account Responsibility: Individual Account Date Closed: 01/2005 Date Paid: 01/2005 (7)National Recovery Agency Account#XXXXXXXXX Loan Type: Collection Agency/Attorney Remarks: >Paid Collection< Date Placed for collection: 07/2003 Est. date that this item will be removed: 06/2008 Balance: $0 Date Updated: 02/2005 Original Amount: $152 Original Creditor: Med1 02 Abington Plaza Medical Associates Payment Status: Payment After Charge Off/Collection< Account Type: Open Account Responsibility: Individual Account Date Closed: 01/2005 Date Paid: 01/2005
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