Paying off collections improves your finances, but what happens to the negative mark on your credit report?

Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you recently had an unpaid Verizon bill that went into collections. Before reading further, you should get a current copy of your credit report to see if it’s ...

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