Do I still have to pay if the account is not on my credit report?
Reader’s Question
Dear Ryan -
I wanted to know. I have a big account on my credit report of about 17,000 dollars. It’s from a car I used to have. Is there anything that I can do about that to try to remove it. I can’t afford to pay that amount and the collection agency keeps bothering me. Please help. Also, if any account is not on your credit report do you still have to pay off any outstanding balances?
Response
Dear [name removed],
A debt with such a high balance would be near impossible to get removed. Even if you do get it removed, the company will probably still sue you before the statue of limitation is up in your state. Just because an account is not listed on your credit report does not mean you don’t still owe the debt.
Hope this helps,
Ryan
